On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	33	11	.750	--
Senators	29	17	.630	5.0
Yankees	25	19	.568	8.0
Indians	24	22	.522	10.0
White Sox	18	26	.409	15.0
Tigers	19	31	.380	17.0
Red Sox	17	28	.378	16.5
Browns	15	26	.366	16.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Browns 3

Athletics 12, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Senators 8, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	29	13	.690	--
Cubs	25	17	.595	4.0
Giants	24	18	.571	5.0
Braves	22	22	.500	8.0
Robins	22	24	.478	9.0
Pirates	20	24	.455	10.0
Phillies	19	24	.442	10.5
Reds	14	33	.298	17.5

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 3

Reds 8, Braves 2

Braves 10, Reds 9

Robins 6, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 9, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Cuccinello	5
1	Nick Cullop	5
1	George Watkins	5
4	Wally Roettger	4
4	Bill Sweeney	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nick Cullop	6
2	Wally Berger	4
2	Ripper Collins	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Bing Miller	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Charlie Gelbert	1
2	Willie Kamm	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lloyd Brown	1.25
2	Dazzy Vance	0.78
3	Bill Hallahan	0.60
4	Lefty Gomez	0.44
4	Red Lucas	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Bill Hallahan	6
3	Lloyd Brown	5
4	Lefty Gomez	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Frankhouse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.411
2	Mickey Cochrane	.391
3	Ski Melillo	.377
4	Al Simmons	.376
5	Harvey Hendrick	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Babe Ruth	11
4	Buzz Arlett	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	50
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	42
4	Earl Averill	41
4	Al Simmons	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	16
2	Roy Johnson	14
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Adam Comorosky	8
4	Willie Kamm	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.69
2	Tom Zachary	2.08
3	George Uhle	2.28
4	Lloyd Brown	2.29
5	Jack Berly	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	61
2	Lefty Grove	56
3	Ray Benge	45
4	Carl Fischer	43
5	Ed Brandt	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	6
2	Jim Lindsey	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
4	Wes Ferrell	3
4	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Webb	.490
2	Charlie Grimm	.447
3	Ed Morgan	.444
4	Babe Ruth	.436
5	Pinky Whitney	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Chuck Klein	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Cuccinello	19
1	Ed Morgan	19
3	Babe Ruth	17
4	Joe Cronin	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Kamm	7
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Bill Cissell	5
3	Roy Johnson	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.67
2	Eppa Rixey	1.17
3	Lefty Grove	1.18
4	Hal McKain	1.20
5	George Uhle	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Lefty Grove	16
2	Sad Sam Jones	16
4	Bill Hallahan	15
4	Carl Hubbell	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Wes Ferrell	2
2	Joe Heving	2
2	Willis Hudlin	2
2	Jack Quinn	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.461
2	Earl Webb	.422
3	Ski Melillo	.411
4	Bill Dickey	.402
5	Mickey Cochrane	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Chuck Klein	9
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Shanty Hogan	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	36
2	Earl Webb	28
3	Joe Cronin	27
4	Mickey Cochrane	26
4	Lou Gehrig	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Roy Johnson	8
2	Willie Kamm	8
4	Bill Cissell	7
5	Carl Reynolds	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.30
2	Tom Zachary	1.42
3	Lefty Gomez	1.77
4	George Uhle	1.90
5	Jack Berly	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
4	Lefty Gomez	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	39
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Dazzy Vance	29
4	Ray Benge	26
5	Lloyd Brown	22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.384
2	Al Simmons	.378
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.371
5	Babe Ruth	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Babe Ruth	42
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Chuck Klein	38
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	178
2	Al Simmons	157
3	Chuck Klein	155
4	Hack Wilson	154
5	Jimmie Foxx	151

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Dazzy Vance	2.71
3	George Uhle	3.08
4	Lloyd Brown	3.29
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	George Earnshaw	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	202
2	Lefty Grove	193
3	Dazzy Vance	165
4	Bill Hallahan	155
5	Bump Hadley	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Joe Heving	8
2	Jim Lindsey	8
4	Jack Quinn	7
5	3 tied	6