On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	90	37	.709	--
Senators	77	51	.602	13.5
Yankees	76	53	.589	15.0
Indians	63	63	.500	26.5
Browns	54	76	.415	37.5
Tigers	52	77	.403	39.0
White Sox	51	77	.398	39.5
Red Sox	49	78	.386	41.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Indians 4, White Sox 4

Yankees 7, Red Sox 6

Senators 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 7, Browns 3

Browns 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	45	.651	--
Giants	76	54	.585	8.5
Cubs	71	62	.534	15.0
Robins	68	61	.527	16.0
Pirates	59	70	.457	25.0
Braves	59	71	.454	25.5
Phillies	55	73	.430	28.5
Reds	47	83	.362	37.5

Games

Giants 9, Braves 2

Giants 3, Braves 1

Reds 7, Cubs 4

Reds 8, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leo Durocher	6
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Red Kress	5
4	Harvey Hendrick	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Durocher	4
1	Harvey Hendrick	4
3	Clyde Beck	3
3	Red Kress	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Si Johnson	1.00
2	Roy Parmelee	0.67
3	Tommy Thomas	0.56
4	Mel Harder	0.55
5	Chief Hogsett	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Si Johnson	8
2	Mel Harder	6
3	Vic Sorrell	5
3	Tommy Thomas	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Ed Morgan	.359
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Bill Terry	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Babe Ruth	38
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	142
3	Earl Averill	124
4	Joe Cronin	117
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	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.13
2	Bill Walker	2.30
3	Ed Brandt	2.47
4	Carl Hubbell	2.63
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	Carl Hubbell	137
4	Bill Hallahan	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	Chick Hafey	.418
2	Don Hurst	.405
3	Babe Ruth	.404
4	Lou Gehrig	.391
5	Roy Johnson	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Vince Barton	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Babe Ruth	20
3	Chick Hafey	17
3	Red Kress	17
5	Mel Ott	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Pepper Martin	5
4	Gee Walker	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	Roy Parmelee	1.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Phil Collins	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Bill Hallahan	22
3	Carl Hubbell	21
4	Lefty Grove	19
5	3 tied	17

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	John Stone	.417
2	Don Hurst	.406
3	Heinie Manush	.405
4	Lou Gehrig	.402
5	Jim Bottomley	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Red Kress	34
3	Vince Barton	32
3	Chick Hafey	32
5	Babe Ruth	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Ben Chapman	10
3	Charlie Gehringer	7
4	Chick Fullis	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Mooney	0.96
2	Bill Walker	1.00
3	Jesse Haines	1.36
4	Ed Brandt	1.71
5	Bob Smith	1.90

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	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Bill Walker	40
3	Bill Hallahan	39
4	Lefty Grove	34
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	3
2	Bill Hallahan	2
2	Hank Johnson	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Rube Walberg	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Bill Terry	.351
5	Lou Gehrig	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Earl Averill	34
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	187
2	Babe Ruth	164
3	Earl Averill	148
4	Al Simmons	138
5	Chuck Klein	134

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	2.17
2	Ed Brandt	2.63
3	Carl Hubbell	2.70
4	Bill Walker	2.75
5	Tom Zachary	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
3	Rube Walberg	21
4	George Earnshaw	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	182
2	Lefty Grove	179
3	George Earnshaw	165
4	Carl Hubbell	161
5	Bill Hallahan	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Wilcy Moore	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
5	3 tied	6