On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	94	40	.701	--
Senators	81	53	.604	13.0
Yankees	80	55	.593	14.5
Indians	68	64	.515	25.0
Tigers	56	79	.415	38.5
Browns	56	80	.412	39.0
White Sox	52	82	.388	42.0
Red Sox	50	84	.373	44.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 2

Indians 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 3, Browns 2

Browns 11, Tigers 7

Yankees 15, Athletics 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 4

Senators 7, Red Sox 5

Senators 15, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	88	48	.647	--
Giants	81	55	.596	7.0
Robins	71	65	.522	17.0
Cubs	71	68	.511	18.5
Pirates	65	70	.481	22.5
Braves	60	76	.441	28.0
Phillies	59	76	.437	28.5
Reds	50	87	.365	38.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 4

Robins 2, Braves 0

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	6
1	Billy Rogell	6
3	Joe Kuhel	5
3	Lyn Lary	5
3	Babe Ruth	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Rick Ferrell	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Harris	6
2	Bill Dickey	4
2	Sam Rice	4
2	Pie Traynor	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	2
1	Babe Herman	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	Earle Combs	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	2.25
2	Van Mungo	1.40
3	Paul Derringer	0.89
4	George Uhle	0.78
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ivy Andrews	1
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	9
2	Paul Derringer	8
3	Burleigh Grimes	7
3	Van Mungo	7
3	George Uhle	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Ed Morgan	.358
4	Lou Gehrig	.353
5	Mickey Cochrane	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	29
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	169
2	Babe Ruth	148
3	Earl Averill	129
4	Joe Cronin	118
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	2.51
4	Ed Brandt	2.83
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	Carl Hubbell	149
3	George Earnshaw	141
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	.474
2	Goose Goslin	.431
3	Don Hurst	.415
4	Mark Koenig	.400
4	Babe Ruth	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Mel Ott	19
3	Dale Alexander	16
3	Don Hurst	16
3	Babe Ruth	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Luke Appling	6
3	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Pepper Martin	5
3	Billy Rogell	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
3	Roy Parmelee	0.42
4	George Earnshaw	0.54
5	Bill Walker	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	4
2	Phil Collins	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	29
2	Bill Hallahan	21
3	Chief Hogsett	20
3	Si Johnson	20
5	Bill Walker	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hurst	.402
2	Mickey Cochrane	.400
3	Lou Gehrig	.382
4	Dale Alexander	.381
5	John Stone	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
1	Mel Ott	11
3	Babe Ruth	10
4	Earl Averill	8
5	Vince Barton	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Red Kress	39
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Babe Ruth	32
5	Earl Averill	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Luke Appling	7
3	Pepper Martin	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Parmelee	0.63
2	Bill Walker	0.71
3	Jim Mooney	0.77
4	Paul Derringer	1.59
5	Lefty Grove	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	6
1	Phil Collins	6
1	Lefty Gomez	6
4	General Crowder	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	43
2	Paul Derringer	40
2	Carl Hubbell	40
4	Lefty Grove	39
5	2 tied	37

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	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.377
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.351
5	Goose Goslin	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Babe Ruth	44
3	Chuck Klein	40
4	Earl Averill	34
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	191
2	Babe Ruth	168
3	Earl Averill	150
4	Chuck Klein	140
5	Ben Chapman	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	35
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Carl Reynolds	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.01
2	Carl Hubbell	2.44
3	Bill Walker	2.53
4	Tom Zachary	2.88
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
4	Wes Ferrell	20
4	Burleigh Grimes	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	182
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Carl Hubbell	170
4	George Earnshaw	162
5	Bill Hallahan	154

Saves

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