On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 31 .721 --
Senators 68 42 .618 11.5
Yankees 64 46 .582 15.5
Indians 53 58 .477 27.0
Browns 47 63 .427 32.5
White Sox 45 66 .405 35.0
Red Sox 44 67 .396 36.0
Tigers 42 70 .375 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 40 .643 --
Giants 61 48 .560 9.5
Cubs 61 50 .550 10.5
Robins 58 56 .509 15.0
Braves 54 55 .495 16.5
Pirates 53 59 .473 19.0
Phillies 47 67 .412 26.0
Reds 41 72 .363 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
1 George Grantham 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Tony Piet 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 3
2 Dale Alexander 2
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Les Mallon 2
2 Tony Piet 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ski Melillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Meine 0.62
2 Wes Ferrell 0.56
3 Danny MacFayden 0.50
4 Lefty Grove 0.44
5 Stew Bolen 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stew Bolen 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Danny MacFayden 5
1 Heinie Meine 5
1 George Uhle 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Frank Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Babe Ruth .381
3 Ed Morgan .358
4 Earl Webb .356
5 Sam West .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 32
1 Babe Ruth 32
3 Chuck Klein 27
4 Earl Averill 24
5 Mel Ott 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 130
2 Babe Ruth 119
3 Al Simmons 113
4 Earl Averill 109
5 Joe Cronin 102

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 2.10
2 Bill Walker 2.63
3 Ed Brandt 2.70
4 Carl Hubbell 2.87
5 Lefty Gomez 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 George Earnshaw 17
2 Rube Walberg 17
4 Ed Brandt 15
4 Wes Ferrell 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 139
2 Lefty Grove 129
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 Jim Bottomley .479
2 Al Simmons .465
3 John Stone .449
4 Sam West .440
5 Tony Cuccinello .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 5
1 Mel Ott 5
1 Al Simmons 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 17
1 Sam West 17
3 Earl Averill 16
3 Red Kress 16
3 Al Simmons 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Ben Chapman 2
3 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Firpo Marberry 0.67
3 Bill Walker 1.14
4 Dick Coffman 1.23
5 Lon Warneke 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 3
1 Vic Frazier 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 23
2 Bill Walker 21
3 Paul Derringer 17
4 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
1 Hank Johnson 2
3 Pat Caraway 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .462
2 Chick Hafey .398
3 Babe Ruth .387
4 Lefty O'Doul .385
4 Paul Waner .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Mel Ott 7
2 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
1 Babe Ruth 36
3 Al Simmons 34
4 Sam West 31
5 Earl Averill 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Roy Johnson 6
4 Chick Fullis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Mahaffey 0.71
2 Jesse Haines 1.16
3 Bill Sherdel 1.32
4 Dick Coffman 1.65
5 Lefty Gomez 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Danny MacFayden 6
4 Erv Brame 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 38
2 Paul Derringer 33
2 Red Ruffing 33
4 Carl Hubbell 32
5 George Earnshaw 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Vic Frazier 2
2 Hank Johnson 2
2 Chad Kimsey 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .384
2 Babe Ruth .373
3 Ed Morgan .370
4 Freddie Lindstrom .360
5 Earl Webb .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Chuck Klein 38
2 Babe Ruth 38
4 Earl Averill 30
5 Mel Ott 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Al Simmons 151
3 Babe Ruth 150
4 Earl Averill 146
5 Chuck Klein 138

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 2.02
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.80
3 Ed Brandt 2.87
4 Carl Hubbell 2.87
5 Dazzy Vance 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 186
1 Lefty Grove 186
3 Dazzy Vance 173
4 Bill Hallahan 157
4 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