On This Day

Saturday, August 8, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	30	.717	--
Senators	65	39	.625	10.0
Yankees	62	42	.596	13.0
Indians	50	55	.476	25.5
Browns	44	59	.427	30.5
White Sox	41	63	.394	34.0
Red Sox	41	64	.390	34.5
Tigers	40	67	.374	36.5

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 1

Browns 8, White Sox 7

Tigers 7, Indians 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	39	.636	--
Giants	57	46	.553	9.0
Cubs	58	47	.552	9.0
Robins	58	51	.532	11.0
Braves	50	53	.485	16.0
Pirates	49	53	.480	16.5
Phillies	43	63	.406	24.5
Reds	38	69	.355	30.0

Games

Robins 4, Braves 2

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Cardinals 14, Cubs 7

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Alexander	4
1	Lu Blue	4
1	Jack Burns	4
1	Lew Fonseca	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ed Morgan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lew Fonseca	4
2	Vince Barton	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Burke	1.60
1	Red Ruffing	1.60
3	Dazzy Vance	0.62
3	Earl Whitehill	0.62
5	Bill Walker	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Heinie Meine	1
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	9
2	Bobby Burke	8
2	Red Ruffing	8
4	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Earl Whitehill	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	Flint Rhem	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.380
2	Al Simmons	.379
3	Earl Webb	.363
4	Sam West	.359
5	Ed Morgan	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Chuck Klein	26
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	Joe Cronin	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Roy Johnson	29
3	Bill Cissell	18
4	Jack Burns	15
4	Lou Gehrig	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.14
2	Carl Hubbell	2.67
3	Ed Brandt	2.77
4	Bill Walker	2.78
5	Tom Zachary	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Earnshaw	17
3	Rube Walberg	16
4	Wes Ferrell	15
5	Burleigh Grimes	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	130
2	Lefty Grove	116
3	Carl Hubbell	109
4	Bill Hallahan	101
4	Dazzy Vance	101

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	9
2	Jim Lindsey	7
2	Wilcy Moore	7
4	Bump Hadley	6
4	Chad Kimsey	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.439
2	Al Simmons	.417
3	Chick Hafey	.412
4	Babe Ruth	.400
4	Sam West	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Chuck Klein	3
4	Al Simmons	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Sam West	18
3	Lew Fonseca	16
4	Vince Barton	15
4	Ben Chapman	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Carl Reynolds	4
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
2	Jesse Haines	0.50
3	Lon Warneke	0.95
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.04
5	George Pipgras	1.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	21
1	Bill Walker	21
3	Dazzy Vance	19
4	Sarge Connally	15
4	2 others tied	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	Sam West	.427
2	Lefty O'Doul	.416
3	Al Simmons	.414
4	Paul Waner	.411
5	Travis Jackson	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Al Simmons	37
4	Pie Traynor	30
5	Sam West	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Carl Reynolds	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.66
2	Hank McDonald	1.40
3	Larry French	1.67
4	Jesse Haines	1.75
5	Larry Benton	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	5
1	Vic Frazier	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	41
2	Lefty Gomez	39
3	Red Ruffing	36
4	Paul Derringer	33
4	George Earnshaw	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
1	Chad Kimsey	3
3	George Earnshaw	2
3	Hank Johnson	2
5	29 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.373
3	Ed Morgan	.365
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.360
5	Bill Terry	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Goose Goslin	31
4	Hack Wilson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	157
2	Babe Ruth	156
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Earl Averill	140
4	Chuck Klein	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	50
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Carl Hubbell	2.71
3	Dazzy Vance	2.76
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	Freddie Fitzsimmons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	191
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Dazzy Vance	171
4	Bill Hallahan	164
5	Carl Hubbell	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Bump Hadley	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
4	3 others tied	7