LEAGUE NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1931
Tuesday 1/31/1931 :
Howard Berry retires ...
Molly Craft retires ...
Babe Ellison retires ...
Chick Fewster retires ...
Joe Gedeon retires ...
Roy Hansen retires ...
Lefty Clarke retires ...
Charlie Jamieson retires ...
Virgil Barnes retires ...
Bert Cole retires ...
Pete Kilduff retires ...
Rabbit Maranville retires ...
Bill Cunningham retires ...
Guy Morton retires ...
John Peters retires ...
Ray Schalk retires ...
Frank Snyder retires ...
Bernardo Baro retires ...
William Green retires ...
Bienvenido Jimenez retires ...
Tom Johnson retires ...
Dan Kennard retires ...
Russell Powell retires ...
Bevo Lebourveau retires ...
Dizzy Nutter retires ...
Sam White retires ...
George Ellison retires ...
Glenn Myatt retires ...
Bernie Neis retires ...
Larry Woodall retires ...
Jim joe Edwards retires ...
Pat Patterson retires ...
Earl Sheely retires ...
Leo Mangum retires ...
Jackie Tavener retires ...
Howard Freigau retires ...
Dixie Leverett retires ...
Walter Mueller retires ...
Ren Kelly retires ...
Jim Roberts retires ...
BOS: George Harper retires ...
BOS: Slicker Parks retires ...
BOS: Sam Post retires ...
BOS: Chick Maynard retires ...
BOS: Wade Lefler retires ...
BOS: Paul Castner retires ...
BOS: Gene Bedford retires ...
NYY: Carl Mays retires ...
NYY: Homer Ezzell retires ...
NYY: Rube Ehrhardt retires ...
PHA: Ralph Miller retires ...
PHA: Ollie Hanson retires ...
PHA: Chet Nichols retires ...
CHA: Bob Meusel retires ...
CHA: Al Bool retires ...
CLE: Speed Martin retires ...
DET: Jim Walkup retires ...
DET: Tom Williams retires ...
SLA: Heinie Meine retires ...
SLA: John Singleton retires ...
BSN: Billy Southworth retires ...
BSN: Hank Hulvey retires ...
BSN: Ray Keating retires ...
BSN: Charlie Eckert retires ...
BSN: Astyanax Douglass retires ...
BSN: Camp Skinner retires ...
BSN: Wally Pipp retires ...
CIN: John Donaldson retires ...
CIN: By Speece retires ...
CIN: Red Sheridan retires ...
CIN: Elliot Bigelow retires ...
CIN: Bill Mizeur retires ...
PHI: Larry Duff retires ...
PHI: Alex Ferguson retires ...
PHI: Cliff Brady retires ...
PIT: Allen Russell retires ...
PIT: Harry Shriver retires ...
PIT: Clyde Manion retires ...
PIT: Mike Knode retires ...
PIT: Red Ostergard retires ...
PIT: Chuck Wolfe retires ...
PIT: Ray Pierce retires ...
PIT: Happy Foreman retires ...
PIT: Ray Shepardson retires ...
PIT: Merito Acosta retires ...
PIT: George Dixon retires ...
BRO: Dutch Distel retires ...
BRO: Kid Willson retires ...
BRO: Wally Kimmick retires ...
BRO: Harry Biemiller retires ...
BRO: Walt Lynch retires ...
BRO: Chick Gagnon retires ...
BRO: Red Miller retires ...
BRO: Bud Culloton retires ...
BRO: Mutt Wilson retires ...
CHC: Pinky Hargrave retires ...
CHC: Joel Newkirk retires ...
CHC: Adrian Lynch retires ...
CHC: George Sweatt retires ...
NYN: Dolly Gray retires ...
NYN: Chick Bowen retires ...
NYN: Cy Twombly retires ...
STL: Howdy Caton retires ...
STL: Frank Okrie retires ...
STL: Walt Walsh retires ...
STL: Jim Mattox retires ...
STL: Ralph Comstock retires ...
STL: Joe Bradshaw retires ...
Chicago (N) gets $5,000,000 through revenue sharing.
New York (A) : Team market falls to Good.
CLE: Fan loyalty drops to Fair...
NYN: Fan loyalty drops to Fair...
BOS:Johnny Schulte gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BOS:Ed Goebel gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BOS:Curt Fullerton gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BOS:Denver Grigsby gets a new one-year contract worth $1,021,429 through salary arbitration.
BOS:Spencer Adams gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
NYY:William Ewing gets a new one-year contract worth $3,664,286 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Sheriff Blake gets a new one-year contract worth $778,571 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Robert Hudspeth gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Julian Bell gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Wattie Holm gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Red Ruffing gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
NYY:S. r. Dewitt gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Alvin Crowder gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
NYY:Luke Sewell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PHA:Walter French gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PHA:Mule Haas gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration.
PHA:Earl Webb gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Buddy Myer gets a new one-year contract worth $4,835,714 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Carl Hubbell gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Joe Munson gets a new one-year contract worth $492,857 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Eli Juran gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Chuck Dressen gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Haddie Gill gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Ambrose Reid gets a new one-year contract worth $1,099,286 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Hi Bell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
WAS:Pea ridge Day gets a new one-year contract worth $1,807,143 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Syl Johnson gets a new one-year contract worth $385,714 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Clarence Jenkins gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Alex Metzler gets a new one-year contract worth $1,907,143 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Chick Tolson gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Tony Lazzeri gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Ned Porter gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Al Yeargin gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Mike Gazella gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Benny Bengough gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHA:Flint Rhem gets a new one-year contract worth $928,571 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Ted Radcliffe gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Roosevelt Davis gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Willie Kamm gets a new one-year contract worth $2,107,143 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Carl Reynolds gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Ralph Judd gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Eddie Moore gets a new one-year contract worth $585,714 through salary arbitration.
CLE:George Collins gets a new one-year contract worth $1,375,714 through salary arbitration.
CLE:Jim Poole gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration.
DET:Joe Cronin gets a new one-year contract worth $365,000 through salary arbitration.
DET:Garland Braxton gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
DET:Mark Koenig gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration.
DET:Bill Hughes gets a new one-year contract worth $726,429 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Robert Palm gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Bill Walker gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Bill Harris gets a new one-year contract worth $1,714,286 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Kent Greenfield gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Carroll Yerkes gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Bud Connolly gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Abie Hood gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Hooks Cotter gets a new one-year contract worth $1,222,857 through salary arbitration.
SLA:Kiddo Davis gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Dave Harris gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Ed Wells gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Pete Washington gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Bill Perkins gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Dewey Metivier gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Tom Glass gets a new one-year contract worth $622,857 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Paul Waner gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration.
BSN:Taylor Douthit gets a new one-year contract worth $1,045,000 through salary arbitration.
CIN:Ed Taylor gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Lena Styles gets a new one-year contract worth $552,857 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Ted Trent gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Willie Powell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Wes Ferrell gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Logan Drake gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Walter Beall gets a new one-year contract worth $384,286 through salary arbitration.
PHI:Charlie Barnabe gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PIT:Pythias Russ gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration.
PIT:Jimmy Welsh gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PIT:William Bell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
PIT:Tony Kaufmann gets a new one-year contract worth $3,685,714 through salary arbitration.
PIT:Buford Meredith gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration.
BRO:Cuckoo Christensen gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
BRO:Harry Heitmann gets a new one-year contract worth $1,234,286 through salary arbitration.
BRO:Johnny Russell gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration.
BRO:Guy Bush gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHC:Satchel Paige gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHC:Charlie Henry gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
CHC:Richard Jackson gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
NYN:Bill Sherdel gets a new one-year contract worth $700,000 through salary arbitration.
NYN:Bob Vines gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Sam West gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration.
STL:Lefty Grove gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration.
STL:Babe Herman gets a new one-year contract worth $4,885,714 through salary arbitration.
STL:Billy Rogell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Buckshot May gets a new one-year contract worth $457,143 through salary arbitration.
STL:Les Bell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Clarence Winters gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Lucas Boada gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Ernie Padgett gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Harry Hulihan gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:George Murray gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Ray Knode gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
STL:Monroe Mitchell gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Saturday 4/1/1931 :
Goose Goslin hits a 488-foot homerun!!
PHI: Clay Roe fans 18 batters against Boston (N).
Thursday 4/6/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe fans 17 batters against Cincinnati.
Friday 4/7/1931 :
DET: Johnny Frederick sets a new single game AL-Record for RBI with 8!
DET: Johnny Frederick has 8 RBI against Cleveland.
Monday 4/10/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Huck Betts (DET)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.50, fanning 3.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Martin Dihigo (PIT)!
He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 22 against St. Louis (N).
Wednesday 4/12/1931 :
James Ellis hits a 504-foot homerun!!
Friday 4/14/1931 :
S. r. Dewitt hits a 510-foot homerun!!
James Ellis hits a 488-foot homerun!!
PHI: Clay Roe fans 17 batters against New York (N).
Monday 4/17/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Joe Hauser (PHA)!
He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 4 HR and 7 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Earl Averill (CIN)!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 5 HR and 7 RBI.
Johnny Frederick hits a 510-foot homerun!!
Monday 4/24/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Tony Lazzeri (CHA)!
He batted .435 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
3B George Scales (PHI)!
He batted .500 in 22 AB, with 4 HR and 12 RBI.
Friday 4/28/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 18 against Cincinnati.
Monday 5/1/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Ed Walsh (PHA)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.00, fanning 16.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Lou Gehrig (PHA)!
He batted .632 in 19 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Foster Edwards (BOS)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 1.40.
American League-Batter of the Month:
James Ellis (NYY)!
He batted .468 in 109 AB, with 3 homers and 26 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Percy Miller (CHC)!
He had a record of 7-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.86 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .382 in 102 AB, with 8 homers and 22 RBI.
CHC: Charles Smith crushes 3 homers against St. Louis (N).
Wednesday 5/3/1931 :
CLE: Si Johnson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Washington!!
Thursday 5/4/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe fans 16 batters against St. Louis (N).
Saturday 5/6/1931 :
WAS: Buddy Myer sets a new single game AL-Record for Bases on Balls with 5!
Monday 5/8/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Tom Young (CLE)!
He batted .609 in 23 AB, with 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .517 in 29 AB, with 6 HR and 10 RBI.
Monday 5/15/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Milt Stock (CHA)!
He batted .550 in 20 AB, with 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Rogers Hornsby (PHI)!
He batted .391 in 23 AB, with 5 HR and 10 RBI.
Thursday 5/18/1931 :
Bob Barrett hits a 509-foot homerun!!
CIN: Earl Averill hits for the cycle against Pittsburgh!
Monday 5/22/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B James Ellis (NYY)!
He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Earl Averill (CIN)!
He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI.
Tuesday 5/23/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 15 against Pittsburgh.
Thursday 5/25/1931 :
DET: Riggs Stephenson sets a new single game AL-Record for Runs with 5!
Friday 5/26/1931 :
BOS: Jasper Washington sets a new single game AL-Record for Hits with 6!
BOS: Jasper Washington has 6 hits against St. Louis (A).
Saturday 5/27/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 17 against Brooklyn.
Sunday 5/28/1931 :
CLE: Dick Lundy hits for the cycle against Philadelphia (A)!
Monday 5/29/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Ed Morgan (CHA)!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .529 in 34 AB, with 4 HR and 17 RBI.
Tuesday 5/30/1931 :
CHC: Orville Riggins gets his 2000th career hit!!
Thursday 6/1/1931 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Huck Betts (DET)!
He had a record of 5-2 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.96.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Smead Jolley (NYY)!
He batted .366 in 93 AB, with 8 homers and 29 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Percy Miller (CHC)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 2.17.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .434 in 113 AB, with 14 homers and 39 RBI.
Friday 6/2/1931 :
Wally Berger hits a 496-foot homerun!!
BRO: John Williams pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Saturday 6/3/1931 :
Robert Hudspeth hits a 494-foot homerun!!
Monday 6/5/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Mitch Murray (DET)!
He batted .550 in 20 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Lazaro Salazar (CIN)!
He batted .429 in 21 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 6/6/1931 :
CHC: Charles Smith crushes 3 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 6/12/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Norman Stearnes (PHA)!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .640 in 25 AB, with 5 HR and 14 RBI.
Saturday 6/17/1931 :
Luke Sewell hits a 505-foot homerun!!
Smead Jolley hits a 497-foot homerun!!
Monday 6/19/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF Sandy Thompson (DET)!
He batted .500 in 20 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
PHI: Clay Roe pitches a 1-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 20 against Chicago (N).
Thursday 6/22/1931 :
STL: Lefty Grove pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Saturday 6/24/1931 :
CHA: Al Simmons hits for the cycle against Philadelphia (A)!
Don Hurst hits a 492-foot homerun!!
Sunday 6/25/1931 :
Woody English hits a 503-foot homerun!!
Smead Jolley hits a 488-foot homerun!!
Don Hurst hits a 495-foot homerun!!
Monday 6/26/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
C Bill Dickey (NYY)!
He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Wilson Redus (PHI)!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 6/27/1931 :
NYY: Bill Dickey sets a new single game AL-Record for Runs with 5!
CHC: Charles Smith hits for the cycle against Cincinnati!
BSN: Lou Gehrig has 6 hits against St. Louis (N).
Wednesday 6/28/1931 :
DET: Huck Betts pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
Saturday 7/1/1931 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bill Knowlton (CLE)!
He had a record of 5-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 3.50.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Goose Goslin (WAS)!
He batted .393 in 89 AB, with 7 homers and 27 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Isaac Lane (NYN)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 3.30.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .525 in 101 AB, with 9 homers and 40 RBI.
Goose Goslin hits a 501-foot homerun!!
Evar Swanson hits a 501-foot homerun!!
PIT: John Beckwith gets his 2500th career hit!!
Monday 7/3/1931 :
BOS: Tom Grubbs retires ...
American League-Player of the Week:
LF Norman Stearnes (PHA)!
He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Lou Gehrig (PHA)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 7/4/1931 :
These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Huck Betts from Detroit
P Eddie Rommel from Chicago (A)
P Bernie Henderson from New York (A)
P Ken Jones from Washington
P Bill Knowlton from Cleveland
P Sheriff Blake from New York (A)
P Lewis Wolfolk from Chicago (A)
P Herman Gordon from Philadelphia (A)
P Haddie Gill from Washington
P Ned Porter from Chicago (A)
C Mitch Murray from Detroit
C Bill Dickey from New York (A)
1B James Ellis from New York (A)
2B Riggs Stephenson from Detroit
3B Dick Lundy from Cleveland
SS Everett Scott from New York (A)
LF Norman Stearnes from Philadelphia (A)
CF Oscar Johnson from Boston (A)
RF Goose Goslin from Washington
1B Joe Hauser from Philadelphia (A)
RF Mule Haas from Philadelphia (A)
CF Sandy Thompson from Detroit
RF Smead Jolley from New York (A)
2B Tony Lazzeri from Chicago (A)
2B Woody English from New York (A)
These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team :
P Percy Miller from Chicago (N)
P William Mccall from Philadelphia (N)
P Isaac Lane from New York (N)
P Lefty Grove from St. Louis (N)
P Wes Ferrell from Philadelphia (N)
P Clay Roe from Philadelphia (N)
P Mule Watson from Boston (N)
P Jack Wisner from Brooklyn
P Phil Morrison from St. Louis (N)
P Fred Bell from Chicago (N)
C Poindexter Williams from Philadelphia (N)
C Josh Gibson from Chicago (N)
1B Lou Gehrig from Boston (N)
2B Martin Dihigo from Pittsburgh
3B Hank Greenberg from New York (N)
SS Orville Riggins from Chicago (N)
LF Wilson Redus from Philadelphia (N)
CF Charles Smith from Chicago (N)
RF Babe Herman from St. Louis (N)
1B Dale Alexander from St. Louis (N)
CF Earl Averill from Cincinnati
CF James Bell from Philadelphia (N)
RF Chuck Klein from St. Louis (N)
3B John Beckwith from Pittsburgh
2B Rogers Hornsby from Philadelphia (N)
NL: Charles Smith extends his hitting streak to 30 games!
Friday 7/7/1931 :
CHC: Charles Smith sets a new season NL-Record for Hitting Streak with 30 games!
CHC: Charles Smith extends his hitting streak to 30 games!
Saturday 7/8/1931 :
CHC: Charles Smith extends his hitting streak to 31 games!
Sunday 7/9/1931 :
BRO: John Williams pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Monday 7/10/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe pitches a 1-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Tuesday 7/11/1931 :
BSN: Ed Wells pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Friday 7/14/1931 :
BRO: John Williams pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
PHI: Clay Roe fans 15 batters against Brooklyn.
Saturday 7/15/1931 :
SLA: Bibb Falk gets his 2000th career hit!!
Sunday 7/16/1931 :
NYN: Isaac Lane pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Monday 7/17/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Tony Lazzeri (CHA)!
He batted .379 in 29 AB, with 5 HR and 6 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Ed Wells (BSN)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 7.
Tuesday 7/18/1931 :
Gabby Hartnett hits a 496-foot homerun!!
CHC: George Carr gets his 2500th career hit!!
Wednesday 7/19/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 15 against Chicago (N).
Thursday 7/20/1931 :
NYY: Sheriff Blake pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
Friday 7/21/1931 :
Robert Hudspeth hits a 504-foot homerun!!
Saturday 7/22/1931 :
Everett Scott hits a 508-foot homerun!!
Sunday 7/23/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 16 against New York (N).
Monday 7/24/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Odell Hale (PHA)!
He batted .565 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF James Bell (PHI)!
He batted .435 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Monday 7/31/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
3B Dick Lundy (CLE)!
He batted .519 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
1B Claude Johnson (BRO)!
He batted .565 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
Woody English hits a 510-foot homerun!!
PHI: Clay Roe fans 15 batters against St. Louis (N).
Tuesday 8/1/1931 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Huck Betts (DET)!
He had a record of 3-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 1.39 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Norman Stearnes (PHA)!
He batted .434 in 99 AB, with 7 homers and 25 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
John Williams (BRO)!
He had a record of 5-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.61 and 3 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Lou Gehrig (PHA)!
He batted .352 in 91 AB, with 9 homers and 30 RBI.
Wednesday 8/2/1931 :
NYY: Sheriff Blake pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Friday 8/4/1931 :
WAS: Pete Donohue pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (A)!!
Saturday 8/5/1931 :
Woody English hits a 507-foot homerun!!
Monday 8/7/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Cliff Lee (BOS)!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Wilson Redus (PHI)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
Tuesday 8/8/1931 :
Hack Wilson hits a 489-foot homerun!!
NYY: Speed Martin fans 15 batters against Boston (A).
Friday 8/11/1931 :
CIN: Ken Holloway pitches a 3-hit shutout against Brooklyn!!
Saturday 8/12/1931 :
Robert Hudspeth hits a 504-foot homerun!!
Monday 8/14/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
P Snipe Hansen (NYY)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.50, fanning 4.
National League-Player of the Week:
RF Oscar Charleston (PHI)!
He batted .316 in 19 AB, with 5 HR and 13 RBI.
Thursday 8/17/1931 :
CIN: Joe Sewell gets his 2000th career hit!!
Friday 8/18/1931 :
WAS: Goose Goslin hits for the cycle against New York (A)!
Monday 8/21/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Goose Goslin (WAS)!
He batted .481 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
2B Martin Dihigo (PIT)!
He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
Friday 8/25/1931 :
PHA: Austin Mchenry gets his 2500th career hit!!
Monday 8/28/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
RF Mule Haas (PHA)!
He batted .500 in 20 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
CF James Bell (PHI)!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.
Wednesday 8/30/1931 :
CHA: Whit Wyatt pitches a 3-hit shutout against Washington!!
Thursday 8/31/1931 :
SLA: George Meyers sets a new season AL Rookie Record for Strikeouts with 212!
Tony Lazzeri hits a 503-foot homerun!!
CHA: Tony Lazzeri hits for the cycle against New York (A)!
CHC: Percy Miller pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Friday 9/1/1931 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Lewis Wolfolk (CHA)!
He had a record of 2-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 1.09 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Goose Goslin (WAS)!
He batted .446 in 74 AB, with 9 homers and 24 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
William Mccall (PHI)!
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.76 and 1 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .435 in 108 AB, with 10 homers and 30 RBI.
Saturday 9/2/1931 :
Gabby Hartnett hits a 505-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/4/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Tony Lazzeri (CHA)!
He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 13 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Hugh Canavan (PIT)!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 8.
Tuesday 9/5/1931 :
Wattie Holm hits a 510-foot homerun!!
Robert Palm hits a 493-foot homerun!!
Thursday 9/7/1931 :
WAS: Ken Jones pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis (A)!!
Sunday 9/10/1931 :
NYN: Hank Greenberg sets a new season New York (N)-Record for Runs with 131!
Monday 9/11/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
CF Austin Mchenry (PHA)!
He batted .400 in 25 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
3B Hank Greenberg (NYN)!
He batted .450 in 20 AB, with 5 HR and 13 RBI.
Tuesday 9/12/1931 :
CHA: Ed Morgan sets a new season Chicago (A)-Record for Doubles with 51!
Thursday 9/14/1931 :
NYN: Hank Greenberg sets a new season New York (N)-Record for RBI with 131!
Saturday 9/16/1931 :
CIN: Walter Cannady gets his 2000th career hit!!
Sunday 9/17/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 15 against Pittsburgh.
CIN: Earl Averill sets a new season Cincinnati-Record for Triples with 13!
Monday 9/18/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
2B Lew Fonseca (WAS)!
He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
LF Roy Johnson (BSN)!
He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI.
Wednesday 9/20/1931 :
CLE: Wally Berger sets a new season AL Rookie-Record for RBI with 125!
Sunday 9/24/1931 :
STL: Chuck Klein sets a new season St. Louis (N)-Record for Homeruns with 33!
Tuesday 9/26/1931 :
STL: Babe Herman sets a new season St. Louis (N)-Record for Doubles with 58!
Wednesday 9/27/1931 :
Bill Dickey hits a 496-foot homerun!!
Tony Lazzeri hits a 504-foot homerun!!
WAS: Bobo Newsom pitches a 1-hit shutout against Detroit!!
CLE: Carl Reynolds sets a new season Cleveland-Record for Triples with 14!
Thursday 9/28/1931 :
SLA: Don Hurst sets a new season St. Louis (A)-Record for Homeruns with 25!
NYY: Bill Dickey sets a new season New York (A)-Record for RBI with 125!
CHC: Charles Smith sets a new season Chicago (N)-Record for Triples with 15!
Friday 9/29/1931 :
CLE: Freddie Fitzsimmons pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Saturday 9/30/1931 :
DET: Harvey Hendrick sets a new season AL-Record for Stolen Bases with 76!
DET: Mitch Murray sets a new season Detroit-Record for RBI with 114!
STL: Dizzy Dean pitches a 3-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
BRO: John Williams fans 15 batters against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 10/1/1931 :
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Bobo Newsom (WAS)!
He had a record of 4-1 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 0.64 and 2 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Austin Mchenry (PHA)!
He batted .411 in 95 AB, with 7 homers and 27 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Hugh Canavan (PIT)!
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.83 and 2 shutouts.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Lou Gehrig (PHA)!
He batted .367 in 90 AB, with 9 homers and 32 RBI.
DET: Harvey Hendrick sets a new season Detroit-Record for Runs with 128!
Monday 10/2/1931 :
American League-Player of the Week:
1B Don Hurst (SLA)!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 5 HR and 8 RBI.
National League-Player of the Week:
P Dizzy Dean (STL)!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.50, fanning 16.
CLE: Wally Berger sets a new season Cleveland-Record for RBI with 134!
NYN: Isaac Lane sets a new season New York (N)-Record for Wins with 24!
Wednesday 10/11/1931 :
Riggs Stephenson hits a 536-foot homerun!!
Bill Dickey hits a 495-foot homerun!!
Smead Jolley hits a 490-foot homerun!!
Saturday 10/14/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe fans 15 batters against New York (N).
Thursday 10/19/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe strikes out 16 against New York (A).
Monday 10/23/1931 :
PHI: Clay Roe fans 17 batters against New York (A).
Tuesday 10/24/1931 :
James Bell hits a 525-foot homerun!!
Del Bissonette hits a 490-foot homerun!!
Wednesday 10/25/1931 :
American League Rookie Of The Year:
Wally Berger (CLE)!
He batted .293 in 591 AB, with 26 homers and 137 RBI.
National League Rookie Of The Year:
John Dixon (NYN)!
He had a record of 20-19 with an ERA of 3.79 and 1 shutouts.
In 39 games started, he pitched 328 innings, fanning 105 and walking 35 batters.
American League Most Valuable Pitcher:
Sheriff Blake (NYY)!
He had a record of 24-15 with an ERA of 3.63 and 3 shutouts.
In 44 games started, he pitched 379 innings, fanning 229 and walking 167 batters.
American League Most Valuable Hitter:
Norman Stearnes (PHA)!
He batted .371 in 568 AB, with 33 homers and 124 RBI.
National League Most Valuable Pitcher:
Percy Miller (CHC)!
He had a record of 29-11 with an ERA of 3.08 and 3 shutouts.
In 40 games started, he pitched 348 innings, fanning 178 and walking 82 batters.
National League Most Valuable Hitter:
Charles Smith (CHC)!
He batted .439 in 603 AB, with 52 homers and 177 RBI.
American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Pete Donohue (WAS)
Catcher: Gabby Hartnett (CHA)
First Base: Johnny Frederick (DET)
Second Base: Riggs Stephenson (DET)
Third Base: George Grantham (SLA)
Shortstop: Luke Appling (CHA)
Leftfield: Austin Mchenry (PHA)
Centerfield: Oscar Johnson (BOS)
Rightfield: Harvey Hendrick (DET)
National League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Mike Kircher (BRO)
Catcher: Poindexter Williams (PHI)
First Base: Dale Alexander (STL)
Second Base: Martin Dihigo (PIT)
Third Base: Jud Wilson (CHC)
Shortstop: Dick Bartell (NYN)
Leftfield: Lloyd Waner (BRO)
Centerfield: Earl Averill (CIN)
Rightfield: Lazaro Salazar (CIN)

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