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1931 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

Year Index / Affiliations / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1930 / 1932

League-by-League Batting

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
21	Cuban Winter League
30	Independent Negro		22
31	Wisconsin State League
32	California Winter League

23	American League	Major League	8	28.1	5.14	1236	48676	43670	6354	12154	2323	538	576	5875	624	452	4168	4047	.278	.344	.396	.739	17281	188	650
24	National League	Major League	8	28.7	4.48	1236	47425	42941	5537	11883	2188	532	493	5175	462		3502	3862	.277	.334	.387	.721	16614	193	789

5	American Association	AA	8	28.9
6	International League	AA	8	28.5
7	Pacific Coast League	AA	8	28.4

1	Eastern League	A	8	27.8
2	Southern Association	A	8	29.2		151		5051		1401	198	61	36						.277		.362		1829
3	Texas League	A	8	27.1
4	Western League	A	8	27.1

8	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	8	27.1
9	New York-Pennsylvania League	B	8	28.1

10	Middle Atlantic League	C	12	24.8		249		8224		2117	333	85	85						.257		.350		2875
11	Piedmont League	C	8	26.5
12	Western Association	C	6	23.4

13	Arizona-Texas League	D	6	22.4
14	Cotton States League	D	6	27.6
15	East Texas League	D	4	23.0
16	Mississippi Valley League	D	8	25.8
17	Nebraska State League	D	6	22.8
18	Palmetto League	D	4	26.4
19	Rio Grande Valley League	D	4			95

20	Cuban League	Foreign

22	Mexican League	Independent

25	Negro Southern League	Negro	7	0.0
26	Texas Negro League	Negro
27	Texas-Louisiana League	Negro

28	American Negro League	Negro Majors	4	0.0
29	Negro National League	Negro Majors	7

League-by-League Pitching

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
20	American League	Major League	8	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
21	National League	Major League	8	30.2	4.48	614	614	.500	3.86	1236	1236	625	611	85	94	10962.2	11881	5537	4706	493	3504	3863	192	22	181	47426	1.403	9.8	0.4	2.9	3.2	1.10

5	American Association	AA	8	29.5
6	International League	AA	8	27.8
7	Pacific Coast League	AA	8	29.0

1	Eastern League	A	8	26.4
2	Southern Association	A	8	30.3	5.20	57	94	.377		151	151							785
3	Texas League	A	8	28.4
4	Western League	A	8	26.0

8	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	8	25.9
9	New York-Pennsylvania League	B	8	30.2

10	Middle Atlantic League	C	12	23.7		88	161	.353		249	249
11	Piedmont League	C	8	26.1
12	Western Association	C	6	23.3

13	Arizona-Texas League	D	6	20.0
14	Cotton States League	D	6	28.5
15	East Texas League	D	4	36.0
16	Mississippi Valley League	D	8	22.2
17	Nebraska State League	D	6	21.6
18	Palmetto League	D	4
19	Rio Grande Valley League	D	4			49	46	.516		95	95

22	Negro Southern League	Negro	7

23	American Negro League	Negro Majors	4

League-by-League Fielding

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance
20	American League	Major League	8	1236	33069	14416	1569	1130	.968	56	624	452	42%	179,126
21	National League	Major League	8	1236	32869	14517	1414	1241	.971	73	462	378	45%

5	American Association	AA	8
6	International League	AA	8
7	Pacific Coast League	AA	8

1	Eastern League	A	8
2	Southern Association	A	8	151
3	Texas League	A	8
4	Western League	A	8

8	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	8
9	New York-Pennsylvania League	B	8

10	Middle Atlantic League	C	12	249
11	Piedmont League	C	8
12	Western Association	C	6

13	Arizona-Texas League	D	6
14	Cotton States League	D	6
15	East Texas League	D	4
16	Mississippi Valley League	D	8
17	Nebraska State League	D	6
18	Palmetto League	D	4
19	Rio Grande Valley League	D	4	95

22	Negro Southern League	Negro	7

23	American Negro League	Negro Majors	4

Pro Baseball Map for 1931

ALL TEAMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWN THEY ARE LISTED IN. We have not located the actual location of the ballpark.

We list over 30,000 of teams from minor league history. This list is not exhaustive and may be missing teams from certain leagues and years or with a small number of games played. We apologize for any omissions. Report any errors or omissions

League Teams

Lg	Lev	Tm
Cuban Winter League
Independent Negro		Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Baltimore Black Sox, Birmingham Black Barons, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Chicago Giants, Cincinnati Giants, Columbia CAG, Cuban House of David, Cuban Stars West, Detroit Giants, Harlem Stars, Homestead Grays, Knoxville Giants, New York Black Yankees, New York Lincoln Giants, Newark Browns, Pennsylvania Red Caps of NY, Philadelphia Hilldale Giants, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Santop's Broncos, Wilmington Quaker Giants
Wisconsin State League
California Winter League

American Association	AA	Columbus Red Birds, Indianapolis Indians, Kansas City Blues, Louisville Colonels, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, St. Paul Saints, Toledo Mud Hens
International League	AA	Baltimore Orioles, Buffalo Bisons, Jersey City Skeeters, Montreal Royals, Newark Bears, Reading Keystones, Rochester Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs
Pacific Coast League	AA	Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Mission Reds, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Senators, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Indians

Eastern League	A	Albany Senators, Allentown Buffaloes, Bridgeport Bears, Hartford Senators, New Haven Bulldogs, Norfolk Tars, Richmond Byrds, Springfield Ponies
Southern Association	A	Atlanta Crackers, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts, Little Rock Travelers, Memphis Chickasaws, Mobile Marines/Knoxville Smokies, Nashville Volunteers, New Orleans Pelicans
Texas League	A	Beaumont Exporters, Dallas Steers, Fort Worth Panthers, Galveston Buccaneers, Houston Buffaloes, San Antonio Indians, Shreveport Sports, Wichita Falls Spudders
Western League	A	Denver Bears, Des Moines Demons, Oklahoma City Indians, Omaha Packers, Pueblo Braves, St. Joseph Saints, Topeka Senators, Wichita Aviators

Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	B	Bloomington Cubs, Danville Veterans, Decatur Commodores, Evansville Hubs, Peoria Tractors, Quincy Indians, Springfield Senators, Terre Haute Tots
New York-Pennsylvania League	B	Binghamton Triplets, Elmira Colonels, Harrisburg Senators, Hazleton Mountaineers, Scranton Miners, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Williamsport Grays, York White Roses

Middle Atlantic League	C	Beckley Black Knights, Charleroi Governors, Charleston Senators, Clarksburg Generals, Cumberland Colts, Fairmont Black Diamonds, Hagerstown Hubs/Parkersburg Parkers/Youngstown Tubers, Huntington Boosters, Jeannette Jays/Altoona Engineers/Beaver Falls Beavers, Johnstown Johnnies, Scottdale Cardinals, Wheeling Stogies
Piedmont League	C	Asheville Tourists, Charlotte Hornets, Durham Bulls, Greensboro Patriots, Henderson Gamecocks, High Point Pointers, Raleigh Capitals, Winston-Salem Twins
Western Association	C	Bartlesville Broncos, Fort Smith Twins, Independence Producers, Joplin Miners, Muskogee Chiefs, Springfield Red Wings

Arizona-Texas League	D	Bisbee Bees, El Paso Texans, Globe Bears, Nogales Internationals, Phoenix Senators, Tucson Missions
Cotton States League	D	Baton Rouge Standards, El Dorado Lions, Jackson Senators, Monroe Twins, Pine Bluff Judges, Vicksburg Hill Billies
East Texas League	D	Henderson Oilers, Kilgore Gushers, Longview Cannibals, Tyler Trojans
Mississippi Valley League	D	Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Bunnies, Davenport Blue Sox, Dubuque Tigers, Keokuk Indians, Moline Plowboys, Rock Island Islanders, Waterloo Hawks
Nebraska State League	D	Grand Island Islanders, Lincoln Links, McCook Generals, Norfolk Elks, North Platte Buffaloes, York Dukes
Palmetto League	D	Anderson Electrics/Spartanburg Spartans, Augusta Wolves, Florence Pee Deans, Greenville Spinners
Rio Grande Valley League	D	Corpus Christi Seahawks/LaFeria Nighthawks, Harlingen Ladds, McAllen Palms, San Benito Saints

Cuban League	Foreign

Mexican League	Independent

Negro Southern League	Negro	Columbus Turfs, Little Rock Greys, Louisville Black Caps, Memphis Red Sox, Monroe Monarchs, Montgomery Grey Sox, Nashville Elite Giants
Texas Negro League	Negro
Texas-Louisiana League	Negro

American Negro League	Negro Majors	Baltimore Black Sox, Cuban Stars East, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Hilldale Giants
Negro National League	Negro Majors	Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs, Kansas City Monarchs, Louisville White Sox, St. Louis Stars

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