On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 7 .774 --
Senators 20 13 .606 5.0
Yankees 19 13 .594 5.5
Tigers 17 21 .447 10.5
White Sox 14 19 .424 11.0
Indians 14 20 .412 11.5
Browns 12 18 .400 11.5
Red Sox 11 20 .355 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 8 .692 --
Giants 19 9 .679 0.0
Braves 17 12 .586 2.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 5.0
Pirates 15 17 .469 6.0
Phillies 15 18 .455 6.5
Robins 15 19 .441 7.0
Reds 7 23 .233 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 6
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Ben Chapman 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Ed Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Roy Mahaffey 3
4 Joe Boley 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.40
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.36
3 Lefty Grove 0.29
4 Les Sweetland 0.25
4 Tommy Thomas 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Les Sweetland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Mahaffey 5
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Hank Johnson 4
4 Les Sweetland 3
4 Tommy Thomas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .421
2 Mickey Cochrane .402
3 Babe Ruth .373
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Earl Averill .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Joe Cronin 36
2 Al Simmons 36
4 Buzz Arlett 35
4 Earl Averill 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Bill Cissell 9
2 Roy Johnson 9
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 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.00
5 Lefty Grove 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 7
1 Rube Walberg 7
3 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 44
2 George Earnshaw 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 Charlie Grimm .486
2 Buzz Arlett .449
3 Mickey Cochrane .444
3 Lou Gehrig .444
5 Earl Averill .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 5
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Al Simmons 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Mickey Cochrane 18
3 Buzz Arlett 17
4 Lou Gehrig 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Berly 0.00
2 Ed Brandt 1.11
3 Pat Caraway 1.50
3 George Uhle 1.50
5 Lefty Grove 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Heinie Meine 3
2 Rube Walberg 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 Dazzy Vance 17
5 Tommy Thomas 15

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 .479
2 Mickey Cochrane .436
3 Rogers Hornsby .389
4 Earl Averill .382
5 Bob Fothergill .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Mickey Cochrane 6
3 Chuck Klein 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Joe Cronin 28
3 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Al Simmons 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.69
2 Ed Brandt 1.49
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.50
4 Lefty Grove 1.56
5 Pat Caraway 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 33
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 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .392
2 Bill Terry .383
3 Lou Gehrig .376
4 Chuck Klein .372
5 Freddie Lindstrom .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Goose Goslin 38
3 Chuck Klein 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Hack Wilson 166
3 Al Simmons 163
4 Chuck Klein 159
5 Jimmie Foxx 147

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.38
2 Dazzy Vance 2.56
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.14
4 Pat Caraway 3.38
5 Bill Walker 3.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 23
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 202
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