1931 Chicago Cubs

84-70 • .545 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1931 Chicago Cubs went 84-70 (.545) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 828 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (16 HR, 90 RBI) and Charlie Root (17-14, 3.48 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

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
3rd Rank
828 R 710 RA
Diff +118

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828 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
+118 Run Diff
1,256K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 NL Average

Batting Avg .289 5% above the 1931 league average (.276)
OBP .360 8% above the 1931 league average (.334)
SLG .422 9% above the 1931 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.97 3% worse than the 1931 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 828 20% above the 1931 league average (692 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,256,500
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Avg per Game 16,318

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Grimm 0.331 2 Rogers Hornsby 0.331 3 Kiki Cuyler 0.330 4 Billy Herman 0.327 5 Riggs Stephenson 0.319

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 16 2 Vince Barton 13 3 Hack Wilson 13 4 Kiki Cuyler 9 5 Gabby Hartnett 8

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 90 2 Kiki Cuyler 88 3 Gabby Hartnett 70 4 Charlie Grimm 66 5 Hack Wilson 61
1931 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Woody English 156 634 117 202 38 8 2 53 68 80 12 0.319
Kiki Cuyler 154 613 110 202 37 12 9 88 72 54 13 0.330
Charlie Grimm 146 531 65 176 33 11 4 66 53 29 1 0.331
Hack Wilson 112 395 66 103 22 4 13 61 63 69 1 0.261
Gabby Hartnett 116 380 53 107 32 1 8 70 52 48 3 0.282
Rogers Hornsby 100 357 64 118 37 1 16 90 56 23 1 0.331
Billy Jurges 88 293 34 59 15 5 0 23 25 41 2 0.201
Danny Taylor 88 270 48 81 13 6 5 41 31 46 4 0.300
Riggs Stephenson 80 263 34 84 14 4 1 52 37 14 1 0.319
Les Bell 75 252 30 71 17 1 4 32 19 22 0 0.282
Clarence Blair 86 240 31 62 19 4 3 29 14 26 1 0.258
Vince Barton 66 239 45 57 10 1 13 50 21 40 1 0.238
Rollie Hemsley 66 204 28 63 17 4 3 31 17 30 4 0.309
Johnny Moore 39 104 19 25 3 1 2 16 7 5 1 0.240
Billy Herman 25 98 14 32 7 0 0 16 13 6 2 0.327
Charlie Root 39 90 7 20 8 0 0 8 4 31 0 0.222
Bob Smith 36 87 7 19 2 0 0 4 5 2 0 0.218
Pat Malone 36 79 12 17 2 0 1 4 3 16 0 0.215
Jimmy Adair 18 76 9 21 3 1 0 3 1 8 1 0.276
Guy Bush 39 57 6 7 1 0 0 9 5 11 0 0.123
Les Sweetland 29 56 8 15 4 2 0 9 4 11 0 0.268
Jakie May 31 22 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.227
Bud Teachout 37 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.238
Lon Warneke 20 19 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.263
Ed Baecht 22 18 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.278
Sheriff Blake 16 16 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.500
Mike Kreevich 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0.167
Johnny Welch 8 12 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.417
Earl Grace 7 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0.111
Zack Taylor 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Bob Smith 3.22 2 Lon Warneke 3.22 3 Charlie Root 3.48 4 Johnny Welch 3.74 5 Ed Baecht 3.76

Wins

1 Charlie Root 17 2 Guy Bush 16 3 Pat Malone 16 4 Bob Smith 15 5 Les Sweetland 8

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Root 131 2 Pat Malone 112 3 Bob Smith 63 4 Guy Bush 54 5 Jakie May 38
1931 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Root 17 14 3.48 39 31 2 251.0 240 97 71 131
Bob Smith 15 12 3.22 36 29 2 240.1 239 86 62 63
Pat Malone 16 9 3.90 36 30 0 228.1 229 99 88 112
Guy Bush 16 8 4.49 39 24 2 180.1 190 90 66 54
Les Sweetland 8 7 5.04 26 14 0 130.1 156 73 61 32
Jakie May 5 5 3.87 31 4 2 79.0 81 34 43 38
Ed Baecht 2 4 3.76 22 6 0 67.0 64 28 32 34
Lon Warneke 2 4 3.22 20 7 0 64.1 67 23 37 27
Bud Teachout 1 2 5.72 27 3 0 61.1 79 39 28 14
Sheriff Blake 0 4 5.22 16 5 0 50.0 64 29 26 29
Johnny Welch 2 1 3.74 8 3 0 33.2 39 14 10 7

👥 Roster (30)

Jimmy Adair Ed Baecht Vince Barton Les Bell Clarence Blair Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Kiki Cuyler Woody English Earl Grace Charlie Grimm Gabby Hartnett +18 more

30 players

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The 1931 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1931 the Chicago Cubs posted a 84-70 mark (.545) and finished 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 828 for and 710 against. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .289, 5% better than the league's .276. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.87. The 828 runs scored compare with a league average of 692 per club, 20% more.

Wrigley Field was home in 1931, drawing a total attendance of 1,256,500. Rogers Hornsby topped the Chicago Cubs with 16 home runs. The hits leader was Woody English with 202. The pitching staff's wins leader was Charlie Root (17). The 1931 roster runs to 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1930 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1931 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1931 Chicago Cubs finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1931 Chicago Cubs with 16 home runs.
What was the 1931 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1931 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1931 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1931 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1931 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (16 HR, 90 RBI) and Charlie Root (17-14, 3.48 ERA).
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