On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	101	43	.701	--
Senators	87	57	.604	14.0
Yankees	87	57	.604	14.0
Indians	73	72	.503	28.5
Browns	59	87	.404	43.0
Tigers	58	87	.400	43.5
Red Sox	58	87	.400	43.5
White Sox	55	88	.385	45.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 1

Red Sox 6, Indians 4

Yankees 14, Browns 4

Athletics 3, White Sox 1

Senators 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	97	50	.660	--
Giants	85	62	.578	12.0
Cubs	79	69	.534	18.5
Robins	76	71	.517	21.0
Pirates	73	75	.493	24.5
Braves	63	85	.426	34.5
Phillies	61	86	.415	36.0
Reds	55	91	.377	41.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Braves 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rabbit Maranville	5
1	Otis Miller	5
1	Tom Oliver	5
1	Pie Traynor	5
1	Earl Webb	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
2	Wally Berger	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	Tony Lazzeri	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Tom Oliver	4
3	Babe Herman	3
3	Pie Traynor	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	Jack Russell	0.57
3	Ed Brandt	0.44
4	Hod Lisenbee	0.36
5	Heinie Meine	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Hod Lisenbee	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Willis Hudlin	5
3	Ed Brandt	4
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.356
4	Lou Gehrig	.347
5	Mickey Cochrane	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Earl Averill	32
4	Chuck Klein	31
5	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Babe Ruth	152
3	Earl Averill	141
4	Joe Cronin	122
5	Al Simmons	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	59
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Jack Burns	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.95
2	Bill Walker	2.22
3	Carl Hubbell	2.52
4	Lefty Gomez	2.82
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	George Earnshaw	20
2	Wes Ferrell	20
2	Lefty Gomez	20
5	Rube Walberg	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	169
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	Chick Hafey	.431
2	Vince Barton	.417
3	Mickey Cochrane	.412
4	Woody English	.400
4	Jimmie Foxx	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	20
2	Pie Traynor	19
3	Bill Dickey	17
3	Tony Lazzeri	17
5	Earl Averill	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
1	Jack Rothrock	6
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Tony Piet	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
2	Lefty Gomez	0.58
3	Bill Harris	0.67
4	Lefty Grove	0.75
5	Heinie Meine	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Heinie Meine	4
4	Watty Clark	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	25
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Bump Hadley	21
4	Carl Hubbell	19
5	Paul Derringer	17

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	.410
2	Mickey Cochrane	.373
3	Don Hurst	.366
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Ed Morgan	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	8
4	Mel Ott	7
5	4 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Chick Hafey	37
3	Earl Averill	31
3	Mel Ott	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Pepper Martin	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.26
2	Bill Harris	0.67
3	Paul Derringer	1.05
4	Lefty Grove	1.39
4	Bill Walker	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	7
1	Heinie Meine	7
3	Lefty Gomez	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Carl Hubbell	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
1	Carl Hubbell	40
3	Lefty Gomez	39
3	Dazzy Vance	39
5	Bill Hallahan	37

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	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Ed Morgan	.357
4	Mickey Cochrane	.353
5	Lou Gehrig	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	46
1	Babe Ruth	46
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Mel Ott	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	189
2	Babe Ruth	164
3	Earl Averill	146
4	Al Simmons	133
5	Chuck Klein	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	61
2	Roy Johnson	35
3	Frankie Frisch	30
4	Jack Burns	18
4	3 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.95
2	Bill Walker	2.36
3	Carl Hubbell	2.53
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.80
5	Lefty Gomez	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	174
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	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Bump Hadley	7
3	Jim Lindsey	7
5	4 tied	6