On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	25	8	.758	--
Senators	22	14	.611	4.5
Yankees	20	14	.588	5.5
Indians	17	20	.459	10.0
White Sox	16	20	.444	10.5
Tigers	18	23	.439	11.0
Browns	12	21	.364	13.0
Red Sox	12	22	.353	13.5

Games

Senators 11, Red Sox 3

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

White Sox 10, Tigers 1

Indians 5, Browns 4

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	9	.710	--
Cardinals	19	9	.679	1.5
Cubs	17	14	.548	5.0
Braves	17	15	.531	5.5
Phillies	16	18	.471	7.5
Pirates	16	18	.471	7.5
Robins	15	20	.429	9.0
Reds	7	26	.212	16.0

Games

Cubs 8, Reds 4

Giants 7, Braves 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Webb	5
2	Pat Caraway	4
2	Sam Rice	4
2	Riggs Stephenson	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	Red Kress	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	5
2	Footsie Blair	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Shanty Hogan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Paul Waner	2
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Travis Jackson	1
2	Roy Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	0.50
1	George Pipgras	0.50
3	George Earnshaw	0.40
3	Sam Gray	0.40
5	Socks Seibold	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Berly	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	6
2	Sam Gray	4
2	Syl Johnson	4
2	George Pipgras	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.418
2	Mickey Cochrane	.407
3	Babe Ruth	.396
4	Bob Fothergill	.382
5	Rogers Hornsby	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	10
2	Chuck Klein	9
2	Al Simmons	9
4	Mickey Cochrane	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	42
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Buzz Arlett	37
3	Al Simmons	37
5	Earl Averill	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	11
2	Ben Chapman	10
3	Bill Cissell	9
4	Adam Comorosky	7
4	Carl Reynolds	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	1.38
2	Jack Berly	1.75
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.77
4	Ed Brandt	1.79
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	46
2	Lefty Grove	44
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	Joe Heving	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.475
2	Mickey Cochrane	.463
3	Buzz Arlett	.462
4	Luke Sewell	.419
5	Bill Terry	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	5
1	Mickey Cochrane	5
1	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	Al Simmons	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	21
2	Jimmie Foxx	20
3	Buzz Arlett	19
4	Joe Cronin	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.00
2	Ed Brandt	0.59
3	Pat Caraway	0.75
4	Lefty Gomez	1.10
5	Dazzy Vance	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
2	Jack Berly	3
2	Lloyd Brown	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	24
2	Tommy Bridges	19
3	Lefty Grove	15
3	Tommy Thomas	15
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Elliott	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Joe Heving	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.465
2	Mickey Cochrane	.439
3	Babe Ruth	.393
4	Bob Fothergill	.393
5	Earl Webb	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	7
1	Mickey Cochrane	7
1	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	Chuck Klein	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	33
2	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Buzz Arlett	27
3	Al Simmons	27
5	Mickey Cochrane	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.51
2	Ed Brandt	1.35
3	Jack Berly	1.38
4	Lefty Grove	1.56
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	39
2	Ray Benge	28
3	Tommy Bridges	24
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	3 tied	22

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	.390
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.372
4	Lou Gehrig	.372
5	Mickey Cochrane	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	45
2	Babe Ruth	42
3	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Chuck Klein	38
3	Al Simmons	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	171
2	Hack Wilson	165
3	Al Simmons	162
4	Chuck Klein	159
5	Jimmie Foxx	147

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	32
2	Roy Johnson	25
3	Ben Chapman	21
4	Bill Cissell	20
5	3 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.36
2	Dazzy Vance	2.66
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.14
4	Pat Caraway	3.23
5	Bill Walker	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Wes Ferrell	26
3	George Earnshaw	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	203
2	Lefty Grove	194
3	Dazzy Vance	170
4	Bump Hadley	155
5	Bill Hallahan	148

Saves

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