On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	74	28	.725	--
Senators	63	37	.630	10.0
Yankees	58	41	.586	14.5
Indians	48	53	.475	25.5
Browns	43	55	.439	29.0
Red Sox	40	60	.400	33.0
White Sox	37	61	.378	35.0
Tigers	37	65	.363	37.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Tigers 8, White Sox 4

Indians 9, Browns 4

Indians 11, Browns 9

Senators 10, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	64	38	.627	--
Giants	54	43	.557	7.5
Cubs	54	45	.545	8.5
Robins	55	48	.534	9.5
Braves	47	50	.485	14.5
Pirates	46	50	.479	15.0
Phillies	40	60	.400	23.0
Reds	37	63	.370	26.0

Games

Phillies 5, Robins 2

Robins 7, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Pirates 3, Reds 0

Giants 4, Braves 2

Giants 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Fred Brickell	4
3	Les Mallon	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Alexander	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Johnny Frederick	3
1	Goose Goslin	3
1	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Ed Grimes	1
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	Al Lopez	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	1.33
2	Wilcy Moore	1.00
2	Red Ruffing	1.00
4	Phil Collins	0.44
5	Sheriff Blake	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	10
2	General Crowder	8
3	Sheriff Blake	5
4	Phil Collins	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Bill Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.381
2	Al Simmons	.380
3	Earl Webb	.366
4	Ed Morgan	.358
5	Goose Goslin	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	117
2	Babe Ruth	111
3	Al Simmons	99
4	Earl Averill	95
5	Ben Chapman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	43
2	Roy Johnson	28
3	Jack Burns	15
3	Bill Cissell	15
5	Lou Gehrig	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.14
2	Carl Hubbell	2.71
3	Ed Brandt	2.74
4	Bill Walker	2.88
5	Tom Zachary	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	21
2	George Earnshaw	16
2	Rube Walberg	16
4	Wes Ferrell	15
5	4 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	125
2	Lefty Grove	114
3	Carl Hubbell	106
4	Charlie Root	98
5	Bill Hallahan	95

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	Al Simmons	.473
2	Lefty O'Doul	.451
3	Paul Waner	.447
4	Chick Hafey	.423
5	Lloyd Waner	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Ben Chapman	16
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Lefty O'Doul	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Roy Johnson	4
3	Jack Burns	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.36
2	Larry French	0.82
3	Flint Rhem	1.00
4	Larry Benton	1.13
5	Roy Mahaffey	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilcy Moore	4
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Vic Frazier	3
2	Larry French	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Lefty Gomez	23
2	Charlie Root	23
4	Paul Derringer	20
5	Red Ruffing	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Watty Clark	1
2	Pea Ridge Day	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.422
2	Lloyd Waner	.410
3	Al Simmons	.401
4	Footsie Blair	.395
5	Paul Waner	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Mel Ott	8
4	Earl Averill	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
1	Babe Ruth	40
1	Al Simmons	40
4	Pie Traynor	30
5	Earl Averill	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Jack Burns	7
2	Roy Johnson	7
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.20
2	Hank McDonald	1.40
3	Larry French	2.00
4	Ben Cantwell	2.08
5	Fred Heimach	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Charlie Root	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Vic Frazier	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	43
2	Charlie Root	41
3	Lefty Gomez	38
4	Paul Derringer	36
5	George Earnshaw	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	3
2	George Earnshaw	2
2	Jumbo Elliott	2
2	Jim Lindsey	2
2	Jack Quinn	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	Bill Terry	.368
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.362
5	Ed Morgan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Chuck Klein	34
3	Hack Wilson	34
5	Goose Goslin	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	158
2	Lou Gehrig	157
2	Babe Ruth	157
4	Earl Averill	140
4	Chuck Klein	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	21
4	Ossie Bluege	19
4	Bill Cissell	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Dazzy Vance	2.65
3	Carl Hubbell	2.68
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.79
5	Ed Brandt	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Wes Ferrell	23
3	George Earnshaw	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	191
2	Lefty Grove	190
3	Dazzy Vance	170
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Carl Hubbell	157

Saves

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