1931 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1931 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1931 in baseball.
1931 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 27, 1931
World Series:
  • October 1–10, 1931
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Lefty Grove (PHA)
NL: Frankie Frisch (SLC)
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League

The 1931 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1931. The regular season ended on September 27, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 28th World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 7 on October 10. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Cardinals defeated the Athletics, four games to three.

This was the first season that the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) selected a Most Valuable Player in each league.

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1931 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, the first time since the 1926 season. The final day of the regular season was on September 27, which also saw all sixteen teams play on the final day continuing the trend which began the previous season. This was the first time that both Opening Day and the final day of the season saw all sixteen teams play. The World Series took place between October 1 and October 10.

Rule changes

The 1931 season saw the following rule changes:[1]

  • The National League implements the ground rule double rule, which states that balls that bounce over the fence entitle the batter to two bases. The rule was previously implemented by the American League in 1929.[2][3]
  • The American League adopted the early-1920 rule that when calling home runs, balls are to be called based on where the ball crosses the outfield fence, no matter if the ball lands in the stands or leaves the ballpark. The National League previously implemented this rule in 1929.[4]
  • The rule previously implemented in 1926, that a sacrifice hit was awarded when any base runner advanced on a fly out, was eliminated.[5]
  • Regulations referring to a batter contacting his own ball were clarified as was the area of bases awarded a batter when a defensive player threw his glove at a batted or thrown ball or in the case of spectator interference.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Shano Collins
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Bucky Harris
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Walter Johnson
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Dan Howley
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Gabby Street

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 107 45 .704 — 60‍–‍15 47‍–‍30
New York Yankees 94 59 .614 13½ 51‍–‍25 43‍–‍34
Washington Senators 92 62 .597 16 55‍–‍22 37‍–‍40
Cleveland Indians 78 76 .506 30 45‍–‍31 33‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 63 91 .409 45 39‍–‍38 24‍–‍53
Boston Red Sox 62 90 .408 45 39‍–‍40 23‍–‍50
Detroit Tigers 61 93 .396 47 36‍–‍41 25‍–‍52
Chicago White Sox 56 97 .366 51½ 31‍–‍45 25‍–‍52

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 101 53 .656 — 54‍–‍24 47‍–‍29
New York Giants 87 65 .572 13 50‍–‍27 37‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 84 70 .545 17 50‍–‍27 34‍–‍43
Brooklyn Robins 79 73 .520 21 46‍–‍29 33‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates 75 79 .487 26 44‍–‍33 31‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 .429 35 40‍–‍36 26‍–‍52
Boston Braves 64 90 .416 37 36‍–‍41 28‍–‍49
Cincinnati Reds 58 96 .377 43 38‍–‍39 20‍–‍57

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
         
AL Philadelphia Athletics 6 0 2 3 1 8 2
NL St. Louis Cardinals 2 2 5 0 5 1 4

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Red Sox Heinie Wagner Shano Collins
New York Yankees Bob Shawkey Joe McCarthy

League leaders

American League

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player Frankie Frisch (SLC) Lefty Grove (PHA)

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago Cubs[6] 84 −6.7% 1,086,422 −25.8% 14,109
New York Yankees[7] 94 9.3% 912,437 −22.0% 11,850
New York Giants[8] 87 0.0% 812,163 −6.5% 10,412
Brooklyn Robins[9] 79 −8.1% 753,133 −31.4% 9,910
Philadelphia Athletics[10] 107 4.9% 627,464 −13.1% 8,366
St. Louis Cardinals[11] 101 9.8% 608,535 19.7% 7,802
Boston Braves[12] 64 −8.6% 515,005 10.8% 6,603
Washington Senators[13] 92 −2.1% 492,657 −19.8% 6,236
Cleveland Indians[14] 78 −3.7% 483,027 −8.6% 6,356
Detroit Tigers[15] 61 −18.7% 434,056 −33.2% 5,637
Chicago White Sox[16] 56 −9.7% 403,550 −0.6% 5,241
Boston Red Sox[17] 62 19.2% 350,975 −21.0% 4,387
Philadelphia Phillies[18] 66 26.9% 284,849 −4.7% 3,748
Cincinnati Reds[19] 58 −1.7% 263,316 −31.9% 3,420
Pittsburgh Pirates[20] 75 −6.3% 260,392 −27.2% 3,338
St. Louis Browns[21] 63 −1.6% 179,126 17.8% 2,326

Events

References

  1. ^ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ O'Gara, Connor. "Future Hall of Famer Al López Hits the Last 'Bounce' Home Run in Big League History". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Changes are Made in the Baseball Playing Rules by Joint Rules Committee". Santa Cruz Evening News. Santa Cruz, California. December 17, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved April 16, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ sabr. "How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ^ admin. "Impact of the Varying Sacrifice Fly Rules on Batting Champs, 1931–2019 – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  23. ^ Mackin, Bob (2004). The Unofficial Guide to Baseball's Most Unusual Records. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781553650386.

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