1931 Boston Red Sox

62-90 • .408 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1931 Boston Red Sox went 62-90 (.408) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 625 runs, allowed 800, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Earl Webb (14 HR, 103 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (16-12, 4.02 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
90 Losses
.408 Win %
6th Rank
625 R 800 RA
Diff -175

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625 Runs Scored
800 Runs Allowed
-175 Run Diff
145K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 6% below the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .314 8% below the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .348 12% below the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.60 5% worse than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 625 21% below the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 15
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Total Attendance 145,128
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Avg per Game 9,675

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Earl Webb 0.333 2 Muddy Ruel 0.301 3 Bill Sweeney 0.295 4 Marty McManus 0.290 5 Charlie Berry 0.283

Home Runs

1 Earl Webb 14 2 Urbane Pickering 9 3 Charlie Berry 6 4 Jack Rothrock 4 5 Jim Brillheart 1

RBI

1 Earl Webb 103 2 Tom Oliver 70 3 Bill Sweeney 58 4 Urbane Pickering 52 5 Hal Rhyne 51
1931 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Webb 151 589 96 196 67 3 14 103 70 51 2 0.333
Tom Oliver 148 586 52 162 35 5 0 70 25 17 4 0.276
Hal Rhyne 147 565 75 154 34 3 0 51 57 41 3 0.273
Bill Sweeney 131 498 48 147 30 3 1 58 20 30 5 0.295
Jack Rothrock 133 475 81 132 32 3 4 42 47 48 13 0.278
Otis Miller 107 389 38 106 12 1 0 43 15 20 1 0.272
Charlie Berry 111 357 41 101 16 2 6 49 29 38 4 0.283
Urbane Pickering 103 341 48 86 13 4 9 52 33 53 3 0.252
Al Van Camp 101 324 34 89 15 4 0 33 20 24 3 0.275
Rabbit Warstler 66 181 20 44 5 3 0 10 15 27 2 0.243
Ed Connolly 42 93 3 7 1 0 0 3 5 18 0 0.075
Bobby Reeves 36 84 11 14 2 2 0 1 14 16 0 0.167
Muddy Ruel 33 83 6 25 5 0 0 6 9 6 0 0.301
Jack Russell 41 82 12 16 7 0 0 5 2 28 1 0.195
Danny MacFayden 35 81 4 10 2 0 0 1 3 28 0 0.123
Tom Winsett 64 76 6 15 1 0 1 7 4 21 0 0.197
Marty McManus 17 62 8 18 4 0 1 9 8 1 1 0.290
Wilcy Moore 53 56 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 18 0 0.161
Ed Durham 39 54 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.056
Horace Lisenbee 41 53 4 12 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.226
Marv Olson 15 53 8 10 1 0 0 5 9 3 0 0.189
Ollie Marquardt 17 39 4 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.179
Gene Rye 17 39 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.179
Russ Scarritt 10 39 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.154
Milt Gaston 23 38 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.158
Ed Morris 37 38 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.158
George Stumpf 7 28 2 7 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 0.250
Bob Kline 28 27 2 9 1 0 0 8 2 3 0 0.333
Howie Storie 6 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.118
John Smith 4 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.133
Pat Creeden 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Jim Brillheart 11 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0.500
Johnny Lucas 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill McWilliams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Marshall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jud McLaughlin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walter Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Wilcy Moore 3.88 2 Danny MacFayden 4.02 3 Ed Durham 4.25 4 Bob Kline 4.41 5 Milt Gaston 4.46

Wins

1 Danny MacFayden 16 2 Wilcy Moore 11 3 Jack Russell 10 4 Ed Durham 8 5 Bob Kline 5

Strikeouts

1 Danny MacFayden 74 2 Ed Durham 53 3 Ed Morris 46 4 Jack Russell 45 5 Horace Lisenbee 42
1931 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Russell 10 18 5.16 36 31 0 232.0 298 133 65 45
Danny MacFayden 16 12 4.02 35 32 0 230.2 263 103 79 74
Wilcy Moore 11 13 3.88 53 15 10 185.1 195 80 55 37
Ed Durham 8 10 4.25 38 15 0 165.1 175 78 50 53
Horace Lisenbee 5 12 5.19 41 17 0 164.2 190 95 49 42
Ed Morris 5 7 4.75 37 14 0 130.2 131 69 74 46
Milt Gaston 2 13 4.46 23 18 0 119.0 137 59 41 33
Bob Kline 5 5 4.41 28 10 0 98.0 110 48 35 25
Jim Brillheart 0 0 5.49 11 1 0 19.2 27 12 15 7
Jud McLaughlin 0 0 12.00 9 0 0 12.0 23 16 8 3
Bobby Reeves 0 0 3.68 1 0 0 7.1 6 3 1 0
Walter Murphy 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Charlie Berry Jim Brillheart Ed Connolly Pat Creeden Ed Durham Milt Gaston Bob Kline Horace Lisenbee Johnny Lucas Danny MacFayden Ollie Marquardt Bill Marshall +25 more

37 players

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The 1931 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1931 the Boston Red Sox posted a 62-90 mark (.408) and finished 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 625 scored against 800 allowed (-175). Against a league average of .278, the 1931 Boston Red Sox batted .261. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.60 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.38. The 1931 Boston Red Sox scored 21% fewer runs than the average club (625 against 794).

Attendance at Fenway Park I totaled 145,128 for the year. Earl Webb led the club in home runs with 14. On the mound, Danny MacFayden won 16 games to lead the staff. Wilcy Moore closed out 10 saves. The 1931 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1930 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1931 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1931 Boston Red Sox finished 62-90 (.408 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Earl Webb led the 1931 Boston Red Sox with 14 home runs.
What was the 1931 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1931 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.60.
Did the 1931 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1931 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1931 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Webb (14 HR, 103 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (16-12, 4.02 ERA).
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