On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 40 .704 --
Senators 81 54 .600 14.0
Yankees 80 55 .593 15.0
Indians 70 64 .522 24.5
Browns 57 80 .416 39.0
Tigers 56 80 .412 39.5
White Sox 52 84 .382 43.5
Red Sox 50 84 .373 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 48 .647 --
Giants 82 56 .594 7.0
Robins 72 65 .526 16.5
Cubs 71 68 .511 18.5
Pirates 66 70 .485 22.0
Phillies 60 77 .438 28.5
Braves 60 77 .438 28.5
Reds 50 88 .362 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Leach 4
1 Billy Sullivan 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Del Bissonette 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Smead Jolley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.00
2 Jim Mooney 0.82
3 Sheriff Blake 0.50
4 Earl Whitehill 0.36
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Harris 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Mooney 9
2 Lefty Grove 7
3 Cy Moore 6
4 Sheriff Blake 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .382
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Ed Morgan .359
4 Lou Gehrig .353
5 Mickey Cochrane .347

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 133
4 Joe Cronin 118
5 Chuck Klein 117

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 2.02
2 Bill Walker 2.27
3 Carl Hubbell 2.51
4 Ed Brandt 2.83
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 19
2 Rube Walberg 19
4 George Earnshaw 18
4 Lefty Gomez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 162
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 .442
2 Goose Goslin .406
3 Rabbit Warstler .395
4 Don Hurst .393
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Mel Ott 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Vince Barton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Mel Ott 19
3 Don Hurst 17
4 Red Kress 16
5 2 tied 15

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 0.47
4 George Earnshaw 0.54
5 General Crowder 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
3 General Crowder 3
3 Jumbo Elliott 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 29
2 Lefty Grove 22
2 Bill Walker 22
4 Bill Hallahan 21
5 Si Johnson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Vic Frazier 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .395
2 John Stone .395
3 Lou Gehrig .394
4 Don Hurst .391
5 Red Kress .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
1 Mel Ott 11
3 Babe Ruth 10
4 Earl Averill 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Red Kress 39
3 Earl Averill 35
3 Mel Ott 35
5 Babe Ruth 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Luke Appling 7
3 Pepper Martin 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Parmelee 0.63
2 Bill Walker 0.90
3 Jim Mooney 1.13
4 Syl Johnson 1.29
5 Paul Derringer 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 7
2 Dick Coffman 6
2 Lefty Gomez 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Jim Mooney 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Paul Derringer 40
2 Carl Hubbell 40
4 Dazzy Vance 38
5 Bill Hallahan 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 Babe Ruth .378
2 Al Simmons .377
3 Ed Morgan .361
4 Goose Goslin .350
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 189
2 Babe Ruth 167
3 Earl Averill 153
4 Chuck Klein 142
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 1.98
2 Carl Hubbell 2.46
3 Bill Walker 2.58
4 Tom Zachary 2.88
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
2 Rube Walberg 21
4 Wes Ferrell 20
4 Burleigh Grimes 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
1 Dazzy Vance 178
3 Carl Hubbell 170
4 George Earnshaw 161
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 2 tied 6