On This Day

Tuesday, August 11, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 30 .722 --
Senators 67 39 .632 10.0
Yankees 62 43 .590 14.5
Indians 50 56 .472 27.0
Browns 45 61 .425 32.0
White Sox 42 65 .393 35.5
Red Sox 42 65 .393 35.5
Tigers 41 68 .376 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 40 .630 --
Giants 58 46 .558 8.0
Cubs 59 48 .551 8.5
Robins 58 52 .527 11.0
Braves 52 53 .495 14.5
Pirates 51 54 .486 15.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 25.0
Reds 39 70 .358 29.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Ski Melillo 3
1 Hal Rhyne 3
1 John Stone 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric McNair 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Doc Cramer 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Firpo Marberry 0.67
2 Lefty Grove 0.55
3 Danny MacFayden 0.33
4 Red Faber 0.25
5 Vic Sorrell 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Danny MacFayden 4
2 Firpo Marberry 4
4 Garland Braxton 2
4 Red Faber 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .382
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Sam West .360
4 Earl Webb .360
5 Ed Morgan .360

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 117
3 Al Simmons 109
4 Earl Averill 99
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 2.06
2 Carl Hubbell 2.67
3 Bill Walker 2.78
4 Ed Brandt 2.84
5 Tom Zachary 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 George Earnshaw 17
3 Rube Walberg 16
4 Wes Ferrell 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 130
2 Lefty Grove 125
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 Sam West .467
2 Estel Crabtree .444
3 Paul Waner .431
4 Al Simmons .429
5 John Stone .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 5
1 Al Simmons 5
3 Wally Berger 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam West 17
2 Vince Barton 15
2 Al Simmons 15
4 Dale Alexander 14
4 Babe Ruth 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Carl Reynolds 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Lon Warneke 0.95
3 Ray Kremer 1.00
4 Roy Mahaffey 1.20
5 Lefty Grove 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Walker 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 21
2 Red Ruffing 18
3 Lefty Gomez 15
4 Paul Derringer 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
1 Hank Johnson 2
3 Watty Clark 1
3 Vic Frazier 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .415
2 Lefty O'Doul .413
3 Paul Waner .412
4 Sam West .393
5 Chick Hafey .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Al Simmons 9
3 Lou Gehrig 8
4 Earl Averill 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 39
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Pie Traynor 29
5 Paul Waner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.66
2 Roy Mahaffey 1.02
3 Carl Hubbell 1.65
4 Lefty Grove 1.86
4 Jesse Haines 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Roy Mahaffey 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Larry French 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 38
2 Carl Hubbell 34
3 Lefty Gomez 33
4 Firpo Marberry 29
4 Charlie Root 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 Chad Kimsey 3
3 George Earnshaw 2
3 Hank Johnson 2
5 27 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .381
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Ed Morgan .371
4 Freddie Lindstrom .360
5 Bill Terry .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Chuck Klein 37
2 Babe Ruth 37
4 Goose Goslin 30
5 Hack Wilson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 155
2 Babe Ruth 153
2 Al Simmons 153
4 Earl Averill 138
5 Chuck Klein 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.96
2 Carl Hubbell 2.74
3 Dazzy Vance 2.76
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.82
5 Ed Brandt 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Earnshaw 22
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
3 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 George Earnshaw 185
3 Dazzy Vance 171
4 Carl Hubbell 153
5 Bill Hallahan 152

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 10
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Bump Hadley 8
5 2 tied 7