On This Day

Wednesday, July 15, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	25	.702	--
Senators	52	32	.619	7.0
Yankees	46	33	.582	10.5
Indians	41	41	.500	17.0
Browns	37	45	.451	21.0
Tigers	32	51	.386	26.5
White Sox	30	49	.380	26.5
Red Sox	29	50	.367	27.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 5, Indians 4

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Athletics 11, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	53	32	.624	--
Giants	44	34	.564	5.5
Cubs	45	36	.556	6.0
Robins	46	37	.554	6.0
Braves	41	40	.506	10.0
Pirates	34	45	.430	16.0
Phillies	35	49	.417	17.5
Reds	29	54	.349	23.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Reds 1, Braves 0

Robins 10, Cardinals 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Doljack	4
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
1	Bobby Reeves	4
1	Al Simmons	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	Al Simmons	1
1	Lin Storti	1
1	Danny Taylor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
1	Al Simmons	4
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	Mule Haas	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank McDonald	0.80
2	Ed Brandt	0.75
3	Tommy Bridges	0.67
4	Carl Hubbell	0.60
5	George Blaeholder	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Larry French	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Carl Hubbell	6
3	Hank McDonald	4
4	George Blaeholder	3
4	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Wells	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.391
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Goose Goslin	.366
4	Chuck Klein	.364
5	Al Simmons	.362

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	83
3	Joe Cronin	81
3	Chuck Klein	81
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	34
2	Roy Johnson	24
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Ossie Bluege	11
4	6 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Tom Zachary	2.78
3	Watty Clark	2.78
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.86
5	Ed Brandt	2.92

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	Carl Hubbell	81
4	Bill Hallahan	80
5	Dazzy Vance	79

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	Lloyd Waner	.406
2	Lou Gehrig	.404
3	Travis Jackson	.400
4	Joe Sewell	.379
5	Ed Morgan	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	21
2	Earl Averill	19
2	Lou Gehrig	19
2	Lyn Lary	19
5	Mel Ott	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Johnny Vergez	4
3	Jack Burns	3
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Ogden	1.50
1	Fred Frankhouse	1.50
1	Hank McDonald	1.50
4	Watty Clark	1.67
5	Danny MacFayden	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Willis Hudlin	4
3	George Blaeholder	3
3	Watty Clark	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Bill Hallahan	21
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Paul Derringer	18
3	Carl Hubbell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.419
2	Lou Gehrig	.419
3	Spud Davis	.398
4	Ed Morgan	.394
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	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Earl Averill	35
4	Chuck Klein	34
4	Al Simmons	34

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	Fred Frankhouse	1.50
2	Watty Clark	1.71
3	Danny MacFayden	1.88
4	Jack Ogden	1.95
5	Carl Hubbell	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	40
2	Carl Hubbell	39
3	Dazzy Vance	38
4	Lefty Grove	37
5	George Earnshaw	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Phil Collins	2
2	Carl Fischer	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.381
2	Ed Morgan	.377
3	Chuck Klein	.369
4	Al Simmons	.369
5	Babe Ruth	.365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	170
2	Chuck Klein	157
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Babe Ruth	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	20
5	Adam Comorosky	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.21
2	Dazzy Vance	2.81
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.86
4	Carl Hubbell	3.10
5	Watty Clark	3.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	197
2	George Earnshaw	194
3	Bill Hallahan	173
4	Dazzy Vance	172
5	Carl Hubbell	148

Saves

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