On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 107 44 .709 --
Yankees 93 59 .612 14.5
Senators 92 61 .601 16.0
Indians 77 76 .503 31.0
Red Sox 61 90 .404 46.0
Browns 61 91 .401 46.5
Tigers 61 92 .399 47.0
White Sox 56 95 .371 51.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 99 53 .651 --
Giants 87 64 .576 11.5
Cubs 82 70 .539 17.0
Robins 78 73 .517 20.5
Pirates 75 77 .493 24.0
Phillies 65 87 .428 34.0
Braves 63 89 .414 36.0
Reds 58 94 .382 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Levey 5
1 Sam Rice 5
3 Jack Burns 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Campbell 2
2 Jack Burns 1
2 Nick Cullop 1
2 Frank Doljack 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Campbell 5
2 Larry Bettencourt 4
3 Ben Chapman 3
3 Sam Rice 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Jack Burns 1
1 Jake Flowers 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Lefty Gomez 0.56
4 Wes Ferrell 0.36
5 Bill Hallahan 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Wally Hebert 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 6
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
4 Wes Ferrell 4
4 Bill Hallahan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Earl Averill 32
4 Chuck Klein 31
5 Jimmie Foxx 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 183
2 Babe Ruth 162
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 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.95
2 Bill Walker 2.22
3 Carl Hubbell 2.70
4 Lefty Gomez 2.75
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 31
2 Wes Ferrell 22
3 George Earnshaw 21
3 Lefty Gomez 21
5 Rube Walberg 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 173
2 Bill Hallahan 159
3 Carl Hubbell 156
4 George Earnshaw 151
4 2 others tied 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 .659
2 Woody English .488
3 Al Simmons .478
4 Ethan Allen .449
5 Bill Terry .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Chick Hafey 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 Al Simmons 15
3 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Babe Ruth 14
3 Pie Traynor 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Guy Bush 0.47
3 Ed Durham 0.75
4 Danny MacFayden 0.95
5 Lefty Gomez 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Ed Durham 3
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 29
2 Bump Hadley 25
3 Bill Hallahan 19
4 Paul Derringer 16
4 Red Ruffing 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .452
2 Woody English .408
3 Ethan Allen .388
4 Bill Terry .373
5 Willie Kamm .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Earl Averill 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Earl Averill 27
3 Jimmie Foxx 26
4 Chick Hafey 25
4 Babe Ruth 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Tony Piet 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Bill Harris 1.16
3 Heinie Meine 1.24
4 Bill Walker 1.31
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Heinie Meine 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 40
2 Bill Hallahan 39
3 Bump Hadley 37
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 13 others tied 1