On This Day

Sunday, June 28, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 47 18 .723 --
Senators 46 22 .676 2.5
Yankees 35 27 .565 10.5
Indians 32 33 .492 15.0
Browns 28 36 .438 18.5
Red Sox 24 38 .387 21.5
Tigers 24 43 .358 24.0
White Sox 22 41 .349 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 40 24 .625 --
Giants 38 25 .603 1.5
Cubs 35 28 .556 4.5
Robins 35 31 .530 6.0
Braves 34 32 .515 7.0
Phillies 28 35 .444 11.5
Pirates 24 39 .381 15.5
Reds 24 44 .353 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody English 5
1 Earl Webb 5
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Jack Burns 4
3 11 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Webb 2
2 Ripper Collins 1
2 Estel Crabtree 1
2 Freddy Leach 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 5
2 Rick Ferrell 4
2 Dib Williams 4
4 Ed Brandt 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 2
1 Sam Leslie 2
3 Jack Burns 1
3 Ben Chapman 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.50
2 Tommy Bridges 0.44
3 Bill Morrell 0.43
4 Ed Morris 0.36
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 7
2 Ed Brandt 4
2 Ed Morris 4
4 Bill Morrell 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Chaplin 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .405
2 Ed Morgan .387
3 Earl Webb .370
4 Al Simmons .364
5 Chuck Klein .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 19
2 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Babe Ruth 17
4 Jimmie Foxx 13
5 Rogers Hornsby 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 73
2 Joe Cronin 65
3 Babe Ruth 63
4 Ossie Bluege 61
4 Ben Chapman 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 28
2 Roy Johnson 20
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 Lloyd Brown 2.75
4 Bill Hallahan 2.82
5 Bill Walker 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 14
2 George Earnshaw 12
2 Rube Walberg 12
4 Wes Ferrell 11
5 Ed Brandt 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 89
2 Lefty Grove 82
3 Ed Brandt 59
3 Bill Hallahan 59
3 Dazzy Vance 59

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 .492
2 Lou Gehrig .444
3 Rollie Hemsley .429
4 Freddie Lindstrom .426
5 Earl Webb .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Hack Wilson 5
4 Goose Goslin 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Rick Ferrell 20
4 Ben Chapman 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 0.00
2 Bump Hadley 0.44
3 Bill Walker 1.23
4 Clise Dudley 1.50
4 Frank Watt 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Bobby Burke 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Frankhouse 20
2 Bill Hallahan 19
3 Charlie Root 18
3 Dazzy Vance 18
5 George Blaeholder 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Bump Hadley 2
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 Bobby Burke 1
3 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Spud Davis .429
2 Chuck Klein .424
3 Ed Morgan .416
4 Earl Webb .411
5 Babe Ruth .410

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 37
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Ben Chapman 31
3 Chuck Klein 31
5 Harvey Hendrick 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 18
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Hub Walker 7
4 Sparky Adams 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.30
2 Lefty Grove 1.98
3 Frank Watt 2.00
4 Fred Frankhouse 2.27
5 Bill Sherdel 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
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 37
3 Bill Hallahan 35
4 Charlie Root 33
4 Dazzy Vance 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Carl Fischer 3
2 George Pipgras 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .382
2 Ed Morgan .379
3 Freddie Lindstrom .371
4 Chuck Klein .369
5 Al Simmons .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 167
2 Chuck Klein 152
3 Al Simmons 149
4 Hack Wilson 143
5 Babe Ruth 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 35
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 29
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 Buddy Myer 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.15
2 Dazzy Vance 2.94
3 Lloyd Brown 3.24
4 Carl Hubbell 3.27
5 George Uhle 3.27

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 185
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 3 tied 7