On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 11 .756 --
Senators 30 17 .638 5.0
Yankees 25 20 .556 9.0
Indians 25 22 .532 10.0
White Sox 18 27 .400 16.0
Browns 16 26 .381 16.5
Tigers 19 32 .373 18.0
Red Sox 17 29 .370 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 13 .690 --
Giants 25 18 .581 4.5
Cubs 25 18 .581 4.5
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Mark Koenig 4
1 Bill Terry 4
4 Bobby Burke 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 John Kerr 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 Dave Harris 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Buddy Myer 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Koenig 3
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Marty McManus 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.78
2 Lefty Grove 0.73
3 Lefty Stewart 0.57
4 Wes Ferrell 0.40
5 Earl Whitehill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Red Ruffing 7
3 Lefty Stewart 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Mickey Cochrane .388
3 Al Simmons .375
4 Harvey Hendrick .370
5 Ski Melillo .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 51
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Jimmie Foxx 46
4 Earl Averill 43
5 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 1.72
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 10
2 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Rube Walberg 9
4 Ed Brandt 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 64
2 George Earnshaw 61
3 Ray Benge 45
4 Wes Ferrell 43
4 Carl Fischer 43

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 .471
2 Bill Terry .459
3 Charlie Grimm .457
4 Ed Morgan .439
5 Pinky Whitney .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 18
2 Tony Cuccinello 16
2 Ed Morgan 16
2 Babe Ruth 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 7
2 Ben Chapman 6
3 Roy Johnson 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.67
2 Wes Ferrell 1.16
3 Eppa Rixey 1.17
4 Hal McKain 1.20
5 George Uhle 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Paul Derringer 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 George Earnshaw 21
3 Sad Sam Jones 16
4 Bill Hallahan 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Wes Ferrell 2
2 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
5 16 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .450
2 Earl Webb .426
3 Bill Terry .414
4 Bill Dickey .400
5 Buzz Arlett .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 12
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Shanty Hogan 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Joe Cronin 28
3 Mickey Cochrane 27
4 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Earl Webb 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 1.38
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 8
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
4 Lefty Gomez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 George Earnshaw 39
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Ray Benge 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .389
2 Al Simmons .378
3 Freddie Lindstrom .367
4 Lou Gehrig .367
5 Mickey Cochrane .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 42
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Chuck Klein 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 176
2 Al Simmons 157
3 Chuck Klein 155
4 Jimmie Foxx 153
5 Hack Wilson 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
1 Roy Johnson 28
3 Ben Chapman 27
4 Bill Cissell 23
5 Marty McManus 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.06
2 Dazzy Vance 2.71
3 George Uhle 3.21
4 Lloyd Brown 3.29
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 26
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Burleigh Grimes 22
5 Lefty Stewart 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 202
2 Lefty Grove 201
3 Dazzy Vance 165
4 Bump Hadley 152
5 Bill Hallahan 151

Saves

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