On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 36 .714 --
Senators 76 51 .598 14.5
Yankees 75 53 .586 16.0
Indians 63 62 .504 26.5
Browns 53 75 .414 38.0
Tigers 51 76 .402 39.5
White Sox 50 77 .394 40.5
Red Sox 49 77 .389 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 45 .651 --
Giants 74 54 .578 9.5
Cubs 71 60 .542 14.0
Robins 68 61 .527 16.0
Braves 59 69 .461 24.5
Pirates 59 70 .457 25.0
Phillies 55 73 .430 28.5
Reds 45 83 .352 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Buddy Myer 3
2 Hal Rhyne 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Joe Cronin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Bill Dickey 2
2 Tony Lazzeri 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Kuhel 2
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Dave Harris 1
2 Sam West 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.86
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.54
3 Lefty Gomez 0.33
4 Rube Walberg 0.29
5 Ed Morris 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Jim Mooney 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 7
2 Red Ruffing 6
3 Rube Walberg 5
4 Lefty Gomez 3
4 Ed Morris 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Ed Morgan .358
4 Lou Gehrig .356
5 Bill Terry .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Chuck Klein 31
4 Earl Averill 29
5 Mel Ott 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Babe Ruth 140
3 Earl Averill 124
4 Joe Cronin 116
5 Al Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 53
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Rube Walberg 19
3 Wes Ferrell 18
4 Ed Brandt 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 148
2 George Earnshaw 140
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 Paul Waner .423
2 Chick Hafey .418
3 Don Hurst .400
3 Hal Rhyne .400
5 Dale Alexander .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Vince Barton 5
4 Chuck Klein 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Chick Hafey 17
3 Red Kress 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 Pepper Martin 5
4 Billy Rogell 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Derringer 0.00
1 Fred Heimach 0.00
3 Syl Johnson 0.56
4 Jim Mooney 0.98
5 Bill Walker 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Lefty Gomez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Bill Hallahan 22
3 Lefty Grove 19
3 Red Ruffing 19
5 Carl Hubbell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Frazier 2
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .411
2 Heinie Manush .410
3 John Stone .405
4 Lou Gehrig .405
5 Frankie Frisch .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 10
1 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Mel Ott 9
3 Babe Ruth 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Red Kress 34
3 Chick Hafey 32
4 Vince Barton 31
4 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Ben Chapman 11
3 Charlie Gehringer 7
4 Chick Fullis 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.93
2 Jim Mooney 0.96
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 Dick Coffman 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Bill Walker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 42
1 Dazzy Vance 42
3 Bill Walker 40
4 Bill Hallahan 39
5 Paul Derringer 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 Al Simmons .377
2 Babe Ruth .374
3 Ed Morgan .355
4 Lou Gehrig .353
5 Bill Terry .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Babe Ruth 42
3 Chuck Klein 40
4 Earl Averill 34
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 188
2 Babe Ruth 164
3 Earl Averill 151
4 Al Simmons 140
5 Chuck Klein 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 58
2 Roy Johnson 35
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.16
2 Ed Brandt 2.63
3 Carl Hubbell 2.70
4 Tom Zachary 2.85
5 Bill Walker 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
3 Rube Walberg 21
4 Wes Ferrell 20
4 Burleigh Grimes 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 182
1 Dazzy Vance 182
3 George Earnshaw 168
4 Carl Hubbell 163
5 Bill Hallahan 157

Saves

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