On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 89 34 .724 --
Senators 73 51 .589 16.5
Yankees 72 52 .581 17.5
Indians 62 60 .508 26.5
Browns 51 74 .408 39.0
Red Sox 49 73 .402 39.5
Tigers 50 75 .400 40.0
White Sox 49 76 .392 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 45 .646 --
Giants 70 53 .569 10.0
Cubs 71 59 .546 12.5
Robins 67 60 .528 15.0
Braves 58 65 .472 22.0
Pirates 59 68 .465 23.0
Phillies 54 72 .429 27.5
Reds 44 83 .346 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Tom Oliver 4
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Lew Fonseca 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 1
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Vince Barton 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Watwood 2
2 Luke Appling 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Tony Piet 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.14
2 Charlie Root 0.57
3 Willis Hudlin 0.50
4 Ed Durham 0.38
4 Jack Russell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
1 Charlie Root 8
3 Willis Hudlin 6
4 Art Herring 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Ed Morgan .358
4 Lou Gehrig .354
5 Earl Webb .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Chuck Klein 31
4 Earl Averill 28
5 Mel Ott 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Babe Ruth 138
3 Earl Averill 122
4 Joe Cronin 114
5 Al Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 51
2 Roy Johnson 31
3 Frankie Frisch 20
4 Bill Cissell 18
5 Lou Gehrig 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.13
2 Bill Walker 2.41
3 Ed Brandt 2.49
4 Carl Hubbell 2.74
5 Tom Zachary 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Rube Walberg 19
3 George Earnshaw 17
3 Wes Ferrell 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 148
2 George Earnshaw 139
3 Carl Hubbell 127
4 Dazzy Vance 124
5 Bill Hallahan 121

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 Heinie Manush .492
2 Dale Alexander .436
3 Lou Gehrig .418
4 Frankie Frisch .394
5 Wally Berger .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Vince Barton 16
3 Chick Hafey 16
3 Red Kress 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 Pepper Martin 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Heimach 0.40
2 Ed Brandt 0.78
3 Bill Walker 1.00
4 Pat Malone 1.04
5 Larry French 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Wes Ferrell 20
3 Charlie Root 18
4 Dazzy Vance 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Frazier 2
1 Bill Hallahan 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .423
2 Mickey Cochrane .408
3 John Stone .406
4 Don Hurst .402
5 Dale Alexander .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 10
2 Mel Ott 9
2 Babe Ruth 9
4 Earl Averill 8
4 Chuck Klein 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 32
2 Vince Barton 31
2 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
1 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Charlie Gehringer 7
4 Chick Fullis 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.07
2 Jim Mooney 1.26
3 Jesse Haines 1.36
4 Ed Brandt 1.65
5 Lon Warneke 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Phil Collins 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Bill Walker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 36
2 Lefty Gomez 35
2 Dazzy Vance 35
4 Lefty Grove 34
4 Bill Walker 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Frazier 3
2 Jumbo Elliott 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 .374
2 Babe Ruth .373
3 Ed Morgan .358
4 Bill Terry .353
5 Chuck Klein .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Babe Ruth 162
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Al Simmons 142
5 Chuck Klein 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 57
2 Roy Johnson 35
3 Frankie Frisch 24
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.09
2 Ed Brandt 2.69
3 Carl Hubbell 2.72
4 Jesse Haines 2.91
5 Bill Walker 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
2 Rube Walberg 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 190
2 Dazzy Vance 173
3 George Earnshaw 167
4 Bill Hallahan 156
4 Carl Hubbell 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 12
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Lefty Grove 7
4 Bump Hadley 7