On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 97 42 .698 --
Senators 83 55 .601 13.5
Yankees 80 57 .584 16.0
Indians 71 65 .522 24.5
Browns 58 82 .414 39.5
Tigers 57 82 .410 40.0
White Sox 54 84 .391 42.5
Red Sox 52 85 .380 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 49 .647 --
Giants 83 58 .589 8.0
Cubs 74 68 .521 17.5
Robins 73 68 .518 18.0
Pirates 69 71 .493 21.5
Braves 61 79 .436 29.5
Phillies 60 80 .429 30.5
Reds 52 89 .369 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Watwood 6
2 Samuel Byrd 5
2 Phil Todt 5
4 Luke Appling 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Grube 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Frank Grube 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 John Kerr 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Harris 1.25
2 Sam Gray 0.50
2 Art Herring 0.50
4 Vic Frazier 0.28
5 Wes Ferrell 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Vic Frazier 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Herring 7
2 Bump Hadley 6
3 Vic Frazier 5
3 Bill Harris 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1
1 Jack Ogden 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .381
2 Babe Ruth .377
3 Ed Morgan .357
4 Lou Gehrig .347
5 Goose Goslin .346

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 134
4 Joe Cronin 118
5 Chuck Klein 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 58
2 Roy Johnson 31
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Bill Cissell 18
5 4 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.98
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 29
2 Wes Ferrell 20
3 George Earnshaw 19
3 Rube Walberg 19
5 Lefty Gomez 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 163
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 Goose Goslin .403
2 Rabbit Warstler .395
3 Bill Dickey .392
4 Red Kress .382
5 Bernie Friberg .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
4 Babe Ruth 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Red Kress 18
3 Tony Lazzeri 17
4 Jimmie Foxx 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
2 Luke Appling 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
4 Earle Combs 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
1 Paul Derringer 0.00
3 Bill Harris 0.50
4 Bob Osborn 0.69
5 Carl Hubbell 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
4 Dick Coffman 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 25
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 Dazzy Vance 20
4 Bill Hallahan 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Faber 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .378
2 Frankie Frisch .372
3 Dick Porter .371
4 Lou Gehrig .371
5 Babe Ruth .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Red Kress 37
3 Earl Averill 31
3 Babe Ruth 31
5 Mel Ott 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 14
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Pepper Martin 8
4 Luke Appling 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 1.05
2 Bill Walker 1.06
3 Carl Hubbell 1.29
4 Roy Parmelee 1.30
5 Tommy Bridges 1.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Bill Hallahan 39
2 Carl Hubbell 39
4 Lefty Grove 38
5 Jim Mooney 35

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 .380
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Ed Morgan .363
4 Goose Goslin .353
5 Chuck Klein .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 44
1 Babe Ruth 44
3 Chuck Klein 39
4 Earl Averill 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 187
2 Babe Ruth 165
3 Earl Averill 150
4 Chuck Klein 139
5 Ben Chapman 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 63
2 Roy Johnson 34
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 Lou Gehrig 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.01
2 Carl Hubbell 2.41
3 Bill Walker 2.51
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.81
5 Lefty Gomez 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 21
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
2 Rube Walberg 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Carl Hubbell 173
3 Dazzy Vance 170
4 George Earnshaw 164
5 Bill Hallahan 153

Saves

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