1931 – Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season’s end he will have a total of 184.

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1931 – Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season’s end he will have a total of 184.

For the first time in 19 years, Gabby Street appears in a major league game. The 48 year-old Cardinal skipper is 0-for-1, but the backstop displays his old catching skills when he nails Brooklyn runner Babe Herman trying to steal a base.

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For the first time in 19 years, Gabby Street appears in a major league game. The 48 year-old Cardinal skipper is 0-for-1, but the backstop displays his old catching skills when he nails Brooklyn runner Babe Herman trying to steal a base.

Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia A’s wins his 30th game of the season

Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia A’s wins his 30th game of the season

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On September 19, 1931, Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia A’s wins his 30th game of the season. The future Hall of Famer shuts down the Chicago White Sox, 2-1. Grove will finish the season with a league-leading 31 victories. he becomes the first player since Jim Bagdy to win 30 who accomplished the feat in…

In a 4 – 3 loss to the Cardinals, the Giants’ Mel Ott is beaned by Burleigh Grimes in the 5th inning. Ott suffers a brain concussion and, with the Cardinals clinching the pennant, he sits out the rest of the season.

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In a 4 – 3 loss to the Cardinals, the Giants’ Mel Ott is beaned by Burleigh Grimes in the 5th inning. Ott suffers a brain concussion and, with the Cardinals clinching the pennant, he sits out the rest of the season.

Lefty Grove wins his 30th game, beating the White Sox, 3 – 1, on five hits. He is the first to win 30 since Jim Bagby of Cleveland in 1920 and will be the last American League hurler to do so until Denny McLain in 1968.

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Lefty Grove wins his 30th game, beating the White Sox, 3 – 1, on five hits. He is the first to win 30 since Jim Bagby of Cleveland in 1920 and will be the last American League hurler to do so until Denny McLain in 1968.

In the first of two, the Yankees and Red Ruffing rough up the Browns and George Blaeholder, 17 – 0. Bill Dickey’s grand slam is the big blow. The Yanks take the nitecap, 6 – 1, behind Lefty Gomez’s three-hitter and Babe Ruth’s 41st and 42nd homers of the year.

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In the first of two, the Yankees and Red Ruffing rough up the Browns and George Blaeholder, 17 – 0. Bill Dickey’s grand slam is the big blow. The Yanks take the nitecap, 6 – 1, behind Lefty Gomez’s three-hitter and Babe Ruth’s 41st and 42nd homers of the year.

On his 32nd birthday, OF Earl Webb of the Red Sox ties and then sets the still-standing major-league record for two-base hits at 65. Earl doubles in the lidlifter, a 9 – 2 win over the visiting Indians, to tie George Burns’ double record at 64. Burns set his record in 1926. In the second game, a 2 – 1 Sox loss, Webb doubles off Pete Jablonowski to set the record. He doubles tomorrow and will finish the season with 67. He would have had 68, but on August 4th, the league corrected a May 1st box score, turning what had been credited as a double into a single.

On his 32nd birthday, OF Earl Webb of the Red Sox ties and then sets the still-standing major-league record for two-base hits at 65. Earl doubles in the lidlifter, a 9 – 2 win over the visiting Indians, to tie George Burns’ double record at 64. Burns set his record in 1926. In the second game, a 2 – 1 Sox loss, Webb doubles off Pete Jablonowski to set the record. He doubles tomorrow and will finish the season with 67. He would have had 68, but on August 4th, the league corrected a May 1st box score, turning what had been credited as a double into a single.

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On his 32nd birthday, OF Earl Webb of the Red Sox ties and then sets the still-standing major-league record for two-base hits at 65. Earl doubles in the lidlifter, a 9 – 2 win over the visiting Indians, to tie George Burns’ double record at 64. Burns set his record in 1926. In the second game, a 2 – 1 Sox loss, Webb doubles off Pete Jablonowski to set the record. He doubles tomorrow and will finish the season with 67. He would have had 68, but on August 4th, the league corrected a May 1st box score, turning what had been credited as a double into a single.

At Rickwood Field, Birmingham Barons starter Ray Caldwell outduels Dizzy Dean to beat the Texas League’s Houston Buffaloes, a Cardinals farm team, 1-0, in Game One of the Dixie Series. The 43 year-old right-hander posted a 19-7 record along with an ERA of 3.45 during the regular season for the Southern Association team.

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At Rickwood Field, Birmingham Barons starter Ray Caldwell outduels Dizzy Dean to beat the Texas League’s Houston Buffaloes, a Cardinals farm team, 1-0, in Game One of the Dixie Series. The 43 year-old right-hander posted a 19-7 record along with an ERA of 3.45 during the regular season for the Southern Association team.

World Series tickets can now be printed as the St. Louis Cardinals repeat as National League champions

World Series tickets can now be printed as the St. Louis Cardinals repeat as National League champions

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1931 – World Series tickets can now be printed as the St. Louis Cardinals repeat as National League champions. They beat the Phillies, 6 – 3, behind Bill Hallahan’s 18th win of the year, and prepare for a rematch of the 1930 World Series. Earlier in the day, The Reds clinched it for the Birds by sweeping the Giants, 7 – 3 and 4 – 3.

1931 – The Philadelphia Athletics clinch the pennant, beating Cleveland at home, 14 – 3. Every starter for the A’s has a hit and RBI. Eddie Rommel, veteran knuckleball pitcher for the A’s, is the winning hurler, as Connie Mack wins his 3rd successive pennant. It is Mack’s 9th, and last, American League championship. The A’s went into first place for good on May 5, when they started a win streak of 17 straight games and 20 of their next 21. In mid-July they won 13 straight.

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1931 – The Philadelphia Athletics clinch the pennant, beating Cleveland at home, 14 – 3. Every starter for the A’s has a hit and RBI. Eddie Rommel, veteran knuckleball pitcher for the A’s, is the winning hurler, as Connie Mack wins his 3rd successive pennant. It is Mack’s 9th, and last, American League championship. The A’s went into first place for good on May 5, when they started a win streak of 17 straight games and 20 of their next 21. In mid-July they won 13 straight.