On This Day

Friday, July 10, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 22 .711 --
Senators 49 29 .628 6.0
Yankees 42 32 .568 11.0
Indians 38 38 .500 16.0
Browns 34 42 .447 20.0
Red Sox 28 44 .389 24.0
Tigers 29 48 .377 25.5
White Sox 28 47 .373 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 30 .620 --
Giants 41 31 .569 4.5
Robins 43 34 .558 5.0
Cubs 41 34 .547 6.0
Braves 38 37 .507 9.0
Phillies 33 43 .434 14.5
Pirates 31 41 .431 14.5
Reds 26 52 .333 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Joe Sewell 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 2
1 Earle Combs 2
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 1.00
2 Hank Johnson 0.67
3 Dazzy Vance 0.40
4 Ed Brandt 0.25
5 Rube Walberg 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Jesse Haines 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
3 Hank Johnson 4
3 Dazzy Vance 4
5 Ed Brandt 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Allyn Stout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .389
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Earl Webb .375
4 Goose Goslin .371
5 Al Simmons .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Chuck Klein 21
2 Babe Ruth 21
4 Jimmie Foxx 16
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 88
2 Babe Ruth 80
3 Joe Cronin 78
4 Chuck Klein 75
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 31
2 Roy Johnson 23
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Ossie Bluege 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Watty Clark 2.77
3 Bill Walker 2.83
4 Tom Zachary 2.84
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 George Earnshaw 15
3 Rube Walberg 12
4 Ed Brandt 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 103
2 Lefty Grove 100
3 Dazzy Vance 77
4 Carl Hubbell 75
5 Bill Hallahan 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Jim Lindsey 6
4 Bump Hadley 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty McManus .444
2 Rogers Hornsby .429
3 Johnny Hodapp .426
4 Goose Goslin .422
5 Frank Doljack .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Fred Schulte 4
4 Johnny Vergez 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Earl Averill 19
2 Lou Gehrig 19
4 Chuck Klein 17
4 Al Simmons 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Johnny Vergez 5
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.09
2 Danny MacFayden 1.38
3 Bill Walker 1.44
4 Jim Weaver 1.46
5 Fred Frankhouse 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Vic Frazier 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 23
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Carl Hubbell 19
4 Dazzy Vance 18
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
5 18 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .417
2 Ed Morgan .416
3 Lou Gehrig .415
4 Earl Webb .398
5 Spud Davis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Ben Chapman 7
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Chuck Klein 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
1 Babe Ruth 41
3 Ben Chapman 33
4 Chuck Klein 32
5 Earl Averill 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 Jack Burns 6
3 Johnny Vergez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.98
2 Watty Clark 1.20
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.55
4 Danny MacFayden 2.05
5 Bill Sherdel 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Firpo Marberry 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 39
1 Dazzy Vance 39
3 Bill Hallahan 37
4 George Earnshaw 36
4 Lefty Grove 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .382
2 Ed Morgan .382
3 Al Simmons .371
4 Carl Reynolds .370
5 Chuck Klein .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
1 Hack Wilson 42
3 Babe Ruth 38
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Goose Goslin 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Chuck Klein 155
3 Babe Ruth 149
3 Al Simmons 149
5 Jimmie Foxx 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 38
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 Adam Comorosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.15
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.97
3 Dazzy Vance 2.99
4 Carl Hubbell 3.11
5 George Uhle 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 George Earnshaw 26
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 196
1 Lefty Grove 196
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bill Hallahan 168
5 Bump Hadley 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Jim Lindsey 9
1 Jack Quinn 9
4 Bump Hadley 8
5 3 tied 7