On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	28	.731	--
Senators	63	39	.618	12.0
Yankees	59	41	.590	15.0
Indians	49	53	.480	26.0
Browns	43	56	.434	30.5
Red Sox	40	61	.396	34.5
White Sox	38	62	.380	36.0
Tigers	38	66	.365	38.0

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	38	.631	--
Giants	56	43	.566	7.0
Cubs	57	45	.559	7.5
Robins	55	50	.524	11.0
Braves	48	51	.485	15.0
Pirates	46	51	.474	16.0
Phillies	41	61	.402	23.5
Reds	37	66	.359	28.0

Games

Cubs 4, Reds 2

Cubs 7, Reds 3

Giants 6, Robins 3

Giants 3, Robins 2

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Estel Crabtree	7
2	Vince Barton	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Travis Jackson	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	2
2	Travis Jackson	1
2	Chuck Klein	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vince Barton	5
2	Clyde Beck	2
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Woody English	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	George Quellich	1
1	John Stone	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Walker	1.14
2	Dazzy Vance	0.83
3	Heinie Meine	0.50
4	Vic Frazier	0.44
5	Clise Dudley	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	8
2	Heinie Meine	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Vic Frazier	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.379
3	Earl Webb	.366
4	Sam West	.357
5	Ed Morgan	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chuck Klein	24
4	Jimmie Foxx	21
5	Earl Averill	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	118
2	Babe Ruth	112
3	Al Simmons	101
4	Earl Averill	96
5	Ben Chapman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	43
2	Roy Johnson	29
3	Bill Cissell	16
4	Jack Burns	15
5	Lou Gehrig	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.14
2	Carl Hubbell	2.71
3	Ed Brandt	2.77
4	Bill Walker	2.82
5	Tom Zachary	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Earnshaw	17
3	Rube Walberg	16
4	Wes Ferrell	15
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	128
2	Lefty Grove	116
3	Carl Hubbell	106
4	Charlie Root	98
5	Dazzy Vance	96

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	Chick Hafey	.458
2	Al Simmons	.456
3	Johnny Burnett	.438
4	Lloyd Waner	.422
5	Babe Herman	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Vince Barton	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Earl Webb	17
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Lefty O'Doul	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Sparky Adams	3
3	Jack Burns	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.00
2	Larry French	0.82
3	Bump Hadley	0.96
4	Flint Rhem	1.00
5	Carl Hubbell	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	20
2	Charlie Root	19
2	Red Ruffing	19
4	Bump Hadley	17
4	Pat Malone	17

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	.418
2	Al Simmons	.415
3	Lloyd Waner	.409
4	Sam West	.402
5	Footsie Blair	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Mel Ott	8
2	Babe Ruth	8
4	Al Simmons	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Babe Ruth	39
3	Al Simmons	38
4	Earl Averill	30
5	Pie Traynor	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 French	1.33
2	Hank McDonald	1.40
3	Jesse Haines	1.66
4	Carl Hubbell	1.81
5	Larry Benton	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Jesse Haines	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	38
2	George Earnshaw	37
3	Paul Derringer	36
4	Charlie Root	35
5	Lefty Gomez	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Bill Terry	.365
4	Ed Morgan	.361
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Goose Goslin	32
4	Hack Wilson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	158
2	Babe Ruth	156
2	Al Simmons	156
4	Earl Averill	140
5	Chuck Klein	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	21
4	Bill Cissell	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.04
2	Carl Hubbell	2.74
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.76
4	Dazzy Vance	2.78
5	Ed Brandt	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	23
2	Wes Ferrell	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	194
2	Lefty Grove	192
3	Dazzy Vance	171
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Carl Hubbell	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	10
1	Jack Quinn	10
3	Bump Hadley	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
4	2 others tied	7