On This Day

Friday, August 7, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	29	.724	--
Senators	64	39	.621	11.0
Yankees	61	42	.592	14.0
Indians	50	54	.481	25.5
Browns	43	58	.426	31.0
Red Sox	41	63	.394	34.5
White Sox	40	62	.392	34.5
Tigers	39	67	.368	37.5

Games

White Sox 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	39	.632	--
Cubs	58	46	.558	8.0
Giants	56	46	.549	9.0
Robins	57	51	.528	11.0
Braves	50	52	.490	15.0
Pirates	48	53	.475	16.5
Phillies	43	62	.410	23.5
Reds	38	68	.358	29.0

Games

Braves 3, Robins 2

Phillies 13, Giants 5

Cardinals 8, Cubs 0

Pirates 9, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pie Traynor	4
2	Chick Fullis	3
2	Don Hurst	3
2	Chuck Klein	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	2
2	Babe Herman	1
2	George Watkins	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	4
2	Don Hurst	3
3	Phil Collins	2
3	Spud Davis	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lefty O'Doul	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	0.60
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.45
3	Red Faber	0.40
4	Tom Zachary	0.25
5	Clarence Mitchell	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Ray Kremer	3
2	Tom Zachary	3
5	3 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.384
2	Al Simmons	.382
3	Earl Webb	.366
4	Sam West	.360
5	Ed Morgan	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Chuck Klein	26
4	Earl Averill	21
4	Jimmie Foxx	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	120
2	Babe Ruth	116
3	Al Simmons	103
4	Earl Averill	98
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	43
2	Roy Johnson	29
3	Bill Cissell	16
4	Jack Burns	15
4	Lou Gehrig	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.14
2	Carl Hubbell	2.67
3	Ed Brandt	2.77
4	Bill Walker	2.82
5	Tom Zachary	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Earnshaw	17
3	Rube Walberg	16
4	Wes Ferrell	15
5	Burleigh Grimes	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	128
2	Lefty Grove	116
3	Carl Hubbell	109
4	Bill Hallahan	101
5	Charlie Root	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.446
2	Paul Waner	.439
3	Al Simmons	.438
4	Babe Herman	.431
5	Babe Ruth	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Vince Barton	3
3	Chuck Klein	3
3	Al Simmons	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Sam West	17
3	Ben Chapman	15
3	Joe Vosmik	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Carl Reynolds	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.00
1	Bump Hadley	0.00
3	Jesse Haines	0.50
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.04
5	Lon Warneke	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Frazier	4
2	Sheriff Blake	3
2	Larry French	3
2	Lefty Gomez	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Gomez	21
2	Charlie Root	19
3	Sarge Connally	15
4	George Blaeholder	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Hank Johnson	2
3	Ed Brandt	1
3	Watty Clark	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.426
2	Lefty O'Doul	.425
3	Sam West	.417
4	Johnny Watwood	.408
5	Paul Waner	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	7
3	Mel Ott	7
3	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Al Simmons	39
4	Pie Traynor	32
5	Earl Averill	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	14
2	Jack Burns	7
2	Roy Johnson	7
4	Lou Gehrig	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank McDonald	1.40
2	Larry French	1.67
3	Jesse Haines	1.75
4	Larry Benton	1.76
5	Carl Hubbell	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Paul Derringer	5
2	Vic Frazier	5
2	Larry French	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	41
2	Lefty Gomez	39
3	Paul Derringer	33
4	George Earnshaw	31
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	George Earnshaw	2
2	Hank Johnson	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
5	28 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.382
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Ed Morgan	.364
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.360
5	Earl Webb	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Chuck Klein	37
4	Goose Goslin	31
4	Hack Wilson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	159
2	Babe Ruth	158
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Earl Averill	140
4	Chuck Klein	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	21
4	Bill Cissell	19
5	4 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Carl Hubbell	2.71
3	Dazzy Vance	2.78
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.86
5	Ed Brandt	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Wes Ferrell	22
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	189
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Dazzy Vance	171
4	Bill Hallahan	165
5	Carl Hubbell	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	10
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Bump Hadley	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
4	2 others tied	7