On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	100	43	.699	--
Senators	86	57	.601	14.0
Yankees	86	57	.601	14.0
Indians	73	70	.510	27.0
Browns	59	86	.407	42.0
Tigers	58	86	.403	42.5
Red Sox	56	87	.392	44.0
White Sox	55	87	.387	44.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 2

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 17, Browns 0

Yankees 6, Browns 1

Tigers 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	96	50	.658	--
Giants	85	61	.582	11.0
Cubs	79	68	.537	17.5
Robins	75	71	.514	21.0
Pirates	72	74	.493	24.0
Braves	62	84	.425	34.0
Phillies	61	86	.415	35.5
Reds	55	91	.377	41.0

Games

Cubs 4, Robins 3

Phillies 8, Reds 3

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Braves 1, Pirates 0

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Samuel Byrd	4
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Jack Rothrock	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Mel Ott	1
3	Jack Rothrock	1
3	John Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	7
2	Samuel Byrd	4
2	Mel Ott	4
4	Babe Ruth	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Estel Crabtree	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	1.40
2	Red Ruffing	0.55
3	Carl Fischer	0.38
4	Bill Harris	0.30
5	Sloppy Thurston	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	7
2	Red Ruffing	6
3	George Blaeholder	5
3	Sloppy Thurston	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheriff Blake	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Mickey Cochrane	.347
5	Lou Gehrig	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Babe Ruth	42
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	30
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Babe Ruth	151
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	Jack Burns	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Bill Walker	2.22
3	Carl Hubbell	2.52
4	Lefty Gomez	2.82
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	George Earnshaw	20
2	Wes Ferrell	20
2	Lefty Gomez	20
5	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	Vince Barton	.417
2	Mickey Cochrane	.412
3	Jimmie Foxx	.400
4	Chick Hafey	.390
5	Joe Vosmik	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	19
2	Pie Traynor	16
3	Bill Dickey	15
3	Lou Gehrig	15
3	5 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	5
1	Jack Rothrock	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Tony Piet	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.58
3	Lefty Grove	0.67
3	Bill Harris	0.67
5	Bob Osborn	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Watty Clark	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Larry French	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Bump Hadley	21
3	Carl Hubbell	19
4	Paul Derringer	17
5	General Crowder	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.404
2	Mickey Cochrane	.373
3	Don Hurst	.365
4	Les Mallon	.361
5	Ed Morgan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Mel Ott	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Chick Hafey	36
3	Red Kress	32
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Babe Ruth	29

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	Syl Johnson	0.26
2	Bill Harris	0.67
3	Paul Derringer	1.05
4	Bill Walker	1.39
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Carl Hubbell	6
2	Heinie Meine	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	40
2	Lefty Gomez	39
2	Dazzy Vance	39
4	Bill Hallahan	37
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	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.371
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Mickey Cochrane	.350
5	Chuck Klein	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Babe Ruth	45
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Earl Averill	35
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	189
2	Babe Ruth	164
3	Earl Averill	153
4	Al Simmons	131
5	Chuck Klein	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	60
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	30
4	Jack Burns	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Bill Walker	2.36
3	Carl Hubbell	2.53
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.81
5	Lefty Gomez	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Wes Ferrell	21
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	168
2	George Earnshaw	167
3	Carl Hubbell	166
4	Dazzy Vance	161
5	Bill Hallahan	158

Saves

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