On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	74	27	.733	--
Senators	62	37	.626	11.0
Yankees	57	40	.588	15.0
Indians	46	53	.465	27.0
Browns	43	53	.448	28.5
Red Sox	39	59	.398	33.5
White Sox	37	60	.381	35.0
Tigers	36	65	.356	38.0

Games

Red Sox 9, Yankees 2

White Sox 6, Tigers 0

Browns 7, Indians 5

Senators 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	38	.624	--
Cubs	54	44	.551	7.5
Giants	52	43	.547	8.0
Robins	54	47	.535	9.0
Braves	47	48	.495	13.0
Pirates	45	50	.474	15.0
Phillies	39	59	.398	22.5
Reds	37	62	.374	25.0

Games

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 2, Braves 0

Robins 8, Phillies 4

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Cramer	4
1	Hal Rhyne	4
3	Dale Alexander	3
3	Buzz Arlett	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Vosmik	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Oliver	3
2	Del Bissonette	2
2	Lu Blue	2
2	Samuel Byrd	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Burns	1
1	Tony Cuccinello	1
1	Buddy Myer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Glenn Spencer	0.75
2	Carl Hubbell	0.71
3	Hank Johnson	0.70
4	Vic Frazier	0.67
5	Pat Malone	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Vic Frazier	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Hod Lisenbee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	7
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Pat Malone	5
2	Firpo Marberry	5
5	Vic Frazier	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Jakie May	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.386
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Earl Webb	.370
4	Ed Morgan	.359
5	Goose Goslin	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Babe Ruth	28
3	Chuck Klein	23
4	Earl Averill	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	116
2	Babe Ruth	109
3	Al Simmons	98
4	Earl Averill	94
5	Ben Chapman	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	42
2	Roy Johnson	28
3	Jack Burns	15
3	Bill Cissell	15
5	Lou Gehrig	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.14
2	Tom Zachary	2.70
3	Carl Hubbell	2.71
4	Ed Brandt	2.74
5	Charlie Root	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	21
2	George Earnshaw	16
2	Rube Walberg	16
4	Wes Ferrell	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	125
2	Lefty Grove	114
3	Carl Hubbell	106
4	Bill Hallahan	95
5	Charlie Root	94

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	Al Simmons	.467
2	Lefty O'Doul	.448
3	Earl Webb	.446
4	Lloyd Waner	.438
5	Babe Herman	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	George Grantham	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Al Simmons	17
4	Ben Chapman	16
4	Tony Lazzeri	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	8
2	Roy Johnson	4
3	Jack Burns	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	0.57
2	Larry French	0.82
3	Flint Rhem	1.00
4	Larry Benton	1.13
5	Bump Hadley	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Benny Frey	4
1	Rube Walberg	4
3	Vic Frazier	3
3	Larry French	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	25
2	Lefty Gomez	23
3	Pat Malone	21
4	Charlie Root	19
5	George Earnshaw	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Pea Ridge Day	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.425
2	Lloyd Waner	.421
3	Pepper Martin	.388
4	Al Simmons	.387
5	Earl Webb	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Earl Averill	8
3	Mel Ott	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
1	Babe Ruth	40
3	Al Simmons	39
4	Earl Averill	33
5	Pie Traynor	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	13
2	Jack Burns	7
2	Roy Johnson	7
4	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Lyn Lary	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank McDonald	0.99
2	Larry Benton	1.13
3	Charlie Root	1.83
4	Larry French	2.00
5	2 tied	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Charlie Root	6
3	Vic Frazier	5
3	Lefty Gomez	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	43
2	Lefty Gomez	38
3	Charlie Root	37
4	Bill Hallahan	36
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	3
2	George Earnshaw	2
2	Jim Lindsey	2
2	Jack Quinn	2
5	30 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.377
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.366
4	Bill Terry	.365
5	Ed Morgan	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Chuck Klein	34
3	Hack Wilson	34
5	Goose Goslin	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	158
2	Al Simmons	157
3	Lou Gehrig	156
4	Chuck Klein	140
5	Earl Averill	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	48
2	Roy Johnson	33
3	Kiki Cuyler	21
4	Ossie Bluege	19
4	Bill Cissell	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Dazzy Vance	2.65
3	Carl Hubbell	2.68
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.79
5	Ed Brandt	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Earnshaw	22
2	Wes Ferrell	22
2	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	191
2	Lefty Grove	190
3	Bill Hallahan	170
3	Dazzy Vance	170
5	Carl Hubbell	157

Saves

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