On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 14 9 .609 1.0
Senators 15 11 .577 1.5
Tigers 15 13 .536 2.5
Indians 12 13 .480 4.0
Red Sox 11 13 .458 4.5
White Sox 9 15 .375 6.5
Browns 6 15 .286 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 4 .778 --
Giants 14 7 .667 1.5
Braves 13 9 .591 3.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 4.0
Pirates 12 12 .500 5.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 7.5
Robins 9 15 .375 8.0
Reds 5 17 .227 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 6
2 Tony Cuccinello 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
2 Buzz Arlett 1
2 Les Bell 1
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buzz Arlett 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Red Lucas 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Benge 0.43
1 Stew Bolen 0.43
3 George Uhle 0.38
4 Ray Kolp 0.30
5 Herb Pennock 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pea Ridge Day 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 6
2 Pea Ridge Day 5
3 Stew Bolen 3
3 Larry French 3
3 5 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .407
2 Babe Ruth .400
3 Sam West .388
4 Dale Alexander .380
5 Wally Roettger .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Buzz Arlett 6
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Al Simmons 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Joe Cronin 29
3 Al Simmons 26
4 Earl Averill 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 6
1 Roy Johnson 6
3 Wally Berger 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.26
2 Eddie Rommel 1.61
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.62
4 Socks Seibold 1.64
5 Lloyd Brown 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Sherid 32
2 Ray Benge 30
2 Ed Brandt 30
4 Lefty Grove 29
5 3 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Bump Hadley 2
3 Jack Quinn 2
3 Bill Walker 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .476
2 John Stone .438
3 Ossie Bluege .429
3 Rick Ferrell .429
5 Earl Averill .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 5
2 Earl Webb 4
3 Buzz Arlett 3
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 15
1 Earl Webb 15
3 Bob Fothergill 14
3 Lou Gehrig 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 4
2 Pepper Martin 3
3 Buzz Arlett 2
3 Earl Averill 2
3 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
1 Jakie May 0.00
3 Wilcy Moore 0.43
4 Bill Walker 0.56
5 Vic Sorrell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Ed Brandt 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Ray Benge 16
3 Lloyd Brown 15
4 Ed Brandt 13
5 Larry French 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Jim Lindsey 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Lou Gehrig .379
3 Bill Terry .379
4 Babe Herman .376
5 Freddie Lindstrom .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Hack Wilson 171
3 Chuck Klein 163
4 Al Simmons 162
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Roy Johnson 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 20
3 Marty McManus 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.39
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Wes Ferrell 3.41
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.44
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 199
2 Lefty Grove 198
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bump Hadley 162
5 Bill Hallahan 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
1 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Watty Clark 7
3 Jack Quinn 7