1931 New York Yankees

94-59 • .614 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1931 New York Yankees went 94-59 (.614) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 1,067 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Lou Gehrig (46 HR, 184 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (21-9, 2.67 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

94 Wins
59 Losses
.614 Win %
2nd Rank
1067 R 760 RA
Diff +307

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1067 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
+307 Run Diff
1,182K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .297 7% above the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .382 11% above the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .457 16% above the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.20 4% better than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 1067 34% above the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,182,876
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Avg per Game 15,362

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Babe Ruth 0.373 2 Lou Gehrig 0.341 3 Red Ruffing 0.330 4 Bill Dickey 0.327 5 Earle Combs 0.318

Home Runs

1 Lou Gehrig 46 2 Babe Ruth 46 3 Ben Chapman 17 4 Lyn Lary 10 5 Tony Lazzeri 8

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 184 2 Babe Ruth 163 3 Ben Chapman 122 4 Lyn Lary 107 5 Tony Lazzeri 83
1931 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Gehrig 155 619 163 211 31 15 46 184 117 56 17 0.341
Lyn Lary 155 610 100 171 35 9 10 107 88 54 13 0.280
Ben Chapman 149 600 120 189 28 11 17 122 75 77 61 0.315
Earle Combs 138 563 120 179 31 13 5 58 68 34 11 0.318
Babe Ruth 145 534 149 199 31 3 46 163 128 51 5 0.373
Tony Lazzeri 135 484 67 129 27 7 8 83 79 80 18 0.267
Joe Sewell 130 484 102 146 22 1 6 64 61 8 1 0.302
Bill Dickey 130 477 65 156 17 10 6 78 39 20 2 0.327
Samuel Byrd 115 248 51 67 18 2 3 32 29 26 5 0.270
Jimmie Reese 65 245 41 59 10 2 3 26 17 10 2 0.241
Red Ruffing 48 109 14 36 8 1 3 12 1 13 0 0.330
Arndt Jorgens 46 100 12 27 1 2 0 14 9 3 0 0.270
Lefty Gomez 40 83 8 11 0 0 0 3 7 28 0 0.133
Hank Johnson 40 77 7 15 5 0 0 6 6 7 0 0.195
Herb Pennock 25 66 8 10 2 0 1 6 9 12 0 0.152
Cy Perkins 16 47 3 12 1 0 0 7 1 4 0 0.255
Ed Wells 28 45 9 10 2 1 0 7 1 6 0 0.222
George Pipgras 36 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.024
Dusty Cooke 27 39 10 13 1 0 1 6 8 11 4 0.333
Roy Sherid 17 30 3 10 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.333
Myril Hoag 44 28 6 4 2 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.143
Gordon Rhodes 18 28 1 6 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 0.214
Jim Weaver 17 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.050
Ivy Andrews 7 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.182
Dixie Walker 2 10 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.300
Lefty Weinert 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Lou McEvoy 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Red Rolfe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Lefty Gomez 2.67 2 Gordon Rhodes 3.41 3 George Pipgras 3.79 4 Ivy Andrews 4.19 5 Herb Pennock 4.28

Wins

1 Lefty Gomez 21 2 Red Ruffing 16 3 Hank Johnson 13 4 Herb Pennock 11 5 Ed Wells 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Gomez 150 2 Red Ruffing 132 3 Hank Johnson 106 4 Herb Pennock 65 5 George Pipgras 59
1931 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Gomez 21 9 2.67 40 26 3 243.0 206 72 85 150
Red Ruffing 16 14 4.41 37 30 2 237.0 240 116 87 132
Hank Johnson 13 8 4.72 40 23 4 196.1 176 103 102 106
Herb Pennock 11 6 4.28 25 25 0 189.1 247 90 30 65
George Pipgras 7 6 3.79 36 14 3 137.2 134 58 58 59
Ed Wells 9 5 4.32 27 10 2 116.2 130 56 37 34
Gordon Rhodes 6 3 3.41 18 11 0 87.0 82 33 52 36
Roy Sherid 5 5 5.69 17 8 2 74.1 94 47 24 39
Jim Weaver 2 1 5.31 17 5 0 57.2 66 34 29 28
Ivy Andrews 2 0 4.19 7 3 0 34.1 36 16 8 10
Lefty Weinert 2 2 6.20 17 0 0 24.2 31 17 19 24
Lou McEvoy 0 0 12.41 6 0 1 12.1 19 17 12 3

👥 Roster (28)

Ivy Andrews Samuel Byrd Ben Chapman Earle Combs Dusty Cooke Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig Lefty Gomez Myril Hoag Hank Johnson Arndt Jorgens Lyn Lary +16 more

28 players

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The 1931 New York Yankees in brief

A 94-59 record (.614) put the 1931 New York Yankees 2nd in the AL. The New York Yankees scored 1067 runs and allowed 760, a run differential of +307. The team batting average of .297 was 7% above the 1931 league mark of .278. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 4.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.38. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 34% more.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,182,876 for the year. Lou Gehrig topped the New York Yankees with 46 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Lefty Gomez (21). In all, the roster shows 28 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1930 season and the 1932 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 New York Yankees

What was the 1931 New York Yankees record?
The 1931 New York Yankees finished 94-59 (.614 win pct).
Who led the 1931 New York Yankees in home runs?
Lou Gehrig led the 1931 New York Yankees with 46 home runs.
What was the 1931 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1931 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.20.
Did the 1931 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1931 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 New York Yankees play?
The 1931 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1931 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lou Gehrig (46 HR, 184 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (21-9, 2.67 ERA).
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