On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	32	.722	--
Senators	71	46	.607	13.0
Yankees	67	49	.578	16.5
Indians	56	60	.483	27.5
Browns	49	67	.422	34.5
White Sox	47	70	.402	37.0
Red Sox	47	70	.402	37.0
Tigers	46	72	.390	38.5

Games

Athletics 15, White Sox 12

Senators 6, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Red Sox 5

Yankees 11, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	43	.636	--
Giants	65	50	.565	8.5
Cubs	66	53	.555	9.5
Robins	62	59	.512	14.5
Braves	57	60	.487	17.5
Pirates	56	62	.475	19.0
Phillies	49	70	.412	26.5
Reds	43	76	.361	32.5

Games

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	4
2	Luke Appling	3
2	Roy Johnson	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Doc Cramer	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lu Blue	4
1	Bing Miller	4
1	John Stone	4
4	Joe Cronin	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Joe Kuhel	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.56
2	Lloyd Brown	0.44
3	Hank Johnson	0.25
4	Erv Brame	0.14
4	Bob Weiland	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	George Uhle	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	5
2	Lloyd Brown	4
2	Hank Johnson	4
4	Grant Bowler	3
4	Roy Mahaffey	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Mahaffey	1
1	Red Ruffing	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.354
4	Earl Webb	.350
5	Lou Gehrig	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	29
4	Earl Averill	27
5	Mel Ott	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	135
2	Babe Ruth	129
3	Earl Averill	117
4	Al Simmons	113
5	Joe Cronin	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	46
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Bill Cissell	18
4	Frankie Frisch	17
5	Jack Burns	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Bill Walker	2.49
3	Ed Brandt	2.58
4	Carl Hubbell	2.72
5	Lefty Gomez	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Rube Walberg	18
3	George Earnshaw	17
4	Ed Brandt	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	139
2	Lefty Grove	134
3	Carl Hubbell	120
4	Bill Hallahan	117
5	Dazzy Vance	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Jim Lindsey	7
4	Bump Hadley	6
4	Chad Kimsey	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Porter	.467
2	Heinie Manush	.456
3	Red Kress	.455
4	Tony Cuccinello	.436
5	John Stone	.431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	22
2	Earl Averill	19
3	Tony Cuccinello	16
3	Don Hurst	16
3	Chuck Klein	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Tony Piet	3
4	Bill Cissell	2
4	11 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Frankhouse	0.61
2	Bill Walker	0.64
3	Jim Mooney	0.75
4	Red Faber	0.79
5	Dick Coffman	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	3
1	Dick Coffman	3
1	Phil Collins	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Red Ruffing	19
3	Lefty Grove	18
4	Lefty Gomez	17
4	Bob Weiland	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Pat Caraway	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.463
2	Jim Bottomley	.413
3	Frankie Frisch	.411
4	Heinie Manush	.393
5	Paul Waner	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Earl Averill	9
3	Al Simmons	7
4	Vince Barton	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Earl Averill	33
2	Red Kress	33
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Sam West	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.09
2	Lon Warneke	1.23
3	Bill Walker	1.53
4	Flint Rhem	1.74
5	Ed Brandt	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Danny MacFayden	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	38
1	Red Ruffing	38
3	Dazzy Vance	35
4	Carl Hubbell	34
5	Charlie Root	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.383
2	Babe Ruth	.366
3	Ed Morgan	.365
4	Bill Terry	.354
5	Chuck Klein	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
1	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	165
2	Babe Ruth	155
3	Earl Averill	150
4	Al Simmons	149
5	Chuck Klein	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	52
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	22
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Kiki Cuyler	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Ed Brandt	2.78
3	Carl Hubbell	2.89
4	Lefty Gomez	2.93
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Rube Walberg	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	183
2	George Earnshaw	178
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bill Hallahan	161
5	Carl Hubbell	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Lefty Grove	8
3	Wilcy Moore	8
5	2 tied	7