1931 Philadelphia Phillies

66-88 • .429 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies went 66-88 (.429) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 828, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Chuck Klein (31 HR, 121 RBI) and Jumbo Elliott (19-14, 4.27 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
6th Rank
684 R 828 RA
Diff -144

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684 Runs Scored
828 Runs Allowed
-144 Run Diff
356K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% above the 1931 league average (.276)
OBP .336 1% above the 1931 league average (.334)
SLG .399 3% above the 1931 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.58 18% worse than the 1931 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 684 1% below the 1931 league average (692 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 356,300
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Avg per Game 4,688

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Chuck Klein 0.337 2 Virgil Davis 0.326 3 Buzz Arlett 0.313 4 Les Mallon 0.309 5 Don Hurst 0.305

Home Runs

1 Chuck Klein 31 2 Buzz Arlett 18 3 Don Hurst 11 4 Pinky Whitney 9 5 Virgil Davis 4

RBI

1 Chuck Klein 121 2 Don Hurst 91 3 Pinky Whitney 74 4 Buzz Arlett 72 5 Virgil Davis 51
1931 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Klein 148 594 121 200 34 10 31 121 59 49 7 0.337
Dick Bartell 135 554 88 160 43 7 0 34 27 38 6 0.289
Fred Brickell 130 514 77 130 14 5 1 31 42 39 5 0.253
Pinky Whitney 130 501 64 144 36 5 9 74 30 38 6 0.287
Don Hurst 137 489 63 149 37 5 11 91 64 28 8 0.305
Buzz Arlett 121 418 65 131 26 7 18 72 45 39 3 0.313
Virgil Davis 120 393 30 128 32 1 4 51 36 28 0 0.326
Les Mallon 122 375 41 116 19 2 1 45 29 40 0 0.309
Bernie Friberg 103 353 33 92 19 5 1 26 33 25 1 0.261
Fred Koster 76 151 21 34 2 2 0 8 14 21 4 0.225
Doug Taitt 38 151 13 34 4 2 1 15 4 14 0 0.225
Harry McCurdy 66 150 21 43 9 0 1 25 23 16 2 0.287
Hal Lee 44 131 13 29 10 0 2 12 10 18 0 0.221
Phil Collins 44 95 2 16 2 0 0 12 1 8 0 0.168
Jumbo Elliott 52 90 3 11 0 0 0 6 1 21 0 0.122
Ray Benge 38 88 6 18 2 0 0 7 0 9 0 0.205
Clise Dudley 44 84 5 18 3 0 0 3 1 16 0 0.214
Frank Watt 38 39 2 8 2 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.205
Bobby Stevens 12 35 3 12 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.343
Hugh Willingham 23 35 5 9 2 1 1 3 2 9 0 0.257
Stew Bolen 28 32 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.156
Tony Rensa 19 29 2 3 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 0.103
Sheriff Blake 14 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.240
Gene Connell 6 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Hal Elliott 16 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.111
Dutch Schesler 17 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Ed Fallenstein 24 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.200
Lil Stoner 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Adams 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Milligan 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chet Nichols 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Shields 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Wiltse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Ray Benge 3.17 2 Clise Dudley 3.52 3 Phil Collins 3.86 4 Jumbo Elliott 4.27 5 Frank Watt 4.84

Wins

1 Jumbo Elliott 19 2 Ray Benge 14 3 Phil Collins 12 4 Clise Dudley 8 5 Frank Watt 5

Strikeouts

1 Ray Benge 117 2 Jumbo Elliott 99 3 Phil Collins 73 4 Stew Bolen 55 5 Clise Dudley 50
1931 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jumbo Elliott 19 14 4.27 52 30 5 249.0 288 118 83 99
Ray Benge 14 18 3.17 38 31 2 247.0 251 87 61 117
Phil Collins 12 16 3.86 42 27 4 240.1 268 103 83 73
Clise Dudley 8 14 3.52 30 24 0 179.0 206 70 56 50
Frank Watt 5 5 4.84 38 12 2 122.2 147 66 49 25
Stew Bolen 3 12 6.39 28 16 0 98.2 117 70 63 55
Sheriff Blake 4 5 5.58 14 9 1 71.0 90 44 35 31
Ed Fallenstein 0 0 7.13 24 0 0 41.2 56 33 26 15
Dutch Schesler 0 0 7.28 17 0 0 38.1 65 31 18 14
Hal Elliott 0 2 9.55 16 4 2 33.0 46 35 19 8
Lil Stoner 0 0 6.59 7 1 0 13.2 22 10 5 2
John Milligan 0 0 3.38 3 0 0 8.0 11 3 4 6
Bob Adams 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 6.0 14 6 1 3
Chet Nichols 0 1 9.53 3 0 0 5.2 10 6 1 1
Ben Shields 1 0 15.19 4 0 0 5.1 9 9 7 0
Hal Wiltse 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (33)

Bob Adams Buzz Arlett Dick Bartell Ray Benge Sheriff Blake Stew Bolen Fred Brickell Phil Collins Gene Connell Virgil Davis Clise Dudley Hal Elliott +21 more

33 players

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The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1931 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 66-88 mark (.429) and finished 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 684 scored against 828 allowed (-144). At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .279, 1% better than the league's .276. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.58 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.87. The 684 runs scored compare with a league average of 692 per club, 1% fewer.

The home park, Baker Bowl, recorded 356,300 in attendance, about 4,688 a game. Chuck Klein led the club in home runs with 31. Jumbo Elliott was the top winner, with 19 victories. The strikeout leader was Ray Benge with 117. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Chuck Klein led the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies with 31 home runs.
What was the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1931 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chuck Klein (31 HR, 121 RBI) and Jumbo Elliott (19-14, 4.27 ERA).
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