On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1931

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	86	33	.723	--
Senators	72	48	.600	14.5
Yankees	71	49	.592	15.5
Indians	59	60	.496	27.0
Browns	50	70	.417	36.5
Tigers	48	73	.397	39.0
Red Sox	47	73	.392	39.5
White Sox	47	74	.388	40.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 5

Indians 11, Red Sox 7

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Athletics 5, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	78	44	.639	--
Giants	68	51	.571	8.5
Cubs	67	56	.545	11.5
Robins	66	59	.528	13.5
Braves	58	62	.483	19.0
Pirates	56	65	.463	21.5
Phillies	50	71	.413	27.5
Reds	43	78	.355	34.5

Games

Cubs 8, Giants 4

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Sweeney	5
2	Johnny Burnett	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Mel Ott	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	2
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	Roy Johnson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	5
2	Bill Terry	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	Bill Sweeney	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Adair	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Chick Fullis	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.62
2	Roy Mahaffey	0.57
3	Chief Hogsett	0.50
4	Sam Gray	0.44
5	Firpo Marberry	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Lefty Gomez	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Hogsett	6
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	Sam Gray	4
3	Roy Mahaffey	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.385
2	Babe Ruth	.383
3	Ed Morgan	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.355
5	Earl Webb	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	31
4	Earl Averill	27
5	Mel Ott	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	139
2	Babe Ruth	135
3	Earl Averill	118
4	Al Simmons	113
5	Joe Cronin	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	49
2	Roy Johnson	30
3	Frankie Frisch	20
4	Bill Cissell	18
5	Lou Gehrig	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.03
2	Bill Walker	2.42
3	Ed Brandt	2.49
4	Carl Hubbell	2.72
5	Tom Zachary	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Rube Walberg	19
3	George Earnshaw	17
4	Ed Brandt	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	140
2	George Earnshaw	139
3	Dazzy Vance	124
4	Carl Hubbell	120
5	Bill Hallahan	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	11
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Jim Lindsey	7
4	Bump Hadley	6
4	Chad Kimsey	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Porter	.467
2	Lou Gehrig	.455
3	Frankie Frisch	.444
4	Taylor Douthit	.440
5	Lew Fonseca	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Earl Averill	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Chuck Klein	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Red Kress	22
2	Earl Averill	19
2	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Ed Morgan	18
4	Babe Ruth	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	Chick Fullis	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.32
2	Jim Mooney	0.43
3	Ed Brandt	0.56
4	Dick Coffman	1.00
5	Tommy Bridges	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	4
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	Phil Collins	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Lefty Gomez	18
4	Bill Hallahan	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Frazier	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Pat Caraway	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.443
2	Jim Bottomley	.415
3	Frankie Frisch	.406
4	Babe Ruth	.398
5	Johnny Burnett	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Earl Averill	8
2	Chuck Klein	8
4	Vince Barton	7
4	Goose Goslin	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Lou Gehrig	33
2	Red Kress	33
4	Earl Averill	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	12
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Chick Fullis	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Carl Reynolds	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.09
2	Lon Warneke	1.32
3	Bill Walker	1.34
4	Ed Brandt	1.37
5	Dick Coffman	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Gomez	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Bill Walker	6
4	Danny MacFayden	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Red Ruffing	36
3	Lefty Gomez	33
4	Sarge Connally	31
4	Paul Derringer	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	3
1	Vic Frazier	3
3	Hank Johnson	2
3	Jack Quinn	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.377
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	Ed Morgan	.363
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Chuck Klein	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Earl Averill	32
5	Mel Ott	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Babe Ruth	159
3	Earl Averill	148
4	Al Simmons	146
5	Chuck Klein	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	55
2	Roy Johnson	34
3	Frankie Frisch	24
4	Bill Cissell	19
4	2 others tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.97
2	Ed Brandt	2.69
3	Carl Hubbell	2.84
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.91
5	Lefty Gomez	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	21
2	Rube Walberg	21
4	Wes Ferrell	20
4	Burleigh Grimes	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Dazzy Vance	177
3	George Earnshaw	172
4	Bill Hallahan	156
5	Carl Hubbell	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	12
2	Jim Lindsey	9
3	Lefty Grove	8
3	Wilcy Moore	8
5	2 tied	7