On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	94	38	.712	--
Senators	79	53	.598	15.0
Yankees	78	55	.586	16.5
Indians	66	64	.508	27.0
Tigers	55	78	.414	39.5
Browns	55	79	.410	40.0
White Sox	52	80	.394	42.0
Red Sox	50	82	.379	44.0

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 1

Indians 7, Browns 5

Indians 13, Browns 2

Senators 4, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	86	48	.642	--
Giants	79	55	.590	7.0
Cubs	71	66	.518	16.5
Robins	69	65	.515	17.0
Pirates	63	70	.474	22.5
Braves	60	74	.448	26.0
Phillies	59	74	.444	26.5
Reds	50	85	.370	36.5

Games

Phillies 8, Robins 4

Robins 7, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Cardinals 3, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Reds 0

Braves 5, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Kamm	7
2	Babe Herman	6
3	Rube Bressler	5
3	Johnny Hodapp	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Dib Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	4
1	Willis Hudlin	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Rube Bressler	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Neal Finn	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Flint Rhem	1.00
2	Syl Johnson	0.70
3	Stew Bolen	0.56
4	Willis Hudlin	0.45
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	7
2	Stew Bolen	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Charlie Root	5
5	6 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Lou Gehrig	.352
5	Chuck Klein	.349

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	128
4	Joe Cronin	117
5	Chuck Klein	115

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	12
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	Mickey Cochrane	.447
2	Don Hurst	.447
3	Chick Hafey	.407
4	Goose Goslin	.397
5	Babe Ruth	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Mel Ott	5
3	Vince Barton	3
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Chick Hafey	18
3	Don Hurst	16
3	Mel Ott	16
3	Babe Ruth	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Pepper Martin	6
4	Luke Appling	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.00
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
3	Syl Johnson	0.36
4	George Earnshaw	0.54
5	Bill Walker	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	Phil Collins	3
2	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Bill Hallahan	21
4	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Si Johnson	20

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	.427
2	Mickey Cochrane	.395
3	Dale Alexander	.390
4	Heinie Manush	.388
5	John Stone	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
1	Mel Ott	10
3	Earl Averill	8
3	Babe Ruth	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Red Kress	36
3	Don Hurst	33
3	Mel Ott	33
5	Earl Averill	30

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	Ben Cantwell	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	7
2	Dick Coffman	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
4	General Crowder	5
4	4 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
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Bill Hallahan	2
3	Rube Walberg	2
3	Frank Watt	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.377
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Chuck Klein	.352
5	Lou Gehrig	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Babe Ruth	42
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	189
2	Babe Ruth	165
3	Earl Averill	151
4	Chuck Klein	140
5	Ben Chapman	133

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	2.53
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	Wes Ferrell	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	182
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	George Earnshaw	162
4	Bill Hallahan	161
4	Carl Hubbell	161

Saves

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