On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1931

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1931 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 1, 1931

Philadelphia Athletics at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 107 45 .704 --
Yankees 94 59 .614 13.5
Senators 92 62 .597 16.0
Indians 78 76 .506 30.0
Browns 63 91 .409 45.0
Red Sox 62 90 .408 45.0
Tigers 61 93 .396 47.0
White Sox 56 97 .366 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 101 53 .656 --
Giants 87 65 .572 13.0
Cubs 84 70 .545 17.0
Robins 79 73 .520 21.0
Pirates 75 79 .487 26.0
Phillies 66 88 .429 35.0
Braves 64 90 .416 37.0
Reds 58 96 .377 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Estel Crabtree 5
1 Smead Jolley 5
1 Wes Schulmerich 5
1 Paul Waner 5
1 Hugh Willingham 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Danny Taylor 2
2 Vince Barton 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Vince Barton 4
2 Smead Jolley 4
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Wes Schulmerich 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Estel Crabtree 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.75
1 Bob Weiland 0.75
3 Sam Gray 0.45
3 Syl Johnson 0.45
5 Heinie Meine 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 6
1 Bob Weiland 6
3 Sam Gray 5
3 Syl Johnson 5
3 Heinie Meine 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .390
2 Babe Ruth .373
3 Ed Morgan .351
4 Chick Hafey .349
5 Bill Terry .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
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 2.06
2 Bill Walker 2.22
3 Carl Hubbell 2.70
4 Lefty Gomez 2.75
5 Ed Brandt 2.96

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 175
2 Bill Hallahan 159
3 Carl Hubbell 156
4 George Earnshaw 152
5 2 tied 151

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .604
2 Al Simmons .488
3 Bill Terry .467
4 Woody English .457
5 Ethan Allen .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Chick Hafey 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 22
2 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Babe Ruth 14
3 Al Simmons 14
3 Bill Terry 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.00
2 Danny MacFayden 0.95
3 Ed Durham 1.17
4 Lefty Gomez 1.22
5 Larry Benton 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 27
2 Paul Derringer 19
2 Bump Hadley 19
2 Bill Hallahan 19
5 2 tied 15

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 .436
2 Mickey Cochrane .422
3 Ethan Allen .393
4 Bill Dickey .375
4 Willie Kamm .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Earl Averill 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Jimmie Foxx 26
2 Chick Hafey 26
2 Joe Vosmik 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Tony Piet 7
3 Jack Rothrock 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.77
2 Bill Harris 1.16
3 Bill Walker 1.31
4 Bump Hadley 1.49
5 Heinie Meine 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Heinie Meine 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Gomez 40
2 Bill Hallahan 39
3 Paul Derringer 37
3 Bump Hadley 37
5 Lefty Grove 35

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