On This Day

Monday, July 6, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 51 21 .708 --
Senators 48 27 .640 4.5
Yankees 39 31 .557 11.0
Indians 37 37 .500 15.0
Browns 33 40 .452 18.5
Red Sox 28 41 .406 21.5
Tigers 28 47 .373 24.5
White Sox 26 46 .361 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 28 .622 --
Giants 40 30 .571 4.0
Robins 41 33 .554 5.0
Cubs 39 32 .549 5.5
Braves 37 36 .507 8.5
Phillies 32 41 .438 13.5
Pirates 29 41 .414 15.0
Reds 26 49 .347 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Burnett 3
1 Spud Davis 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Willie Kamm 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Hal Lee 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Burnett 5
2 Buzz Arlett 3
2 Earl Averill 3
4 Ripper Collins 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Frazier 1.50
2 Jumbo Elliott 0.57
3 Joe Shaute 0.30
4 Bump Hadley 0.25
4 Allyn Stout 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Vic Frazier 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Frazier 9
2 Jumbo Elliott 4
3 Joe Shaute 3
4 Dick Coffman 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .385
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Goose Goslin .375
4 Earl Webb .375
5 Spud Davis .370

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 70
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 29
2 Roy Johnson 22
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Adam Comorosky 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 16
2 George Earnshaw 13
3 Rube Walberg 12
4 Jumbo Elliott 11
4 Wes Ferrell 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 95
2 George Earnshaw 93
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 Earl Webb .446
2 Chuck Klein .443
3 Spud Davis .436
4 Goose Goslin .403
5 Chick Fullis .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Ben Chapman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Earl Averill 22
2 Ben Chapman 22
4 Rogers Hornsby 20
4 Chuck Klein 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 6
2 Roy Johnson 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Tony Lazzeri 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chad Kimsey 0.61
2 Benny Frey 1.11
3 Bump Hadley 1.32
4 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
5 Tommy Thomas 1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Bill Hallahan 21
2 Carl Hubbell 21
2 Dazzy Vance 21
5 Vic Frazier 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Carl Fischer 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .437
2 Spud Davis .411
3 Earl Webb .400
4 Goose Goslin .398
5 Ed Morgan .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Chuck Klein 8
4 Earl Averill 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Ben Chapman 33
2 Chuck Klein 33
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Ossie Bluege 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 8
3 Ossie Bluege 7
3 Hub Walker 7
5 Kiki Cuyler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.58
3 Bill Hallahan 1.82
4 Danny MacFayden 2.04
5 Watty Clark 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Fred Frankhouse 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Bill Hallahan 37
4 George Earnshaw 33
5 Carl Hubbell 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Ben Cantwell 2
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Jumbo Elliott 2
1 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .383
2 Bill Terry .381
3 Al Simmons .370
4 Chuck Klein .369
5 Freddie Lindstrom .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 43
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Chuck Klein 39
4 Babe Ruth 37
5 Goose Goslin 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Chuck Klein 160
3 Earl Averill 148
3 Al Simmons 148
5 Babe Ruth 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 36
2 Roy Johnson 31
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 Adam Comorosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.16
2 Dazzy Vance 2.82
3 Carl Hubbell 3.19
4 George Uhle 3.22
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 193
2 Lefty Grove 191
3 Dazzy Vance 180
4 Bill Hallahan 162
5 Bump Hadley 150

Saves

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