1931 New York Giants

87-65 • .572 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1931 New York Giants went 87-65 (.572) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 768 runs, allowed 599, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (29 HR, 115 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (18-11, 3.05 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

87 Wins
65 Losses
.572 Win %
2nd Rank
768 R 599 RA
Diff +169

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768 Runs Scored
599 Runs Allowed
+169 Run Diff
957K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 NL Average

Batting Avg .289 5% above the 1931 league average (.276)
OBP .339 2% above the 1931 league average (.334)
SLG .416 8% above the 1931 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.30 15% better than the 1931 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 768 11% above the 1931 league average (692 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 957,000
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Avg per Game 12,269

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Bill Terry 0.349 2 Ethan Allen 0.329 3 Chick Fullis 0.328 4 Travis Jackson 0.310 5 Freddy Leach 0.309

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 29 2 Johnny Vergez 13 3 Shanty Hogan 12 4 Bill Terry 9 5 Freddy Leach 6

RBI

1 Mel Ott 115 2 Bill Terry 112 3 Johnny Vergez 81 4 Travis Jackson 71 5 Shanty Hogan 65
1931 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Terry 153 611 121 213 43 20 9 112 47 36 8 0.349
Johnny Vergez 152 565 67 157 24 2 13 81 29 65 11 0.278
Travis Jackson 145 555 65 172 26 10 5 71 36 23 13 0.310
Freddy Leach 129 515 75 159 30 5 6 61 29 9 4 0.309
Mel Ott 138 497 104 145 23 8 29 115 80 44 10 0.292
Shanty Hogan 123 396 42 119 17 1 12 65 29 29 1 0.301
Freddie Lindstrom 78 303 38 91 12 6 5 36 26 12 5 0.300
Chick Fullis 89 302 61 99 15 2 3 28 23 13 13 0.328
Ethan Allen 94 298 58 98 18 2 5 43 15 15 6 0.329
Hughie Critz 66 238 33 69 7 2 4 17 8 17 4 0.290
Bill Hunnefield 64 196 23 53 5 0 1 17 9 16 3 0.270
Doc Marshall 68 194 15 39 6 2 0 10 8 8 1 0.201
Bob O'Farrell 85 174 11 39 8 3 1 19 21 23 0 0.224
Freddie Fitzsimmons 35 92 16 21 3 1 4 18 7 18 0 0.228
Carl Hubbell 36 83 9 20 6 0 0 8 3 9 0 0.241
Bill Walker 37 77 3 5 0 0 0 3 4 22 0 0.065
Clarence Mitchell 27 73 5 16 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 0.219
Sam Leslie 53 53 11 16 4 0 3 5 1 2 3 0.302
Jack Berly 27 35 2 6 0 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.171
Jim Mooney 10 25 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.160
Roy Parmelee 13 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Bill Morrell 20 18 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.111
Tiny Chaplin 16 11 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.182
Gil English 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Joe Heving 22 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Jo-Jo Moore 4 8 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.250
Francis Healy 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Hal Schumacher 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.143
Pete Donohue 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Emil Planeta 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Lucas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Jim Mooney 2.01 2 Bill Walker 2.26 3 Carl Hubbell 2.65 4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3.05 5 Tiny Chaplin 3.19

Wins

1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 18 2 Bill Walker 16 3 Carl Hubbell 14 4 Clarence Mitchell 13 5 Jack Berly 7

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 155 2 Bill Walker 121 3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 78 4 Jack Berly 45 5 Clarence Mitchell 39
1931 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons 18 11 3.05 35 33 0 253.2 242 86 62 78
Carl Hubbell 14 12 2.65 36 30 3 248.0 211 73 67 155
Bill Walker 16 9 2.26 37 28 3 239.1 212 60 64 121
Clarence Mitchell 13 11 4.07 27 25 0 190.1 221 86 52 39
Jack Berly 7 8 3.88 27 11 0 111.1 114 48 51 45
Jim Mooney 7 1 2.01 10 8 0 71.2 71 16 16 38
Bill Morrell 5 3 4.36 20 7 1 66.0 83 32 27 16
Roy Parmelee 2 2 3.68 13 5 0 58.2 47 24 33 30
Tiny Chaplin 3 0 3.19 16 3 1 42.1 39 15 16 7
Joe Heving 1 6 4.89 22 0 3 42.1 48 23 11 26
Hal Schumacher 1 1 10.80 8 2 1 18.1 31 22 14 11
Pete Donohue 0 1 5.56 4 1 0 11.1 14 7 4 4
Emil Planeta 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 5.1 7 6 4 0
Ray Lucas 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Ethan Allen Jack Berly Tiny Chaplin Hughie Critz Pete Donohue Gil English Freddie Fitzsimmons Chick Fullis Francis Healy Joe Heving Shanty Hogan Carl Hubbell +19 more

31 players

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The 1931 New York Giants in brief

The 1931 New York Giants won 87 games and lost 65, ending up 2nd in the NL. The New York Giants scored 768 runs and allowed 599, a run differential of +169. The team batting average of .289 was 5% above the 1931 league mark of .276. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 15% better than the league average of 3.87. Measured against the 692-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1931, drawing a total attendance of 957,000. Mel Ott led the club in home runs with 29. The hits leader was Bill Terry with 213. Freddie Fitzsimmons was the top winner, with 18 victories. The strikeout leader was Carl Hubbell with 155. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 New York Giants

What was the 1931 New York Giants record?
The 1931 New York Giants finished 87-65 (.572 win pct).
Who led the 1931 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1931 New York Giants with 29 home runs.
What was the 1931 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1931 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1931 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1931 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 New York Giants play?
The 1931 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1931 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (29 HR, 115 RBI) and Freddie Fitzsimmons (18-11, 3.05 ERA).
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