Major League Baseball team season
| 1931 Washington Senators | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium | |||
| City | Washington, D.C. | |||
| Owners | Clark Griffith and William Richardson | |||
| Managers | Walter Johnson | |||
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The 1931 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- January 13, 1931: Harry Rice was selected off waivers by the Senators from the New York Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- July 29, 1931: Harry Rice was purchased from the Senators by the Baltimore Orioles.
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 | Roy Spencer | 145 | 483 | 133 | .275 | 1 | 60 |
| 1B | Joe Kuhel | 139 | 524 | 141 | .269 | 8 | 85 |
| 2B | Buddy Myer | 139 | 591 | 173 | .293 | 4 | 56 |
| SS | Joe Cronin | 156 | 611 | 187 | .306 | 12 | 126 |
| 3B | Ossie Bluege | 152 | 570 | 155 | .272 | 8 | 98 |
| OF | Heinie Manush | 146 | 616 | 189 | .307 | 6 | 70 |
| OF | Sam Rice | 120 | 413 | 128 | .310 | 0 | 42 |
| OF | Sam West | 132 | 526 | 175 | .333 | 3 | 91 |
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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| Dave Harris | 77 | 231 | 72 | .312 | 5 | 50 |
| Harry Rice | 47 | 162 | 43 | .265 | 0 | 15 |
| Jackie Hayes | 38 | 108 | 24 | .222 | 0 | 8 |
| Pinky Hargrave | 40 | 80 | 26 | .325 | 1 | 19 |
| Joe Judge | 35 | 74 | 21 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
| Cliff Bolton | 23 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Gill | 8 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 5 |
| Buck Jordan | 9 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Andrus | 3 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Babe Phelps | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Altrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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| Lloyd Brown | 42 | 258.2 | 15 | 14 | 3.20 | 79 |
| General Crowder | 44 | 234.1 | 18 | 11 | 3.88 | 85 |
| Firpo Marberry | 45 | 219.0 | 16 | 4 | 3.45 | 88 |
| Sad Sam Jones | 25 | 148.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.32 | 58 |
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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| Carl Fischer | 46 | 191.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.38 | 96 |
| Bump Hadley | 55 | 179.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.06 | 124 |
| Bobby Burke | 30 | 128.2 | 8 | 3 | 4.27 | 38 |
| Monte Weaver | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 |
| Ad Liska | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 |
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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| Walt Tauscher | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 5 |
| Walt Masters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern Association | Bert Niehoff |
| C | Hagerstown Hubs/Parkersburg Parkers/Youngstown Tubers | Middle Atlantic League | Joe Cambria |
Hagerstown club transferred and renamed twice: to Parkersburg, June 28, and to Youngstown, July 12, 1931
Notes
- ^ Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 1931 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
- 1931 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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