1931 Louisville White Sox

17-34 • .333 Win% • 5th in NNL

The 1931 Louisville White Sox went 17-34 (.333) finishing 5th in the NNL. The club scored 127 runs, allowed 159, and played home games at Parkway Field. Team leaders included Willie Gisentaner (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Lefty Capers (6-4, 3.86 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

17 Wins
34 Losses
.333 Win %
5th Rank
127 R 159 RA
Diff -32

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⚡ Quick Stats

127 Runs Scored
159 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
10 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1931 NNL Average

Batting Avg .266 equal to the 1931 league average (.266)
OBP .321 4% below the 1931 league average (.335)
SLG .344 4% below the 1931 league average (.359)
Team ERA 4.55 8% worse than the 1931 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 127 27% below the 1931 league average (173 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumParkway Field
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Home Games (est.) 26 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Joe Scott 0.353 2 Sammy Hughes 0.337 3 Poindexter Williams 0.315 4 Willie Gisentaner 0.303 5 Anthony Cooper 0.286

Home Runs

1 Willie Gisentaner 2 2 Poindexter Williams 2 3 Joe Cates 1 4 Biff Clark 1 5 Sammy Hughes 1

RBI

1 Joe Scott 17 2 Willie Gisentaner 16 3 Poindexter Williams 16 4 Sammy Hughes 14 5 Felton Snow 11
1931 Louisville White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Scott 30 116 18 41 6 0 0 17 9 0 1 0.353
Red McNeal 26 100 26 27 4 0 1 7 11 0 1 0.270
Joe Cates 28 94 11 21 1 1 1 5 11 0 2 0.223
Anthony Cooper 24 91 11 26 4 0 0 9 4 0 0 0.286
Felton Snow 26 91 6 21 0 1 0 11 3 0 0 0.231
Willie Gisentaner 25 89 9 27 4 0 2 16 6 0 0 0.303
Poindexter Williams 25 89 13 28 4 1 2 16 5 0 0 0.315
Sammy Hughes 24 83 13 28 9 1 1 14 7 0 0 0.337
Biff Clark 12 40 3 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0.150
Lefty Capers 17 36 4 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.139
Louis English 11 35 5 12 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0.343
Clarence White 10 24 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Heavy Johnson 5 21 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.286
Otto Mitchell 5 17 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0.235
James Pope 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ulysses McAtee 7 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.167
Elbert Williams 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Columbus Ewing 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Johnny Robinson 2 9 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.556
Robert Hughes 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lamon Dillard 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
W. L. Keane 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jute Bell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Lefty Capers 3.86 2 Clarence White 5.04 3 Willie Gisentaner 6.42

Wins

1 Lefty Capers 6 2 Willie Gisentaner 2 3 James Pope 2 4 Clarence White 2 5 Elbert Williams 2

Strikeouts

1 Clarence White 25 2 Elbert Williams 22 3 Lefty Capers 19 4 Willie Gisentaner 13 5 Jute Bell 3
1931 Louisville White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Capers 6 4 3.86 10 10 0 84.0 77 36 29 19
Clarence White 2 4 5.04 8 6 1 55.1 69 31 9 25
Willie Gisentaner 2 4 6.42 6 5 0 40.2 58 29 10 13
James Pope 2 0 3.21 5 3 0 28.0 26 10 7 3
Elbert Williams 2 1 3.16 4 4 0 25.2 28 9 16 22
Robert Hughes 0 2 6.14 3 2 0 14.2 18 10 7 3
Jute Bell 0 1 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 3

👥 Roster (24)

Jute Bell Lefty Capers Joe Cates Biff Clark Anthony Cooper Lamon Dillard Louis English Columbus Ewing Willie Gisentaner Robert Hughes Sammy Hughes Heavy Johnson +12 more

24 players

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The 1931 Louisville White Sox in brief

The 1931 Louisville White Sox finished 17-34, a .333 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NNL. With 127 runs scored and 159 given up, the 1931 differential was -32. The Louisville White Sox staff finished with a 4.55 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Measured against the 173-run league average, the offense was 27% behind. The club's home park in 1931 was Parkway Field.

The home run leader was Willie Gisentaner, who hit 2. Joe Scott led in RBI with 17. Lefty Capers led the pitchers with 6 wins. The strikeout leader was Clarence White with 25. The 1931 roster runs to 24 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Louisville White Sox

What was the 1931 Louisville White Sox record?
The 1931 Louisville White Sox finished 17-34 (.333 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Louisville White Sox in home runs?
Willie Gisentaner led the 1931 Louisville White Sox with 2 home runs.
What was the 1931 Louisville White Sox team ERA?
The 1931 Louisville White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.55.
Did the 1931 Louisville White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Louisville White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Louisville White Sox play?
The 1931 Louisville White Sox played home games at Parkway Field.
Who led the 1931 Louisville White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Gisentaner (2 HR, 16 RBI) and Lefty Capers (6-4, 3.86 ERA).
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