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1931 Philadelphia Athletics

107-45 • .704 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics went 107-45 (.704) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 858 runs, allowed 626, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (30 HR, 120 RBI) and Lefty Grove (31-4, 2.06 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

107 Wins
45 Losses
.704 Win %
1st Rank
858 R 626 RA
Diff +232

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⚡ Quick Stats

858 Runs Scored
626 Runs Allowed
+232 Run Diff
613K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 3% above the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .354 3% above the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .434 10% above the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 3.47 21% better than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 858 8% above the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 613,500
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Avg per Game 8,180

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.390 2 Mickey Cochrane 0.349 3 Mule Haas 0.323 4 Max Bishop 0.294 5 Jimmie Foxx 0.291

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 30 2 Al Simmons 22 3 Mickey Cochrane 17 4 Mule Haas 8 5 Bing Miller 8

RBI

1 Al Simmons 128 2 Jimmie Foxx 120 3 Mickey Cochrane 89 4 Bing Miller 77 5 Mule Haas 56
1931 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bing Miller 137 534 75 150 43 5 8 77 36 16 5 0.281
Jimmie Foxx 139 515 93 150 32 10 30 120 73 84 4 0.291
Al Simmons 128 513 105 200 37 13 22 128 47 45 3 0.390
Max Bishop 130 497 115 146 30 4 5 37 112 51 3 0.294
Mickey Cochrane 122 459 87 160 31 6 17 89 56 21 2 0.349
Mule Haas 102 440 82 142 29 7 8 56 30 29 0 0.323
Jimmy Dykes 101 355 48 97 28 2 3 46 49 47 1 0.273
Dib Williams 86 294 41 79 12 2 6 40 19 21 2 0.269
Eric McNair 79 280 41 76 10 1 5 33 11 19 1 0.271
Joe Boley 67 224 26 51 9 3 0 20 15 13 1 0.228
Doc Cramer 65 223 37 58 8 2 2 20 11 15 2 0.260
Phil Todt 62 197 23 48 14 2 5 44 8 22 1 0.244
Jimmy Moore 49 143 18 32 5 1 2 21 11 13 0 0.224
Lefty Grove 41 115 8 23 3 0 0 12 3 48 0 0.200
George Earnshaw 43 114 12 30 7 1 2 13 5 23 0 0.263
Johnnie Heving 42 113 8 27 3 2 1 12 6 8 0 0.239
Rube Walberg 45 105 6 13 1 1 0 6 5 16 0 0.124
Roy Mahaffey 30 63 7 12 2 0 2 8 4 25 0 0.190
Eddie Rommel 29 54 6 14 1 1 0 4 6 5 0 0.259
Joe Palmisano 19 44 5 10 2 0 0 4 6 3 0 0.227
Waite Hoyt 16 43 5 13 3 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.302
Lou Finney 9 24 7 9 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 0.375
Hank McDonald 19 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0.095
Bill Shores 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Lew Krausse 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Peterson 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Sol Carter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.06 2 Eddie Rommel 2.97 3 George Earnshaw 3.67 4 Hank McDonald 3.71 5 Rube Walberg 3.74

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 31 2 George Earnshaw 21 3 Rube Walberg 20 4 Roy Mahaffey 15 5 Waite Hoyt 10

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 175 2 George Earnshaw 152 3 Rube Walberg 106 4 Roy Mahaffey 59 5 Waite Hoyt 30
1931 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rube Walberg 20 12 3.74 44 35 3 291.0 298 121 109 106
Lefty Grove 31 4 2.06 41 30 5 288.2 249 66 62 175
George Earnshaw 21 7 3.67 43 30 6 281.2 255 115 75 152
Roy Mahaffey 15 4 4.21 30 20 2 162.1 161 76 82 59
Eddie Rommel 7 5 2.97 25 10 0 118.0 136 39 27 18
Waite Hoyt 10 5 4.22 16 14 0 111.0 130 52 37 30
Hank McDonald 2 4 3.71 19 10 0 70.1 62 29 41 23
Bill Shores 0 3 5.06 6 2 0 16.0 26 9 10 2
Jim Peterson 0 1 6.23 6 1 0 13.0 18 9 4 7
Lew Krausse 1 0 4.09 3 1 0 11.0 6 5 6 1
Sol Carter 0 0 19.29 2 0 0 2.1 1 5 4 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (27)

Max Bishop Joe Boley Sol Carter Mickey Cochrane Doc Cramer Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Lou Finney Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Mule Haas Johnnie Heving +15 more

27 players

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The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 107-45 record (.704) put the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics 1st in the AL. The club won the pennant. The run column shows 858 for and 626 against. The team batting average of .287 was 3% above the 1931 league mark of .278. The staff ERA of 3.47 was 21% better than the league average of 4.38. The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 8% (858 against 794).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 613,500 for the year. Jimmie Foxx topped the Philadelphia Athletics with 30 home runs. Al Simmons led in RBI with 128. On the mound, Lefty Grove won 31 games to lead the staff. The World Series ended in a loss against SLN 4-3. The roster section lists 27 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics finished 107-45 (.704 win pct).
How did the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics finish?
The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics with 30 home runs.
What was the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1931 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
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