On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	36	12	.750	--
Senators	34	17	.667	3.5
Yankees	26	20	.565	9.0
Indians	25	25	.500	12.0
Browns	17	27	.386	17.0
White Sox	18	29	.383	17.5
Red Sox	18	29	.383	17.5
Tigers	19	34	.358	19.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Tigers 1

Yankees 11, White Sox 2

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Senators 7, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	30	16	.652	--
Giants	28	19	.596	2.5
Cubs	28	19	.596	2.5
Braves	25	23	.521	6.0
Robins	23	27	.460	9.0
Pirates	21	27	.438	10.0
Phillies	20	27	.426	10.5
Reds	17	34	.333	15.5

Games

Cubs 7, Phillies 4

Robins 3, Reds 0

Giants 8, Pirates 2

Braves 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Buzz Arlett	3
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Bill Dreesen	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Freddy Leach	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Chapman	4
2	Wally Berger	3
2	Hank Johnson	3
2	Joe Kuhel	3
2	Riggs Stephenson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Roy Johnson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Johnson	0.62
2	Ed Brandt	0.50
3	George Uhle	0.43
4	Roy Mahaffey	0.33
5	Wes Ferrell	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	6
2	Hank Johnson	5
3	Wes Ferrell	4
4	Jumbo Elliott	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.401
2	Harvey Hendrick	.388
3	Mickey Cochrane	.385
4	Sam West	.371
5	Al Simmons	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Babe Ruth	11
4	Buzz Arlett	10
4	Lou Gehrig	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	55
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Jimmie Foxx	48
4	Ossie Bluege	45
5	2 tied	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	17
2	Roy Johnson	15
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Adam Comorosky	8
4	Willie Kamm	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.72
2	Tom Zachary	2.21
3	George Uhle	2.41
4	Jack Berly	2.57
5	Lloyd Brown	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Ed Brandt	9
2	George Earnshaw	9
2	Wes Ferrell	9
2	Rube Walberg	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	67
2	Lefty Grove	64
3	Ed Brandt	48
4	Wes Ferrell	47
5	2 tied	45

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	Harvey Hendrick	.485
2	Ed Morgan	.460
3	Bill Terry	.444
4	Sam West	.431
5	Kiki Cuyler	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	6
2	Wally Berger	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
4	Chick Hafey	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Cuccinello	19
1	Harvey Hendrick	19
3	Ripper Collins	16
3	Jimmie Foxx	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Willie Kamm	6
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Roy Johnson	4
3	George Watkins	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wally Hebert	0.71
2	Bob Smith	1.00
3	Ed Morris	1.23
4	Lefty Grove	1.25
5	Charlie Root	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Carl Fischer	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Lefty Grove	19
3	Charlie Root	15
3	Dazzy Vance	15
5	Carl Fischer	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Jack Quinn	2
2	Tom Zachary	2
4	Ben Cantwell	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.445
2	Ed Morgan	.427
3	Charlie Grimm	.418
4	Mickey Cochrane	.406
5	Earl Webb	.398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	37
2	Joe Cronin	29
3	Mickey Cochrane	28
3	Tony Cuccinello	28
5	Chuck Klein	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Willie Kamm	8
4	Bill Cissell	7
5	Carl Reynolds	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.47
2	George Uhle	1.64
3	Lefty Gomez	1.77
4	Tom Zachary	1.80
5	Larry French	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	45
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Tommy Bridges	25
5	Carl Hubbell	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
4	Hal Elliott	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.389
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Ed Morgan	.374
4	Babe Ruth	.367
5	Carl Reynolds	.366

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	154
2	Al Simmons	154
4	Jimmie Foxx	151
4	Hack Wilson	151

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	29
2	Ben Chapman	28
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Dazzy Vance	2.73
3	George Uhle	3.21
4	Pat Caraway	3.39
5	Lloyd Brown	3.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	George Earnshaw	24
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	202
2	Lefty Grove	194
3	Dazzy Vance	164
4	Bump Hadley	154
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