On This Day

Monday, July 27, 1931

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 26 .732 --
Senators 59 36 .621 11.0
Yankees 55 38 .591 14.0
Indians 45 50 .474 25.0
Browns 42 50 .457 26.5
Red Sox 36 57 .387 33.0
White Sox 35 59 .372 34.5
Tigers 35 62 .361 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 61 35 .635 --
Cubs 51 42 .548 8.5
Giants 49 41 .544 9.0
Robins 52 45 .536 9.5
Braves 45 46 .495 13.5
Pirates 42 48 .467 16.0
Phillies 38 56 .404 22.0
Reds 35 60 .368 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Kerr 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Joe Sewell 4
4 Charlie Berry 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buzz Arlett 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Eric McNair 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Billy Sullivan 4
3 Samuel Byrd 3
3 Joe Kuhel 3
3 Earl Webb 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Blaeholder 1.12
2 Rube Walberg 0.62
3 Sheriff Blake 0.50
4 Tommy Bridges 0.35
5 Danny MacFayden 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Vic Frazier 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Blaeholder 9
2 Sheriff Blake 6
2 Tommy Bridges 6
4 Rube Walberg 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Glenn Spencer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .389
2 Al Simmons .377
3 Ed Morgan .368
4 Earl Webb .363
5 Goose Goslin .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Chuck Klein 23
4 Earl Averill 20
5 Jimmie Foxx 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 114
2 Babe Ruth 103
3 Al Simmons 94
4 Earl Averill 91
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 40
2 Roy Johnson 27
3 Bill Cissell 15
4 Jack Burns 13
4 Lou Gehrig 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.17
2 Tom Zachary 2.87
3 Ed Brandt 2.91
4 Carl Hubbell 2.92
5 Charlie Root 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 George Earnshaw 16
2 Rube Walberg 16
4 Jumbo Elliott 13
4 Wes Ferrell 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 120
2 Lefty Grove 112
3 Carl Hubbell 97
4 Bill Hallahan 94
5 Dazzy Vance 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 9
2 Jim Lindsey 7
2 Wilcy Moore 7
4 Bump Hadley 6
5 Chad Kimsey 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .563
2 Woody English .448
3 Al Simmons .438
4 Johnny Watwood .435
5 Charlie Grimm .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Earl Averill 4
4 Del Bissonette 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Al Simmons 22
3 Babe Ruth 21
4 Pie Traynor 18
5 Charlie Gehringer 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 9
2 Lyn Lary 5
3 Chick Fullis 4
3 Roy Johnson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank McDonald 0.00
2 Roy Mahaffey 0.39
3 Bill Hallahan 0.46
4 Charlie Root 1.00
4 Larry Benton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 4
2 Larry French 3
2 Benny Frey 3
2 Sam Gray 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 22
2 Tommy Bridges 19
3 Paul Derringer 18
3 Lefty Gomez 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Earnshaw 2
1 Chad Kimsey 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Ed Brandt 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .443
2 Rogers Hornsby .411
3 Travis Jackson .408
4 Lloyd Waner .388
5 Al Simmons .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Earl Averill 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
4 Mel Ott 9
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
1 Babe Ruth 45
3 Al Simmons 42
4 Earl Averill 39
5 Lyn Lary 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 14
2 Roy Johnson 10
3 Jack Burns 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Johnny Vergez 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.88
2 Hank McDonald 0.99
3 Fred Heimach 1.78
4 Danny MacFayden 2.24
5 Fred Frankhouse 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Paul Derringer 5
2 Vic Frazier 5
2 Lefty Gomez 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 44
2 Carl Hubbell 41
3 Tommy Bridges 36
4 Paul Derringer 35
5 Lefty Grove 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chad Kimsey 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Phil Collins 2
3 George Earnshaw 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .376
2 Al Simmons .374
3 Ed Morgan .371
4 Bill Terry .369
5 Freddie Lindstrom .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Babe Ruth 40
3 Chuck Klein 36
4 Hack Wilson 35
5 Goose Goslin 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Al Simmons 155
4 Chuck Klein 145
5 Earl Averill 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 46
2 Roy Johnson 34
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Bill Cissell 20
5 Frankie Frisch 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.09
2 Dazzy Vance 2.69
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.78
4 Carl Hubbell 2.89
5 Ed Brandt 3.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Wes Ferrell 23
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 21
4 Burleigh Grimes 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 192
2 George Earnshaw 191
3 Dazzy Vance 173
4 Bill Hallahan 169
5 Carl Hubbell 154

Saves

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