1931 St. Louis Cardinals season

1931 St. Louis Cardinals
1931 World Series Champions 1931 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	101–53 (.656)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Gabby Street
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux)
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The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–53 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games.

Regular season

Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting .311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs.

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 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Paul Derringer Burleigh Grimes Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Syl Johnson Tony Kaufmann Jim Lindsey Flint Rhem Allyn Stout		Catchers Mike González Gus Mancuso Gabby Street Jimmie Wilson Infielders Sparky Adams Joe Benes Jim Bottomley Ripper Collins Ray Cunningham Eddie Delker Jake Flowers Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Andy High		Outfielders Ray Blades Taylor Douthit Chick Hafey Joel Hunt Pepper Martin Ernie Orsatti Wally Roettger George Watkins		Manager Gabby Street Coaches Ray Blades Buzzy Wares

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
2B	Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch	131	518	161	.311	4	82

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
Blades, RayRay Blades	35	67	19	.284	1	5
Street, GabbyGabby Street	1	1	0	.000	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
Grimes, BurleighBurleigh Grimes	29	212.1	17	9	3.65	67

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
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	35	211.2	18	8	3.36	134

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

1931 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Athletics – 6, Cardinals – 2	October 1	Sportsman's Park	38,529
2	Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 2	October 2	Sportsman's Park	35,947
3	Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 2	October 5	Shibe Park	32,295
4	Cardinals – 0, Athletics – 3	October 6	Shibe Park	32,295
5	Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 1	October 7	Shibe Park	32,295
6	Athletics – 8, Cardinals – 1	October 9	Sportsman's Park	39,401
7	Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 4	October 10	Sportsman's Park	20,805

Awards and honors

• Pepper Martin, Associated Press Athlete of the Year ^[1]

League leaders

• Chick Hafey, NL Batting Champion, .349
• Bill Hallahan, NL Leader (tied), 19 Wins
• Bill Hallahan NL Leader, 159 strikeouts
• Frankie Frisch, NL Leader, 28 stolen bases

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Nemo Leibold
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Billy Southworth
A	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Joe Schultz, Sr.
B	Elmira Colonels	New York–Pennsylvania League	Jake Pitler, Fritz Coumbe and Joe Sugden
B	Danville Veterans	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Frank Murphy
C	Scottdale Cardinals	Middle Atlantic League	Clay Hopper
C	Greensboro Patriots	Piedmont League	John Kane
C	Springfield Red Wings	Western Association	Eddie Dyer
D	Keokuk Indians	Mississippi Valley League	Bob Rice

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk^[2]

References

1. Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1931 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac