1931 Boston Braves

64-90 • .416 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1931 Boston Braves went 64-90 (.416) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 533 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (19 HR, 84 RBI) and Ed Brandt (18-11, 2.92 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
7th Rank
533 R 680 RA
Diff -147

📁 Franchise Info

Atlanta Braves Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

533 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-147 Run Diff
619K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 7% below the 1931 league average (.276)
OBP .309 7% below the 1931 league average (.334)
SLG .341 12% below the 1931 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.90 1% worse than the 1931 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 533 23% below the 1931 league average (692 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumBraves Field
📅
Home Games 78
👥
Total Attendance 619,500
📊
Avg per Game 7,942

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Wally Berger 0.323 2 Wes Schulmerich 0.309 3 Red Worthington 0.291 4 Lance Richbourg 0.287 5 Earl Sheely 0.273

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 19 2 Red Worthington 4 3 Randy Moore 3 4 Lance Richbourg 2 5 Wes Schulmerich 2

RBI

1 Wally Berger 84 2 Earl Sheely 77 3 Red Worthington 44 4 Wes Schulmerich 43 5 Randy Moore 34
1931 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Berger 156 617 94 199 44 8 19 84 55 70 13 0.323
Rabbit Maranville 145 562 69 146 22 5 0 33 56 34 9 0.260
Earl Sheely 147 538 30 147 15 2 1 77 34 21 0 0.273
Freddie Maguire 148 492 36 112 18 2 0 26 16 26 3 0.228
Red Worthington 128 491 47 143 25 10 4 44 26 38 1 0.291
Al Spohrer 114 350 23 84 17 5 0 27 22 27 2 0.240
Wes Schulmerich 95 327 36 101 17 7 2 43 28 30 0 0.309
Billy Urbanski 82 303 22 72 13 4 0 17 10 32 3 0.238
Lance Richbourg 97 286 32 82 11 6 2 29 19 14 9 0.287
Randy Moore 83 192 19 50 8 1 3 34 13 3 1 0.260
Bill Dreesen 48 180 38 40 10 4 1 10 23 23 1 0.222
Bill Cronin 51 107 8 22 6 1 0 10 7 5 0 0.206
Johnny Neun 79 104 17 23 1 3 0 11 11 14 2 0.221
Al Bool 49 85 5 16 1 0 0 6 9 13 0 0.188
Tom Zachary 33 84 7 14 2 0 0 3 4 10 0 0.167
Ed Brandt 34 82 11 21 0 1 0 8 9 5 1 0.256
Socks Seibold 33 70 3 9 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.129
Charlie Wilson 16 58 7 11 4 0 1 11 3 5 0 0.190
Ben Cantwell 40 57 7 13 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.228
Earl Clark 16 50 8 11 2 0 0 4 7 4 1 0.220
Bill Sherdel 27 46 2 14 1 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.304
Buster Chatham 17 44 4 10 1 0 1 3 6 6 0 0.227
Bruce Cunningham 34 42 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.071
Fred Frankhouse 26 40 4 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.150
Bucky Walters 9 38 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.211
Bill Hunnefield 11 21 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Ray Moss 12 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.133
Hal Haid 27 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Bill McAfee 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Brown 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Johnny Scalzi 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pat Veltman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Ed Brandt 2.92 2 Tom Zachary 3.10 3 Ben Cantwell 3.63 4 Fred Frankhouse 4.03 5 Bill Sherdel 4.25

Wins

1 Ed Brandt 18 2 Tom Zachary 11 3 Socks Seibold 10 4 Fred Frankhouse 8 5 Ben Cantwell 7

Strikeouts

1 Ed Brandt 112 2 Tom Zachary 64 3 Fred Frankhouse 50 4 Socks Seibold 50 5 Bill Sherdel 34
1931 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Brandt 18 11 2.92 33 29 2 250.0 228 81 77 112
Tom Zachary 11 15 3.10 33 28 2 229.0 243 79 53 64
Socks Seibold 10 18 4.67 33 29 0 206.1 226 107 65 50
Ben Cantwell 7 9 3.63 33 16 2 156.1 160 63 34 32
Bill Sherdel 6 10 4.25 27 16 0 137.2 163 65 35 34
Bruce Cunningham 3 12 4.48 33 16 1 136.2 157 68 54 32
Fred Frankhouse 8 8 4.03 26 15 1 127.1 125 57 43 50
Hal Haid 0 2 4.50 27 0 1 56.0 59 28 16 20
Ray Moss 1 3 4.60 12 5 0 45.0 56 23 16 14
Bill McAfee 0 1 6.37 18 1 0 29.2 39 21 10 9
Bob Brown 0 1 8.53 3 1 0 6.1 9 6 3 2

👥 Roster (32)

Wally Berger Al Bool Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Buster Chatham Earl Clark Bill Cronin Bruce Cunningham Bill Dreesen Fred Frankhouse Hal Haid +20 more

32 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1931 Season 🏠 All BSN Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1931 Boston Braves in brief

The record for the 1931 Boston Braves reads 64 wins and 90 losses, good for 7th in the NL. The Boston Braves scored 533 runs and allowed 680, a run differential of -147. Against a league average of .276, the 1931 Boston Braves batted .258. Pitchers allowed 3.90 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.87. The 1931 Boston Braves scored 23% fewer runs than the average club (533 against 692).

Braves Field was home in 1931, drawing a total attendance of 619,500. Wally Berger topped the Boston Braves with 19 home runs. On the mound, Ed Brandt won 18 games to lead the staff. The 1931 roster runs to 32 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1930 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Boston Braves

What was the 1931 Boston Braves record?
The 1931 Boston Braves finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Boston Braves in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1931 Boston Braves with 19 home runs.
What was the 1931 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1931 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.90.
Did the 1931 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Boston Braves play?
The 1931 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1931 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (19 HR, 84 RBI) and Ed Brandt (18-11, 2.92 ERA).
All Seasons