On This Day

Sunday, July 19, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 25 .716 --
Senators 56 32 .636 7.0
Yankees 48 35 .578 12.5
Indians 43 43 .500 19.0
Browns 39 47 .453 23.0
Red Sox 31 52 .373 29.5
Tigers 32 55 .368 30.5
White Sox 30 53 .361 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 56 34 .622 --
Robins 49 38 .563 5.5
Giants 46 37 .554 6.5
Cubs 46 39 .541 7.5
Braves 43 42 .506 10.5
Pirates 36 47 .434 16.5
Phillies 37 52 .416 18.5
Reds 32 56 .364 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 6
2 Woody English 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Del Bissonette 1
3 Johnny Frederick 1
3 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Johnny Frederick 4
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 Ski Melillo 1
2 Johnny Vergez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 1.22
2 Lefty Gomez 0.89
3 Syl Johnson 0.78
4 Carl Hubbell 0.62
5 Lloyd Brown 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 11
2 Lefty Gomez 8
3 Syl Johnson 7
4 Jack Berly 5
4 Carl Hubbell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Pipgras 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .377
2 Ed Morgan .376
3 Al Simmons .366
4 Goose Goslin .361
5 Sam West .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Chuck Klein 23
2 Babe Ruth 23
4 Earl Averill 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 104
2 Babe Ruth 87
3 Al Simmons 86
4 Chuck Klein 85
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Roy Johnson 24
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Ossie Bluege 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Tom Zachary 2.78
3 Watty Clark 2.78
4 Bill Walker 2.80
5 Ed Brandt 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 19
2 George Earnshaw 15
3 Jumbo Elliott 13
3 Wes Ferrell 13
3 Rube Walberg 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 113
2 Lefty Grove 110
3 Bill Hallahan 88
4 Carl Hubbell 86
5 Dazzy Vance 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Jim Lindsey 7
2 Wilcy Moore 7
4 Bump Hadley 6
5 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam West .468
2 Marty McManus .465
3 Lefty O'Doul .443
4 Travis Jackson .431
5 Lou Gehrig .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
1 Mel Ott 8
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Ben Chapman 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Al Simmons 23
3 Mel Ott 22
4 Pie Traynor 19
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Jack Burns 4
2 Johnny Vergez 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Ben Cantwell 1.17
3 Larry Benton 1.20
4 Danny MacFayden 1.64
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Derringer 3
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 27
2 George Earnshaw 22
3 Bill Hallahan 21
4 Lefty Gomez 18
4 Carl Hubbell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .434
2 Lou Gehrig .424
3 Marty McManus .415
4 Chuck Klein .401
5 Rogers Hornsby .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Babe Ruth 12
3 Mel Ott 11
4 Earl Averill 9
5 Ben Chapman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 51
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Al Simmons 41
4 Earl Averill 37
4 Chuck Klein 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 16
2 Roy Johnson 8
3 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Jack Burns 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 1.74
2 Chad Kimsey 2.05
3 Watty Clark 2.06
4 Bill Walker 2.11
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Jumbo Elliott 5
2 Fred Frankhouse 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 48
2 Lefty Grove 42
3 Carl Hubbell 39
4 Paul Derringer 34
5 George Earnshaw 32

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 .372
2 Ed Morgan .368
3 Al Simmons .368
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Babe Ruth .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Hack Wilson 42
3 Babe Ruth 39
4 Chuck Klein 36
5 Goose Goslin 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Al Simmons 156
3 Chuck Klein 153
3 Babe Ruth 153
5 Hack Wilson 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 43
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.11
2 Dazzy Vance 2.71
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.91
4 Carl Hubbell 2.95
5 Lloyd Brown 3.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 200
2 George Earnshaw 195
3 Bill Hallahan 176
4 Dazzy Vance 172
5 Carl Hubbell 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 10
1 Jack Quinn 10
3 Bump Hadley 9
4 Lefty Grove 8
5 3 tied 7