On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	97	42	.698	--
Senators	84	55	.604	13.0
Yankees	82	57	.590	15.0
Indians	71	66	.518	25.0
Browns	58	82	.414	39.5
Tigers	57	84	.404	41.0
White Sox	55	84	.396	42.0
Red Sox	52	86	.377	44.5

Games

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

Senators 7, Indians 1

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5

White Sox 2, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	92	49	.652	--
Giants	84	59	.587	9.0
Cubs	76	68	.528	17.5
Robins	74	68	.521	18.5
Pirates	69	72	.489	23.0
Braves	61	81	.430	31.5
Phillies	60	82	.423	32.5
Reds	53	90	.371	40.0

Games

Robins 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 11, Braves 7

Cubs 8, Braves 1

Reds 1, Giants 0

Giants 9, Reds 4

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody English	5
1	Hal Rhyne	5
1	Gee Walker	5
4	Les Bell	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pepper Martin	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Les Bell	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pepper Martin	5
2	Billy Herman	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Bill Terry	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Charlie Gelbert	2
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
1	Jack Rothrock	2
5	11 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Derringer	1.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.91
3	Ray Benge	0.54
4	Guy Bush	0.50
4	3 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	10
2	Paul Derringer	9
3	Ray Benge	7
4	Red Faber	5
4	Bill Walker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Goose Goslin	.346
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
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	171
2	Babe Ruth	148
3	Earl Averill	134
4	Joe Cronin	119
5	Chuck Klein	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Bill Cissell	18
4	Tony Lazzeri	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Bill Walker	2.23
3	Carl Hubbell	2.45
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.84
5	Lefty Gomez	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Wes Ferrell	20
3	George Earnshaw	19
3	Lefty Gomez	19
3	Rube Walberg	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Carl Hubbell	152
3	George Earnshaw	144
3	Dazzy Vance	144
5	Bill Hallahan	143

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	.424
2	Buddy Myer	.397
3	Red Kress	.397
4	Al Lopez	.389
5	Bill Dickey	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
4	Babe Ruth	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Red Kress	18
3	Tony Lazzeri	17
3	Mel Ott	17
5	Gabby Hartnett	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
1	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Luke Appling	4
3	Earle Combs	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
3	Bill Harris	0.50
3	Heinie Meine	0.50
5	Lefty Grove	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	5
2	Carl Hubbell	4
3	Dick Coffman	3
3	Phil Collins	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	27
2	Carl Hubbell	25
3	Bill Hallahan	22
4	Lefty Gomez	21
5	Dazzy Vance	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Frisch	.379
2	Wes Schulmerich	.371
3	Goose Goslin	.369
4	Edd Roush	.366
5	Red Kress	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Red Kress	36
3	Earl Averill	31
3	Babe Ruth	31
5	Mel Ott	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Pepper Martin	8
5	4 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	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
2	Dick Coffman	6
2	Phil Collins	6
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	40
2	Carl Hubbell	39
3	Lefty Grove	38
4	Dazzy Vance	37
5	Lefty Gomez	36

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	.370
3	Ed Morgan	.362
4	Goose Goslin	.354
5	Chuck Klein	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	45
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Chuck Klein	39
4	Earl Averill	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	188
2	Babe Ruth	164
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	30
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	Tony Lazzeri	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.01
2	Carl Hubbell	2.39
3	Bill Walker	2.46
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.75
5	Lefty Gomez	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
3	Wes Ferrell	21
3	Rube Walberg	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Carl Hubbell	172
3	Dazzy Vance	170
4	George Earnshaw	164
5	Bill Hallahan	156

Saves

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