On This Day

Friday, September 25, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 107 44 .709 --
Senators 92 59 .609 15.0
Yankees 91 59 .607 15.5
Indians 76 76 .500 31.5
Red Sox 61 90 .404 46.0
Tigers 61 91 .401 46.5
Browns 60 90 .400 46.5
White Sox 55 94 .369 51.0

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 77 .493 23.5
Phillies 65 87 .428 33.5
Braves 63 89 .414 35.5
Reds 58 93 .384 40.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Bill Dickey 3
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Joe Palmisano 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Joe Kuhel 1
2 Herb Pennock 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earle Combs 2
1 Joe Kuhel 2
1 Joe Palmisano 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
1 Babe Ruth 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Durham 0.33
2 Herb Pennock 0.29
3 Lew Krausse 0.20
4 General Crowder 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Krausse 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 4
2 Ed Durham 3
3 General Crowder 2
4 Lew Krausse 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Ed Morgan .351
4 Chick Hafey .350
5 Mickey Cochrane .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 45
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 159
3 Earl Averill 145
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Joe Cronin 126

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 2.78
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Rube Walberg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 173
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 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Jim Lindsey 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .628
2 Al Simmons .478
3 Woody English .458
4 Joe Stripp .429
4 Bill Terry .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Chick Hafey 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 22
2 Al Simmons 15
3 Pie Traynor 14
4 Billy Herman 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 5
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Jack Rothrock 5
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.00
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
3 Guy Bush 0.47
4 Danny MacFayden 0.64
5 Ed Durham 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Ed Durham 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Bump Hadley 19
3 Paul Derringer 16
4 Bill Hallahan 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .464
2 Woody English .396
3 Ethan Allen .388
4 Les Mallon .366
5 Willie Kamm .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Earl Averill 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Chick Hafey 29
3 Earl Averill 27
4 Jimmie Foxx 26
5 Dale Alexander 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Luke Appling 6
3 Pepper Martin 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Bill Harris 1.16
3 Heinie Meine 1.24
4 Bump Hadley 1.42
5 Bill Walker 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Heinie Meine 6
4 Jumbo Elliott 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 35
1 Bill Hallahan 35
3 Paul Derringer 34
4 Lefty Grove 33
5 Bump Hadley 31

Saves

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