On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	89	35	.718	--
Senators	74	51	.592	15.5
Yankees	73	52	.584	16.5
Indians	62	62	.500	27.0
Browns	53	74	.417	37.5
Red Sox	49	74	.398	39.5
White Sox	50	76	.397	40.0
Tigers	50	76	.397	40.0

Games

Yankees 14, Red Sox 4

Browns 8, Indians 3

Browns 6, Indians 3

Senators 5, Athletics 1

White Sox 10, Tigers 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	45	.651	--
Giants	71	54	.568	11.0
Cubs	71	60	.542	14.0
Robins	68	61	.527	16.0
Braves	59	66	.472	23.0
Pirates	59	70	.457	25.0
Phillies	55	73	.430	28.5
Reds	45	83	.352	38.5

Games

Braves 3, Robins 2

Robins 4, Braves 3

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Giants 8, Phillies 2

Phillies 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Cardinals 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	6
2	Chick Hafey	5
2	Red Kress	5
2	Lefty O'Doul	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Babe Herman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Red Kress	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	Mel Ott	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Gee Walker	2
3	Dale Alexander	1
3	Earl Averill	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.25
2	Bill Hallahan	1.18
3	Carl Hubbell	0.88
4	Ed Brandt	0.83
5	Dazzy Vance	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	13
2	Paul Derringer	10
3	Dazzy Vance	9
4	Carl Hubbell	7
5	Bill Walker	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.358
4	Ed Morgan	.355
5	Earl Webb	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	37
1	Babe Ruth	37
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	29
5	Mel Ott	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	151
2	Babe Ruth	140
3	Earl Averill	123
4	Joe Cronin	115
5	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	51
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Frankie Frisch	23
4	Bill Cissell	18
5	Lou Gehrig	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.13
2	Bill Walker	2.30
3	Ed Brandt	2.47
4	Carl Hubbell	2.70
5	Tom Zachary	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	26
2	Rube Walberg	19
3	Ed Brandt	17
3	George Earnshaw	17
3	Wes Ferrell	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	148
2	George Earnshaw	139
3	Bill Hallahan	134
3	Carl Hubbell	134
5	Dazzy Vance	133

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	.459
2	Lou Gehrig	.439
3	Dale Alexander	.415
4	Paul Waner	.400
5	Don Hurst	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Vince Barton	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
1	Babe Ruth	21
3	Red Kress	19
4	Chick Hafey	18
5	Vince Barton	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Ben Chapman	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Heimach	0.40
2	Bill Walker	0.75
3	Larry French	1.07
4	Ed Brandt	1.13
5	Cy Moore	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Bill Hallahan	25
3	Carl Hubbell	21
4	Paul Derringer	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	2
1	Bill Hallahan	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
5	9 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.423
2	Lou Gehrig	.392
3	Don Hurst	.391
4	John Stone	.391
5	Jim Bottomley	.388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
1	Red Kress	35
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Chick Hafey	32
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Ben Chapman	9
3	Charlie Gehringer	7
4	Chick Fullis	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.93
2	Jim Mooney	1.26
3	Jesse Haines	1.36
4	Ed Brandt	1.71
5	Lon Warneke	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Bill Hallahan	40
2	Bill Walker	40
4	Paul Derringer	36
4	Red Ruffing	36

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	Babe Ruth	.374
2	Al Simmons	.374
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Bill Terry	.354
5	Lou Gehrig	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Babe Ruth	164
3	Earl Averill	152
4	Al Simmons	142
5	Chuck Klein	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	57
2	Roy Johnson	35
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.09
2	Ed Brandt	2.62
3	Carl Hubbell	2.70
4	Bill Walker	2.85
5	Dazzy Vance	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
4	Burleigh Grimes	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	190
2	Dazzy Vance	182
3	Bill Hallahan	169
4	George Earnshaw	167
5	Carl Hubbell	163

Saves

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