On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 31 .718 --
Senators 67 41 .620 11.0
Yankees 63 44 .589 14.5
Indians 51 57 .472 27.0
Browns 46 62 .426 32.0
White Sox 44 65 .404 34.5
Red Sox 43 66 .394 35.5
Tigers 42 69 .378 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 40 .640 --
Giants 60 48 .556 9.5
Cubs 61 49 .555 9.5
Robins 58 55 .513 14.0
Pirates 53 56 .486 17.0
Braves 52 55 .486 17.0
Phillies 44 67 .396 27.0
Reds 41 70 .369 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 7
2 Sparky Adams 5
3 Estel Crabtree 4
3 Leo Durocher 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 8
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Si Johnson 1.00
2 Pat Malone 0.67
3 Dazzy Vance 0.55
4 Bill Hallahan 0.53
5 Phil Collins 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Si Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 8
2 Dazzy Vance 6
3 Phil Collins 4
3 Si Johnson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Caraway 1
1 Benny Frey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Earl Webb .363
4 Ed Morgan .363
5 Sam West .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 125
2 Babe Ruth 117
3 Al Simmons 113
4 Earl Averill 103
5 Joe Cronin 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 44
2 Roy Johnson 30
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 George Earnshaw 17
2 Rube Walberg 17
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 109
5 Dazzy Vance 107

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 Al Simmons .477
1 John Stone .477
3 Mickey Cochrane .476
4 Sam West .467
5 Jim Bottomley .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 5
1 Al Simmons 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Mel Ott 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam West 19
2 Al Simmons 17
3 Frankie Frisch 16
4 Vince Barton 15
5 Don Hurst 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Jack Burns 2
3 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Firpo Marberry 0.67
3 Red Ruffing 1.00
4 Bill Walker 1.14
5 Lon Warneke 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Vic Frazier 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 21
2 Lefty Gomez 20
3 Red Ruffing 18
3 Dazzy Vance 18
5 Bill Hallahan 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
1 Hank Johnson 2
3 Pat Caraway 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .461
2 Lefty O'Doul .416
3 Paul Waner .393
4 Chick Hafey .387
5 Johnny Watwood .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Al Simmons 8
4 Earl Averill 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 38
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Sam West 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Roy Johnson 7
4 Chick Fullis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Mahaffey 0.71
2 Jesse Haines 1.42
3 Lefty Grove 1.56
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
5 Bill Walker 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 5
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Vic Frazier 5
1 Larry French 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 38
1 Carl Hubbell 38
3 George Earnshaw 36
4 Paul Derringer 31
5 2 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 Chad Kimsey 3
3 Pat Caraway 2
3 Hank Johnson 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .386
2 Ed Morgan .378
3 Babe Ruth .371
4 Freddie Lindstrom .358
5 Earl Webb .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Chuck Klein 37
3 Babe Ruth 36
4 Goose Goslin 29
4 Hack Wilson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 160
2 Al Simmons 153
3 Babe Ruth 150
4 Earl Averill 142
5 Chuck Klein 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Roy Johnson 34
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Bill Cissell 20
4 Frankie Frisch 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.80
3 Carl Hubbell 2.87
4 Dazzy Vance 2.91
5 Ed Brandt 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
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 182
3 Dazzy Vance 173
4 Bill Hallahan 160
5 Carl Hubbell 157

Saves

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