On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 11 .761 --
Senators 31 17 .646 5.0
Yankees 25 20 .556 9.5
Indians 25 22 .532 10.5
White Sox 18 28 .391 17.0
Browns 16 26 .381 17.0
Red Sox 17 29 .370 18.0
Tigers 19 33 .365 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 30 13 .698 --
Giants 26 18 .591 4.5
Cubs 25 19 .568 5.5
Braves 22 23 .489 9.0
Robins 22 25 .468 10.0
Phillies 20 24 .455 10.5
Pirates 20 25 .444 11.0
Reds 15 33 .313 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Bill Terry 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 5
2 Chuck Klein 3
3 Ripper Collins 2
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Shanty Hogan 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Johnny Vergez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.75
2 Tommy Bridges 0.33
3 Erv Brame 0.20
3 Bill Morrell 0.20
5 Benny Frey 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Allyn Stout 4
4 Ed Baecht 3
4 Erv Brame 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .398
2 Mickey Cochrane .385
3 Harvey Hendrick .382
4 Al Simmons .378
5 Ski Melillo .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Babe Ruth 11
4 Buzz Arlett 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 52
2 Jimmie Foxx 47
2 Lou Gehrig 47
4 Earl Averill 43
4 Chuck Klein 43

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 George Earnshaw 9
2 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Rube Walberg 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 67
2 Lefty Grove 64
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 Bill Terry .485
2 Earl Webb .471
3 Babe Ruth .440
4 Ed Morgan .434
5 Harvey Hendrick .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 Chick Hafey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harvey Hendrick 17
2 Joe Cronin 16
2 Tony Cuccinello 16
2 Jimmie Foxx 16
2 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 27
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Sad Sam Jones 16
4 Bill Hallahan 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Bobby Burke 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .440
2 Charlie Grimm .434
3 Earl Webb .423
4 Buzz Arlett .404
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Buzz Arlett 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Joe Cronin 29
3 Mickey Cochrane 28
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 2 tied 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 1.41
2 Tom Zachary 1.42
3 Lefty Gomez 1.77
4 George Uhle 1.90
5 Larry French 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 George Earnshaw 7
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Rube Walberg 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Tommy Bridges 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Jack Quinn 3
3 Hal Elliott 2
3 Wes Ferrell 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .391
2 Al Simmons .381
3 Mickey Cochrane .366
4 Ed Morgan .366
5 Freddie Lindstrom .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 42
2 Babe Ruth 41
3 Chuck Klein 39
4 Jimmie Foxx 37
4 Lou Gehrig 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Chuck Klein 157
2 Al Simmons 157
4 Hack Wilson 152
5 Jimmie Foxx 151

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
1 Roy Johnson 28
3 Ben Chapman 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
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 25
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