1931 St. Louis Browns

63-91 • .409 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1931 St. Louis Browns went 63-91 (.409) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 722 runs, allowed 870, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (24 HR, 105 RBI) and Lefty Stewart (14-17, 4.40 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

63 Wins
91 Losses
.409 Win %
5th Rank
722 R 870 RA
Diff -148

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722 Runs Scored
870 Runs Allowed
-148 Run Diff
237K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 3% below the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .332 3% below the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .389 2% below the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 4.76 9% worse than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 722 9% below the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 237,200
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Avg per Game 3,080

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Goose Goslin 0.328 2 Red Kress 0.311 3 Oscar Melillo 0.306 4 Rick Ferrell 0.306 5 Fred Schulte 0.304

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 24 2 Red Kress 16 3 Fred Schulte 9 4 Jim Levey 5 5 Jack Burns 4

RBI

1 Red Kress 114 2 Goose Goslin 105 3 Oscar Melillo 75 4 Jack Burns 70 5 Fred Schulte 65
1931 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Oscar Melillo 151 617 88 189 34 11 2 75 37 29 7 0.306
Red Kress 150 605 87 188 46 8 16 114 46 48 3 0.311
Goose Goslin 151 591 114 194 42 10 24 105 80 41 9 0.328
Jack Burns 144 580 75 148 27 7 4 70 42 58 19 0.255
Fred Schulte 134 553 100 168 32 7 9 65 56 49 6 0.304
Jim Levey 139 498 53 104 19 2 5 38 35 83 13 0.209
Rick Ferrell 117 386 47 118 30 4 3 57 56 12 2 0.306
Lin Storti 86 273 32 60 15 4 3 26 15 50 0 0.220
Tom Jenkins 81 230 20 61 7 2 3 25 17 25 1 0.265
Larry Bettencourt 74 206 27 53 9 2 3 26 31 35 4 0.257
Benny Bengough 40 140 6 35 4 1 0 12 4 4 0 0.250
Earl McNeely 49 102 12 23 4 0 0 15 9 5 4 0.225
Lefty Stewart 36 88 10 22 6 2 0 8 13 10 1 0.250
Sam Gray 43 79 9 14 0 0 1 6 8 16 0 0.177
George Blaeholder 35 77 5 11 4 0 0 6 6 28 1 0.143
Ed Grimes 43 57 9 15 1 2 0 5 9 3 1 0.263
Dick Coffman 32 51 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 20 0 0.078
Wally Hebert 23 43 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.209
Chad Kimsey 47 37 5 10 1 0 2 5 8 11 1 0.270
Rip Collins 17 34 3 5 1 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.147
Russ Young 16 34 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0.118
Rollie Stiles 34 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.045
Frank Waddey 14 22 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.273
Buck Stanton 13 15 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.200
Bob Cooney 5 13 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.385
Jack Crouch 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Frank O'Rourke 8 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.222
John Kloza 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Garland Braxton 11 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.667
Jess Doyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Stiely 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Rip Collins 3.79 2 Dick Coffman 3.88 3 Bob Cooney 4.12 4 Chad Kimsey 4.39 5 Lefty Stewart 4.40

Wins

1 Lefty Stewart 14 2 George Blaeholder 11 3 Sam Gray 11 4 Dick Coffman 9 5 Wally Hebert 6

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Stewart 89 2 Sam Gray 88 3 George Blaeholder 79 4 Dick Coffman 39 5 Rip Collins 34
1931 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Gray 11 24 5.09 43 37 2 258.0 323 146 54 88
Lefty Stewart 14 17 4.40 36 33 0 258.0 287 126 85 89
George Blaeholder 11 15 4.53 35 32 0 226.1 280 114 56 79
Dick Coffman 9 13 3.88 32 17 1 169.1 159 73 51 39
Rip Collins 5 5 3.79 17 14 0 107.0 130 45 38 34
Wally Hebert 6 7 5.07 23 13 0 103.0 128 58 43 26
Chad Kimsey 4 6 4.39 42 1 7 94.1 121 46 27 27
Rollie Stiles 3 1 7.22 34 2 0 81.0 112 65 60 32
Bob Cooney 0 3 4.12 5 4 0 39.1 46 18 20 13
Garland Braxton 0 0 10.50 11 1 0 18.0 27 21 10 7
Fred Stiely 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 6.2 7 5 3 2
Jess Doyle 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Benny Bengough Larry Bettencourt George Blaeholder Garland Braxton Jack Burns Dick Coffman Rip Collins Bob Cooney Jack Crouch Jess Doyle Rick Ferrell Goose Goslin +19 more

31 players

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The 1931 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1931 St. Louis Browns reads 63 wins and 91 losses, good for 5th in the AL. With 722 runs scored and 870 given up, the 1931 differential was -148. The team batting average of .270 was 3% below the 1931 league mark of .278. The staff ERA of 4.76 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.38. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 9% fewer.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 237,200 in attendance, about 3,080 a game. Goose Goslin led the club in home runs with 24. Red Kress drove in a team-high 114 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Lefty Stewart (14). In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1931 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1931 St. Louis Browns finished 63-91 (.409 win pct).
Who led the 1931 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1931 St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs.
What was the 1931 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1931 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.76.
Did the 1931 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1931 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1931 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1931 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (24 HR, 105 RBI) and Lefty Stewart (14-17, 4.40 ERA).
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