1931 Washington Senators season
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Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson | |
Managers | Walter Johnson | |
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The 1931 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- January 13, 1931: Harry Rice was selected off waivers by the Senators from the New York Yankees.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 45 | .704 | — | 60–15 | 47–30 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 59 | .614 | 13½ | 51–25 | 43–34 |
Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | .597 | 16 | 55–22 | 37–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76 | .506 | 30 | 45–31 | 33–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 45 | 39–38 | 24–53 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 90 | .408 | 45 | 39–40 | 23–50 |
Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 47 | 36–41 | 25–52 |
Chicago White Sox | 56 | 97 | .366 | 51½ | 31–45 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 4–16 | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–15 | 3–19 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
Cleveland | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 4–18 | 16–6 | 8–14 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 16–4 | 19–3 | 18–4 | 18–4 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | |||||
Washington | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 9–13–1 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | — |
Notable transactions
- July 29, 1931: Harry Rice was purchased from the Senators by the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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Harry Rice | 47 | 162 | 43 | .265 | 0 | 15 |
Jackie Hayes | 38 | 108 | 24 | .222 | 0 | 8 |
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 |
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Lloyd Brown | 42 | 258.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.20 | 79 |
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 |
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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 |
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Bert Niehoff |
C | Hagerstown Hubs/Parkersburg Parkers/Youngstown Tubers | Middle Atlantic League | Joe Cambria |
Hagerstown club transferred and renamed twice: to Parkersburg, June 28, and to Youngstown, July 12, 1931[2]
Notes
- ^ a b Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
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