On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	31	.718	--
Senators	67	42	.615	11.5
Yankees	63	46	.578	15.5
Indians	53	57	.482	26.0
Browns	47	62	.431	31.5
White Sox	45	65	.409	34.0
Red Sox	43	67	.391	36.0
Tigers	42	69	.378	37.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Indians 13, Yankees 7

Indians 9, Yankees 1

Browns 12, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	40	.643	--
Giants	61	48	.560	9.5
Cubs	61	50	.550	10.5
Robins	58	56	.509	15.0
Braves	54	55	.495	16.5
Pirates	53	57	.482	18.0
Phillies	45	67	.402	27.0
Reds	41	72	.363	31.5

Games

Cardinals 9, Robins 3

Braves 1, Reds 0

Braves 3, Reds 1

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 14, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Ray Benge	4
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Ed Montague	4
4	Chick Hafey	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Porter	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Chick Fullis	1
2	Joe Kuhel	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Mooney	0.64
2	Ray Benge	0.60
3	Red Ruffing	0.50
4	Bob Weiland	0.45
5	Ed Brandt	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Mooney	7
2	Ray Benge	6
3	Mel Harder	5
3	Dolf Luque	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.383
3	Ed Morgan	.362
4	Earl Webb	.360
5	Sam West	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Babe Ruth	31
3	Chuck Klein	26
4	Earl Averill	23
5	Mel Ott	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	129
2	Babe Ruth	118
3	Al Simmons	113
4	Earl Averill	108
5	Joe Cronin	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	44
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Bill Cissell	18
4	Jack Burns	15
4	2 others tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Bill Walker	2.63
3	Ed Brandt	2.70
4	Carl Hubbell	2.87
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	George Earnshaw	17
2	Rube Walberg	17
4	Ed Brandt	15
4	Wes Ferrell	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	139
2	Lefty Grove	125
3	Carl Hubbell	113
4	Bill Hallahan	109
5	Dazzy Vance	107

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	Al Simmons	.500
2	Jim Bottomley	.490
3	John Stone	.477
4	Sam West	.467
5	Mickey Cochrane	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vince Barton	5
1	Mel Ott	5
1	Al Simmons	5
4	Wally Berger	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Hurst	17
2	Al Simmons	16
2	Sam West	16
4	Earl Averill	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bill Cissell	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Ben Chapman	2
3	7 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Firpo Marberry	0.67
3	Bill Walker	1.14
4	Dick Coffman	1.23
5	Lon Warneke	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Vic Frazier	3
1	Lefty Gomez	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	23
2	Bill Walker	21
3	Lefty Gomez	20
4	Dazzy Vance	18
5	Paul Derringer	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	2
1	Hank Johnson	2
3	Pat Caraway	1
3	Watty Clark	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.473
2	Babe Ruth	.405
3	Lefty O'Doul	.405
4	Chick Hafey	.402
5	Paul Waner	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Al Simmons	8
3	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	Wally Berger	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	38
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Sam West	30
5	Earl Averill	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	10
2	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Roy Johnson	6
4	Chick Fullis	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Mahaffey	0.71
2	Jesse Haines	1.16
3	Bill Sherdel	1.32
4	Lefty Grove	1.56
5	Dick Coffman	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	5
1	Vic Frazier	5
1	Larry French	5
1	Lefty Gomez	5
1	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	38
2	Paul Derringer	35
3	Lefty Gomez	34
4	Red Ruffing	33
5	George Earnshaw	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
2	Vic Frazier	2
2	Hank Johnson	2
2	Chad Kimsey	2
5	25 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.384
2	Ed Morgan	.376
3	Babe Ruth	.374
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.360
5	Earl Webb	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Chuck Klein	37
2	Babe Ruth	37
4	Earl Averill	29
4	Mel Ott	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	164
2	Al Simmons	151
3	Babe Ruth	149
4	Earl Averill	147
5	Chuck Klein	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	50
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Bill Cissell	20
4	Frankie Frisch	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.80
3	Ed Brandt	2.87
4	Carl Hubbell	2.87
5	Dazzy Vance	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	186
2	Lefty Grove	182
3	Dazzy Vance	173
4	Bill Hallahan	160
5	Carl Hubbell	157

Saves

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