On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	100	43	.699	--
Senators	86	56	.606	13.5
Yankees	84	57	.596	15.0
Indians	72	69	.511	27.0
Browns	59	84	.413	41.0
Tigers	57	86	.399	43.0
Red Sox	55	86	.390	44.0
White Sox	55	87	.387	44.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 7, Indians 5

Senators 6, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	96	49	.662	--
Giants	84	61	.579	12.0
Cubs	78	68	.534	18.5
Robins	75	70	.517	21.0
Pirates	71	73	.493	24.5
Braves	61	83	.424	34.5
Phillies	60	86	.411	36.5
Reds	55	90	.379	41.0

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 5

Cubs 8, Braves 7

Reds 7, Giants 3

Reds 4, Giants 3

Robins 11, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vince Barton	5
1	Woody English	5
1	Charlie Grimm	5
1	Lance Richbourg	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Billy Herman	3
2	Eric McNair	3
2	Lance Richbourg	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Levey	1
1	Freddie Maguire	1
1	Ski Melillo	1
1	Tony Piet	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	0.67
2	Bill Hallahan	0.55
3	General Crowder	0.45
4	Ed Durham	0.40
5	Vic Frazier	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Ed Durham	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Bill Hallahan	6
3	Sheriff Blake	5
3	General Crowder	5
5	Carl Hubbell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.373
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Mickey Cochrane	.347
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	30
5	Mel Ott	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Babe Ruth	148
3	Earl Averill	137
4	Joe Cronin	122
5	Al Simmons	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	58
2	Roy Johnson	32
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	2.52
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.84
5	Lefty Gomez	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Carl Hubbell	156
3	George Earnshaw	150
4	Bill Hallahan	149
5	Dazzy Vance	146

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Cochrane	.395
2	Wes Schulmerich	.390
3	Chick Hafey	.386
4	Jimmie Foxx	.385
5	Tony Piet	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	18
2	Red Kress	15
2	Tony Lazzeri	15
2	Phil Todt	15
2	Pie Traynor	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Jack Rothrock	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.00
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
3	Lefty Gomez	0.41
4	Bill Harris	0.50
5	Lefty Grove	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	5
2	Watty Clark	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Larry French	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	22
2	Bump Hadley	21
3	General Crowder	19
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Paul Derringer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.388
2	Mickey Cochrane	.373
3	Don Hurst	.370
4	Ed Morgan	.361
5	2 tied	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Chick Hafey	7
2	Babe Ruth	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Chick Hafey	36
3	Red Kress	32
4	Mel Ott	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Pepper Martin	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Paul Derringer	0.98
2	Syl Johnson	1.05
3	Bill Walker	1.25
4	Lefty Grove	1.46
5	Larry French	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
2	Phil Collins	6
2	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Heinie Meine	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	40
2	Dazzy Vance	39
3	Bill Hallahan	37
4	Paul Derringer	36
5	Lefty Grove	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
1	Vic Frazier	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
5	17 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Goose Goslin	.349
5	Chuck Klein	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Chuck Klein	38
4	Earl Averill	35
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	190
2	Babe Ruth	162
3	Earl Averill	153
4	Chuck Klein	134
5	Al Simmons	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.04
2	Bill Walker	2.37
3	Carl Hubbell	2.45
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.81
5	Lefty Gomez	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Wes Ferrell	21
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
5	George Earnshaw	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	176
2	Lefty Grove	172
2	Dazzy Vance	172
4	George Earnshaw	167
5	Bill Hallahan	162

Saves

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