1931 St. Louis Cardinals season









































1931 St. Louis Cardinals
1931 World Series Champions
1931 National League Champions
Major League affiliations

  • National League (since 1892)

Location

  • Sportsman's Park (since 1920)

  • St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)

Results
Record 101–53 (.656)
League place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Sam Breadon
General manager(s) Branch Rickey
Manager(s) Gabby Street
Local radio
KMOX
(France Laux)
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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.




Contents






  • 1 Regular season


    • 1.1 Season standings


    • 1.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 1.3 Roster




  • 2 Player stats


    • 2.1 Batting


      • 2.1.1 Starters by position


      • 2.1.2 Other batters




    • 2.2 Pitching


      • 2.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 2.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 2.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 3 1931 World Series


  • 4 Awards and honors


    • 4.1 League leaders




  • 5 Farm system


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Regular season


Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting .311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs.



Season standings






















































































  • v

  • t

  • e


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




Record vs. opponents








































































































1931 National League Records

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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














1931 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers


  • Paul Derringer


  • Burleigh Grimes


  • Jesse Haines


  • Bill Hallahan


  • Syl Johnson


  • Tony Kaufmann


  • Jim Lindsey


  • Flint Rhem


  • Allyn Stout

Catchers


  • Mike González


  • Gus Mancuso


  • Gabby Street


  • Jimmie Wilson


Infielders




  • Sparky Adams


  • Joe Benes


  • Jim Bottomley


  • Ripper Collins


  • Ray Cunningham


  • Eddie Delker


  • Jake Flowers


  • Frankie Frisch


  • Charlie Gelbert


  • Andy High

Outfielders


  • Ray Blades


  • Taylor Douthit


  • Chick Hafey


  • Joel Hunt


  • Pepper Martin


  • Ernie Orsatti


  • Wally Roettger


  • George Watkins

Manager

  • Gabby Street

Coaches




  • Ray Blades


  • Buzzy Wares


Player stats



Batting



Starters by position


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
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


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
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
Andy High 63 131 35 .267 0 19
Taylor Douthit 36 133 44 .331 1 21
Jake Flowers 45 137 34 .248 2 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



Starting pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts






























Player
 G
 IP
 W
 L
 ERA
 SO
Bill Hallahan 37 248.2 19 9 3.29 159
Burleigh Grimes 29 212.1 17 9 3.65 67


Other pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
















































Player
 G
 IP
 W
 L
 ERA
 SO
Paul Derringer 35 211.2 18 8 3.36 134
Flint Rhem 33 207.1 11 10 3.56 72
Syl Johnson 32 186 11 9 3.00 82
Jesse Haines 19 122.1 12 3 3.02 27


Relief pitchers


Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts







































Player
 G
 W
 L
 SV
 ERA
 SO
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


Main article: 1931 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3)



























































Game Score Date Location Attendance
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



  • Pepper Martin, Associated Press Athlete of the Year [1]


League leaders




  • 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


See also: Minor League Baseball






























































Level
 Team
 League
 Manager
AA
Columbus Red Birds
American Association
Nemo Leibold
AA
Rochester Red Wings
International League
Billy Southworth
A
Houston Buffaloes
Texas League
Joe Schultz, Sr.
B
Elmira Colonels
New York–Pennsylvania League
Jake Pitler, Fritz Coumbe and Joe Sugden
B
Danville Veterans
Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League
Frank Murphy
C
Scottdale Cardinals
Middle Atlantic League
Clay Hopper
C
Greensboro Patriots
Piedmont League
John Kane
C
Springfield Red Wings
Western Association
Eddie Dyer
D
Keokuk Indians
Mississippi Valley League
Bob Rice

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk[2]



References





  1. ^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)


  2. ^ 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



  • 1931 St. Louis Cardinals


  • 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac














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