On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 39 13 .750 --
Senators 38 17 .691 2.5
Yankees 27 22 .551 10.5
Indians 26 27 .491 13.5
Red Sox 20 30 .400 18.0
White Sox 19 31 .380 19.0
Tigers 21 35 .375 20.0
Browns 17 32 .347 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 16 .680 --
Giants 31 19 .620 3.0
Cubs 30 21 .588 4.5
Braves 27 25 .519 8.0
Robins 24 28 .462 11.0
Pirates 21 29 .420 13.0
Phillies 20 31 .392 14.5
Reds 18 36 .333 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Dave Harris 3
1 Shanty Hogan 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 George Watkins 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Harris 4
2 Freddy Leach 3
2 Fred Schulte 3
4 Bill Cronin 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 2
2 Bill Dreesen 1
2 Goose Goslin 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
2 Ray Moss 0.50
4 Ray Benge 0.40
5 Carl Fischer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Baecht 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Allyn Stout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Moss 5
2 Ed Baecht 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .397
2 Babe Ruth .385
3 Mickey Cochrane .385
4 Al Simmons .374
5 Goose Goslin .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 17
2 Jimmie Foxx 13
3 Buzz Arlett 11
3 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Babe Ruth 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 56
2 Jimmie Foxx 54
3 Lou Gehrig 53
4 Ossie Bluege 48
4 Chuck Klein 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 20
2 Roy Johnson 16
3 Bill Cissell 12
4 Adam Comorosky 8
4 Willie Kamm 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.74
2 Ed Morris 1.94
3 George Uhle 2.37
4 Tom Zachary 2.44
5 Jack Berly 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 George Earnshaw 10
2 Rube Walberg 10
4 Ed Brandt 9
4 Wes Ferrell 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 75
2 Lefty Grove 68
3 Ed Brandt 49
3 Charlie Root 49
5 Ray Benge 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
1 Jack Quinn 6
3 Jim Lindsey 5
4 Bump Hadley 4
4 Firpo Marberry 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Dykes .458
2 Ripper Collins .456
3 Shanty Hogan .452
4 Mel Ott .451
5 Kiki Cuyler .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Wally Berger 16
2 Frankie Frisch 16
2 Sam West 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Roy Johnson 5
3 Jack Burns 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.56
2 Charlie Root 1.00
2 Ed Morris 1.00
4 George Earnshaw 1.24
5 General Crowder 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Carl Fischer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
1 Charlie Root 22
3 Lefty Grove 19
4 Paul Derringer 17
5 Lefty Stewart 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .417
1 Ed Morgan .417
3 Bill Terry .416
4 Goose Goslin .412
5 Earl Webb .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Wally Berger 7
3 Babe Ruth 7
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Ben Chapman 28
2 Bing Miller 28
4 Mickey Cochrane 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 10
3 Willie Kamm 7
4 Bill Cissell 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.20
2 Charlie Root 1.80
3 Ed Morris 1.88
4 George Uhle 1.91
5 Lefty Gomez 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 General Crowder 5
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 47
2 Lefty Grove 32
3 Charlie Root 28
4 Paul Derringer 22
4 Bill Hallahan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Hal Elliott 2
3 Wes Ferrell 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .390
2 Al Simmons .376
3 Ed Morgan .369
4 Freddie Lindstrom .365
5 Babe Herman .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 44
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Babe Ruth 39
4 Jimmie Foxx 36
4 Goose Goslin 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Al Simmons 156
3 Jimmie Foxx 153
4 Chuck Klein 149
4 Hack Wilson 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 30
1 Roy Johnson 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.06
2 Dazzy Vance 2.79
3 George Uhle 3.25
4 Lloyd Brown 3.39
5 Bill Hallahan 3.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Wes Ferrell 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 205
2 Lefty Grove 191
3 Bump Hadley 160
4 Dazzy Vance 159
5 Bill Hallahan 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jim Lindsey 8
2 Jack Quinn 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Joe Heving 7