On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 7 .731 --
Yankees 17 10 .630 2.5
Senators 18 12 .600 3.0
Tigers 16 17 .485 6.5
White Sox 12 16 .429 8.0
Indians 12 17 .414 8.5
Red Sox 11 17 .393 9.0
Browns 8 17 .320 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 7 .696 --
Giants 18 8 .692 -0.5
Braves 16 11 .593 2.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 4.0
Phillies 13 15 .464 5.5
Pirates 13 16 .448 6.0
Robins 12 17 .414 7.0
Reds 6 21 .222 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Wally Gilbert 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 2
1 Urbane Pickering 2
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 Gabby Hartnett 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buzz Arlett 3
1 Don Hurst 3
1 Tom Jenkins 3
1 Bill Terry 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Doljack 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 John Stone 1
1 George Watkins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.00
2 Si Johnson 0.83
3 Pat Caraway 0.40
4 George Uhle 0.31
5 Syl Johnson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Berly 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 5
2 George Uhle 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
4 Jack Berly 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .438
2 Wally Roettger .390
3 Babe Ruth .388
4 Lew Fonseca .370
5 John Stone .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 9
2 Chuck Klein 8
3 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Al Simmons 33
3 Joe Cronin 32
4 Buzz Arlett 29
4 Earl Averill 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 7
1 Bill Cissell 7
1 Roy Johnson 7
4 Wally Berger 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.93
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
3 Eddie Rommel 1.61
4 Bill Walker 1.67
5 Lloyd Brown 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 6
1 Rube Walberg 6
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Roy Sherid 36
3 George Earnshaw 34
4 Ed Brandt 33
5 Ray Benge 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Paul Derringer 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .520
2 Lou Gehrig .483
3 Bill Dickey .444
4 Ossie Bluege .432
5 Buzz Arlett .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Ossie Bluege 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Urbane Pickering 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Buzz Arlett 15
2 Al Simmons 15
4 Lou Gehrig 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Jack Burns 2
2 Ben Chapman 2
2 Bill Cissell 2
2 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.00
2 Bill Walker 0.56
3 Eddie Rommel 1.00
4 Vic Sorrell 1.13
5 Pea Ridge Day 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Jack Berly 2
3 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 19
2 Lloyd Brown 16
3 Si Johnson 15
3 Fay Thomas 15
5 Ray Benge 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .395
2 Lou Gehrig .382
3 Bill Terry .380
4 Babe Herman .378
5 Chuck Klein .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
1 Hack Wilson 47
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Al Simmons 169
2 Hack Wilson 169
4 Chuck Klein 163
5 Babe Ruth 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Roy Johnson 22
3 Ben Chapman 21
4 Carl Reynolds 20
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.21
4 George Uhle 3.44
5 Pat Caraway 3.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Earnshaw 200
3 Dazzy Vance 176
4 Bump Hadley 159
5 Bill Hallahan 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Jim Lindsey 9
3 Hi Bell 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6