On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 31 .723 --
Senators 70 43 .619 11.5
Yankees 65 48 .575 16.5
Indians 53 59 .473 28.0
Browns 48 65 .425 33.5
White Sox 46 68 .404 36.0
Red Sox 46 68 .404 36.0
Tigers 44 71 .383 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 42 .638 --
Cubs 65 51 .560 9.0
Giants 63 50 .558 9.5
Robins 60 58 .508 15.0
Braves 55 59 .482 18.0
Pirates 55 60 .478 18.5
Phillies 48 69 .410 26.5
Reds 43 74 .368 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Red Ruffing 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Eddie Phillips 4
3 Red Kress 3
4 Charlie Gehringer 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Tony Piet 1
1 Billy Rogell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stew Bolen 0.43
2 Red Ruffing 0.40
2 Earl Whitehill 0.40
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.30
5 Bump Hadley 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Glenn Spencer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Stew Bolen 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Babe Ruth .377
3 Ed Morgan .355
4 Chuck Klein .349
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Chuck Klein 29
4 Earl Averill 24
5 Mel Ott 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 133
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 2.49
3 Ed Brandt 2.67
4 Carl Hubbell 2.81
5 Tom Zachary 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 .471
2 Heinie Manush .457
3 Jim Bottomley .433
4 Red Kress .417
5 Lou Gehrig .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Mel Ott 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 19
2 Frankie Frisch 18
3 Tony Cuccinello 17
3 Red Kress 17
5 Jim Bottomley 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Sparky Adams 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 11 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.61
3 Red Faber 0.69
4 Bill Walker 0.97
5 Dick Coffman 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Walker 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Dick Coffman 3
2 Phil Collins 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 24
2 Red Ruffing 19
3 Bill Hallahan 17
4 Paul Derringer 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 2
2 Pat Caraway 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 Jumbo Elliott 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .462
2 Paul Waner .392
3 Tony Cuccinello .375
3 Babe Ruth .375
5 Bill Terry .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Earl Averill 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Sam West 30
4 Earl Averill 29
4 Red Kress 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Weiland 1.08
2 Jesse Haines 1.16
2 Lon Warneke 1.16
4 Bill Sherdel 1.33
5 Roy Mahaffey 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Firpo Marberry 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Vic Frazier 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 38
1 Red Ruffing 38
3 Paul Derringer 36
4 Carl Hubbell 35
5 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 .386
2 Babe Ruth .370
3 Ed Morgan .365
4 Freddie Lindstrom .353
5 Bill Terry .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Babe Ruth 151
2 Al Simmons 151
4 Earl Averill 145
5 Chuck Klein 141

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.02
2 Ed Brandt 2.85
3 Carl Hubbell 2.93
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.95
5 Lefty Gomez 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 George Earnshaw 21
3 Wes Ferrell 20
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 186
2 Lefty Grove 183
3 Dazzy Vance 164
4 Bill Hallahan 156
4 Carl Hubbell 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 11
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 2 others tied 7