On This Day

Wednesday, July 1, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	49	19	.721	--
Senators	46	25	.648	4.5
Yankees	36	30	.545	12.0
Indians	34	35	.493	15.5
Browns	30	37	.448	18.5
Red Sox	27	38	.415	20.5
Tigers	26	44	.371	24.0
White Sox	23	43	.348	25.0

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Yankees 4, Tigers 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	25	.627	--
Giants	39	27	.591	2.5
Cubs	36	30	.545	5.5
Robins	37	32	.536	6.0
Braves	35	34	.507	8.0
Phillies	30	36	.455	11.5
Pirates	26	40	.394	15.5
Reds	25	46	.352	19.0

Games

Robins 3, Reds 1

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 11, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Klein	4
2	Dick Bartell	3
2	Estel Crabtree	3
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	5
2	Hack Wilson	3
3	Charlie Berry	2
3	Frank Grube	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Johnny Vergez	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gray	0.57
2	Jumbo Elliott	0.37
3	Wes Ferrell	0.31
4	Art Herring	0.30
5	Bill Walker	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Elliott	7
2	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Sam Gray	4
4	Lefty Grove	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.398
2	Ed Morgan	.391
3	Chuck Klein	.375
4	Al Simmons	.370
5	Goose Goslin	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	21
2	Lou Gehrig	19
3	Babe Ruth	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	14
4	Rogers Hornsby	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	76
2	Chuck Klein	70
3	Babe Ruth	69
4	Joe Cronin	67
5	Ben Chapman	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Roy Johnson	21
3	Bill Cissell	14
4	Adam Comorosky	10
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.05
2	Tom Zachary	2.68
3	Lloyd Brown	2.75
4	Bill Walker	2.76
5	Bill Hallahan	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	15
2	George Earnshaw	13
3	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	91
2	Lefty Grove	85
3	Carl Hubbell	63
3	Dazzy Vance	63
5	Wes Ferrell	61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.532
2	Spud Davis	.468
3	Rollie Hemsley	.438
4	Don Hurst	.429
4	Babe Ruth	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6
5	Goose Goslin	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Lou Gehrig	23
3	Chuck Klein	22
4	Rogers Hornsby	21
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	9
2	Roy Johnson	5
2	Hub Walker	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willis Hudlin	0.98
2	Bump Hadley	1.02
3	Carl Hubbell	1.33
4	Bill Walker	1.45
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Fred Frankhouse	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Carl Hubbell	21
3	Bill Hallahan	19
4	George Blaeholder	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.465
2	Ed Morgan	.411
3	Babe Ruth	.396
4	Earl Webb	.392
5	Kiki Cuyler	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Chuck Klein	10
3	Babe Ruth	9
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Lou Gehrig	34
2	Chuck Klein	34
4	Ben Chapman	31
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	18
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Ossie Bluege	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.80
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.47
3	Frank Watt	2.08
4	Bill Hallahan	2.17
5	Glenn Spencer	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
3	Bobby Burke	5
3	Carl Fischer	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	38
2	Lefty Grove	36
3	Dazzy Vance	34
4	Bill Hallahan	31
4	Carl Hubbell	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.383
2	Ed Morgan	.381
3	Chuck Klein	.375
4	Al Simmons	.373
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	44
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Goose Goslin	38
5	Babe Ruth	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Chuck Klein	161
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Hack Wilson	147
5	Babe Ruth	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	28
4	Bill Cissell	21
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Dazzy Vance	2.99
3	George Uhle	3.16
4	Carl Hubbell	3.28
5	Lloyd Brown	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	George Earnshaw	26
3	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	197
2	Lefty Grove	188
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bill Hallahan	157
5	Bump Hadley	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Bump Hadley	8
2	Jim Lindsey	8
2	Jack Quinn	8
5	3 tied	7