Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, July 26, 1931

On This Day

Sunday, July 26, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	70	26	.729	--
Senators	58	36	.617	11.0
Yankees	54	37	.593	13.5
Indians	45	49	.479	24.0
Browns	42	49	.462	25.5
Red Sox	35	57	.380	33.0
White Sox	34	58	.370	34.0
Tigers	35	61	.365	35.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Indians 13, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 22, White Sox 5

Browns 5, Senators 2

Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	61	35	.635	--
Cubs	51	41	.554	8.0
Giants	49	40	.551	8.5
Robins	52	45	.536	9.5
Braves	45	46	.495	13.5
Pirates	41	48	.461	16.5
Phillies	37	56	.398	22.5
Reds	35	60	.368	25.5

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Reds 4, Robins 0

Robins 5, Reds 0

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Babe Herman	6
3	Johnny Burnett	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	10 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Goose Goslin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Lew Fonseca	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vince Barton	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Samuel Byrd	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.75
2	Charlie Sullivan	0.64
3	Mel Harder	0.56
4	Pat Malone	0.55
5	Clise Dudley	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Sullivan	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Pat Malone	6
4	Paul Derringer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Lou McEvoy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	Al Simmons	.376
3	Ed Morgan	.370
4	Earl Webb	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	20
5	Jimmie Foxx	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	113
2	Babe Ruth	99
3	Al Simmons	92
4	Earl Averill	90
5	2 tied	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	39
2	Roy Johnson	27
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	Ed Brandt	2.91
4	Carl Hubbell	2.92
5	Bill Walker	2.92

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	Dazzy Vance	89

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	Lefty O'Doul	.521
2	Woody English	.460
3	Johnny Watwood	.455
4	Travis Jackson	.448
5	Footsie Blair	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Al Simmons	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Pie Traynor	21
4	Babe Ruth	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	Lyn Lary	5
3	Roy Johnson	4
3	Lance Richbourg	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank McDonald	0.00
2	Larry Benton	0.90
3	Roy Mahaffey	0.93
4	Ben Cantwell	1.59
5	Larry French	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Mahaffey	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Benny Frey	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	25
2	Carl Hubbell	22
3	Bill Hallahan	21
4	Bump Hadley	19
4	Pat Malone	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.454
2	Rogers Hornsby	.406
3	Travis Jackson	.403
4	Al Simmons	.385
5	Lloyd Waner	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Earl Averill	11
3	Babe Ruth	10
4	Mel Ott	9
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Al Simmons	40
4	Earl Averill	38
5	Lyn Lary	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Jack Burns	6
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	0.88
2	Hank McDonald	0.99
3	Ben Cantwell	1.59
4	Fred Heimach	1.78
5	Danny MacFayden	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Sam Gray	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	44
2	Carl Hubbell	41
3	Paul Derringer	35
4	Lefty Grove	33
5	2 tied	31

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	.372
2	Babe Ruth	.371
3	Ed Morgan	.370
4	Bill Terry	.369
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
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	174
2	Babe Ruth	155
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Chuck Klein	146
5	Earl Averill	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	45
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.09
2	Dazzy Vance	2.67
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.82
4	Carl Hubbell	2.89
5	Lloyd Brown	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
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	192
3	Bill Hallahan	175
4	Dazzy Vance	174
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