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1931 American League

1931 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 618 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season
Attendance: 179,126 (289/game)
Other Years: 1930 / 1932
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1930 / 1932

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1930 / 1932

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games
Tm W L W-L% 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

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
New York Yankees NYY 27.8 6.88 155 6471 5608 1067 1667 277 78 155 990 138 68 748 554 .297 .383 .457 .840 2565 28 87
Cleveland Indians CLE 27.2 5.71 155 6112 5445 885 1612 321 69 71 812 63 60 555 433 .296 .363 .419 .783 2284 21 91
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 28.8 5.61 153 6019 5377 858 1544 311 64 118 798 25 23 528 543 .287 .355 .435 .789 2337 35 79
Washington Senators WSH 28.8 5.40 156 6183 5576 843 1588 308 93 49 788 72 64 481 459 .285 .345 .400 .745 2229 30 96
St. Louis Browns SLB 27.5 4.68 154 5935 5374 721 1455 287 62 76 666 73 80 488 580 .271 .333 .390 .722 2094 12 61
Chicago White Sox CHW 28.5 4.51 156 6099 5481 704 1423 238 69 27 649 94 39 483 445 .260 .323 .343 .666 1880 30 105
Detroit Tigers DET 27.3 4.23 154 5993 5430 651 1456 292 69 43 600 117 75 480 468 .268 .330 .371 .701 2015 20 63
Boston Red Sox BOS 28.6 4.08 153 5864 5379 625 1409 289 34 37 572 42 43 405 565 .262 .315 .349 .664 1877 12 68
League Totals 28.1 5.14 1236 48676 43670 6354 12154 2323 538 576 5875 624 452 4168 4047 .278 .344 .396 .739 17281 188 650

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 30.2 4.09 107 45 .704 3.47 153 153 56 97 12 16 1365.1 1342 626 526 73 457 574 9 2 20 5778 1.318 8.8 0.5 3.0 3.8 1.26
Washington Senators WSH 29.0 4.42 92 62 .597 3.76 156 156 96 60 7 24 1394.1 1434 690 583 73 498 582 13 3 21 6012 1.386 9.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 1.17
New York Yankees NYY 27.3 4.90 94 59 .614 4.20 155 155 77 78 4 17 1410.1 1461 760 658 67 543 686 25 3 24 6200 1.421 9.3 0.4 3.5 4.4 1.26
Boston Red Sox BOS 28.3 5.23 62 90 .408 4.60 153 153 92 61 5 10 1366.2 1559 800 698 54 473 365 25 2 18 6067 1.487 10.3 0.4 3.1 2.4 0.77
Cleveland Indians CLE 25.2 5.37 78 76 .506 4.63 155 155 79 76 6 9 1354.2 1577 833 697 64 561 470 25 2 23 6156 1.578 10.5 0.4 3.7 3.1 0.84
Detroit Tigers DET 28.7 5.43 61 93 .396 4.59 154 154 68 86 5 6 1384.1 1549 836 706 79 597 511 27 2 26 6214 1.550 10.1 0.5 3.9 3.3 0.86
St. Louis Browns SLB 28.4 5.65 63 91 .409 4.76 154 154 89 65 4 10 1362.0 1623 870 720 84 448 436 21 1 14 6068 1.521 10.7 0.6 3.0 2.9 0.97
Chicago White Sox CHW 29.0 6.02 56 97 .366 5.04 156 156 102 54 6 10 1390.1 1613 939 778 82 588 421 33 5 20 6332 1.583 10.4 0.5 3.8 2.7 0.72
League Totals 28.3 5.14 613 613 .500 4.38 1236 1236 659 577 49 102 11028.0 12158 6354 5366 576 4165 4045 178 20 166 48827 1.480 9.9 0.5 3.4 3.3 0.97

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 153 4095 1631 141 151 .976 10 66 51 44% Connie Mack
Washington Senators WSH 156 4182 1683 142 148 .976 7 65 45 41% Walter Johnson
New York Yankees NYY 155 4226 1672 169 131 .972 0 71 54 43% Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox BOS 153 4099 2016 188 127 .970 10 70 56 44% Shano Collins
Detroit Tigers DET 154 4154 1811 220 139 .964 7 95 72 43% Bucky Harris
St. Louis Browns SLB 154 4089 1889 232 160 .963 6 69 51 43% 179,126 Bill Killefer
Cleveland Indians CLE 155 4062 1903 232 143 .963 7 76 64 46% Roger Peckinpaugh
Chicago White Sox CHW 156 4162 1811 245 131 .961 9 112 59 35% Donie Bush
League Totals 1236 33069 14416 1569 1130 .968 56 624 452 42% 179,126