1931 Philadelphia Phillies season

1931 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Baker Bowl (since 1887)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gerald Nugent
Manager(s)	Burt Shotton
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The following lists the events of the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies season.

Offseason

• November 6, 1930: Tommy Thevenow and Claude Willoughby were traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dick Bartell.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1931 National League Records Sources:
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 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Bob Adams Ray Benge Sheriff Blake Stew Bolen Phil Collins Clise Dudley Hal Elliott Jumbo Elliott Ed Fallenstein John Milligan Chet Nichols Dutch Schesler Ben Shields Lil Stoner Frank Watt Hal Wiltse		Catchers Gene Connell Spud Davis Harry McCurdy Tony Rensa Infielders Dick Bartell Bernie Friberg Don Hurst Les Mallon Bobby Stevens Pinky Whitney Hugh Willingham		Outfielders Buzz Arlett Fred Brickell Chuck Klein Fred Koster Hal Lee Doug Taitt		Manager Burt Shotton Coaches Fred Hunter Jack Onslow

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
SS	Bartell, DickDick Bartell	135	554	160	.289	0	34
OF	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	148	594	200	.337	31	121

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

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
Benge, RayRay Benge	38	247	14	18	3.17	117
Adams, BobBob Adams	1	6	0	1	9.00	3

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
Watt, FrankFrank Watt	38	122.2	5	5	4.84	25

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

References

1. Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1931 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference