On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 7 .750 --
Yankees 19 10 .655 2.5
Senators 19 13 .594 4.0
Tigers 16 20 .444 9.0
Indians 13 18 .419 9.5
White Sox 12 18 .400 10.0
Browns 11 17 .393 10.0
Red Sox 11 19 .367 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 7 .708 --
Giants 18 8 .692 --
Braves 16 11 .593 2.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 5.0
Phillies 15 17 .469 6.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 6.0
Robins 14 19 .424 7.5
Reds 6 22 .214 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buzz Arlett 6
2 Ski Melillo 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Dick Bartell 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Marv Owen 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buzz Arlett 4
1 Earl Averill 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Ski Melillo 4
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
2 Stew Bolen 0.50
2 Red Lucas 0.50
4 Jumbo Elliott 0.44
5 Pat Malone 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Stew Bolen 1
1 Paul Derringer 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Stew Bolen 4
2 Jumbo Elliott 4
4 Watty Clark 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Elliott 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Glenn Spencer 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .439
2 Babe Ruth .392
3 Mickey Cochrane .386
4 Earl Averill .381
5 Wally Roettger .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Al Simmons 8
4 Lou Gehrig 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Al Simmons 35
3 Buzz Arlett 34
3 Joe Cronin 34
5 Earl Averill 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Roy Johnson 9
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 6
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Rube Walberg 6
4 George Earnshaw 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
1 Lefty Grove 40
3 Ray Benge 36
3 Roy Sherid 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Jack Quinn 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .513
2 Lou Gehrig .500
3 Al Simmons .463
4 Luke Sewell .429
5 Buzz Arlett .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Al Simmons 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Buzz Arlett 16
3 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Al Simmons 15
5 Don Hurst 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Carl Reynolds 5
3 Roy Johnson 3
3 Fresco Thompson 3
5 8 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.44
3 Bump Hadley 1.46
4 Ed Brandt 1.50
5 Pat Caraway 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Heinie Meine 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
5 12 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 19
2 George Earnshaw 18
3 Ray Benge 17
3 Dazzy Vance 17
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Hal Elliott 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .394
2 Bill Terry .383
3 Lou Gehrig .377
4 Babe Herman .373
5 Chuck Klein .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 42
3 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Chuck Klein 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Hack Wilson 167
3 Al Simmons 163
4 Chuck Klein 161
5 Babe Ruth 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Roy Johnson 24
3 Ben Chapman 22
4 Carl Reynolds 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.39
2 Dazzy Vance 2.56
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.13
4 Pat Caraway 3.46
5 Clarence Mitchell 3.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 23
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 198
2 George Earnshaw 197
3 Dazzy Vance 175
4 Bump Hadley 153
5 Wes Ferrell 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 10
2 Jim Lindsey 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6