On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	29	.724	--
Senators	64	39	.621	11.0
Yankees	61	42	.592	14.0
Indians	50	54	.481	25.5
Browns	43	57	.430	30.5
Red Sox	41	63	.394	34.5
White Sox	39	62	.386	35.0
Tigers	39	67	.368	37.5

Games

White Sox 7, Browns 6

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Athletics 3

Senators 15, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	66	39	.629	--
Cubs	58	45	.563	7.0
Giants	56	45	.554	8.0
Robins	57	50	.533	10.0
Braves	49	52	.485	15.0
Pirates	47	53	.470	16.5
Phillies	42	62	.404	23.5
Reds	38	67	.362	28.0

Games

Robins 7, Braves 3

Phillies 6, Giants 4

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	3
1	Sheriff Blake	3
1	Ossie Bluege	3
1	Joe Cronin	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	3
1	Don Hurst	3
1	Sam Rice	3
1	Sam West	3
5	13 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Odell Hale	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	Billy Sullivan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.71
2	Firpo Marberry	0.50
3	Willis Hudlin	0.38
4	Pat Caraway	0.27
5	Rube Walberg	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	5
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	Art Herring	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Rube Walberg	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	Tommy Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.384
2	Al Simmons	.382
3	Earl Webb	.366
4	Sam West	.360
5	Ed Morgan	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Chuck Klein	24
4	Earl Averill	21
4	Jimmie Foxx	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	120
2	Babe Ruth	116
3	Al Simmons	103
4	Earl Averill	98
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

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

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	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.462
2	Babe Herman	.438
3	Chick Hafey	.434
4	Paul Waner	.411
5	Babe Ruth	.408

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	Sam West	18
3	Earl Webb	16
4	Ben Chapman	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Carl Reynolds	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.00
2	Jesse Haines	0.50
3	Pat Malone	0.53
4	Bump Hadley	0.56
5	Lon Warneke	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	4
2	Sheriff Blake	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	23
2	Lefty Gomez	21
3	Charlie Root	19
4	Sarge Connally	15
4	Dazzy Vance	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Hank Johnson	2
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	Watty Clark	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Watwood	.435
2	Lefty O'Doul	.429
2	Al Simmons	.429
4	Sam West	.420
5	Babe Ruth	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Mel Ott	7
3	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Al Simmons	39
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	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank McDonald	1.40
2	Larry French	1.67
3	Jesse Haines	1.75
4	Larry Benton	1.76
5	Carl Hubbell	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Vic Frazier	5
2	Larry French	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	41
2	Lefty Gomez	39
3	George Earnshaw	35
3	Charlie Root	35
5	Bill Hallahan	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	George Earnshaw	2
2	Hank Johnson	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
2	Jack Quinn	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Ed Morgan	.361
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.360
5	Earl Webb	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Goose Goslin	32
5	Hack Wilson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	159
2	Babe Ruth	158
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Earl Averill	141
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	4 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	Dazzy Vance	171
4	Bill Hallahan	165
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