On This Day

Thursday, July 16, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	25	.706	--
Senators	53	32	.624	7.0
Yankees	46	34	.575	11.5
Indians	42	41	.506	17.0
Browns	38	45	.458	21.0
Tigers	32	52	.381	27.5
White Sox	30	50	.375	27.5
Red Sox	29	51	.363	28.5

Games

Browns 2, Red Sox 1

Indians 9, Yankees 8

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	32	.628	--
Cubs	46	36	.561	6.0
Giants	44	35	.557	6.5
Robins	46	38	.548	7.0
Braves	42	40	.512	10.0
Pirates	35	45	.438	16.0
Phillies	35	50	.412	18.5
Reds	29	55	.345	24.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Braves 2, Reds 0

Cardinals 5, Robins 0

Pirates 12, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marty McManus	4
1	Dick Porter	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Earl Grace	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Smead Jolley	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Brickell	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	Dick Porter	3
1	Pie Traynor	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hallahan	1.00
2	Sam Gray	0.50
3	Vic Sorrell	0.42
4	Roy Mahaffey	0.38
5	Tommy Thomas	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Bruce Cunningham	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	8
2	Roy Mahaffey	5
2	Vic Sorrell	5
4	Sam Gray	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Appleton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Al Simmons	.362
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	Chuck Klein	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	26
2	Chuck Klein	23
3	Babe Ruth	22
4	Earl Averill	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	95
2	Babe Ruth	85
3	Earl Averill	81
3	Joe Cronin	81
3	2 others tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	34
2	Roy Johnson	24
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Willie Kamm	12
5	6 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	Bill Hallahan	88
4	Carl Hubbell	81
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	Marty McManus	.436
2	Lloyd Waner	.431
3	Lou Gehrig	.414
4	Bill Dickey	.412
5	Rogers Hornsby	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Ben Chapman	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	22
2	Earl Averill	20
3	Lou Gehrig	19
3	Mel Ott	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.13
2	Jack Ogden	1.50
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.50
2	Hank McDonald	1.50
5	Watty Clark	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	29
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Tommy Bridges	18
3	Paul Derringer	18
3	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.419
2	Chuck Klein	.404
3	Marty McManus	.400
4	Rogers Hornsby	.398
5	Spud Davis	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Earl Averill	9
3	Mel Ott	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Earl Averill	37
4	Al Simmons	36
5	Chuck Klein	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	Jim Weaver	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Watty Clark	5
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Jumbo Elliott	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	48
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	.380
2	Ed Morgan	.374
3	Al Simmons	.369
4	Chuck Klein	.366
5	Babe Ruth	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Hack Wilson	43
3	Babe Ruth	39
4	Chuck Klein	37
5	Goose Goslin	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	170
2	Chuck Klein	156
3	Al Simmons	155
4	Babe Ruth	152
5	Hack Wilson	150

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	41
2	Roy Johnson	32
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Bill Cissell	20
5	Adam Comorosky	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.21
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.76
3	Dazzy Vance	2.81
4	Carl Hubbell	2.97
5	George Uhle	3.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	197
2	George Earnshaw	194
3	Bill Hallahan	181
4	Dazzy Vance	172
5	2 tied	146

Saves

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