On This Day

Sunday, June 21, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	43	13	.768	--
Senators	41	19	.683	4.0
Yankees	29	24	.547	12.5
Indians	28	30	.483	16.0
Red Sox	21	32	.396	20.5
Tigers	23	36	.390	21.5
White Sox	19	34	.358	22.5
Browns	19	35	.352	23.0

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Indians 3, Senators 1

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Browns 9, Yankees 7

Browns 8, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	37	19	.661	--
Giants	34	21	.618	2.5
Cubs	32	24	.571	5.0
Braves	30	28	.517	8.0
Robins	28	30	.483	10.0
Phillies	24	32	.429	13.0
Pirates	23	33	.411	14.0
Reds	19	40	.322	19.5

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 6

Braves 6, Cardinals 2

Phillies 7, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 1, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Burns	5
1	Charlie Grimm	5
1	Red Kress	5
1	Fred Schulte	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Rick Ferrell	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Larry Bettencourt	3
2	Roy Johnson	3
2	Fred Schulte	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Larry Bettencourt	1
2	Jack Burns	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fred Frankhouse	1.00
2	Socks Seibold	0.56
3	Wes Ferrell	0.33
3	Lefty Stewart	0.33
5	George Earnshaw	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Larry French	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Frankhouse	7
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Ray Phelps	5
2	Socks Seibold	5
2	Lefty Stewart	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.391
2	Mickey Cochrane	.385
3	Al Simmons	.383
4	Harvey Hendrick	.374
5	Goose Goslin	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	17
2	Lou Gehrig	14
3	Jimmie Foxx	13
3	Babe Ruth	13
5	Buzz Arlett	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	59
1	Lou Gehrig	59
3	Ossie Bluege	55
4	Jimmie Foxx	54
5	Chuck Klein	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	23
2	Roy Johnson	17
3	Bill Cissell	12
4	Adam Comorosky	9
4	Kiki Cuyler	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.91
2	Tom Zachary	2.18
3	Ed Morris	2.24
4	Jack Berly	2.57
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	12
1	Lefty Grove	12
3	Rube Walberg	11
4	Wes Ferrell	10
5	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	86
2	Lefty Grove	73
3	Ed Brandt	53
3	Wes Ferrell	53
3	Charlie Root	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	7
2	Jack Quinn	6
3	Jim Lindsey	5
4	Lefty Grove	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hub Walker	.463
2	Ossie Bluege	.458
3	Bill Terry	.431
4	Lou Gehrig	.429
4	Al Simmons	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Hack Wilson	5
3	Wally Berger	4
3	Chuck Klein	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	19
1	Sam West	19
3	Ripper Collins	17
3	Dave Harris	17
5	Jimmie Foxx	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Hub Walker	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	0.46
2	Bump Hadley	0.51
3	Bill Hallahan	0.67
4	Allyn Stout	1.08
5	Ed Baecht	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
2	Bobby Burke	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	25
2	Dazzy Vance	21
3	Charlie Root	19
4	Lefty Grove	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
2	Ed Brandt	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Ben Cantwell	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.423
2	Bill Terry	.412
3	Earl Webb	.407
4	Charlie Grimm	.402
5	Harvey Hendrick	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	9
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Babe Ruth	8
4	Wally Berger	7
4	Lou Gehrig	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	30
1	Jimmie Foxx	30
3	Chuck Klein	29
4	Sam West	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Willie Kamm	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.78
2	Tom Zachary	2.01
3	Mel Harder	2.03
4	George Uhle	2.30
5	George Earnshaw	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	8
2	Lefty Grove	7
3	General Crowder	5
3	Paul Derringer	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	52
2	Lefty Grove	33
3	Charlie Root	32
3	Dazzy Vance	32
5	Carl Hubbell	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	4
1	Jack Quinn	4
3	Jumbo Elliott	2
3	Wes Ferrell	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.392
2	Al Simmons	.380
3	Ed Morgan	.373
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.370
5	Babe Herman	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	45
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Chuck Klein	38
4	Lou Gehrig	37
5	Al Simmons	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	163
2	Al Simmons	159
3	Chuck Klein	151
4	Hack Wilson	149
5	Jimmie Foxx	148

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	32
2	Roy Johnson	31
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Dazzy Vance	2.94
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.16
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.23
5	George Uhle	3.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	George Earnshaw	26
3	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	205
2	Lefty Grove	191
3	Dazzy Vance	168
4	Bill Hallahan	156
5	Bump Hadley	152

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Jim Lindsey	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
4	Bump Hadley	7
4	2 others tied	7