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1931 AL
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| 1931 in baseball |
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| 1931 American League |
| Japanese baseball |
| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1930 1932 >> |
The 1931 season of the American League was the thirty-first season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | 153 | 107 | 45 | 1 | .699 | -.- | 858 (5.61) | 626 (4.09) | 0.287 | 0.351 | 0.435 | 3.47 | 0.976 |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 155 | 94 | 59 | 2 | .606 | 13.5 | 1067 (6.88) | 760 (4.90) | 0.297 | 0.380 | 0.457 | 4.20 | 0.972 |
| 3 | Washington Senators | 156 | 92 | 62 | 2 | .590 | 16.0 | 843 (5.40) | 691 (4.43) | 0.285 | 0.342 | 0.400 | 3.76 | 0.976 |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 78 | 76 | 1 | .503 | 30.0 | 885 (5.71) | 833 (5.37) | 0.296 | 0.361 | 0.419 | 4.63 | 0.963 |
| 5 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 63 | 91 | 0 | .409 | 45.0 | 722 (4.69) | 870 (5.65) | 0.271 | 0.331 | 0.390 | 4.76 | 0.963 |
| 6 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 62 | 90 | 1 | .405 | 45.0 | 625 (4.08) | 800 (5.23) | 0.262 | 0.314 | 0.349 | 4.60 | 0.970 |
| 7 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 61 | 93 | 0 | .396 | 47.0 | 651 (4.23) | 836 (5.43) | 0.268 | 0.328 | 0.371 | 4.59 | 0.964 |
| 8 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 56 | 97 | 3 | .359 | 51.5 | 704 (4.51) | 939 (6.02) | 0.260 | 0.320 | 0.343 | 5.04 | 0.960 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics were defeated by the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Lefty Grove, a pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics. In the award's voting, he had 78 out of a possible 80 points.
[edit] Notable events
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