On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	22	7	.759	--
Yankees	19	11	.633	3.5
Senators	20	13	.606	4.0
Tigers	17	21	.447	9.5
White Sox	14	18	.438	9.5
Browns	12	18	.400	10.5
Indians	13	20	.394	11.0
Red Sox	11	20	.355	12.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Athletics 7, Yankees 3

Browns 10, Tigers 3

Tigers 3, Browns 1

Senators 10, Red Sox 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	18	8	.692	--
Giants	19	9	.679	0.0
Braves	17	12	.586	2.5
Pirates	15	16	.484	5.5
Cubs	13	14	.481	5.5
Phillies	15	18	.455	6.5
Robins	15	19	.441	7.0
Reds	7	23	.233	13.0

Games

Robins 6, Phillies 5

Giants 10, Braves 7

Braves 2, Giants 0

Pirates 10, Cubs 7

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 13, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	7
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Taylor Douthit	4
2	Dick Porter	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Buster Chatham	1
1	Frank Doljack	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Travis Jackson	4
1	Eddie Phillips	4
4	Casper Asbjornson	3
4	15 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Jim Levey	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Bridges	0.89
2	Ed Brandt	0.60
3	Pat Caraway	0.57
4	General Crowder	0.56
5	Dick Coffman	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	8
2	Dick Coffman	5
2	General Crowder	5
4	Pat Caraway	4
5	8 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Glenn Spencer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.403
3	Mickey Cochrane	.381
4	Earl Averill	.362
5	2 tied	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Bill Cissell	8
4	Carl Reynolds	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	1.67
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.77
3	Ed Brandt	1.79
4	Eddie Rommel	1.84
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	7
1	Rube Walberg	7
3	Wes Ferrell	6
4	Pat Caraway	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	40
1	Lefty Grove	40
3	Ray Benge	37
4	Ed Brandt	36
4	Roy Sherid	36

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	Lou Gehrig	.536
2	Bill Dickey	.474
3	Buzz Arlett	.449
4	Al Simmons	.444
5	Charlie Grimm	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Al Simmons	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	19
2	Buzz Arlett	17
3	Ossie Bluege	15
4	Goose Goslin	14
5	6 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Berly	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	1.11
3	Pat Caraway	1.50
4	Lefty Grove	1.53
5	Larry French	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Heinie Meine	3
1	Rube Walberg	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Bridges	20
2	George Earnshaw	18
3	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Lefty Grove	15
5	Ray Benge	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Elliott	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Glenn Spencer	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.505
2	Mickey Cochrane	.416
3	Rogers Hornsby	.400
4	Bob Fothergill	.386
5	John Stone	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	8
2	Al Simmons	7
3	Jimmie Foxx	6
3	Chuck Klein	6
3	Earl Webb	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	31
2	Joe Cronin	29
3	Buzz Arlett	28
4	Jimmie Foxx	27
4	Lou Gehrig	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Brandt	1.49
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.50
3	Pat Caraway	1.98
4	Red Lucas	2.00
5	Bill Walker	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Walberg	6
2	Ed Brandt	5
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Heinie Meine	5
5	Pat Caraway	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	34
2	Ray Benge	28
3	Carl Fischer	26
4	Ed Brandt	25
5	Tommy Bridges	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
4	Hal Elliott	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Bill Terry	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.378
4	Chuck Klein	.371
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	46
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Goose Goslin	38
3	Chuck Klein	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	174
2	Hack Wilson	167
3	Al Simmons	163
4	Chuck Klein	159
5	2 tied	145

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Roy Johnson	24
3	Ben Chapman	22
4	Carl Reynolds	21
5	Bill Cissell	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.39
2	Dazzy Vance	2.56
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.14
4	Pat Caraway	3.37
5	Bill Walker	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	155
5	2 tied	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Jim Lindsey	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
4	Joe Heving	7
5	2 tied	6