1931 Cleveland Cubs

23-21 • .523 Win% • 3rd in NNL

The 1931 Cleveland Cubs went 23-21 (.523) finishing 3rd in the NNL. The club scored 152 runs, allowed 172, and played home games at Hardware Field. Team leaders included Hoss Walker (3 HR, 17 RBI) and Jim Willis (5-4, 5.09 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

23 Wins
21 Losses
.523 Win %
3rd Rank
152 R 172 RA
Diff -20

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152 Runs Scored
172 Runs Allowed
-20 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1931 NNL Average

Batting Avg .246 7% below the 1931 league average (.266)
OBP .321 4% below the 1931 league average (.335)
SLG .337 6% below the 1931 league average (.359)
Team ERA 4.31 3% worse than the 1931 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 152 12% below the 1931 league average (173 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHardware Field
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Home Games (est.) 22 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Comer Cox 0.325 2 Joe Wiggins 0.308 3 Orville Singer 0.300 4 Nish Williams 0.295 5 Jack Ridley 0.237

Home Runs

1 Hoss Walker 3 2 Comer Cox 1 3 Milt Laurent 1 4 Bill Perkins 1 5 Jack Ridley 1

RBI

1 Milt Laurent 18 2 Hoss Walker 17 3 Orville Singer 13 4 Joe Wiggins 12 5 Jim West 11
1931 Cleveland Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Milt Laurent 33 121 16 27 6 2 1 18 11 0 5 0.223
Jack Ridley 33 118 23 28 1 2 1 9 20 0 4 0.237
Hoss Walker 33 117 22 27 8 1 3 17 6 0 0 0.231
Jim West 33 114 13 16 6 0 1 11 10 0 1 0.140
Orville Singer 24 80 11 24 2 0 0 13 8 1 2 0.300
Comer Cox 20 77 18 25 2 1 1 10 10 0 4 0.325
Joe Wiggins 18 65 11 20 4 1 1 12 6 0 1 0.308
Nish Williams 24 61 7 18 4 0 0 9 7 0 0 0.295
Cool Turner 11 42 7 13 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.310
Charles Zomphier 13 42 5 12 4 0 1 5 7 0 0 0.286
Jim Willis 12 30 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.300
Clarence Smith 6 24 4 8 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0.333
George Dixon 8 19 1 3 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0.158
Bob Smith 7 19 1 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0.211
Cliff Bell 12 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.111
Bill Perkins 5 18 2 5 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.278
Percy Miller 10 16 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.188
James Buford 5 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.286
John Henry Russell 3 10 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.300
Joe Hewitt 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.125
Sam Streeter 4 8 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Diamond Pipkins 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Satchel Paige 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Alonzo Boone 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Cannon 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Henry Wright 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jack Wallace 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Grove 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Percy Miller 4.42 2 Jim Willis 5.09 3 Cliff Bell 5.29

Wins

1 Jim Willis 5 2 Cliff Bell 3 3 Percy Miller 3 4 Richard Cannon 1 5 Milt Laurent 1

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Bell 40 2 Jim Willis 40 3 Percy Miller 26 4 Diamond Pipkins 19 5 Satchel Paige 18
1931 Cleveland Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Willis 5 4 5.09 12 8 0 69.0 86 39 18 40
Cliff Bell 3 5 5.29 12 8 0 66.1 73 39 27 40
Percy Miller 3 2 4.42 8 6 0 38.2 41 19 19 26
Satchel Paige 1 1 2.13 5 3 0 25.1 19 6 4 18
Sam Streeter 0 1 3.18 3 1 0 17.0 15 6 5 9
Diamond Pipkins 1 1 0.00 4 2 0 15.2 8 0 3 19
Henry Wright 0 1 2.87 2 1 0 15.2 13 5 6 5
Alonzo Boone 0 3 7.30 4 2 0 12.1 24 10 8 5
Richard Cannon 1 0 4.09 2 1 0 11.0 16 5 3 2
Milt Laurent 1 0 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 5 2 1

👥 Roster (28)

Cliff Bell Alonzo Boone James Buford Richard Cannon Comer Cox George Dixon Grove Joe Hewitt Milt Laurent Percy Miller Satchel Paige Bill Perkins +16 more

28 players

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The 1931 Cleveland Cubs in brief

In 1931 the Cleveland Cubs posted a 23-21 mark (.523) and finished 3rd in the NNL. The Cleveland Cubs scored 152 runs and allowed 172, a run differential of -20. The team batting average of .246 was 7% below the 1931 league mark of .266. Pitchers allowed 4.31 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20. Measured against the 173-run league average, the offense was 12% behind.

Hardware Field served as the home ballpark. For power, Hoss Walker led the way with 3 homers. Milt Laurent led in RBI with 18. Jack Ridley collected the most hits, 28. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Willis (5). In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Cleveland Cubs

What was the 1931 Cleveland Cubs record?
The 1931 Cleveland Cubs finished 23-21 (.523 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Cleveland Cubs in home runs?
Hoss Walker led the 1931 Cleveland Cubs with 3 home runs.
What was the 1931 Cleveland Cubs team ERA?
The 1931 Cleveland Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.31.
Did the 1931 Cleveland Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Cleveland Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Cleveland Cubs play?
The 1931 Cleveland Cubs played home games at Hardware Field.
Who led the 1931 Cleveland Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hoss Walker (3 HR, 17 RBI) and Jim Willis (5-4, 5.09 ERA).
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