1931 Chicago White Sox

56-97 • .366 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1931 Chicago White Sox went 56-97 (.366) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 704 runs, allowed 939, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Carl Reynolds (6 HR, 77 RBI) and Vic Frazier (13-15, 4.46 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

56 Wins
97 Losses
.366 Win %
8th Rank
704 R 939 RA
Diff -235

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704 Runs Scored
939 Runs Allowed
-235 Run Diff
574K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 7% below the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .322 6% below the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .343 13% below the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 5.04 15% worse than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 704 11% below the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 574,961
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Avg per Game 7,467

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Lu Blue 0.304 2 Smead Jolley 0.300 3 Lew Fonseca 0.299 4 Carl Reynolds 0.290 5 Johnny Watwood 0.283

Home Runs

1 Carl Reynolds 6 2 Bob Fothergill 3 3 Smead Jolley 3 4 Bruce Campbell 2 5 Lew Fonseca 2

RBI

1 Carl Reynolds 77 2 Lew Fonseca 71 3 Lu Blue 62 4 Bob Fothergill 56 5 John Kerr 50
1931 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lu Blue 155 589 119 179 23 15 1 62 127 60 13 0.304
Lew Fonseca 121 465 65 139 26 5 2 71 32 22 4 0.299
Carl Reynolds 118 462 71 134 24 14 6 77 24 26 17 0.290
John Kerr 128 444 51 119 17 2 2 50 35 22 9 0.268
Bill Cissell 109 409 42 90 13 5 1 46 16 26 18 0.220
Johnny Watwood 128 367 51 104 16 6 1 47 56 30 9 0.283
Billy Sullivan 92 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 20 14 4 0.275
Bob Fothergill 108 312 25 88 9 4 3 56 17 17 2 0.282
Luke Appling 96 297 36 69 13 4 1 28 29 27 9 0.232
Bennie Tate 89 273 27 73 12 3 0 22 26 10 1 0.267
Frank Grube 88 265 29 58 13 2 1 24 22 22 2 0.219
Irv Jeffries 79 223 29 50 10 0 2 16 14 9 3 0.224
Mel Simons 68 189 24 52 9 0 0 12 12 17 1 0.275
Ike Eichrodt 34 117 9 25 5 1 0 15 1 8 0 0.214
Smead Jolley 54 110 5 33 11 0 3 28 7 4 0 0.300
Tommy Thomas 43 87 9 21 2 0 0 10 3 15 0 0.241
Vic Frazier 46 86 10 18 2 0 0 10 7 14 0 0.209
Pat Caraway 52 72 11 14 2 1 0 7 2 12 0 0.194
Willie Kamm 18 59 9 15 4 1 0 9 7 6 1 0.254
Bill Norman 24 55 7 10 2 0 0 6 4 10 0 0.182
Red Faber 44 53 4 4 1 0 0 3 6 26 0 0.075
Hal McKain 32 42 5 5 2 1 0 3 5 14 0 0.119
Ted Lyons 42 33 6 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.152
Bob Weiland 15 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.182
Bruce Campbell 4 17 4 7 2 0 2 5 0 4 0 0.412
Jim Moore 33 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.062
Butch Henline 11 15 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.067
Hank Garrity 8 14 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.214
Garland Braxton 17 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.091
Grant Bowler 13 10 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.100
Lou Garland 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Biggs Wehde 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Red Faber 3.82 2 Ted Lyons 4.01 3 Vic Frazier 4.46 4 Tommy Thomas 4.73 5 Jim Moore 4.95

Wins

1 Vic Frazier 13 2 Pat Caraway 10 3 Red Faber 10 4 Tommy Thomas 10 5 Hal McKain 6

Strikeouts

1 Vic Frazier 87 2 Tommy Thomas 72 3 Pat Caraway 55 4 Red Faber 49 5 Hal McKain 39
1931 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Frazier 13 15 4.46 46 29 4 254.0 258 126 127 87
Tommy Thomas 10 14 4.73 43 36 2 245.1 298 129 69 72
Pat Caraway 10 24 6.22 51 32 2 220.0 268 152 101 55
Red Faber 10 14 3.82 44 19 1 184.0 210 78 57 49
Hal McKain 6 9 5.71 27 8 0 112.0 134 71 57 39
Ted Lyons 4 6 4.01 22 12 0 101.0 117 45 33 16
Jim Moore 0 2 4.95 33 4 0 83.2 93 46 27 15
Bob Weiland 2 7 5.16 15 8 0 75.0 75 43 46 38
Garland Braxton 0 3 6.85 17 3 1 47.1 71 36 23 28
Grant Bowler 0 1 5.35 13 3 0 35.1 40 21 24 15
Lou Garland 0 2 10.26 7 2 0 16.2 30 19 14 4
Biggs Wehde 1 0 6.75 8 0 0 16.0 19 12 10 3

👥 Roster (32)

Luke Appling Lu Blue Grant Bowler Garland Braxton Bruce Campbell Pat Caraway Bill Cissell Ike Eichrodt Red Faber Lew Fonseca Bob Fothergill Vic Frazier +20 more

32 players

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The 1931 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1931 Chicago White Sox won 56 games and lost 97, ending up 8th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 704 runs and allowed 939, a run differential of -235. The team batting average of .259 was 7% below the 1931 league mark of .278. Pitchers allowed 5.04 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.38. The 704 runs scored compare with a league average of 794 per club, 11% fewer.

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 574,961 in attendance, about 7,467 a game. For power, Carl Reynolds led the way with 6 homers. The hits leader was Lu Blue with 179. Vic Frazier was the top winner, with 13 victories. The 1931 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1931 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1931 Chicago White Sox finished 56-97 (.366 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carl Reynolds led the 1931 Chicago White Sox with 6 home runs.
What was the 1931 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1931 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 5.04.
Did the 1931 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1931 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1931 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carl Reynolds (6 HR, 77 RBI) and Vic Frazier (13-15, 4.46 ERA).
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