On This Day

Sunday, July 12, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 23 .709 --
Senators 51 30 .630 6.0
Yankees 44 32 .579 10.5
Indians 40 39 .506 16.0
Browns 35 44 .443 21.0
Tigers 31 49 .388 25.5
White Sox 29 49 .372 26.5
Red Sox 28 48 .368 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 51 31 .622 --
Giants 44 32 .579 4.0
Robins 45 36 .556 5.5
Cubs 43 35 .551 6.0
Braves 40 39 .506 9.5
Phillies 34 46 .425 16.0
Pirates 31 44 .413 16.5
Reds 28 53 .346 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 6
2 Ripper Collins 5
2 Leo Durocher 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shanty Hogan 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Footsie Blair 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harvey Hendrick 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Ripper Collins 5
3 Leo Durocher 5
3 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Cramer 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chief Hogsett 0.50
1 Waite Hoyt 0.50
1 Dolf Luque 0.50
1 Flint Rhem 0.50
5 Bill Hallahan 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Jack Berly 1
1 Pat Caraway 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 7
1 Bill Hallahan 7
3 Bump Hadley 6
4 Waite Hoyt 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Joe Heving 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .398
2 Babe Ruth .383
3 Goose Goslin .367
4 Earl Webb .366
5 Al Simmons .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 23
1 Chuck Klein 23
3 Babe Ruth 21
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
5 Earl Averill 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 91
2 Babe Ruth 82
3 Joe Cronin 80
3 Chuck Klein 80
5 Earl Averill 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 31
2 Roy Johnson 23
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Ossie Bluege 11
4 5 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Watty Clark 2.77
3 Tom Zachary 2.84
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.86
5 Ed Brandt 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 George Earnshaw 15
3 Wes Ferrell 12
3 Rube Walberg 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 103
2 Lefty Grove 100
3 Bill Hallahan 80
4 Dazzy Vance 77
5 Carl Hubbell 75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .453
2 Shanty Hogan .452
3 Ed Morgan .446
4 Goose Goslin .435
5 Jimmie Foxx .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Mel Ott 21
3 Chuck Klein 20
4 Earl Averill 19
4 Lou Gehrig 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 5
1 Johnny Vergez 5
3 Jack Burns 4
3 Ben Chapman 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Heinie Meine 0.98
2 Watty Clark 1.00
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
4 Chad Kimsey 1.35
5 Danny MacFayden 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 21
2 Carl Hubbell 19
3 Lefty Grove 18
3 Dazzy Vance 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .419
2 Ed Morgan .415
3 Chuck Klein .410
4 Spud Davis .398
5 Rogers Hornsby .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Mel Ott 9
4 Chuck Klein 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Babe Ruth 43
3 Chuck Klein 36
4 Ben Chapman 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Jack Burns 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 1.20
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.45
3 Bump Hadley 1.74
4 Danny MacFayden 2.16
5 Carl Hubbell 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Fred Frankhouse 6
2 Firpo Marberry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 44
2 George Earnshaw 36
2 Lefty Grove 36
2 Dazzy Vance 36
5 Carl Hubbell 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Phil Collins 2
3 Carl Fischer 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .386
2 Bill Terry .384
3 Al Simmons .369
4 Carl Reynolds .367
5 Chuck Klein .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 43
1 Hack Wilson 43
3 Chuck Klein 38
3 Babe Ruth 38
5 Goose Goslin 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 176
2 Chuck Klein 157
3 Babe Ruth 151
4 Al Simmons 149
5 2 tied 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 38
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
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 Watty Clark 3.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 George Earnshaw 25
2 Wes Ferrell 25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 George Earnshaw 192
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bill Hallahan 173
5 Bump Hadley 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Jim Lindsey 9
1 Jack Quinn 9
4 Bump Hadley 8
4 Joe Heving 8