On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 105 44 .705 --
Senators 91 58 .611 14.0
Yankees 90 58 .608 14.5
Indians 74 75 .497 31.0
Red Sox 61 88 .409 44.0
Tigers 60 89 .403 45.0
Browns 60 90 .400 45.5
White Sox 55 94 .369 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 98 53 .649 --
Giants 87 64 .576 11.0
Cubs 82 70 .539 16.5
Robins 78 73 .517 20.0
Pirates 75 76 .497 23.0
Phillies 64 87 .424 34.0
Braves 63 89 .414 35.5
Reds 58 93 .384 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal Finney 4
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 Gus Mancuso 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 Dale Alexander 2
3 Babe Herman 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Hal Finney 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Woody Jensen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Derringer 0.36
2 George Blaeholder 0.33
3 Carl Fischer 0.22
4 Milt Gaston 0.20
5 Stew Bolen 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Heinie Meine 1
1 Van Mungo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 5
2 Clise Dudley 4
3 George Blaeholder 3
4 Grant Bowler 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .391
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Ed Morgan .351
4 Chick Hafey .350
5 Bill Terry .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Babe Ruth 44
3 Earl Averill 32
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Jimmie Foxx 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Earl Averill 143
4 Al Simmons 127
5 Joe Cronin 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 28
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 2.70
4 Lefty Gomez 2.82
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Rube Walberg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 169
2 Carl Hubbell 156
3 Bill Hallahan 155
4 George Earnshaw 151
4 Dazzy Vance 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Bump Hadley 7
3 Jim Lindsey 7
3 Firpo Marberry 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .587
2 Al Simmons .469
3 Woody English .434
4 Gabby Hartnett .425
5 Ethan Allen .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Chick Hafey 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 22
2 Gabby Hartnett 16
3 Bill Terry 15
3 Pie Traynor 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 6
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
4 Frankie Frisch 4
4 Tony Piet 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Durham 0.00
1 Larry Benton 0.00
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
4 Guy Bush 0.47
5 Danny MacFayden 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Heinie Meine 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 Watty Clark 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 20
2 Lefty Gomez 19
3 General Crowder 18
4 Bill Hallahan 17
5 Paul Derringer 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .473
2 Lefty O'Doul .387
3 Johnny Burnett .386
4 Les Mallon .383
5 Ethan Allen .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Mel Ott 7
5 Chick Hafey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Chick Hafey 40
3 Bill Dickey 28
3 Mel Ott 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Pepper Martin 8
4 Luke Appling 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.24
2 Bill Harris 1.16
3 Paul Derringer 1.36
4 Ed Durham 1.40
5 General Crowder 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 8
2 Heinie Meine 7
3 Red Lucas 6
4 Jumbo Elliott 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 40
2 Bill Hallahan 38
3 Carl Hubbell 36
4 Lefty Grove 35
4 Dazzy Vance 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 George Earnshaw 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 14 others tied 1