On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 10 .750 --
Senators 26 16 .619 5.0
Yankees 23 17 .575 7.0
Indians 22 20 .524 9.0
White Sox 17 23 .425 13.0
Tigers 18 28 .391 15.0
Browns 14 23 .378 14.5
Red Sox 14 27 .341 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 12 .676 --
Giants 24 14 .632 1.5
Cubs 22 16 .579 3.5
Braves 20 19 .513 6.0
Robins 20 21 .488 7.0
Phillies 19 21 .475 7.5
Pirates 18 23 .439 9.0
Reds 10 32 .238 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Jim Levey 4
1 Ski Melillo 4
4 Charlie Grimm 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ski Melillo 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Rollie Hemsley 1
2 Ski Melillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 0.56
2 Bruce Cunningham 0.50
2 Vic Sorrell 0.50
2 Lefty Stewart 0.50
5 Lefty Grove 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Stewart 8
2 George Pipgras 5
3 Sheriff Blake 3
3 Bruce Cunningham 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .400
2 Babe Ruth .384
3 Ski Melillo .384
4 Buzz Arlett .377
5 Al Simmons .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Buzz Arlett 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Babe Ruth 9
3 Al Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 47
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Earl Averill 41
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 3 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Roy Johnson 12
3 Bill Cissell 11
4 Adam Comorosky 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.49
2 Jack Berly 2.20
3 Pat Caraway 2.24
4 Tom Zachary 2.41
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Ed Brandt 8
2 Rube Walberg 8
4 George Earnshaw 7
4 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 53
2 Lefty Grove 52
3 Ray Benge 44
4 Ed Brandt 41
5 Carl Fischer 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 5
2 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
4 Wes Ferrell 3
4 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .500
1 Ski Melillo .500
1 Earl Webb .500
4 Buzz Arlett .463
5 Mickey Cochrane .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Buzz Arlett 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 18
2 Mickey Cochrane 17
3 Chuck Klein 16
4 Joe Cronin 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Willie Kamm 5
4 Bill Cissell 4
4 Travis Jackson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.44
2 Carl Hubbell 0.95
3 Eppa Rixey 1.32
4 Fred Heimach 1.46
5 Ray Benge 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jack Berly 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 Lefty Grove 15
3 Tommy Bridges 13
3 George Pipgras 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
1 Glenn Spencer 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .457
2 Ski Melillo .441
3 Mickey Cochrane .435
4 Earl Webb .430
5 Buzz Arlett .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 9
1 Chuck Klein 9
3 Buzz Arlett 7
4 Mickey Cochrane 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 33
2 Joe Cronin 28
2 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Earl Webb 28
5 Mickey Cochrane 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 8
2 Roy Johnson 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Bill Cissell 6
4 Willie Kamm 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.99
2 Pat Caraway 2.05
3 Jack Berly 2.06
4 Ray Benge 2.27
5 Pea Ridge Day 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Ed Brandt 5
3 Rube Walberg 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 41
2 Lefty Grove 31
3 Ray Benge 25
4 Ed Brandt 24
5 Si Johnson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 Lefty Grove 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .389
2 Al Simmons .376
3 Carl Reynolds .375
4 Freddie Lindstrom .375
5 Lou Gehrig .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
1 Hack Wilson 42
3 Chuck Klein 40
4 Lou Gehrig 38
5 Al Simmons 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 176
2 Chuck Klein 166
3 Hack Wilson 155
4 Al Simmons 154
5 Jimmie Foxx 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Roy Johnson 26
3 Ben Chapman 24
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 3 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Dazzy Vance 2.78
3 George Uhle 3.25
4 Pat Caraway 3.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 201
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 168
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Bill Hallahan 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Joe Heving 8
2 Jim Lindsey 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
5 2 tied 6