On This Day

Tuesday, July 28, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 26 .735 --
Senators 60 36 .625 11.0
Yankees 55 39 .585 15.0
Indians 45 51 .469 26.0
Browns 42 51 .452 27.5
Red Sox 37 57 .394 33.0
White Sox 36 59 .379 34.5
Tigers 35 63 .357 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 35 .639 --
Cubs 52 42 .553 8.5
Giants 50 41 .549 9.0
Robins 52 46 .531 10.5
Braves 45 47 .489 14.5
Pirates 42 49 .462 17.0
Phillies 38 57 .400 23.0
Reds 36 60 .375 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Earl Webb 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Rollie Hemsley 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 4
2 Footsie Blair 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Dusty Cooke 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.00
2 George Earnshaw 0.42
3 Carl Hubbell 0.33
4 Tom Zachary 0.29
5 Red Lucas 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 9
2 George Earnshaw 5
3 Carl Hubbell 4
4 Red Lucas 3
4 Earl Whitehill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Frazier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .386
2 Al Simmons .378
3 Earl Webb .370
4 Ed Morgan .367
5 Goose Goslin .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Chuck Klein 23
4 Earl Averill 20
5 Jimmie Foxx 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 115
2 Babe Ruth 104
3 Al Simmons 96
4 Earl Averill 91
5 Ben Chapman 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 41
2 Roy Johnson 27
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Lou Gehrig 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.14
2 Tom Zachary 2.70
3 Carl Hubbell 2.87
4 Ed Brandt 2.91
5 Charlie Root 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 George Earnshaw 16
2 Rube Walberg 16
4 Jumbo Elliott 13
4 Wes Ferrell 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 125
2 Lefty Grove 114
3 Carl Hubbell 101
4 Bill Hallahan 94
4 Charlie Root 94

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 .551
2 Al Simmons .456
3 Johnny Watwood .435
4 Charlie Grimm .425
5 Babe Herman .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Earl Averill 4
4 Del Bissonette 3
4 7 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Al Simmons 21
4 Ben Chapman 19
5 Pie Traynor 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Lyn Lary 5
3 Chick Fullis 4
3 Roy Johnson 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank McDonald 0.00
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.39
3 Bill Hallahan 0.46
4 Larry Benton 1.00
5 Larry French 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Benny Frey 4
1 Charlie Root 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
4 Larry French 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 26
2 Charlie Root 23
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Tommy Bridges 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 2
2 Pete Appleton 1
2 Ed Brandt 1
2 Pat Caraway 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .442
2 Travis Jackson .405
3 Rogers Hornsby .398
4 Earl Webb .385
5 Al Simmons .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Mel Ott 9
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Al Simmons 42
4 Earl Averill 35
5 Lyn Lary 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.61
2 Hank McDonald 0.99
3 Fred Heimach 1.78
4 Danny MacFayden 2.24
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Charlie Root 6
3 Paul Derringer 5
3 Vic Frazier 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 45
2 Charlie Root 38
3 Tommy Bridges 36
3 George Earnshaw 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 George Earnshaw 2
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .375
2 Al Simmons .373
3 Ed Morgan .372
4 Bill Terry .371
5 Freddie Lindstrom .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Chuck Klein 34
5 Goose Goslin 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Babe Ruth 158
3 Al Simmons 157
4 Chuck Klein 142
5 Earl Averill 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 47
2 Roy Johnson 32
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 Ossie Bluege 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.08
2 Dazzy Vance 2.69
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.78
4 Carl Hubbell 2.86
5 Ed Brandt 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Wes Ferrell 22
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 196
2 Lefty Grove 194
3 Dazzy Vance 173
4 Bill Hallahan 169
5 Carl Hubbell 158

Saves

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