On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	81	31	.723	--
Senators	70	42	.625	11.0
Yankees	65	46	.586	15.5
Indians	53	59	.473	28.0
Browns	47	65	.420	34.0
White Sox	46	67	.407	35.5
Red Sox	45	68	.398	36.5
Tigers	42	71	.372	39.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 2

Athletics 6, Indians 4

Yankees 9, Tigers 6

Red Sox 5, White Sox 1

Senators 5, Browns 3

Senators 8, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	41	.640	--
Giants	62	49	.559	9.5
Cubs	63	50	.558	9.5
Robins	60	56	.517	14.0
Braves	54	57	.486	17.5
Pirates	53	59	.473	19.0
Phillies	47	67	.412	26.0
Reds	41	74	.357	32.5

Games

Robins 9, Reds 2

Robins 8, Reds 7

Giants 7, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Cubs 7, Braves 1

Cubs 5, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Manush	6
1	Glenn Wright	6
3	Taylor Douthit	5
3	Lefty O'Doul	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	4
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
3	Taylor Douthit	3
3	Wally Gilbert	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Durham	1.17
2	Bill Walker	1.00
3	Tommy Thomas	0.43
4	Charlie Root	0.38
5	Joe Shaute	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Durham	7
2	Art Herring	4
2	Hank Johnson	4
2	Herb Pennock	4
2	Joe Shaute	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.383
3	Ed Morgan	.355
4	Sam West	.352
5	Earl Webb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Chuck Klein	27
4	Earl Averill	24
5	Mel Ott	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	132
2	Babe Ruth	122
3	Al Simmons	113
4	Earl Averill	110
5	Joe Cronin	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Bill Cissell	18
4	Frankie Frisch	16
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.10
2	Bill Walker	2.50
3	Ed Brandt	2.70
4	Carl Hubbell	2.81
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.95

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	116
4	Bill Hallahan	112
5	Dazzy Vance	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
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	John Stone	.490
2	Al Simmons	.487
3	Heinie Manush	.455
4	Jim Bottomley	.436
5	Don Hurst	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	5
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Al Simmons	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sam West	18
2	Don Hurst	17
2	Red Kress	17
4	Earl Averill	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Bill Cissell	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
4	Sparky Adams	2
4	12 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Bill Walker	0.89
3	Dick Coffman	1.23
4	Lon Warneke	1.29
5	3 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Walker	4
2	Erv Brame	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	24
2	Red Ruffing	23
3	Sarge Connally	17
3	Paul Derringer	17
3	Bill Hallahan	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
1	Hank Johnson	2
3	Pat Caraway	1
3	Phil Collins	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.465
2	Lefty O'Doul	.398
3	Babe Ruth	.398
4	Tony Cuccinello	.384
5	Chick Hafey	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Mel Ott	7
2	Al Simmons	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
1	Babe Ruth	37
3	Al Simmons	32
4	Sam West	30
5	Earl Averill	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Roy Johnson	6
4	Chick Fullis	5
4	Carl Reynolds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.16
2	Bill Sherdel	1.32
3	Dick Coffman	1.65
4	Bill Walker	1.67
5	Lefty Gomez	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Danny MacFayden	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Bill Walker	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	38
2	Carl Hubbell	35
3	Paul Derringer	33
4	Red Ruffing	32
4	Bill Walker	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Vic Frazier	2
2	Bill Hallahan	2
2	Hank Johnson	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.384
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Ed Morgan	.368
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.359
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Babe Ruth	39
3	Chuck Klein	38
4	Earl Averill	30
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Babe Ruth	153
3	Al Simmons	151
4	Earl Averill	147
5	Chuck Klein	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	50
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Frankie Frisch	21
5	Bill Cissell	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.02
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.79
3	Ed Brandt	2.87
4	Dazzy Vance	2.91
5	Carl Hubbell	2.93

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	160
5	Carl Hubbell	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Lefty Grove	8
3	Bump Hadley	8
5	2 tied	7