1931 Major League Baseball season

1931 MLB season
1931 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – October 10, 1931
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Lefty Grove (PHA); NL: Frankie Frisch (STL)
AL champions	Philadelphia Athletics
AL runners-up	New York Yankees
NL champions	St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up	New York Giants
World Series
Champions	St. Louis Cardinals
Runners-up	Philadelphia Athletics
MLB seasons
	← 1930 1932 →

The 1931 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 10, 1931. The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Cardinals then defeated the Athletics in the World Series, four games to three.

This was the first season that the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) selected a Most Valuable Player in each league.

MLB statistical leaders[]

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Al Simmons PHA	.390	Chick Hafey SLC	.349
HR	Lou Gehrig NYY Babe Ruth NYY	46	Chuck Klein PHP	31
RBI	Lou Gehrig NYY	184	Chuck Klein PHP	121
Wins	Lefty Grove PHA	31	Jumbo Elliott PHP Bill Hallahan SLC Heinie Meine PIT	19
ERA	Lefty Grove PHA	2.06	Bill Walker NYG	2.26
SO	Lefty Grove PHA	175	Bill Hallahan SLC	159
SV	Wilcy Moore BSR	10	Jack Quinn BKN	15
SB	Ben Chapman NYY	61	Frankie Frisch SLC	28

Standings[]

American League[]

v t American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	107	45	0.704	—	60–15	47–30
New York Yankees	94	59	0.614	13½	51–25	43–34
Washington Senators	92	62	0.597	16	55–22	37–40
Cleveland Indians	78	76	0.506	30	45–31	33–45
St. Louis Browns	63	91	0.409	45	39–38	24–53
Boston Red Sox	62	90	0.408	45	39–40	23–50
Detroit Tigers	61	93	0.396	47	36–41	25–52
Chicago White Sox	56	97	0.366	51½	31–45	25–52

National League[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	101	53	0.656	—	54–24	47–29
New York Giants	87	65	0.572	13	50–27	37–38
Chicago Cubs	84	70	0.545	17	50–27	34–43
Brooklyn Robins	79	73	0.520	21	46–29	33–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	0.487	26	44–33	31–46
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	0.429	35	40–36	26–52
Boston Braves	64	90	0.416	37	36–41	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	58	96	0.377	43	38–39	20–57

Postseason[]

Bracket[]

World Series

AL	Philadelphia Athletics	3
NL	St. Louis Cardinals	4

Managers[]

American League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Shano Collins
Chicago White Sox	Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians	Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers	Bucky Harris
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Bill Killefer
Washington Senators	Walter Johnson

National League[]

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds	Dan Howley
New York Giants	John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Street

Home Field Attendance[]

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
Chicago Cubs^[1]	84	-6.7%	1,086,422	-25.8%	14,109
New York Yankees^[2]	94	9.3%	912,437	-22.0%	11,850
New York Giants^[3]	87	0.0%	812,163	-6.5%	10,412
Brooklyn Robins^[4]	79	-8.1%	753,133	-31.4%	9,910
Philadelphia Athletics^[5]	107	4.9%	627,464	-13.1%	8,366
St. Louis Cardinals^[6]	101	9.8%	608,535	19.7%	7,802
Boston Braves^[7]	64	-8.6%	515,005	10.8%	6,603
Washington Senators^[8]	92	-2.1%	492,657	-19.8%	6,236
Cleveland Indians^[9]	78	-3.7%	483,027	-8.6%	6,356
Detroit Tigers^[10]	61	-18.7%	434,056	-33.2%	5,637
Chicago White Sox^[11]	56	-9.7%	403,550	-0.6%	5,241
Boston Red Sox^[12]	62	19.2%	350,975	-21.0%	4,387
Philadelphia Phillies^[13]	66	26.9%	284,849	-4.7%	3,748
Cincinnati Reds^[14]	58	-1.7%	263,316	-31.9%	3,420
Pittsburgh Pirates^[15]	75	-6.3%	260,392	-27.2%	3,338
St. Louis Browns^[16]	63	-1.6%	179,126	17.8%	2,326

Events[]

July 12 – the Chicago Cubs—St. Louis doubleheader has 33 doubles. Due to the large crowd spilling onto the field, any ball hit into them is a ground-rule double.^[17]
August 29 – Facing Cincinnati Reds pitcher Si Johnson in his first at bat in the major leagues, Chicago Cubs player Billy Herman hits Johnson's pitch, which ricochets off the back of home plate and hits Herman in the head, knocking him out.^[18]

References[]

^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.

External links[]

1931 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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[3] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[17] "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

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v t 1931 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1931 World Series