On This Day

Tuesday, July 14, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 25 .695 --
Senators 52 32 .619 6.0
Yankees 45 33 .577 10.0
Indians 41 40 .506 15.5
Browns 36 44 .450 20.0
Tigers 32 49 .395 24.5
White Sox 30 49 .380 25.5
Red Sox 28 49 .364 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 31 .631 --
Giants 44 33 .571 5.5
Cubs 44 36 .550 7.0
Robins 45 37 .549 7.0
Braves 41 39 .513 10.0
Pirates 33 45 .423 17.0
Phillies 35 48 .422 17.5
Reds 28 54 .341 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Jake Flowers 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Del Bissonette 1
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyn Lary 5
2 Earl Averill 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Paul Waner 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Frank Doljack 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Weaver 0.44
2 George Earnshaw 0.42
3 Red Faber 0.33
3 Milt Gaston 0.33
3 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Lefty Gomez 4
2 Heinie Meine 4
2 Jim Weaver 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Caraway 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Jim Lindsey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .397
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Goose Goslin .365
4 Chuck Klein .361
5 Al Simmons .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 25
2 Chuck Klein 23
3 Babe Ruth 21
4 Earl Averill 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 94
2 Babe Ruth 82
3 Joe Cronin 81
3 Chuck Klein 81
5 Earl Averill 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 34
2 Roy Johnson 24
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Ossie Bluege 11
4 5 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.18
2 Watty Clark 2.77
3 Tom Zachary 2.78
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.86
5 Bill Walker 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 18
2 George Earnshaw 15
3 Jumbo Elliott 12
3 Wes Ferrell 12
3 Rube Walberg 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 108
2 Lefty Grove 105
3 Bill Hallahan 80
4 Dazzy Vance 79
5 Carl Hubbell 75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty McManus .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .429
3 John Stone .426
4 Lou Gehrig .424
5 Travis Jackson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 7
1 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Mel Ott 6
4 Ben Chapman 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 21
1 Lou Gehrig 21
1 Lyn Lary 21
4 Al Simmons 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Johnny Vergez 4
4 Jack Burns 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 1.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
3 Danny MacFayden 1.38
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.57
5 Ed Wells 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Willis Hudlin 4
3 George Blaeholder 3
3 Paul Derringer 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Bill Hallahan 21
3 George Earnshaw 19
4 Paul Derringer 17
5 Dazzy Vance 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .423
2 Chuck Klein .415
3 Ed Morgan .407
4 Spud Davis .387
5 Dave Harris .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 Chuck Klein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 43
1 Babe Ruth 43
3 Chuck Klein 37
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Rogers Hornsby 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 14
2 Roy Johnson 8
3 Jack Burns 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 1.44
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.45
3 Danny MacFayden 2.16
4 Carl Hubbell 2.20
5 Ray Kremer 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Fred Frankhouse 6
2 Firpo Marberry 6
4 Paul Derringer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 40
2 Dazzy Vance 38
3 Lefty Grove 37
4 Carl Hubbell 34
5 George Earnshaw 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 Phil Collins 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .382
2 Ed Morgan .381
3 Chuck Klein .368
4 Al Simmons .366
5 Lou Gehrig .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Hack Wilson 43
3 Babe Ruth 38
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Goose Goslin 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Chuck Klein 157
3 Babe Ruth 151
4 Al Simmons 150
5 Hack Wilson 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 41
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 Adam Comorosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.18
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.86
3 Dazzy Vance 3.00
4 Carl Hubbell 3.11
5 Watty Clark 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 George Earnshaw 25
2 Wes Ferrell 25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Earnshaw 197
3 Dazzy Vance 177
4 Bill Hallahan 173
5 Bump Hadley 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 10
2 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jack Quinn 9
4 Bump Hadley 8
4 Joe Heving 8