On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	33	.720	--
Senators	72	47	.605	13.5
Yankees	70	49	.588	15.5
Indians	58	60	.492	27.0
Browns	50	69	.420	35.5
Red Sox	47	72	.395	38.5
White Sox	47	73	.392	39.0
Tigers	47	73	.392	39.0

Games

Yankees 10, White Sox 4

Yankees 9, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 10, Browns 0

Senators 6, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	44	.639	--
Giants	67	50	.573	8.5
Cubs	66	55	.545	11.5
Robins	66	59	.528	13.5
Braves	58	62	.483	19.0
Pirates	56	65	.463	21.5
Phillies	50	71	.413	27.5
Reds	43	78	.355	34.5

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 4

Robins 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 16, Braves 1

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Hafey	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Lu Blue	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	8
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	3
2	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Pepper Martin	2
5	15 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Coffman	1.00
2	Paul Derringer	0.86
2	Lefty Grove	0.86
4	Dazzy Vance	0.57
5	Fred Frankhouse	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Paul Derringer	6
2	Fred Frankhouse	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.377
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Lou Gehrig	.353
5	Earl Webb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
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	137
2	Babe Ruth	132
3	Earl Averill	118
4	Al Simmons	113
5	Joe Cronin	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Frankie Frisch	20
4	Bill Cissell	18
5	Lou Gehrig	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Bill Walker	2.42
3	Ed Brandt	2.49
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	Lefty Grove	140
2	George Earnshaw	139
3	Dazzy Vance	124
4	Carl Hubbell	120
5	Bill Hallahan	117

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	John Stone	.439
3	Lou Gehrig	.431
4	Red Kress	.424
5	Frankie Frisch	.418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	23
2	Earl Averill	20
3	Frankie Frisch	17
3	Lou Gehrig	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	Chick Fullis	3
4	Tony Piet	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.32
2	Jim Mooney	0.43
3	Bob Smith	0.47
4	Dick Coffman	0.75
5	Si Johnson	1.17

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Paul Derringer	22
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	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.438
2	Frankie Frisch	.421
3	Jim Bottomley	.415
4	Heinie Manush	.391
5	Dale Alexander	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Chuck Klein	8
4	Vince Barton	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Red Kress	33
3	Earl Averill	31
3	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Chick Hafey	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Carl Reynolds	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.09
2	Lon Warneke	1.32
3	Ed Brandt	1.37
4	Bill Walker	1.46
5	Dick Coffman	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Bill Walker	6
4	Vic Frazier	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Lefty Gomez	38
3	Red Ruffing	36
4	Sarge Connally	31
4	Paul Derringer	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
1	Vic Frazier	3
3	Hank Johnson	2
3	Jack Quinn	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.366
3	Ed Morgan	.361
4	Lou Gehrig	.352
5	Bill Terry	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Earl Averill	32
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	164
2	Babe Ruth	156
3	Earl Averill	148
4	Al Simmons	146
5	Chuck Klein	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	55
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Lou Gehrig	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.97
2	Ed Brandt	2.69
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	189
2	George Earnshaw	177
2	Dazzy Vance	177
4	Carl Hubbell	157
5	Bill Hallahan	156

Saves

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