1931 Boston Red Sox season
The 1931 Boston Red Sox season was the 31st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 62 wins and 90 losses. The team's home field was Fenway Park.
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Owner(s) | J.A. Robert Quinn |
Manager(s) | Shano Collins |
Local radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
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The Red Sox played their Sunday home games at Braves Field this season, as had been the case since the team's 1929 season, due to Fenway being close to a house of worship. The team played a total of 15 home games at Braves Field during the 1931 season, all on Sundays.[1]
This was the first season that the Red Sox wore uniform numbers.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 45 | 0.704 | — | 60–15 | 47–30 |
New York Yankees | 94 | 59 | 0.614 | 13½ | 51–25 | 43–34 |
Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 16 | 55–22 | 37–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 30 | 45–31 | 33–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 45 | 39–38 | 24–53 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 90 | 0.408 | 45 | 39–40 | 23–50 |
Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | 0.396 | 47 | 36–41 | 25–52 |
Chicago White Sox | 56 | 97 | 0.366 | 51½ | 31–45 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
4 | Rabbit Warstler | SS |
12 | Russ Scarritt | LF |
1 | Bill Sweeney | 1B |
15 | Earl Webb | RF |
3 | Jack Rothrock | 3B |
2 | Bobby Reeves | 2B |
14 | Tom Oliver | CF |
9 | Charlie Berry | C |
31 | Wilcy Moore | P |
Roster
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This was the first season that the Red Sox wore uniform numbers.[3]
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 | Rabbit Warstler | 66 | 181 | 44 | .243 | 0 | 10 |
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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Russ Scarritt | 10 | 39 | 6 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
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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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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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 |
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Jim Brillheart | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.49 | 7 |
References
- "1931 Log For Braves Field in Boston, MA". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Baseball Uniform Numbers". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- Nevard, David. "The Evocative Power of Mere Cloth Numerals". buffalohead.org. Larry McCray. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
External links
- 1931 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1931 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com