On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 10 .756 --
Senators 27 16 .628 5.0
Yankees 23 18 .561 8.0
Indians 23 20 .535 9.0
White Sox 17 24 .415 14.0
Browns 15 23 .395 14.5
Tigers 18 29 .383 16.0
Red Sox 14 28 .333 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 12 .684 --
Giants 24 15 .615 2.5
Cubs 23 16 .590 3.5
Braves 20 20 .500 7.0
Robins 20 22 .476 8.0
Phillies 19 22 .463 8.5
Pirates 19 23 .452 9.0
Reds 11 32 .256 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Morgan 4
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Burns 2
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Joe Cronin 2
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
1 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
2 Pea Ridge Day 0.42
2 Wes Ferrell 0.42
4 General Crowder 0.36
5 Carl Hubbell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Pea Ridge Day 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
4 George Blaeholder 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .400
2 Babe Ruth .397
3 Ski Melillo .383
4 Al Simmons .375
5 Earl Averill .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Buzz Arlett 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Lou Gehrig 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 49
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Earl Averill 41
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
1 Roy Johnson 13
3 Bill Cissell 12
4 Adam Comorosky 8
5 4 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 George Earnshaw 8
2 Wes Ferrell 8
2 Rube Walberg 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 60
2 Lefty Grove 52
3 Ray Benge 45
4 Ed Brandt 41
4 Wes Ferrell 41

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 Mickey Cochrane .490
2 Ski Melillo .489
3 Charlie Grimm .488
4 Earl Webb .478
5 Ed Morgan .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 20
2 Mickey Cochrane 17
2 Joe Cronin 17
4 Tony Cuccinello 16
4 Chuck Klein 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.56
3 Eppa Rixey 1.32
4 Mel Harder 1.65
5 Joe Shaute 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 General Crowder 3
3 Paul Derringer 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Carl Hubbell 15
3 Tommy Bridges 14
4 Ray Benge 13
4 George Pipgras 13

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 .472
2 Ski Melillo .446
3 Mickey Cochrane .427
4 Earl Averill .419
5 Earl Webb .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Buzz Arlett 7
4 Mickey Cochrane 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
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
1 Roy Johnson 8
3 Bill Cissell 7
3 Willie Kamm 7
3 Carl Reynolds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.99
2 Lefty Gomez 2.03
3 Pat Caraway 2.05
4 Jack Berly 2.06
5 George Uhle 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 Rube Walberg 5
4 Jack Berly 4
4 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 48
2 Lefty Grove 31
3 Ray Benge 26
4 Tommy Bridges 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .386
2 Al Simmons .378
3 Freddie Lindstrom .375
4 Lou Gehrig .374
5 Mickey Cochrane .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 43
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Chuck Klein 40
4 Lou Gehrig 39
5 Al Simmons 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 178
2 Chuck Klein 165
3 Al Simmons 155
3 Hack Wilson 155
5 Jimmie Foxx 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Roy Johnson 27
3 Ben Chapman 24
4 Bill Cissell 23
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.13
2 Dazzy Vance 2.78
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.18
4 George Uhle 3.25
5 Pat Caraway 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 George Earnshaw 25
2 Wes Ferrell 25
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 208
2 Lefty Grove 189
3 Dazzy Vance 168
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Bill Hallahan 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Joe Heving 8
2 Jim Lindsey 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6