On This Day

Friday, July 24, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	68	25	.731	--
Senators	57	35	.620	10.5
Yankees	52	36	.591	13.5
Indians	44	47	.484	23.0
Browns	41	48	.461	25.0
Red Sox	34	55	.382	32.0
Tigers	34	59	.366	34.0
White Sox	32	57	.360	34.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	59	34	.634	--
Robins	51	42	.548	8.0
Cubs	49	41	.544	8.5
Giants	47	40	.540	9.0
Braves	44	44	.500	12.5
Pirates	39	48	.448	17.0
Phillies	37	54	.407	21.0
Reds	34	57	.374	24.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Reds 5, Giants 3

Pirates 8, Robins 7

Cardinals 10, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	5
1	Chick Hafey	5
1	Pepper Martin	5
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Pepper Martin	1
1	Eddie Phillips	1
1	John Stone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	6
2	Pepper Martin	5
3	Charlie Gelbert	3
3	Pie Traynor	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
3	Ethan Allen	1
3	Dusty Cooke	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	1.20
2	Flint Rhem	0.60
3	Chief Hogsett	0.50
4	Lefty Gomez	0.46
5	Roy Mahaffey	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Chief Hogsett	6
1	Charlie Root	6
4	Flint Rhem	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry French	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.376
2	Al Simmons	.374
3	Ed Morgan	.372
4	Earl Webb	.363
5	Goose Goslin	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	19
4	Jimmie Foxx	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	106
2	Babe Ruth	95
3	Al Simmons	91
4	Earl Averill	87
5	Chuck Klein	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	37
2	Roy Johnson	26
3	Bill Cissell	15
4	Jack Burns	13
5	4 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.12
2	Tom Zachary	2.87
3	Bill Walker	2.92
4	Ed Brandt	2.93
5	Charlie Root	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	19
2	George Earnshaw	16
3	Rube Walberg	14
4	Jumbo Elliott	13
4	Wes Ferrell	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	120
2	Lefty Grove	110
3	Carl Hubbell	95
4	Bill Hallahan	89
5	Charlie Root	85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.507
2	Johnny Watwood	.500
3	Travis Jackson	.458
4	Woody English	.431
5	Al Simmons	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Mel Ott	6
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	Al Simmons	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	24
2	Pie Traynor	23
3	Lou Gehrig	20
4	Paul Waner	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Jack Burns	3
2	Jake Flowers	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mahaffey	0.93
2	Larry Benton	1.38
3	Danny MacFayden	1.45
4	Hank McDonald	1.59
5	Syl Johnson	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Mahaffey	4
2	Benny Frey	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	Charlie Root	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	23
2	Paul Derringer	20
2	Carl Hubbell	20
4	Lefty Gomez	18
5	Bump Hadley	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	2
1	Chad Kimsey	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.479
2	Rogers Hornsby	.400
3	Marty McManus	.389
4	Travis Jackson	.380
5	Pie Traynor	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Babe Ruth	12
3	Earl Averill	10
3	Mel Ott	10
5	Ben Chapman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Al Simmons	39
4	Earl Averill	36
5	Chuck Klein	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	11
2	Roy Johnson	9
3	Jack Burns	6
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Johnny Vergez	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.42
2	Ben Cantwell	1.59
3	Fred Frankhouse	2.11
4	Carl Hubbell	2.55
5	Ed Brandt	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Benny Frey	5
2	Lefty Gomez	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	48
2	Bill Hallahan	43
3	George Earnshaw	34
4	Lefty Gomez	33
5	Charlie Root	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	4
2	Jack Quinn	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Phil Collins	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.373
2	Ed Morgan	.373
3	Al Simmons	.372
4	Babe Ruth	.365
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Hack Wilson	38
4	Chuck Klein	36
5	Goose Goslin	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	171
2	Al Simmons	158
3	Babe Ruth	153
4	Chuck Klein	147
5	Hack Wilson	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	43
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.04
2	Carl Hubbell	2.85
3	Dazzy Vance	2.86
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91
5	Lloyd Brown	3.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Wes Ferrell	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	199
2	Lefty Grove	192
3	Bill Hallahan	170
4	Dazzy Vance	168
5	Carl Hubbell	157

Saves

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