1931 St. Louis Cardinals season
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1931 World Series Champions 1931 National League Champions |
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Record | 101–53 (.656) |
League place | 1st |
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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.
Contents
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. |
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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
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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
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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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2B | Frankie 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 |
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Ray Blades | 35 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 5 |
Gabby 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 |
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Burleigh 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 |
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Paul 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
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1931 World Series
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NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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
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
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk[2]
References
- ↑ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
- ↑ 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
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