On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	34	.719	--
Senators	73	49	.598	14.5
Yankees	72	50	.590	15.5
Indians	59	60	.496	27.0
Browns	51	71	.418	36.5
Tigers	49	74	.398	39.0
Red Sox	47	73	.392	39.5
White Sox	48	75	.390	40.0

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 5

Tigers 5, Senators 4

Browns 9, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	44	.648	--
Giants	70	53	.569	10.0
Cubs	69	58	.543	13.0
Robins	67	60	.528	15.0
Braves	58	65	.472	22.0
Pirates	57	66	.463	23.0
Phillies	53	72	.424	28.0
Reds	44	81	.352	37.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Cubs 7, Giants 4

Phillies 8, Reds 4

Phillies 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Hafey	5
1	Don Hurst	5
1	Jimmie Wilson	5
4	Charlie Grimm	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
1	Don Hurst	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pepper Martin	2
2	Luke Appling	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Charlie Grimm	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Walker	1.00
2	Pat Malone	0.67
3	Jim Mooney	0.60
4	Gordon Rhodes	0.30
4	Earl Whitehill	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	8
2	Jim Mooney	6
3	Pat Malone	4
4	Carl Fischer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.381
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Earl Webb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	27
5	Mel Ott	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	141
2	Babe Ruth	137
3	Earl Averill	118
4	Joe Cronin	113
4	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	51
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	2.41
3	Ed Brandt	2.49
4	Carl Hubbell	2.74
5	Jesse Haines	2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	140
2	George Earnshaw	139
3	Carl Hubbell	127
4	Dazzy Vance	124
5	Bill Hallahan	120

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	Dale Alexander	.439
3	Lou Gehrig	.432
4	Heinie Manush	.431
5	Frankie Frisch	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Earl Averill	6
4	Chuck Klein	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	22
1	Mel Ott	22
3	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Chick Hafey	21
5	Babe Ruth	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Chick Fullis	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	0.56
2	Bill Walker	0.75
3	Dick Coffman	1.00
4	Tommy Bridges	1.15
5	Si Johnson	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	4
1	Lefty Gomez	4
3	Dick Coffman	3
3	Sarge Connally	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Jim Mooney	21
3	Bill Hallahan	19
3	Pat Malone	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	3
2	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	Heinie Manush	.404
2	Dale Alexander	.394
3	Don Hurst	.391
4	John Stone	.387
5	Jim Bottomley	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Vince Barton	9
2	Mel Ott	9
4	Chuck Klein	8
5	Earl Averill	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Red Kress	33
3	Chick Hafey	32
4	Don Hurst	30
5	Frankie Frisch	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Chick Fullis	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Carl Reynolds	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.07
2	Jim Mooney	1.26
3	Ed Brandt	1.40
4	Bill Walker	1.44
5	Lon Warneke	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Bill Walker	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Phil Collins	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	38
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Lefty Gomez	33
3	Red Ruffing	33
5	2 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	4
2	Jumbo Elliott	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	.377
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.362
4	Bill Terry	.351
5	Chuck Klein	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Earl Averill	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	168
2	Babe Ruth	161
3	Earl Averill	148
4	Al Simmons	145
5	Chuck Klein	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	57
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Carl Reynolds	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.00
2	Ed Brandt	2.69
3	Carl Hubbell	2.84
4	Jesse Haines	2.91
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
4	Burleigh Grimes	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	Dazzy Vance	177
3	George Earnshaw	172
4	Bill Hallahan	159
5	Carl Hubbell	158

Saves

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