1931 Detroit Tigers

61-93 • .396 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1931 Detroit Tigers went 61-93 (.396) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 836, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included John Stone (10 HR, 76 RBI) and Vic Sorrell (13-14, 4.15 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

61 Wins
93 Losses
.396 Win %
7th Rank
651 R 836 RA
Diff -185

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651 Runs Scored
836 Runs Allowed
-185 Run Diff
480K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 4% below the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .329 4% below the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .371 6% below the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.59 5% worse than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 651 18% below the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 480,955
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Avg per Game 6,246

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 John Stone 0.327 2 Dale Alexander 0.325 3 Charlie Gehringer 0.311 4 Billy Rogell 0.303 5 Gee Walker 0.296

Home Runs

1 John Stone 10 2 Roy Johnson 8 3 Frank Doljack 4 4 Charlie Gehringer 4 5 Dale Alexander 3

RBI

1 Dale Alexander 87 2 John Stone 76 3 Roy Johnson 55 4 Charlie Gehringer 53 5 Marty McManus 53
1931 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Johnson 151 621 107 173 37 19 8 55 72 51 33 0.279
John Stone 147 584 86 191 28 11 10 76 56 48 13 0.327
Dale Alexander 135 517 75 168 47 3 3 87 64 35 5 0.325
Charlie Gehringer 101 383 67 119 24 5 4 53 29 15 13 0.311
Marv Owen 105 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 29 38 2 0.223
Mark Koenig 106 364 33 92 24 4 1 39 14 12 8 0.253
Marty McManus 107 362 39 98 17 3 3 53 49 22 7 0.271
Ray Hayworth 88 273 28 70 10 3 0 25 19 27 0 0.256
Hub Walker 90 252 27 72 13 1 0 16 23 25 10 0.286
Gee Walker 59 189 20 56 17 2 1 28 14 21 10 0.296
Frank Doljack 63 187 20 52 13 3 4 20 15 17 3 0.278
Billy Rogell 48 185 21 56 12 3 2 24 24 17 8 0.303
Nolen Richardson 38 148 13 40 9 2 0 16 6 3 2 0.270
Johnny Grabowski 40 136 9 32 7 1 1 14 6 19 0 0.235
Earl Whitehill 34 97 7 15 0 1 0 5 3 10 0 0.155
George Uhle 53 90 8 22 6 0 2 7 8 8 0 0.244
Vic Sorrell 35 88 4 14 1 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.159
Wally Schang 30 76 9 14 2 0 0 2 14 11 1 0.184
Bill Akers 29 66 5 13 2 2 0 3 7 6 0 0.197
Louis Brower 21 62 3 10 1 0 0 6 8 5 1 0.161
Art Herring 35 55 10 11 2 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.200
Tommy Bridges 35 54 4 8 0 0 0 1 5 23 0 0.148
George Quellich 13 54 6 12 5 0 1 11 3 4 1 0.222
Muddy Ruel 14 50 1 6 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 0.120
Elon Hogsett 22 47 7 11 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.234
Waite Hoyt 16 30 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0.133
Charlie Sullivan 31 24 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.167
Joe Dugan 8 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.235
Gene Desautels 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.091
Ivey Shiver 2 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Bucky Harris 4 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Whit Wyatt 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Orlin Collier 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 George Uhle 3.50 2 Earl Whitehill 4.08 3 Vic Sorrell 4.15 4 Art Herring 4.31 5 Charlie Sullivan 4.93

Wins

1 Vic Sorrell 13 2 Earl Whitehill 13 3 George Uhle 11 4 Tommy Bridges 8 5 Art Herring 7

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 105 2 Vic Sorrell 99 3 Earl Whitehill 81 4 Art Herring 64 5 George Uhle 63
1931 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Whitehill 13 16 4.08 34 34 0 271.1 287 123 118 81
Vic Sorrell 13 14 4.15 35 32 1 245.0 267 113 114 99
George Uhle 11 12 3.50 29 18 2 193.0 190 75 49 63
Tommy Bridges 8 16 4.99 35 23 0 173.0 182 96 108 105
Art Herring 7 13 4.31 35 16 1 165.0 186 79 67 64
Elon Hogsett 3 9 5.93 22 12 2 112.1 150 74 33 47
Charlie Sullivan 3 2 4.93 31 4 0 95.0 109 52 46 28
Waite Hoyt 3 8 5.87 16 12 0 92.0 124 60 32 10
Whit Wyatt 0 2 8.85 4 1 0 20.1 30 20 12 8
Orlin Collier 0 1 7.84 2 2 0 10.1 17 9 7 3
Mark Koenig 0 0 6.43 3 0 0 7.0 7 5 11 3

👥 Roster (33)

Bill Akers Dale Alexander Tommy Bridges Louis Brower Orlin Collier Gene Desautels Frank Doljack Joe Dugan Charlie Gehringer Johnny Grabowski Bucky Harris Ray Hayworth +21 more

33 players

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The 1931 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1931 Detroit Tigers finished 61-93, a .396 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 651 runs and allowed 836, a run differential of -185. The team batting average of .268 was 4% below the 1931 league mark of .278. The staff ERA of 4.59 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.38. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 18% fewer.

Navin Field was home in 1931, drawing a total attendance of 480,955. John Stone led the club in home runs with 10. The RBI leader was Dale Alexander, with 87. On the mound, Vic Sorrell won 13 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Tommy Bridges with 105.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1931 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1931 Detroit Tigers finished 61-93 (.396 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
John Stone led the 1931 Detroit Tigers with 10 home runs.
What was the 1931 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1931 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.59.
Did the 1931 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1931 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1931 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Stone (10 HR, 76 RBI) and Vic Sorrell (13-14, 4.15 ERA).
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