1931 Detroit Tigers season

1931 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local television	none
Local radio	WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson)
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The 1931 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 61–93, 47 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	107	45	.704	--
New York Yankees	94	59	.614	13½
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	51½

Record vs. opponents

1931 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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	—

Roster

1931 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 16 Tommy Bridges 28 Orlin Collier 41 Art Herring 18 Chief Hogsett 14 Waite Hoyt 12 Vic Sorrell 19 Charlie Sullivan 15 George Uhle 11 Earl Whitehill 17 Whit Wyatt		Catchers -- Gene Desautels 35 Johnny Grabowski  9 Ray Hayworth -- Muddy Ruel  8 Wally Schang Infielders  7 Bill Akers  4 Dale Alexander  7 Louis Brower 25 Joe Dugan  3 Charlie Gehringer 34 Bucky Harris 27 Mark Koenig  5 Marty McManus 29 Marv Owen -- Nolen Richardson -- Billy Rogell		Outfielders  6 Frank Doljack 22 Roy Johnson -- George Quellich 26 Ivey Shiver 24 John Stone  2 Gee Walker  1 Hub Walker		Manager 34 Bucky Harris Coaches Roger Bresnahan Jean Dubuc

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

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
Richardson, NolenNolen Richardson	38	148	40	.270	0	16
Harris, BuckyBucky Harris	4	8	1	.125	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

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
Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges	35	173	8	16	4.99	105

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
Sullivan, CharlieCharlie Sullivan	31	3	2	0	4.93	28

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Steve O'Neill
A	Beaumont Exporters	Texas League	Del Baker
B	Evansville Hubs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
C	Wheeling Stogies	Middle Atlantic League	Dan Tapson and Ray Haley

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Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1931 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference