On This Day

Thursday, May 7, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 11 8 .579 1.0
Athletics 9 7 .563 1.5
Tigers 11 10 .524 2.0
Senators 10 10 .500 2.5
White Sox 9 10 .474 3.0
Browns 6 11 .353 5.0
Red Sox 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 3 .813 --
Giants 12 6 .667 2.0
Cubs 11 6 .647 2.5
Braves 11 8 .579 3.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 6.0
Phillies 7 10 .412 6.5
Robins 6 12 .333 8.0
Reds 2 15 .118 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pepper Martin 4
1 Ski Melillo 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Marv Owen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pepper Martin 4
2 Dale Alexander 2
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Les Bell 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 John Kerr 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Pepper Martin 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Smith 0.50
2 Vic Sorrell 0.36
3 Si Johnson 0.33
4 Jesse Haines 0.25
5 Clint Brown 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Sorrell 5
2 Si Johnson 4
2 Jakie May 4
2 Bob Smith 4
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .452
2 Lew Fonseca .430
3 Dale Alexander .423
4 Al Simmons .417
5 Wally Roettger .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 John Stone 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 23
2 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Earl Averill 20
3 Al Simmons 20
5 Rogers Hornsby 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.54
2 Socks Seibold 1.54
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.62
4 Rube Walberg 1.79
5 Lloyd Brown 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Ed Brandt 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Clarence Mitchell 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 28
1 Hank Johnson 28
3 Roy Sherid 27
4 Ed Brandt 24
5 Bill Walker 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Bill Walker 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .386
2 Al Simmons .384
3 Freddie Lindstrom .379
4 Babe Herman .379
5 Lou Gehrig .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 53
2 Babe Ruth 50
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Hack Wilson 185
3 Chuck Klein 169
4 Al Simmons 158
5 Babe Ruth 155

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Roy Johnson 22
3 Ben Chapman 20
3 Marty McManus 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.45
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Wes Ferrell 3.17
4 Lefty Stewart 3.50
5 Clarence Mitchell 3.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 204
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bill Hallahan 168
5 Bump Hadley 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Watty Clark 7
3 Jack Quinn 7