On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 7 .741 --
Yankees 18 10 .643 2.5
Senators 19 12 .613 3.0
Tigers 16 18 .471 7.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 9.0
Indians 12 18 .400 9.5
Red Sox 11 18 .379 10.0
Browns 9 17 .346 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 5
1 Bing Miller 5
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Bill Dickey 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Irv Jeffries 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
3 Eric McNair 3
3 Bing Miller 3
3 Jimmie Reese 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Roy Johnson 1
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.60
2 Tommy Bridges 0.45
3 Tommy Thomas 0.25
4 Bump Hadley 0.20
4 Eddie Rommel 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 5
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Lefty Gomez 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Roy Mahaffey 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Roy Sherid 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .436
2 Babe Ruth .403
3 Wally Roettger .390
4 Mickey Cochrane .382
5 Earl Averill .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Roy Johnson 8
3 Bill Cissell 7
4 Carl Reynolds 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.93
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
3 Bill Walker 1.67
4 Eddie Rommel 1.84
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 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
5 5 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .500
2 Bill Dickey .472
3 Al Simmons .460
4 Earl Averill .420
5 Dick Bartell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Al Simmons 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Al Simmons 15
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Buzz Arlett 13
4 Earl Webb 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Roy Johnson 3
4 Jack Burns 2
4 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.00
2 Pea Ridge Day 1.23
3 Lefty Grove 1.44
4 Bump Hadley 1.46
5 Ed Brandt 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Jack Berly 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .395
2 Bill Terry .383
3 Lou Gehrig .379
4 Chuck Klein .375
5 Babe Herman .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 46
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Al Simmons 171
3 Hack Wilson 168
4 Chuck Klein 159
5 Babe Ruth 155

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Ben Chapman 23
2 Roy Johnson 23
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 3.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 22
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Earnshaw 200
3 Dazzy Vance 176
4 Bump Hadley 161
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