On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	28	.731	--
Senators	63	39	.618	12.0
Yankees	60	42	.588	15.0
Indians	49	54	.476	26.5
Browns	43	56	.434	30.5
Red Sox	41	62	.398	34.5
White Sox	38	62	.380	36.0
Tigers	39	66	.371	37.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Yankees 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Tigers 11, Indians 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	39	.629	--
Cubs	58	45	.563	7.0
Giants	56	44	.560	7.5
Robins	56	50	.528	10.5
Braves	49	51	.490	14.5
Pirates	47	52	.475	16.0
Phillies	41	62	.398	24.0
Reds	37	67	.356	28.5

Games

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Robins 6, Giants 2

Braves 6, Phillies 3

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 16, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	8
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Frankie Frisch	4
4	Paul Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	5
1	Marty McManus	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
4	Wally Berger	3
4	Frankie Frisch	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hallahan	0.50
2	Spades Wood	0.42
3	Jumbo Elliott	0.40
4	Gordon Rhodes	0.36
5	Vic Sorrell	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry French	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	6
2	Spades Wood	5
3	Jumbo Elliott	4
3	Gordon Rhodes	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.383
2	Al Simmons	.381
3	Earl Webb	.369
4	Sam West	.357
5	Ed Morgan	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	29
3	Chuck Klein	24
4	Jimmie Foxx	21
5	Earl Averill	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	120
2	Babe Ruth	114
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	2.68
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	109
4	Bill Hallahan	101
5	Charlie Root	98

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	.472
2	Chick Hafey	.434
3	Paul Waner	.424
4	Earl Webb	.423
5	Babe Herman	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Vince Barton	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Earl Webb	17
3	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Tony Lazzeri	16
3	Joe Vosmik	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.00
2	Jesse Haines	0.50
3	Bump Hadley	0.56
4	Lon Warneke	1.00
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	4
1	Larry French	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	23
2	Charlie Root	19
2	Red Ruffing	19
4	Pat Malone	17
5	Lefty Gomez	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Watty Clark	1
2	Vic Frazier	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.421
2	Sam West	.418
3	Al Simmons	.417
4	Babe Ruth	.385
5	Footsie Blair	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Mel Ott	7
3	Al Simmons	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Babe Ruth	41
3	Al Simmons	37
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	Frankie Frisch	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank McDonald	1.40
2	Jesse Haines	1.66
3	Larry French	1.67
4	Carl Hubbell	1.87
5	Larry Benton	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	Larry French	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	41
2	George Earnshaw	35
2	Charlie Root	35
4	Lefty Gomez	34
4	Bill Hallahan	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	.379
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Bill Terry	.362
4	Ed Morgan	.360
5	Earl Webb	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Goose Goslin	32
4	Hack Wilson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Babe Ruth	158
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Earl Averill	139
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	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Carl Hubbell	2.72
3	Dazzy Vance	2.78
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.86
5	Ed Brandt	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Wes Ferrell	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	194
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Bill Hallahan	171
3	Dazzy Vance	171
5	Carl Hubbell	155

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