On This Day

Saturday, July 25, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	70	25	.737	--
Senators	58	35	.624	11.0
Yankees	53	36	.596	14.0
Indians	44	49	.473	25.0
Browns	41	49	.456	26.5
Red Sox	34	56	.378	33.5
White Sox	33	57	.367	34.5
Tigers	34	60	.362	35.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 5

Yankees 10, Tigers 7

Athletics 6, Indians 3

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Senators 7, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	60	34	.638	--
Giants	49	40	.551	8.5
Cubs	50	41	.549	8.5
Robins	51	44	.537	9.5
Braves	44	45	.494	13.5
Pirates	41	48	.461	16.5
Phillies	37	55	.402	22.0
Reds	34	59	.366	25.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Giants 5, Reds 0

Giants 7, Reds 3

Pirates 5, Robins 2

Pirates 3, Robins 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	5
1	Pie Traynor	5
3	Del Bissonette	4
3	Neal Finn	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Joe Sewell	1
1	George Watkins	1
1	Sam West	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	3
1	Joe Sewell	3
1	Dib Williams	3
4	Casper Asbjornson	2
4	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	2
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Chick Fullis	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	0.83
2	Sarge Connally	0.62
3	Jim Weaver	0.56
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sarge Connally	8
2	Larry French	5
2	Bill Hallahan	5
2	Fred Heimach	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.379
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.370
4	Earl Webb	.361
5	Sam West	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	19
4	Jimmie Foxx	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	107
2	Babe Ruth	95
3	Al Simmons	92
4	Earl Averill	87
5	Chuck Klein	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	38
2	Roy Johnson	26
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Jack Burns	13
4	Lou Gehrig	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.17
2	Tom Zachary	2.87
3	Carl Hubbell	2.92
4	Bill Walker	2.92
5	Ed Brandt	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	George Earnshaw	16
3	Rube Walberg	15
4	Jumbo Elliott	13
4	Wes Ferrell	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	120
2	Lefty Grove	112
3	Carl Hubbell	97
4	Bill Hallahan	94
5	Charlie Root	85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Watwood	.500
2	Lefty O'Doul	.493
3	Earl Grace	.441
3	Travis Jackson	.441
5	Woody English	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	Al Simmons	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	24
2	Al Simmons	23
3	Paul Waner	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Mel Ott	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Lyn Lary	4
2	Lance Richbourg	4
4	Jack Burns	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mahaffey	0.93
2	Hank McDonald	1.07
3	Larry Benton	1.38
4	Danny MacFayden	1.45
5	Larry French	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Mahaffey	4
2	Larry French	3
2	Benny Frey	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	22
2	Bill Hallahan	21
3	Paul Derringer	20
3	Vic Sorrell	20
5	Lefty Gomez	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.457
2	Rogers Hornsby	.410
3	Travis Jackson	.393
4	Marty McManus	.389
5	Al Simmons	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Earl Averill	10
4	Mel Ott	9
5	Ben Chapman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Al Simmons	40
4	Earl Averill	35
5	Chuck Klein	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Jack Burns	6
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.42
2	Ben Cantwell	1.59
3	Fred Heimach	1.78
4	Hank McDonald	1.78
5	Fred Frankhouse	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Benny Frey	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	44
2	Carl Hubbell	41
3	George Earnshaw	34
4	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Lefty Grove	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	4
2	Jack Quinn	3
3	Phil Collins	2
3	George Earnshaw	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.375
2	Bill Terry	.371
3	Ed Morgan	.369
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Babe Ruth	39
3	Hack Wilson	38
4	Chuck Klein	36
5	Goose Goslin	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	171
2	Al Simmons	157
3	Babe Ruth	152
4	Chuck Klein	146
5	Hack Wilson	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Dazzy Vance	2.77
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.82
4	Carl Hubbell	2.89
5	Lloyd Brown	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	35
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Wes Ferrell	23
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	199
2	Lefty Grove	194
3	Bill Hallahan	175
4	Dazzy Vance	167
5	Carl Hubbell	154

Saves

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