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
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

Roster

1931 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Gabby Street

Coaches

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

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, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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[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, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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