On This Day

Wednesday, July 22, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	66	25	.725	--
Senators	57	34	.626	9.0
Yankees	50	36	.581	13.5
Indians	44	45	.494	21.0
Browns	40	48	.455	24.5
Red Sox	33	54	.379	31.0
Tigers	34	57	.374	32.0
White Sox	31	56	.356	33.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

White Sox 9, Red Sox 3

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Yankees 9, Tigers 5

Athletics 7, Indians 3

Browns 8, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	57	34	.626	--
Robins	51	40	.560	6.0
Cubs	48	40	.545	7.5
Giants	46	39	.541	8.0
Braves	43	43	.500	11.5
Pirates	37	48	.435	17.0
Phillies	37	52	.416	19.0
Reds	33	56	.371	23.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Reds 4, Giants 3

Pirates 10, Robins 6

Robins 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Watwood	7
2	Earl Webb	5
3	Benny Bengough	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Johnny Frederick	3
3	George Grantham	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	2
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Larry French	1
2	Wally Gilbert	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.55
2	Pat Malone	0.46
3	Tommy Bridges	0.42
4	Larry French	0.38
4	2 others tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	6
1	Red Ruffing	6
3	Tommy Bridges	5
4	Larry French	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.378
2	Ed Morgan	.376
3	Al Simmons	.371
4	Earl Webb	.364
5	Chuck Klein	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	19
4	Jimmie Foxx	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	105
2	Babe Ruth	92
3	Al Simmons	89
4	Earl Averill	85
4	Chuck Klein	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Roy Johnson	26
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Ossie Bluege	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Watty Clark	2.68
3	Tom Zachary	2.87
4	Ed Brandt	2.92
5	Bill Walker	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	19
2	George Earnshaw	15
3	Rube Walberg	14
4	Jumbo Elliott	13
4	Wes Ferrell	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	114
2	Lefty Grove	110
3	Bill Hallahan	89
4	Carl Hubbell	86
5	Dazzy Vance	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	9
2	Jim Lindsey	7
2	Wilcy Moore	7
4	Bump Hadley	6
5	6 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.508
2	Travis Jackson	.435
3	Sam West	.426
4	Marty McManus	.414
5	Lou Gehrig	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Mel Ott	7
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	Jimmie Foxx	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Al Simmons	25
3	Mel Ott	20
3	Pie Traynor	20
5	Babe Ruth	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	Jack Burns	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Johnny Vergez	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ben Cantwell	1.17
2	Larry Benton	1.20
3	Danny MacFayden	1.45
4	Hank McDonald	1.59
5	Syl Johnson	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Derringer	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Red Lucas	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Paul Derringer	24
2	Tommy Bridges	22
3	Lefty Gomez	18
3	Carl Hubbell	18
5	George Earnshaw	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Pat Caraway	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.450
2	Lou Gehrig	.394
3	Marty McManus	.388
4	Rogers Hornsby	.385
5	Chuck Klein	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	12
3	Earl Averill	10
3	Mel Ott	10
5	Ben Chapman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	46
2	Babe Ruth	43
3	Earl Averill	38
4	Al Simmons	37
5	3 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.50
2	Chad Kimsey	1.78
3	Watty Clark	1.92
4	Fred Frankhouse	2.11
5	Larry Benton	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Clint Brown	5
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Jumbo Elliott	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	43
2	Carl Hubbell	39
3	Lefty Grove	37
4	Tommy Bridges	34
5	Paul Derringer	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Phil Collins	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ed Morgan	.374
2	Al Simmons	.371
3	Bill Terry	.369
4	Babe Ruth	.364
5	Chuck Klein	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Babe Ruth	39
3	Hack Wilson	38
4	Chuck Klein	36
5	Goose Goslin	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	170
2	Al Simmons	157
3	Babe Ruth	152
4	Chuck Klein	150
5	Earl Averill	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Bill Cissell	20
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.08
2	Dazzy Vance	2.67
3	Carl Hubbell	2.89
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.90
5	Watty Clark	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	24
2	Wes Ferrell	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	22
5	Burleigh Grimes	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	194
2	George Earnshaw	193
3	Bill Hallahan	177
4	Dazzy Vance	167
5	Carl Hubbell	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	10
1	Jack Quinn	10
3	Bump Hadley	9
4	Lefty Grove	8
5	3 tied	7