1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1931 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Jewel Ens
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 50th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 45th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 75–79.

Offseason

• November 6, 1930: Dick Bartell was traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tommy Thevenow and Claude Willoughby.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 13, 1931: Rollie Hemsley was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Grace.^[3]

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 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Andy Bednar Erv Brame Larry French George Grant Bill Harris Ray Kremer Heinie Meine Bob Osborn Glenn Spencer Steve Swetonic Claude Willoughby Spades Wood		Catchers Hal Finney Earl Grace Rollie Hemsley Eddie Phillips Bill Steinecke Infielders George Grantham Howdy Groskloss Tony Piet Bill Regan Ben Sankey Gus Suhr Tommy Thevenow Pie Traynor		Outfielders Fred Bennett Adam Comorosky Woody Jensen Jim Mosolf Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Other batters Pete McClanahan		Manager Jewel Ens Coaches Doc Crandall Grover Hartley Oscar Stanage

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	Phillips, EddieEddie Phillips	106	353	82	.232	7	44
SS	Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow	120	404	86	.213	0	38

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
Grace, EarlEarl Grace	47	150	42	.280	1	20
Hemsley, RollieRollie Hemsley	10	35	6	.171	0	1
Finney, HalHal Finney	10	26	8	.308	0	2

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
French, LarryLarry French	39	275.2	15	13	3.26	73
Brame, ErvErv Brame	26	179.2	9	13	4.21	33

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
Willoughby, ClaudeClaude Willoughby	9	25.2	0	2	6.31	4

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
Bednar, AndyAndy Bednar	3	0	0	0	11.25	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Wichita Aviators	Western League	Art Griggs & Howie Gregory

Notes

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
3. Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac