1931 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1931 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1931 in baseball.
1931 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 10, 1931
Regular season
Season championsAL: Philadelphia Athletics
NL: St. Louis Cardinals
Season MVPAL: Lefty Grove (PHA)
NL: Frankie Frisch (STL)
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
MLB seasons

The 1931 Major League Baseball season.

MLB statistical leaders

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

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Philadelphia Athletics 107 45 .704 --
New York Yankees 94 59 .614 13.5
Washington Senators 92 62 .597 16
Cleveland Indians 78 76 .506 30
St. Louis Browns 63 91 .409 45
Boston Red Sox 62 90 .408 45
Detroit Tigers 61 93 .396 47
Chicago White Sox 56 97 .366 51.5

National League final standings

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
St. Louis Cardinals 101 53 .656 --
New York Giants 87 65 .572 13
Chicago Cubs 84 70 .545 17
Brooklyn Robins 79 73 .520 21
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 79 .487 26
Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 .429 35
Boston Braves 64 90 .416 37
Cincinnati Reds 58 96 .377 43

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.[1]
  • 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.

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