1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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.
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Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
Manager(s) | Jewel Ens |
Local television | none |
Local radio | none |
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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 | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 54–24 | 47–29 |
New York Giants | 87 | 65 | 0.572 | 13 | 50–27 | 37–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 17 | 50–27 | 34–43 |
Brooklyn Robins | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 21 | 46–29 | 33–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 44–33 | 31–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 35 | 40–36 | 26–52 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 43 | 38–39 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Game log
1931 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 44–33; Away: 31–46) | ||||||||
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April: 6–8 (Home: 1–2; Away: 5–6)
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May: 11–14 (Home: 2–6; Away: 9–8)
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June: 8–18 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–11)
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July: 19–10 (Home: 16–8; Away: 3–2)
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August: 15–20 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–16)
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September: 16–9 (Home: 15–6; Away: 1–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
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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C | Eddie Phillips | 106 | 353 | 82 | .232 | 7 | 44 |
SS | Tommy 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 |
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Earl Grace | 47 | 150 | 42 | .280 | 1 | 20 |
Rollie Hemsley | 10 | 35 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 1 |
Hal 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 |
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Larry French | 39 | 275.2 | 15 | 13 | 3.26 | 73 |
Erv 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 |
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Claude 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 |
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Andy Bednar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 2 |
Notes
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
- Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference