On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	92	37	.713	--
Senators	78	51	.605	14.0
Yankees	76	54	.585	16.5
Indians	63	64	.496	28.0
Browns	55	76	.420	38.0
Tigers	54	77	.412	39.0
White Sox	51	79	.392	41.5
Red Sox	49	80	.380	43.0

Games

Athletics 2, Red Sox 0

Athletics 6, Red Sox 1

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Senators 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	47	.641	--
Giants	77	54	.588	7.0
Cubs	71	64	.526	15.0
Robins	68	62	.523	15.5
Pirates	61	70	.466	23.0
Braves	59	72	.450	25.0
Phillies	56	73	.434	27.0
Reds	49	83	.371	35.5

Games

Reds 12, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Robins 0

Phillies 11, Braves 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taylor Douthit	4
1	Rabbit Warstler	4
3	Jimmy Adair	3
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	Gee Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Beck	3
1	Spud Davis	3
1	Harvey Hendrick	3
1	Don Hurst	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	2.33
2	Ed Durham	0.57
3	Waite Hoyt	0.50
3	Bill Walker	0.50
5	Hank Johnson	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Hank Johnson	6
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Bill Walker	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Lou Gehrig	.356
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	163
2	Babe Ruth	143
3	Earl Averill	125
4	Joe Cronin	117
5	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	53
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Bill Cissell	18
5	3 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.05
2	Bill Walker	2.21
3	Carl Hubbell	2.63
4	Ed Brandt	2.75
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Rube Walberg	19
3	Wes Ferrell	18
4	Ed Brandt	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	155
2	George Earnshaw	140
3	Bill Hallahan	138
4	Carl Hubbell	137
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	Don Hurst	.441
2	Babe Ruth	.434
3	Goose Goslin	.433
4	Lou Gehrig	.422
5	Chick Hafey	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Vince Barton	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Chick Hafey	17
2	Babe Ruth	17
4	Red Kress	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Pepper Martin	5
4	Gee Walker	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.00
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Fred Heimach	0.00
4	Syl Johnson	0.56
5	Roy Parmelee	0.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	21
1	Bill Hallahan	21
1	Bill Walker	21
4	Carl Hubbell	17
4	2 others tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hurst	.420
2	Lou Gehrig	.405
3	Heinie Manush	.402
4	John Stone	.398
5	Jim Bottomley	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	9
3	Mel Ott	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Red Kress	37
3	Chick Hafey	31
3	Babe Ruth	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Ben Chapman	10
3	Chick Fullis	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.71
2	Jim Mooney	0.96
3	Red Faber	1.57
4	Lefty Grove	1.74
5	Paul Derringer	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	7
2	Dick Coffman	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
4	Lefty Grove	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	43
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Dazzy Vance	37
3	Bill Walker	37
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	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Lou Gehrig	.350
5	Goose Goslin	.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	165
3	Earl Averill	149
4	Al Simmons	137
5	Chuck Klein	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Roy Johnson	35
3	Frankie Frisch	28
4	Carl Reynolds	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.02
2	Bill Walker	2.51
3	Carl Hubbell	2.70
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.86
5	Tom Zachary	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	182
2	Dazzy Vance	176
3	George Earnshaw	165
4	Bill Hallahan	161
4	Carl Hubbell	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Wilcy Moore	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
5	3 tied	6