The following are the baseball events of the year 1931 throughout the world.
Years in baseball |
1931 in sports |
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Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat |
AVG | Al Simmons PHA | .390 | Chick Hafey SLC | .349 |
HR | Babe Ruth NYY Lou Gehrig NYY |
46 | Chuck Klein PHP | 31 |
RBI | Lou Gehrig NYY | 185 | Chuck Klein PHP | 121 |
Wins | Lefty Grove1 PHA | 31 | Jumbo Elliott PHP Bill Hallahan SLC Heinie Meine PIT |
19 |
ERA | Lefty Grove1 PHA | 2.06 | Bill Walker NYG | 2.26 |
Ks | Lefty Grove1 PHA | 175 | Bill Hallahan SLC | 159 |
1MLB Pitching Triple Crown Winner
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 45 | .704 | -- |
New York Yankees | 94 | 59 | .614 | 13.5 |
Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | .597 | 16 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76 | .506 | 30 |
St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 45 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 90 | .408 | 45 |
Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 47 |
Chicago White Sox | 56 | 97 | .366 | 51.5 |
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
New York Giants | 87 | 65 | .572 | 13 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 |
Brooklyn Robins | 79 | 73 | .520 | 21 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 35 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | .377 | 43 |
Negro National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Indianapolis ABCs | 43 | 20 | .683 | |
St. Louis Stars | 23 | 17 | .575 | |
Chicago Columbia Giants | 16 | 13 | .552 | |
Louisville White Sox | 19 | 23 | .452 | |
Detroit Stars | 23 | 30 | .487 | |
Cleveland Cubs | 25 | 28 | .453 | |
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18 | 7 | .720 | |
Columbus Blue Birds† | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
Cuban House of David† | 7 | 23 | .233 |
† Kansas City, Columbus, and HoD were not in the league but their games counted in the standings.
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.
East | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Hilldale Daisies | 44 | 16 | .733 | |
Homestead Grays | 46 | 19 | .708 | |
Pittsburgh Crawfords | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
Baltimore Black Sox | 21 | 26 | .447 | |
Cuban Stars | 7 | 14 | .333 | |
Harlem Black Bombers | 6 | 13 | .316 | |
Newark Browns | 3 | 9 | .250 | |
New York Bacharach Giants | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
Brooklyn Royal Giants | 0 | 7 | .000 |