On This Day

Thursday, July 9, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	53	22	.707	--
Senators	49	29	.628	5.5
Yankees	42	31	.575	10.0
Indians	38	38	.500	15.5
Browns	34	42	.447	19.5
Red Sox	28	44	.389	23.5
Tigers	29	48	.377	25.0
White Sox	28	47	.373	25.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 0

Tigers 11, Browns 7

Yankees 9, Athletics 4

Senators 14, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	48	30	.615	--
Giants	41	31	.569	4.0
Robins	43	33	.566	4.0
Cubs	41	34	.547	5.5
Braves	37	37	.500	9.0
Phillies	33	43	.434	14.0
Pirates	31	41	.431	14.0
Reds	26	51	.338	21.5

Games

Robins 6, Braves 2

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Cubs 2

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 9, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marty McManus	4
1	Lefty O'Doul	4
1	Sam West	4
4	Estel Crabtree	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Arlett	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Frank Doljack	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Frank Doljack	3
3	Marty McManus	3
3	Fred Schulte	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Vergez	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.88
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
3	Paul Derringer	0.50
4	Lefty Gomez	0.46
4	Earl Whitehill	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Paul Derringer	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	7
2	Lefty Gomez	6
2	Earl Whitehill	6
4	Paul Derringer	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Masters	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.391
2	Ed Morgan	.389
3	Earl Webb	.375
4	Goose Goslin	.371
5	Spud Davis	.366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	86
2	Babe Ruth	80
3	Joe Cronin	78
4	Chuck Klein	75
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	31
2	Roy Johnson	23
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Ossie Bluege	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Watty Clark	2.77
3	Bill Walker	2.83
4	Tom Zachary	2.84
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	Carl Hubbell	75
4	Bill Hallahan	73
4	Dazzy Vance	73

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	Rogers Hornsby	.435
2	Earl Webb	.429
3	Marty McManus	.425
4	Ed Morgan	.418
5	Johnny Hodapp	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Earl Averill	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
5	Ben Chapman	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	6
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Johnny Vergez	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	George Watkins	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.09
2	Fred Frankhouse	1.33
3	Danny MacFayden	1.38
4	Bill Walker	1.44
5	Jim Weaver	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Paul Derringer	3
2	Fred Frankhouse	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	23
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Dazzy Vance	21
4	Vic Frazier	19
4	Carl Hubbell	19

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	.417
2	Ed Morgan	.416
3	Lou Gehrig	.410
4	Earl Webb	.398
5	Goose Goslin	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Chuck Klein	8
4	Ben Chapman	7
4	Goose Goslin	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Ben Chapman	33
5	Earl Averill	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	15
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Johnny Vergez	7
4	Ossie Bluege	6
4	Jack Burns	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.98
2	Watty Clark	1.33
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.55
4	Danny MacFayden	2.05
5	Bill Sherdel	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	George Earnshaw	6
2	Firpo Marberry	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	39
2	Bill Hallahan	37
3	George Earnshaw	36
3	Lefty Grove	36
5	2 tied	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	Bill Terry	.381
2	Ed Morgan	.381
3	Al Simmons	.370
4	Chuck Klein	.368
5	Babe Ruth	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	42
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Babe Ruth	38
4	Chuck Klein	37
5	Goose Goslin	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Chuck Klein	156
3	Babe Ruth	149
3	Al Simmons	149
5	Earl Averill	146

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
4	Burleigh Grimes	21

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