On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	45	18	.714	--
Senators	45	21	.682	1.5
Yankees	34	27	.557	10.0
Indians	32	32	.500	13.5
Browns	26	36	.419	18.5
Red Sox	24	36	.400	19.5
Tigers	24	41	.369	22.0
White Sox	21	40	.344	23.0

Games

Senators 8, White Sox 2

Indians 12, Yankees 5

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 9, Tigers 5

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	40	23	.635	--
Giants	36	25	.590	3.0
Cubs	35	27	.565	4.5
Robins	34	31	.523	7.0
Braves	33	32	.508	8.0
Phillies	28	35	.444	12.0
Pirates	24	39	.381	16.0
Reds	24	42	.364	17.5

Games

Robins 7, Cardinals 0

Robins 4, Cardinals 3

Cubs 12, Braves 3

Reds 6, Giants 4

Pirates 10, Phillies 6

Phillies 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Grantham	5
1	Johnny Hodapp	5
3	Fred Brickell	4
3	Adam Comorosky	4
3	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	2
2	Fred Bennett	1
2	Larry Bettencourt	1
2	Fred Brickell	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Neal Finn	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Phelps	1.00
2	Bill Hallahan	0.82
3	Jack Berly	0.62
4	George Blaeholder	0.50
4	Jim Moore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	9
2	Jack Berly	5
3	George Blaeholder	4
3	Art Herring	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Steve Swetonic	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.398
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Spud Davis	.372
4	Sam West	.362
5	Chuck Klein	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	19
2	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Jimmie Foxx	13
5	Rogers Hornsby	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	72
2	Joe Cronin	65
3	Ossie Bluege	60
3	Ben Chapman	60
3	2 others tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	27
2	Roy Johnson	18
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Ossie Bluege	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Tom Zachary	2.55
3	George Uhle	2.68
4	Ed Morris	2.80
5	Bill Hallahan	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	George Earnshaw	12
3	Wes Ferrell	11
3	Rube Walberg	11
5	5 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	89
2	Lefty Grove	82
3	Bill Hallahan	59
3	Dazzy Vance	59
5	Ray Benge	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	7
2	Jack Quinn	6
3	Bump Hadley	5
3	Jim Lindsey	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.469
2	Hub Walker	.462
3	Lou Gehrig	.460
4	Rollie Hemsley	.436
5	Joe Stripp	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Ben Chapman	18
4	Rick Ferrell	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Hub Walker	5
3	Ossie Bluege	4
4	Jack Burns	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Hubbell	0.00
2	Bump Hadley	0.48
3	Red Lucas	1.13
4	Bill Walker	1.42
5	Frank Watt	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Clint Brown	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	23
2	George Earnshaw	22
3	Fred Frankhouse	20
4	Lefty Grove	18
4	Dazzy Vance	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Bump Hadley	2
4	Ed Brandt	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Spud Davis	.429
2	Chuck Klein	.424
3	Ed Morgan	.400
3	Babe Ruth	.400
5	Lou Gehrig	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Chuck Klein	10
3	Babe Ruth	9
4	Wally Berger	7
4	Hack Wilson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Ben Chapman	30
4	Harvey Hendrick	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	17
2	Roy Johnson	7
2	Hub Walker	7
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.26
2	Lefty Grove	1.93
3	Frank Watt	2.00
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.27
5	George Uhle	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	George Earnshaw	6
3	Bobby Burke	5
3	Carl Fischer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	43
2	Lefty Grove	38
3	Bill Hallahan	35
4	Dazzy Vance	33
5	Charlie Root	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	4
2	Carl Fischer	3
2	Bump Hadley	3
2	Jack Quinn	3
5	9 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.384
2	Ed Morgan	.380
3	Al Simmons	.371
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.370
5	Carl Reynolds	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Babe Ruth	39
5	Goose Goslin	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	168
2	Chuck Klein	153
3	Al Simmons	150
4	Hack Wilson	143
5	3 tied	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	35
2	Roy Johnson	32
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Bill Cissell	22
5	Buddy Myer	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Dazzy Vance	2.94
3	George Uhle	3.20
4	Carl Hubbell	3.27
5	Lloyd Brown	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	199
2	Lefty Grove	189
3	Dazzy Vance	169
4	Bill Hallahan	163
5	Bump Hadley	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Bump Hadley	8
2	Jim Lindsey	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
5	2 tied	7