1931 Cleveland Indians

78-76 • .506 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1931 Cleveland Indians went 78-76 (.506) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 885 runs, allowed 833, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Earl Averill (32 HR, 143 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (22-12, 3.75 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

78 Wins
76 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
885 R 833 RA
Diff +52

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⚡ Quick Stats

885 Runs Scored
833 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
562K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .296 6% above the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .363 6% above the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .419 6% above the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.63 6% worse than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 885 11% above the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 562,661
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Avg per Game 7,403

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Lew Fonseca 0.370 2 Ed Morgan 0.351 3 Earl Averill 0.333 4 Joe Vosmik 0.320 5 Wes Ferrell 0.319

Home Runs

1 Earl Averill 32 2 Ed Morgan 11 3 Wes Ferrell 9 4 Joe Vosmik 7 5 Bibb Falk 2

RBI

1 Earl Averill 143 2 Joe Vosmik 117 3 Ed Morgan 86 4 Willie Kamm 66 5 Johnny Hodapp 56
1931 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Averill 155 627 140 209 36 10 32 143 68 38 9 0.333
Joe Vosmik 149 591 80 189 36 14 7 117 38 30 7 0.320
Johnny Hodapp 122 468 71 138 19 4 2 56 27 23 1 0.295
Ed Morgan 131 462 87 162 33 4 11 86 83 46 4 0.351
Johnny Burnett 111 427 85 128 25 5 1 52 39 25 5 0.300
Dick Porter 114 414 82 129 24 3 1 38 56 36 6 0.312
Willie Kamm 114 410 68 121 31 4 0 66 64 13 13 0.295
Luke Sewell 108 375 45 103 30 4 1 53 36 17 1 0.275
Glenn Myatt 65 195 21 48 14 2 1 29 21 13 2 0.246
Ed Montague 64 193 27 55 8 3 1 26 21 22 3 0.285
Bibb Falk 79 161 30 49 13 1 2 28 17 13 1 0.304
Bob Seeds 48 134 26 41 4 1 1 10 11 11 1 0.306
Wes Ferrell 48 116 24 37 6 1 9 30 10 21 0 0.319
Lew Fonseca 26 108 21 40 9 1 1 14 8 7 3 0.370
Willis Hudlin 44 100 11 20 6 2 0 13 6 28 0 0.200
Odell Hale 25 92 14 26 2 4 1 5 8 8 2 0.283
Clint Brown 39 87 8 15 3 0 0 9 7 6 0 0.172
Mel Harder 40 75 7 19 2 1 0 10 2 24 0 0.253
Bill Hunnefield 21 71 13 17 4 1 0 4 9 4 3 0.239
Jonah Goldman 30 62 0 8 1 0 0 3 4 6 1 0.129
George Detore 30 56 3 15 6 0 0 7 8 2 0 0.268
Bruce Connatser 12 49 5 14 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.286
Charlie Jamieson 28 43 7 13 2 1 0 4 5 1 1 0.302
Sarge Connally 17 27 4 5 3 1 0 3 1 8 0 0.185
Pete Appleton 30 24 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0.208
Roxie Lawson 17 14 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.143
Moe Berg 10 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.077
Jake Miller 10 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.077
Milt Shoffner 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.077
Fay Thomas 16 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.154
Oral Hildebrand 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.182
Joe Sprinz 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Donohue 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Belve Bean 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard Craghead 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Wes Ferrell 3.75 2 Sarge Connally 4.20 3 Jake Miller 4.35 4 Mel Harder 4.36 5 Willis Hudlin 4.60

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 22 2 Willis Hudlin 15 3 Mel Harder 13 4 Clint Brown 11 5 Sarge Connally 5

Strikeouts

1 Wes Ferrell 123 2 Willis Hudlin 83 3 Mel Harder 63 4 Clint Brown 50 5 Sarge Connally 37
1931 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wes Ferrell 22 12 3.75 40 35 3 276.1 276 115 130 123
Willis Hudlin 15 14 4.60 44 34 4 254.1 313 130 88 83
Clint Brown 11 15 4.71 39 33 0 233.1 284 122 55 50
Mel Harder 13 14 4.36 40 24 1 194.0 229 94 72 63
Sarge Connally 5 5 4.20 17 9 1 85.2 87 40 50 37
Pete Appleton 4 4 4.63 29 4 0 79.2 100 41 29 25
Roxie Lawson 0 2 7.60 17 3 0 55.2 72 47 36 20
Fay Thomas 2 4 5.18 16 2 0 48.2 63 28 32 25
Jake Miller 2 1 4.35 10 5 0 41.1 45 20 19 17
Milt Shoffner 2 3 7.24 12 4 0 41.0 55 33 26 12
Oral Hildebrand 2 1 4.39 5 2 0 26.2 25 13 13 6
Belve Bean 0 1 6.43 4 0 0 7.0 11 5 4 3
Howard Craghead 0 0 6.35 4 0 0 5.2 8 4 2 2
Pete Donohue 0 0 8.44 2 0 0 5.1 9 5 5 4

👥 Roster (35)

Pete Appleton Earl Averill Belve Bean Moe Berg Clint Brown Johnny Burnett Sarge Connally Bruce Connatser Howard Craghead George Detore Pete Donohue Bibb Falk +23 more

35 players

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The 1931 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1931 Cleveland Indians won 78 games and lost 76, ending up 4th in the AL. With 885 runs scored and 833 given up, the 1931 differential was +52. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .296, 6% better than the league's .278. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.63 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.38. The 885 runs scored compare with a league average of 794 per club, 11% more.

Attendance at League Park II totaled 562,661 for the year. The home run leader was Earl Averill, who hit 32. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wes Ferrell (22). The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1930 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1931 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1931 Cleveland Indians finished 78-76 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Earl Averill led the 1931 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1931 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1931 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.63.
Did the 1931 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1931 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1931 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Earl Averill (32 HR, 143 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (22-12, 3.75 ERA).
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