On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 106 44 .707 --
Senators 92 58 .613 14.0
Yankees 90 59 .604 15.5
Indians 76 76 .500 31.0
Red Sox 61 89 .407 45.0
Tigers 61 91 .401 46.0
Browns 60 90 .400 46.0
White Sox 55 94 .369 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 98 53 .649 --
Giants 87 64 .576 11.0
Cubs 82 70 .539 16.5
Robins 78 73 .517 20.0
Pirates 75 77 .493 23.5
Phillies 65 87 .428 33.5
Braves 63 89 .414 35.5
Reds 58 93 .384 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Kamm 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 Mule Haas 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Dale Alexander 2
2 Spud Davis 2
2 Mule Haas 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Frank Doljack 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.67
2 Larry French 0.40
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.29
4 Oral Hildebrand 0.17
5 Wilcy Moore 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Oral Hildebrand 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
3 Jumbo Elliott 2
3 Oral Hildebrand 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Ed Morgan .351
4 Chick Hafey .350
5 Mickey Cochrane .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Babe Ruth 44
3 Earl Averill 32
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Jimmie Foxx 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Earl Averill 145
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Joe Cronin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 61
2 Roy Johnson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Jack Burns 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.95
2 Bill Walker 2.22
3 Carl Hubbell 2.70
4 Lefty Gomez 2.78
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lefty Gomez 20
4 Rube Walberg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 173
2 Carl Hubbell 156
3 Bill Hallahan 155
4 George Earnshaw 151
4 Dazzy Vance 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 13
2 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Bump Hadley 7
4 Jim Lindsey 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .587
2 Al Simmons .480
3 Woody English .434
3 Bill Terry .434
5 Gabby Hartnett .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Bill Dickey 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 22
2 Gabby Hartnett 16
3 Al Simmons 15
3 Bill Terry 15
3 Pie Traynor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 6
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
4 Frankie Frisch 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Durham 0.00
1 Larry Benton 0.00
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
4 Guy Bush 0.47
5 Danny MacFayden 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Ed Durham 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 24
2 Bump Hadley 20
3 Bill Hallahan 17
4 Paul Derringer 16
5 Vic Sorrell 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .461
2 Woody English .389
3 Les Mallon .383
4 Ethan Allen .382
5 Bill Terry .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Mel Ott 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Chick Hafey 32
3 Earl Averill 27
3 Mel Ott 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 12
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Tony Lazzeri 7
3 Billy Rogell 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Bill Harris 1.16
3 Ed Durham 1.40
4 Bump Hadley 1.42
5 Bill Walker 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
1 Heinie Meine 7
3 Jumbo Elliott 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Red Lucas 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 38
2 Carl Hubbell 36
3 Lefty Gomez 35
4 Paul Derringer 34
5 Lefty Grove 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 George Earnshaw 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 15 others tied 1