On This Day

Saturday, July 4, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	51	20	.718	--
Senators	47	27	.635	5.5
Yankees	39	30	.565	11.0
Indians	36	36	.500	15.5
Browns	32	38	.457	18.5
Red Sox	27	41	.397	22.5
Tigers	27	46	.370	25.0
White Sox	24	45	.348	26.0

Games

Indians 6, Tigers 3

Tigers 8, Indians 5

Yankees 6, Senators 1

Yankees 7, Senators 4

Athletics 9, Red Sox 7

Athletics 6, Red Sox 2

Browns 4, White Sox 3

Browns 8, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	27	.625	--
Giants	40	29	.580	3.5
Robins	40	32	.556	5.0
Cubs	38	31	.551	5.5
Braves	36	36	.500	9.0
Phillies	31	40	.437	13.5
Pirates	28	41	.406	15.5
Reds	26	48	.351	20.0

Games

Robins 4, Giants 0

Robins 5, Giants 0

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Cardinals 8

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Lloyd Waner	5
3	Del Bissonette	4
3	Johnny Burnett	4
3	15 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	1
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Burns	5
2	Ben Chapman	4
2	Lyn Lary	4
2	Gus Mancuso	4
2	Al Simmons	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Johnny Burnett	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Gomez	0.83
1	Dazzy Vance	0.83
3	Charlie Root	0.75
4	Watty Clark	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Tommy Bridges	1
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	10
1	Dazzy Vance	10
3	Ray Kremer	6
3	Charlie Root	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Chad Kimsey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.389
2	Ed Morgan	.379
3	Earl Webb	.371
4	Chuck Klein	.369
5	Goose Goslin	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	21
2	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Babe Ruth	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	78
2	Chuck Klein	73
2	Babe Ruth	73
4	Ben Chapman	69
4	Joe Cronin	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	29
2	Roy Johnson	22
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Adam Comorosky	11
5	7 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.13
2	Tom Zachary	2.68
3	Bill Walker	2.76
4	Bill Hallahan	2.76
5	Watty Clark	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	16
2	George Earnshaw	13
3	Rube Walberg	12
4	Wes Ferrell	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	95
2	George Earnshaw	91
3	Dazzy Vance	73
4	Carl Hubbell	68
5	Bill Hallahan	67

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.446
2	Earl Webb	.435
3	Spud Davis	.418
4	Lefty O'Doul	.415
5	George Grantham	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
1	Babe Ruth	8
3	Johnny Vergez	6
4	Earl Averill	5
4	Rogers Hornsby	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Ben Chapman	23
2	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Chuck Klein	23
5	Earl Averill	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	7
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chad Kimsey	1.32
2	Bob Smith	1.33
3	Bill Walker	1.45
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.50
5	Watty Clark	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Clint Brown	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Fred Frankhouse	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Bill Hallahan	21
2	Carl Hubbell	21
2	Dazzy Vance	21
5	George Blaeholder	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Carl Fischer	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.444
2	Lou Gehrig	.400
3	Ed Morgan	.398
4	Babe Ruth	.394
5	Goose Goslin	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Chuck Klein	8
3	Hack Wilson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Ben Chapman	36
3	Chuck Klein	34
4	Lou Gehrig	33
5	Ossie Bluege	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	16
2	Roy Johnson	10
3	Hub Walker	7
4	Ossie Bluege	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.22
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.47
3	Watty Clark	2.14
4	Glenn Spencer	2.22
5	Bill Sherdel	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	Bill Hallahan	5
3	Dazzy Vance	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	43
2	Dazzy Vance	42
3	George Earnshaw	38
3	Bill Hallahan	38
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Ben Cantwell	2
3	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.381
2	Bill Terry	.380
3	Chuck Klein	.373
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.369
5	Al Simmons	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	43
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Goose Goslin	38
4	Babe Ruth	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Chuck Klein	164
3	Al Simmons	152
4	Earl Averill	147
5	2 tied	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	36
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	Bill Cissell	22
5	Adam Comorosky	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.23
2	Dazzy Vance	2.89
3	George Uhle	3.17
4	Carl Hubbell	3.18
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	Burleigh Grimes	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	195
2	George Earnshaw	191
3	Dazzy Vance	183
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Bump Hadley	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	9
1	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Bump Hadley	8
3	Jack Quinn	8
5	3 tied	7