On This Day

Saturday, April 25, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 7 3 .700 --
Indians 7 3 .700 0.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 2.0
Senators 5 5 .500 2.0
Athletics 5 5 .500 2.0
White Sox 3 5 .375 3.0
Browns 3 5 .375 3.0
Red Sox 3 7 .300 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 1 .857 --
Braves 8 3 .727 0.0
Cubs 6 3 .667 1.0
Giants 6 4 .600 1.5
Phillies 4 5 .444 3.0
Pirates 3 6 .333 4.0
Robins 2 8 .200 5.5
Reds 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody English 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Babe Herman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Sam Leslie 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Woody English 2
1 Babe Herman 2
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
1 Al Spohrer 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.67
2 Ed Brandt 0.60
3 Lefty Gomez 0.58
4 Pat Malone 0.42
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 7
2 Ed Brandt 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
4 Pat Malone 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .478
2 Wally Berger .463
3 Dale Alexander .459
4 Joe Vosmik .436
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Babe Herman 4
2 John Stone 4
4 Buzz Arlett 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 15
2 Earl Averill 12
2 Ossie Bluege 12
2 Lou Gehrig 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Berger 4
2 Johnny Burnett 3
2 Buddy Myer 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.77
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
2 Herb Pennock 1.00
2 Socks Seibold 1.00
5 Charlie Root 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
3 Clise Dudley 2
3 Jumbo Elliott 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Roy Sherid 18
3 Ed Brandt 17
4 Hank Johnson 16
4 Red Ruffing 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Paul Derringer 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .389
2 Bill Terry .388
3 Freddie Lindstrom .379
4 Lou Gehrig .378
5 Chuck Klein .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 54
2 Babe Ruth 52
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Babe Herman 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 186
2 Lou Gehrig 180
3 Chuck Klein 172
4 Al Simmons 165
5 Babe Ruth 162

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Marty McManus 22
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
4 Paul Waner 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.40
2 Dazzy Vance 2.44
3 Wes Ferrell 3.39
4 Lefty Stewart 3.51
5 Pat Caraway 3.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Wes Ferrell 27
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Ted Lyons 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 217
2 George Earnshaw 202
3 Dazzy Vance 178
4 Bill Hallahan 163
5 Bump Hadley 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 8
2 Jim Lindsey 8
4 Garland Braxton 7
4 2 others tied 7