The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–53 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games.
1931 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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World Series Champions National League Champions | ||
League | National League | |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 101–53 (.656) | |
League place | 1st | |
Owners | Sam Breadon | |
General managers | Branch Rickey | |
Managers | Gabby Street | |
Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick) WIL (Eddie Benson) | |
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Regular season edit
Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting .311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs.
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents edit
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11–1 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 2–20 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 10–10 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 13–9 | 4–18 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 12–10 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jimmie Wilson | 115 | 383 | 105 | .274 | 0 | 51 |
1B | Jim Bottomley | 108 | 382 | 133 | .348 | 9 | 75 |
2B | Frankie Frisch | 131 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 4 | 82 |
SS | Charlie Gelbert | 131 | 447 | 129 | .289 | 1 | 62 |
3B | Sparky Adams | 143 | 608 | 178 | .293 | 1 | 40 |
OF | George Watkins | 131 | 503 | 145 | .288 | 13 | 51 |
OF | Chick Hafey | 122 | 450 | 157 | .349 | 16 | 95 |
OF | Pepper Martin | 123 | 413 | 124 | .300 | 7 | 75 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Ripper Collins | 89 | 279 | 84 | .301 | 4 | 59 |
Gus Mancuso | 67 | 187 | 49 | .262 | 1 | 23 |
Ernie Orsatti | 70 | 158 | 46 | .291 | 0 | 19 |
Wally Roettger | 45 | 151 | 43 | .285 | 0 | 17 |
Jake Flowers | 45 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 2 | 19 |
Taylor Douthit | 36 | 133 | 44 | .331 | 1 | 21 |
Andy High | 63 | 131 | 35 | .267 | 0 | 19 |
Ray Blades | 35 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 5 |
Mike González | 15 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 3 |
Joe Benes | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Cunningham | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Delker | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
Gabby Street | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Hunt | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Hallahan | 37 | 248.2 | 19 | 9 | 3.29 | 159 |
Burleigh Grimes | 29 | 212.1 | 17 | 9 | 3.65 | 67 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Paul Derringer | 35 | 211.2 | 18 | 8 | 3.36 | 134 |
Flint Rhem | 33 | 207.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.56 | 72 |
Syl Johnson | 32 | 186.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 82 |
Jesse Haines | 19 | 122.1 | 12 | 3 | 3.02 | 27 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jim Lindsey | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2.77 | 32 |
Allyn Stout | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4.21 | 40 |
Tony Kaufmann | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.06 | 13 |
1931 World Series edit
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Athletics – 6, Cardinals – 2 | October 1 | Sportsman's Park | 38,529 |
2 | Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 2 | October 2 | Sportsman's Park | 35,947 |
3 | Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 2 | October 5 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
4 | Cardinals – 0, Athletics – 3 | October 6 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
5 | Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 1 | October 7 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
6 | Athletics – 8, Cardinals – 1 | October 9 | Sportsman's Park | 39,401 |
7 | Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 4 | October 10 | Sportsman's Park | 20,805 |
Awards and honors edit
League leaders edit
- Chick Hafey, NL Batting Champion, .349
- Bill Hallahan, NL Leader (tied), 19 Wins
- Bill Hallahan NL Leader, 159 strikeouts
- Frankie Frisch, NL Leader, 28 stolen bases
Farm system edit
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk[2]
References edit
- ^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links edit
- 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac