On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	32	.724	--
Senators	71	47	.602	14.0
Yankees	68	49	.581	16.5
Indians	57	60	.487	27.5
Browns	49	68	.419	35.5
White Sox	47	71	.398	38.0
Red Sox	47	71	.398	38.0
Tigers	47	72	.395	38.5

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Senators 2

Yankees 8, Browns 6

Tigers 9, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	44	.633	--
Giants	67	50	.573	7.5
Cubs	66	55	.545	10.5
Robins	64	59	.520	13.5
Braves	58	60	.492	17.0
Pirates	56	63	.471	19.5
Phillies	50	71	.413	26.5
Reds	43	78	.355	33.5

Games

Robins 8, Cubs 1

Robins 4, Cubs 3

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Reds 0

Giants 5, Reds 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 4

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Freddy Leach	5
4	Dale Alexander	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	2
2	Vince Barton	1
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Jack Burns	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	4
1	Lyn Lary	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Samuel Byrd	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Mooney	0.86
2	Pat Malone	0.78
3	Wes Ferrell	0.57
4	Rube Walberg	0.43
5	Phil Collins	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Collins	8
2	Pat Malone	7
3	Fred Heimach	6
3	Jim Mooney	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.373
3	Ed Morgan	.357
4	Lou Gehrig	.351
5	Earl Webb	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	27
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	135
2	Babe Ruth	129
3	Earl Averill	118
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
3	Frankie Frisch	18
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Bill Walker	2.42
3	Ed Brandt	2.58
4	Carl Hubbell	2.72
5	Tom Zachary	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Rube Walberg	19
3	George Earnshaw	17
4	Ed Brandt	16
4	Wes Ferrell	16

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	Red Kress	.448
3	John Stone	.446
4	Frankie Frisch	.429
5	Heinie Manush	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	6
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Mel Ott	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	25
2	Earl Averill	20
3	Frankie Frisch	17
3	Mel Ott	17
5	Chuck Klein	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Chick Fullis	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Tony Piet	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Mooney	0.43
2	Fred Frankhouse	0.61
3	Bill Walker	0.73
4	Dick Coffman	1.00
5	Red Faber	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Walker	4
2	Ed Brandt	3
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	Phil Collins	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Red Ruffing	19
3	Lefty Grove	18
3	Bill Walker	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Pat Caraway	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.455
2	Jim Bottomley	.429
3	Frankie Frisch	.410
4	Dale Alexander	.387
5	Heinie Manush	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Chuck Klein	8
4	Vince Barton	7
4	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Red Kress	35
3	Earl Averill	33
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Sam West	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
1	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Chick Fullis	5
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Carl Reynolds	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.09
2	Lon Warneke	1.23
3	Bill Walker	1.46
4	Ed Brandt	1.74
5	Lefty Gomez	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Bill Walker	6
4	Ed Brandt	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	38
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Carl Hubbell	34
4	Red Ruffing	32
5	2 tied	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	.380
2	Ed Morgan	.363
3	Babe Ruth	.363
4	Lou Gehrig	.353
5	Bill Terry	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	41
2	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Babe Ruth	40
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	165
2	Babe Ruth	153
3	Earl Averill	150
4	Al Simmons	146
5	Chuck Klein	145

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	Wes Ferrell	20
3	2 others tied	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