On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	96	41	.701	--
Senators	83	54	.606	13.0
Yankees	80	56	.588	15.5
Indians	70	65	.519	25.0
Tigers	57	81	.413	39.5
Browns	57	81	.413	39.5
White Sox	53	84	.387	43.0
Red Sox	51	85	.375	44.5

Games

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	49	.645	--
Giants	83	57	.593	7.0
Robins	73	67	.521	17.0
Cubs	73	68	.518	17.5
Pirates	68	71	.489	21.5
Braves	61	78	.439	28.5
Phillies	60	79	.432	29.5
Reds	51	89	.364	39.0

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Robins 8, Reds 3

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	5
2	Neal Finn	4
2	Lance Richbourg	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	3
2	Neal Finn	2
2	Wes Schulmerich	2
4	Clyde Beck	1
4	28 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	Lance Richbourg	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Johnson	0.80
2	Danny MacFayden	0.50
2	Bob Smith	0.50
4	Ted Lyons	0.31
5	Ben Cantwell	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
1	Bob Smith	4
4	Ben Cantwell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.379
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Lou Gehrig	.351
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	57
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	Mickey Cochrane	.442
2	Goose Goslin	.411
3	Rabbit Warstler	.395
4	Bill Dickey	.383
5	Bernie Friberg	.382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Jimmie Foxx	16
2	Red Kress	16
4	Mel Ott	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Luke Appling	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Earle Combs	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
3	Phil Collins	0.64
4	Bob Osborn	0.69
5	Carl Hubbell	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
1	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Phil Collins	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	3 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	.397
2	Lou Gehrig	.386
3	Babe Ruth	.376
4	Frankie Frisch	.374
5	Don Hurst	.374

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	13
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Luke Appling	7
3	Pepper Martin	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.90
2	Jim Mooney	1.13
3	Roy Parmelee	1.23
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	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Jim Mooney	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	43
1	Dazzy Vance	43
3	Bill Hallahan	39
4	Lefty Grove	37
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	.379
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Goose Goslin	.353
5	Chuck Klein	.351

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	187
2	Babe Ruth	166
3	Earl Averill	151
4	Chuck Klein	141
5	Ben Chapman	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	62
2	Roy Johnson	34
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	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.81
5	Tom Zachary	3.00

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