On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 30 .720 --
Senators 66 39 .629 10.0
Yankees 62 43 .590 14.0
Indians 50 56 .472 26.5
Browns 45 60 .429 31.0
White Sox 42 64 .396 34.5
Red Sox 41 65 .387 35.5
Tigers 41 67 .380 36.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 40 .630 --
Giants 58 46 .558 8.0
Cubs 59 48 .551 8.5
Robins 58 52 .527 11.0
Braves 52 53 .495 14.5
Pirates 51 54 .486 15.5
Phillies 43 65 .398 25.0
Reds 39 70 .358 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Taylor 3
2 Pie Traynor 2
3 Les Bell 1
3 Footsie Blair 1
3 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 2
1 Tommy Thevenow 2
3 Danny Taylor 1
3 Pie Traynor 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Les Sweetland 0.36
2 Glenn Spencer 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Spencer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Sweetland 5
2 Bob Smith 1
2 Glenn Spencer 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .382
2 Babe Ruth .380
3 Earl Webb .360
4 Ed Morgan .360
5 Sam West .358

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 117
3 Al Simmons 106
4 Earl Averill 99
5 Joe Cronin 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 44
2 Roy Johnson 29
3 Bill Cissell 18
4 Jack Burns 15
4 Lou Gehrig 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.11
2 Carl Hubbell 2.67
3 Bill Walker 2.78
4 Ed Brandt 2.84
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 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 130
2 Lefty Grove 119
3 Carl Hubbell 109
4 Bill Hallahan 101
4 Dazzy Vance 101

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Estel Crabtree .444
2 Paul Waner .443
3 Al Simmons .439
4 Sam West .413
5 Tony Cuccinello .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vince Barton 5
1 Al Simmons 5
3 Babe Ruth 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Sam West 17
3 Dale Alexander 15
3 Vince Barton 15
5 Al Simmons 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Carl Reynolds 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Lon Warneke 0.95
3 Roy Mahaffey 1.20
4 Carl Hubbell 1.33
5 Lefty Grove 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Vic Frazier 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Bill Walker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Walker 21
2 Red Ruffing 18
3 Vic Frazier 15
3 Lefty Gomez 15
5 George Blaeholder 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Hank Johnson 2
3 Watty Clark 1
3 Vic Frazier 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .418
2 Sam West .404
3 Paul Waner .403
4 Lefty O'Doul .391
5 Chick Hafey .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Al Simmons 9
4 Earl Averill 7
5 Mel Ott 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
1 Al Simmons 37
3 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Pie Traynor 32
5 Paul Waner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 13
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Roy Johnson 6
2 Carl Reynolds 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lon Warneke 0.66
2 Roy Mahaffey 1.02
3 Hank McDonald 1.40
4 Carl Hubbell 1.65
5 Jesse Haines 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Mahaffey 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Larry French 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Red Ruffing 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Derringer 38
2 Red Ruffing 36
3 Carl Hubbell 34
4 Lefty Gomez 33
5 Charlie Root 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .381
2 Babe Ruth .372
3 Ed Morgan .370
4 Freddie Lindstrom .360
5 Bill Terry .358

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 156
1 Babe Ruth 156
3 Al Simmons 150
4 Earl Averill 139
5 Chuck Klein 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 50
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Carl Hubbell 2.74
3 Dazzy Vance 2.76
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.82
5 Ed Brandt 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 185
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Dazzy Vance 171
4 Bill Hallahan 164
5 Carl Hubbell 153

Saves

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