On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 38 .710 --
Senators 78 53 .595 15.0
Yankees 78 54 .591 15.5
Indians 64 64 .500 27.5
Tigers 55 77 .417 38.5
Browns 55 77 .417 38.5
White Sox 51 80 .389 42.0
Red Sox 50 81 .382 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 84 48 .636 --
Giants 79 54 .594 5.5
Cubs 71 65 .522 15.0
Robins 68 64 .515 16.0
Pirates 62 70 .470 22.0
Braves 59 74 .444 25.5
Phillies 58 73 .443 25.5
Reds 50 83 .376 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Friberg 5
1 Shanty Hogan 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Earl Sheely 5
5 11 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shanty Hogan 5
2 Johnny Hodapp 4
2 Don Hurst 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Tony Lazzeri 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 3
2 Wally Berger 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Don Hurst 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
2 Lefty Gomez 0.75
3 Dazzy Vance 0.55
4 Tommy Bridges 0.50
5 Carl Fischer 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Bump Hadley 7
3 Tommy Bridges 6
3 Lefty Gomez 6
3 Dazzy Vance 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Frank Watt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .385
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Ed Morgan .358
4 Lou Gehrig .355
5 Chuck Klein .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Chuck Klein 31
4 Earl Averill 29
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 166
2 Babe Ruth 145
3 Earl Averill 125
4 Joe Cronin 117
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 56
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 2.61
4 Ed Brandt 2.75
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 19
2 Rube Walberg 19
4 George Earnshaw 18
4 Lefty Gomez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 155
2 George Earnshaw 141
3 Carl Hubbell 140
4 Dazzy Vance 139
5 Bill Hallahan 138

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 .452
2 Mickey Cochrane .421
3 Chick Hafey .414
3 Babe Ruth .414
5 Lou Gehrig .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Mel Ott 5
3 Vince Barton 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Chick Hafey 18
2 Mel Ott 18
4 Dale Alexander 17
5 Babe Ruth 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 Pepper Martin 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.00
1 Paul Derringer 0.00
3 George Earnshaw 0.54
4 Syl Johnson 0.56
5 Roy Parmelee 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 4
1 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Dick Coffman 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Wes Ferrell 22
3 Lefty Grove 21
3 Bill Hallahan 21
3 Bill Walker 21

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 .429
2 Lou Gehrig .397
3 John Stone .396
4 Heinie Manush .388
5 Red Kress .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Red Kress 37
3 Don Hurst 34
4 Mel Ott 33
5 Babe Ruth 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Chick Fullis 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.71
2 Jim Mooney 0.77
3 Lefty Grove 1.74
4 George Earnshaw 1.75
5 Red Faber 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 7
1 Lefty Gomez 7
3 Dick Coffman 6
4 Lefty Grove 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Bill Hallahan 37
3 Bill Walker 37
5 Red Ruffing 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Frazier 3
2 Bill Hallahan 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
2 Frank Watt 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .380
2 Babe Ruth .376
3 Ed Morgan .359
4 Lou Gehrig .351
5 Chuck Klein .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Babe Ruth 43
3 Chuck Klein 40
4 Earl Averill 34
5 Mel Ott 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 190
2 Babe Ruth 167
3 Earl Averill 148
4 Chuck Klein 137
5 Ben Chapman 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Roy Johnson 35
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Carl Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Bill Walker 2.51
3 Carl Hubbell 2.68
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.82
5 Tom Zachary 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
3 Rube Walberg 21
4 George Earnshaw 20
4 Wes Ferrell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 George Earnshaw 166
4 Carl Hubbell 164
5 Bill Hallahan 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