On This Day

Wednesday, July 8, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 21 .716 --
Senators 48 29 .623 6.5
Yankees 41 31 .569 11.0
Indians 38 37 .507 15.5
Browns 34 41 .453 19.5
Red Sox 28 43 .394 23.5
Tigers 28 48 .368 26.0
White Sox 27 47 .365 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 30 .605 --
Giants 40 31 .563 3.5
Robins 42 33 .560 3.5
Cubs 41 33 .554 4.0
Braves 37 36 .507 7.5
Phillies 33 42 .440 12.5
Pirates 30 41 .423 13.5
Reds 26 49 .347 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 5
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Tom Oliver 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Joe Sewell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Urbane Pickering 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Joe Sewell 5
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Burns 2
1 Ben Chapman 2
3 Samuel Byrd 1
3 Goose Goslin 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.69
2 Lefty Grove 0.36
3 Lloyd Brown 0.33
3 Lon Warneke 0.33
5 Jim Weaver 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Heinie Meine 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Bridges 9
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Jim Weaver 4
4 Herb Pennock 3
5 9 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .390
2 Ed Morgan .388
3 Earl Webb .376
4 Goose Goslin .373
5 Spud Davis .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 21
1 Babe Ruth 21
3 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Jimmie Foxx 16
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 81
2 Babe Ruth 78
3 Chuck Klein 75
4 Joe Cronin 72
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 31
2 Roy Johnson 23
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Adam Comorosky 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Tom Zachary 2.68
3 Bill Walker 2.83
4 Watty Clark 2.83
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 George Earnshaw 14
3 Rube Walberg 12
4 Jumbo Elliott 11
4 Wes Ferrell 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 100
2 George Earnshaw 97
3 Bill Hallahan 73
3 Dazzy Vance 73
5 Charlie Root 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Jim Lindsey 6
4 Bump Hadley 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Webb .426
2 Goose Goslin .425
3 Chuck Klein .411
4 Spud Davis .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Johnny Vergez 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Earl Averill 20
2 Chuck Klein 20
4 Ben Chapman 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 6
2 Ben Chapman 5
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Jack Burns 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.11
2 Fred Frankhouse 1.33
3 Danny MacFayden 1.38
4 Bump Hadley 1.42
5 Jim Weaver 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 27
2 Lefty Grove 21
2 Carl Hubbell 21
2 Dazzy Vance 21
5 Tommy Bridges 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .426
2 Ed Morgan .406
3 Earl Webb .398
4 Lou Gehrig .397
5 Spud Davis .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Ben Chapman 33
5 Earl Averill 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 15
2 Roy Johnson 9
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 Jack Burns 6
3 Hub Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.98
2 Watty Clark 1.19
3 Fred Frankhouse 1.55
4 Danny MacFayden 2.05
5 Bill Sherdel 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 Fred Frankhouse 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 44
2 Bill Hallahan 37
3 George Earnshaw 36
4 Charlie Root 35
4 Dazzy Vance 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Ben Cantwell 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Morgan .383
2 Bill Terry .380
3 Al Simmons .371
4 Chuck Klein .370
5 Babe Ruth .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 42
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Babe Ruth 38
4 Chuck Klein 37
5 Goose Goslin 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 168
2 Chuck Klein 157
3 Earl Averill 149
3 Al Simmons 149
5 Babe Ruth 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 38
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Bill Cissell 21
5 Adam Comorosky 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.15
2 Dazzy Vance 2.82
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.97
4 Carl Hubbell 3.19
5 George Uhle 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 George Earnshaw 25
2 Wes Ferrell 25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 George Earnshaw 190
3 Dazzy Vance 180
4 Bill Hallahan 168
5 Wes Ferrell 144

Saves

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