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1931 St. Louis Cardinals

101-53 • .656 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals went 101-53 (.656) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 815 runs, allowed 614, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Chick Hafey (16 HR, 95 RBI) and Bill Hallahan (19-9, 3.29 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

101 Wins
53 Losses
.656 Win %
1st Rank
815 R 614 RA
Diff +201

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⚡ Quick Stats

815 Runs Scored
614 Runs Allowed
+201 Run Diff
655K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 NL Average

Batting Avg .285 3% above the 1931 league average (.276)
OBP .342 2% above the 1931 league average (.334)
SLG .411 6% above the 1931 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.45 11% better than the 1931 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 815 18% above the 1931 league average (692 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 655,195
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Avg per Game 8,399

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Chick Hafey 0.349 2 Jim Bottomley 0.348 3 Taylor Douthit 0.331 4 Frankie Frisch 0.311 5 Ripper Collins 0.301

Home Runs

1 Chick Hafey 16 2 George Watkins 13 3 Jim Bottomley 9 4 Pepper Martin 7 5 Ripper Collins 4

RBI

1 Chick Hafey 95 2 Frankie Frisch 82 3 Jim Bottomley 75 4 Pepper Martin 75 5 Charlie Gelbert 62
1931 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sparky Adams 143 608 97 178 46 5 1 40 42 24 16 0.293
Frankie Frisch 131 518 96 161 24 4 4 82 45 13 28 0.311
George Watkins 131 503 93 145 30 13 13 51 31 66 15 0.288
Chick Hafey 122 450 94 157 35 8 16 95 39 43 11 0.349
Charlie Gelbert 131 447 61 129 29 5 1 62 54 31 7 0.289
Pepper Martin 123 413 68 124 32 8 7 75 30 40 16 0.300
Jimmie Wilson 115 383 45 105 20 2 0 51 28 15 5 0.274
Jim Bottomley 108 382 73 133 34 5 9 75 34 24 3 0.348
Ripper Collins 89 279 34 84 20 10 4 59 18 24 1 0.301
Gus Mancuso 67 187 13 49 16 1 1 23 18 13 2 0.262
Ernie Orsatti 70 158 27 46 16 6 0 19 14 16 1 0.291
Wally Roettger 45 151 16 43 12 2 0 17 9 14 0 0.285
Jake Flowers 45 137 19 34 11 1 2 19 9 6 7 0.248
Taylor Douthit 36 133 21 44 11 2 1 21 11 9 1 0.331
Andy High 63 131 20 35 6 1 0 19 24 4 0 0.267
Bill Hallahan 37 81 5 8 2 0 0 5 7 34 0 0.099
Burleigh Grimes 29 76 4 14 0 0 0 8 1 10 0 0.184
Paul Derringer 35 72 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.097
Flint Rhem 33 69 4 9 1 0 0 6 0 21 0 0.130
Ray Blades 35 67 10 19 4 0 1 5 10 7 1 0.284
Syl Johnson 32 60 4 14 2 1 0 7 3 16 0 0.233
Jesse Haines 19 45 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.133
Mike Gonzalez 15 19 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.105
Allyn Stout 30 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.105
Tony Kaufmann 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.111
Joe Benes 10 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.167
Jim Lindsey 35 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
Ray Cunningham 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Delker 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Joel Hunt 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gabby Street 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Jim Lindsey 2.77 2 Syl Johnson 3.00 3 Jesse Haines 3.02 4 Bill Hallahan 3.29 5 Paul Derringer 3.36

Wins

1 Bill Hallahan 19 2 Paul Derringer 18 3 Burleigh Grimes 17 4 Jesse Haines 12 5 Syl Johnson 11

Strikeouts

1 Bill Hallahan 159 2 Paul Derringer 134 3 Syl Johnson 82 4 Flint Rhem 72 5 Burleigh Grimes 67
1931 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Hallahan 19 9 3.29 37 30 4 248.2 242 91 112 159
Burleigh Grimes 17 9 3.65 29 28 0 212.1 240 86 59 67
Paul Derringer 18 8 3.36 35 23 2 211.2 225 79 65 134
Flint Rhem 11 10 3.56 33 26 1 207.1 214 82 60 72
Syl Johnson 11 9 3.00 32 24 2 186.0 186 62 29 82
Jesse Haines 12 3 3.02 19 17 0 122.1 134 41 28 27
Jim Lindsey 6 4 2.77 35 2 7 74.2 77 23 45 32
Allyn Stout 6 0 4.21 30 3 3 72.2 87 34 34 40
Tony Kaufmann 1 1 6.06 15 1 1 49.0 65 33 17 13

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
SLN def. PHA 4-3

👥 Roster (31)

Sparky Adams Joe Benes Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Ripper Collins Ray Cunningham Eddie Delker Paul Derringer Taylor Douthit Jake Flowers Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert +19 more

31 players

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The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1931 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 101-53 mark (.656) and finished 1st in the NL. In 1931 the franchise won the World Series. The run column shows 815 for and 614 against. The team batting average of .285 was 3% above the 1931 league mark of .276. Pitchers allowed 3.45 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.87.

The 815 runs scored compare with a league average of 692 per club, 18% more. Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 655,195 for the year. For power, Chick Hafey led the way with 16 homers. The hits leader was Sparky Adams with 178. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Hallahan (19). The World Series ended in a win against PHA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals finished 101-53 (.656 win pct).
Did the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Chick Hafey led the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals with 16 home runs.
What was the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.45.
Where did the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chick Hafey (16 HR, 95 RBI) and Bill Hallahan (19-9, 3.29 ERA).
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