1931 Washington Senators

92-62 • .597 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1931 Washington Senators went 92-62 (.597) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 843 runs, allowed 691, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe Cronin (12 HR, 126 RBI) and General Crowder (18-11, 3.88 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
3rd Rank
843 R 691 RA
Diff +152

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843 Runs Scored
691 Runs Allowed
+152 Run Diff
520K Attendance

📈 vs. 1931 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 2% above the 1931 league average (.278)
OBP .344 equal to the 1931 league average (.343)
SLG .399 1% above the 1931 league average (.395)
Team ERA 3.76 14% better than the 1931 league average (4.38)
Runs Scored 843 6% above the 1931 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 520,450
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Avg per Game 6,587

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1931

Batting Avg

1 Sam West 0.333 2 Pinky Hargrave 0.325 3 Dave Harris 0.312 4 Sam Rice 0.310 5 Heinie Manush 0.307

Home Runs

1 Joe Cronin 12 2 Ossie Bluege 8 3 Joe Kuhel 8 4 Heinie Manush 6 5 Dave Harris 5

RBI

1 Joe Cronin 126 2 Ossie Bluege 98 3 Sam West 91 4 Joe Kuhel 85 5 Heinie Manush 70
1931 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Manush 146 616 110 189 41 11 6 70 36 27 3 0.307
Joe Cronin 156 611 103 187 44 13 12 126 81 52 10 0.306
Buddy Myer 139 591 114 173 33 11 4 56 58 42 11 0.293
Ossie Bluege 152 570 82 155 25 7 8 98 50 39 16 0.272
Sam West 132 526 77 175 43 13 3 91 30 37 6 0.333
Joe Kuhel 139 524 70 141 34 8 8 85 47 45 7 0.269
Roy Spencer 145 483 48 133 16 3 1 60 35 21 0 0.275
Sam Rice 120 413 81 128 21 8 0 42 35 11 6 0.310
Dave Harris 77 231 49 72 14 8 5 50 49 38 7 0.312
Harry Rice 47 162 32 43 5 6 0 15 12 10 2 0.265
Jackie Hayes 38 108 11 24 2 1 0 8 6 4 2 0.222
Lloyd Brown 42 96 15 22 4 2 0 12 6 25 0 0.229
General Crowder 44 88 5 19 0 0 0 7 3 7 0 0.216
Firpo Marberry 45 82 7 19 3 0 1 8 1 16 1 0.232
Pinky Hargrave 40 80 6 26 8 0 1 19 9 12 1 0.325
Joe Judge 35 74 11 21 3 0 0 9 8 8 0 0.284
Carl Fischer 46 66 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 15 0 0.121
Bump Hadley 55 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 4 11 0 0.167
Sad Sam Jones 30 48 8 15 2 0 0 5 5 10 0 0.312
Bobby Burke 30 47 2 10 1 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.213
Cliff Bolton 23 43 3 11 1 1 0 6 1 5 0 0.256
Johnny Gill 8 30 2 8 2 1 0 5 1 6 0 0.267
Buck Jordan 9 18 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.222
Bill Andrus 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Babe Phelps 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Monte Weaver 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Walt Masters 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ad Liska 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Altrock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Walt Tauscher 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1931

ERA

1 Bump Hadley 3.06 2 Lloyd Brown 3.20 3 Firpo Marberry 3.45 4 General Crowder 3.88 5 Bobby Burke 4.27

Wins

1 General Crowder 18 2 Firpo Marberry 16 3 Lloyd Brown 15 4 Carl Fischer 13 5 Bump Hadley 11

Strikeouts

1 Bump Hadley 124 2 Carl Fischer 96 3 Firpo Marberry 88 4 General Crowder 85 5 Lloyd Brown 79
1931 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lloyd Brown 15 14 3.20 42 32 0 258.2 256 92 79 79
General Crowder 18 11 3.88 44 26 2 234.1 255 101 72 85
Firpo Marberry 16 4 3.45 45 25 7 219.0 211 84 63 88
Carl Fischer 13 9 4.38 46 23 3 191.0 207 93 80 96
Bump Hadley 11 10 3.06 55 11 8 179.2 145 61 92 124
Sad Sam Jones 9 10 4.32 25 24 1 148.0 185 71 47 58
Bobby Burke 8 3 4.27 30 13 2 128.2 124 61 50 38
Walt Tauscher 1 0 7.50 6 0 0 12.0 24 10 4 5
Monte Weaver 1 0 4.50 3 1 0 10.0 11 5 6 6
Walt Masters 0 0 2.00 3 0 1 9.0 7 2 4 1
Ad Liska 0 1 6.75 2 1 0 4.0 9 3 1 2

👥 Roster (30)

Nick Altrock Bill Andrus Ossie Bluege Cliff Bolton Lloyd Brown Bobby Burke Joe Cronin General Crowder Carl Fischer Johnny Gill Bump Hadley Pinky Hargrave +18 more

30 players

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The 1931 Washington Senators in brief

In 1931 the Washington Senators posted a 92-62 mark (.597) and finished 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 843 scored against 691 allowed (+152). Against a league average of .278, the 1931 Washington Senators batted .284. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 3.76 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.38. The 1931 Washington Senators outscored the average club by 6% (843 against 794).

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 520,450 fans came through the gates. For power, Joe Cronin led the way with 12 homers. Heinie Manush collected the most hits, 189. General Crowder led the pitchers with 18 wins. Bump Hadley struck out 124, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1931 Washington Senators

What was the 1931 Washington Senators record?
The 1931 Washington Senators finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
Who led the 1931 Washington Senators in home runs?
Joe Cronin led the 1931 Washington Senators with 12 home runs.
What was the 1931 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1931 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1931 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1931 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1931 Washington Senators play?
The 1931 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1931 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Cronin (12 HR, 126 RBI) and General Crowder (18-11, 3.88 ERA).
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