On This Day

Thursday, September 10, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	96	41	.701	--
Senators	83	54	.606	13.0
Yankees	80	55	.593	15.0
Indians	70	65	.519	25.0
Tigers	57	80	.416	39.0
Browns	57	81	.413	39.5
White Sox	52	84	.382	43.5
Red Sox	50	85	.370	45.0

Games

Tigers 3, Red Sox 0

Athletics 6, Browns 3

Senators 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	48	.650	--
Giants	83	56	.597	7.0
Robins	72	67	.518	18.0
Cubs	72	68	.514	18.5
Pirates	67	71	.486	22.5
Phillies	60	78	.435	29.5
Braves	60	78	.435	29.5
Reds	51	88	.367	39.0

Games

Cubs 17, Phillies 4

Reds 5, Robins 1

Giants 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 7, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Gabby Hartnett	4
3	Vince Barton	3
3	Del Bissonette	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	6
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	Phil Todt	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.83
2	Carl Hubbell	0.50
3	Tommy Bridges	0.38
3	Mel Harder	0.38
5	George Earnshaw	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	5
2	Tommy Bridges	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Mel Harder	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.380
3	Ed Morgan	.356
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	25
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	2.45
4	Ed Brandt	2.83
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	162
2	Carl Hubbell	152
3	George Earnshaw	144
3	Dazzy Vance	144
5	Bill Hallahan	140

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Bump Hadley	7
3	Jim Lindsey	7
5	Chad Kimsey	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.452
2	Mickey Cochrane	.442
3	Bill Dickey	.419
4	Goose Goslin	.397
5	Rabbit Warstler	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
3	Goose Goslin	4
4	Babe Ruth	3
5	10 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Red Kress	16
4	Earl Averill	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	5
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Earle Combs	4
4	Billy Rogell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
3	Roy Parmelee	0.50
4	Phil Collins	0.64
5	Carl Hubbell	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
1	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Phil Collins	3
3	Wes Ferrell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Bill Hallahan	20
3	Dazzy Vance	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.403
2	Lou Gehrig	.398
3	Babe Ruth	.379
4	Frankie Frisch	.377
5	Don Hurst	.375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Red Kress	38
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Earl Averill	34
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Luke Appling	7
3	Pepper Martin	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Parmelee	0.63
2	Bill Walker	0.90
3	Jim Mooney	1.13
4	Syl Johnson	1.32
5	Tommy Bridges	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	7
2	General Crowder	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	43
1	Carl Hubbell	43
1	Dazzy Vance	43
4	Bill Hallahan	39
5	Jim Mooney	33

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	.376
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Ed Morgan	.361
4	Goose Goslin	.351
5	Lou Gehrig	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	188
2	Babe Ruth	167
3	Earl Averill	151
4	Chuck Klein	142
5	Ben Chapman	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	35
3	Frankie Frisch	28
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.04
2	Carl Hubbell	2.41
3	Bill Walker	2.58
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	George Earnshaw	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Carl Hubbell	173
4	George Earnshaw	164
5	Bill Hallahan	156

Saves

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