On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	78	31	.716	--
Senators	67	40	.626	10.0
Yankees	63	44	.589	14.0
Indians	51	57	.472	26.5
Browns	45	62	.421	32.0
White Sox	43	65	.398	34.5
Red Sox	43	65	.398	34.5
Tigers	42	68	.382	36.5

Games

White Sox 11, Senators 1

Yankees 18, Indians 1

Indians 17, Yankees 7

Tigers 7, Athletics 6

Red Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	40	.636	--
Cubs	61	48	.560	8.5
Giants	59	47	.557	9.0
Robins	58	54	.518	13.0
Braves	52	53	.495	15.5
Pirates	52	55	.486	16.5
Phillies	43	67	.391	27.0
Reds	39	70	.358	30.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Robins 5

Pirates 6, Giants 4

Giants 9, Pirates 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Cubs 12, Phillies 1

Cardinals 5, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ben Chapman	6
1	Joe Sewell	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Chick Hafey	5
5	13 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	3
2	Johnny Frederick	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Bill Dickey	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Joe Sewell	5
5	Earl Averill	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Hafey	2
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Don Hurst	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Watt	999.00
2	Bill Walker	0.57
3	Jumbo Elliott	0.55
4	George Earnshaw	0.50
5	Lefty Gomez	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	9
2	Jumbo Elliott	6
3	Sheriff Blake	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.383
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Ed Morgan	.363
4	Earl Webb	.363
5	Sam West	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Chuck Klein	26
4	Earl Averill	22
5	Jimmie Foxx	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	125
2	Babe Ruth	117
3	Al Simmons	112
4	Earl Averill	103
5	2 tied	98

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Bill Walker	2.63
3	Ed Brandt	2.84
4	Carl Hubbell	2.87
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	139
2	Lefty Grove	125
3	Carl Hubbell	113
4	Bill Hallahan	101
4	2 others tied	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	Jim Bottomley	.462
3	Mickey Cochrane	.452
4	John Stone	.449
5	Jimmie Wilson	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	5
2	Al Simmons	4
3	Wally Berger	3
3	Johnny Frederick	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	16
1	Sam West	16
3	Dale Alexander	15
3	Vince Barton	15
5	Don Hurst	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Lon Warneke	0.95
3	Red Ruffing	1.00
4	Roy Mahaffey	1.20
5	Lefty Gomez	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Walker	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Vic Frazier	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	25
2	Lefty Gomez	20
3	Red Ruffing	18
4	Sarge Connally	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
1	Hank Johnson	2
3	Watty Clark	1
3	Lefty Gomez	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.438
2	Lefty O'Doul	.416
3	Chick Hafey	.396
4	Paul Waner	.395
5	Sam West	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Al Simmons	8
4	Earl Averill	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Babe Ruth	35
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Earl Averill	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Roy Johnson	6
4	Lyn Lary	5
4	Carl Reynolds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lon Warneke	0.68
2	Roy Mahaffey	0.71
3	Jesse Haines	1.42
4	Bill Walker	1.83
5	Lefty Grove	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Vic Frazier	5
2	Larry French	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	38
1	Carl Hubbell	38
3	George Earnshaw	36
4	Paul Derringer	31
5	Charlie Root	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
1	Chad Kimsey	3
3	George Earnshaw	2
3	Hank Johnson	2
5	25 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Ed Morgan	.373
3	Babe Ruth	.372
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.358
5	Earl Webb	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Chuck Klein	37
2	Babe Ruth	37
4	Earl Averill	28
4	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Al Simmons	156
3	Babe Ruth	153
4	Earl Averill	142
5	Chuck Klein	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	50
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.96
2	Dazzy Vance	2.76
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.82
4	Carl Hubbell	2.87
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	George Earnshaw	194
2	Lefty Grove	188
3	Dazzy Vance	171
4	Carl Hubbell	157
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