On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	35	12	.745	--
Senators	33	17	.660	3.5
Yankees	25	20	.556	9.0
Indians	25	24	.510	11.0
Browns	17	26	.395	16.0
White Sox	18	28	.391	16.5
Red Sox	17	29	.370	17.5
Tigers	19	33	.365	18.5

Games

Browns 8, Athletics 2

Senators 12, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	15	.667	--
Giants	27	19	.587	3.5
Cubs	27	19	.587	3.5
Braves	24	23	.511	7.0
Robins	22	27	.449	10.0
Pirates	21	26	.447	10.0
Phillies	20	26	.435	10.5
Reds	17	33	.340	15.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Reds 2, Robins 1

Giants 8, Pirates 6

Braves 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Bennett	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Bill Terry	4
4	Del Bissonette	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Dave Harris	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	3
1	Sam West	3
3	Ossie Bluege	2
3	Dave Harris	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	Bill Regan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	1.40
2	Socks Seibold	0.50
3	Dazzy Vance	0.43
4	Si Johnson	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Berly	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Wally Hebert	1
1	Si Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	7
2	Bump Hadley	6
3	Carl Hubbell	5
3	Rube Walberg	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.398
2	Mickey Cochrane	.385
3	Harvey Hendrick	.377
4	Al Simmons	.370
5	Sam West	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Babe Ruth	11
4	Buzz Arlett	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	53
2	Jimmie Foxx	47
2	Lou Gehrig	47
4	Earl Averill	44
4	2 others tied	44

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	2.22
3	George Uhle	2.28
4	Jack Berly	2.57
5	Lloyd Brown	2.58

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	Firpo Marberry	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.476
2	Harvey Hendrick	.462
3	Kiki Cuyler	.442
4	Sam West	.434
5	Ski Melillo	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Cuccinello	19
1	Harvey Hendrick	19
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	Chick Hafey	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
1	Willie Kamm	6
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	George Watkins	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wally Hebert	0.71
2	Wes Ferrell	0.86
3	George Uhle	0.90
4	Bob Smith	1.00
5	Lefty Grove	1.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	General Crowder	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Charlie Root	15
3	Red Ruffing	15
3	Dazzy Vance	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.453
2	Charlie Grimm	.437
3	Ed Morgan	.416
4	Earl Webb	.404
5	Mickey Cochrane	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Chuck Klein	9
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Earl Averill	6
4	Wally Berger	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Tony Cuccinello	29
3	Mickey Cochrane	28
4	Joe Cronin	27
4	Chuck Klein	27

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	George Uhle	1.34
2	Lefty Grove	1.41
3	Lefty Gomez	1.77
4	Tom Zachary	1.82
5	Larry French	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	George Earnshaw	7
3	Jack Berly	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	45
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Tommy Bridges	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
2	Firpo Marberry	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	.392
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.369
4	Babe Ruth	.367
5	Mickey Cochrane	.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	172
2	Chuck Klein	156
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Hack Wilson	151
5	Jimmie Foxx	150

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
1	Roy Johnson	28
3	Ben Chapman	27
4	Bill Cissell	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.04
2	Dazzy Vance	2.67
3	George Uhle	3.21
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.33
5	Pat Caraway	3.39

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	199
3	Dazzy Vance	168
4	Bump Hadley	158
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