1931 Atlanta Crackers

1931 > Class A > 1931 Southern Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: John Dobbs
Represented: Atlanta, GA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1930 / 1932

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	SLG	TB
1	Chick Autry	28	108	367	93	18	5	1	.253	.338	124
2	Red Barnes*	27	119	478	158	23	14	3	.331	.456	218
3	Red Barron	31	58	246	74	14	1	1	.301	.378	93
4	Clarence Blethen*	37	44	99	18	1	1	0	.182	.212	21
5	James Carithers*	24	21	14	3	0	0	0	.214	.214	3
6	Roy Carlyle*	30	123	446	159	34	11	19	.357	.610	272
7	John Chapman	31	147	565	184	34	13	9	.326	.480	271	Stats for 2 teams
8	John Cummings	22	38	104	26	4	2	0	.250	.327	34
9	Dixie Davis	40	15	26	3	0	0	0	.115	.115	3	Stats for 2 teams
10	Paul Gregory	23	46	56	15	2	0	0	.268	.304	17
11	James Hammond?	--	41	58	14	0	0	1	.241	.293	17
12	Bunny Hearn*	27	38	84	14	1	1	1	.167	.238	20
13	Joe Kiefer	31	24	44	10	0	0	0	.227	.227	10
14	Bobby LaMotte	33	84	293	76	19	0	2	.259	.345	101	Stats for 3 teams
15	Hal Lee	26	32	125	53	9	6	3	.424	.664	83
16	A. Martin?	--	65	131	28	4	1	1	.214	.282	37
17	Bud Messenger	33	32	75	11	1	0	1	.147	.200	15
18	Leonard Mock	22	15	55	9	1	1	1	.164	.273	15
19	Johnny Morrison	35	35	78	12	0	0	0	.154	.154	12
20	Parks?	--	15	18	3	0	0	0	.167	.167	3	Stats for 2 teams
21	Bennie Rothstein*	24	34	106	22	2	3	1	.208	.311	33
22	Blondy Ryan	25	130	463	128	15	10	5	.276	.384	178
23	Darr Shealy	27	23	87	19	2	0	0	.218	.241	21
24	Jack Sheehan#	38	126	448	120	7	2	1	.268	.299	134
25	Mule Shirley*	30	145	555	173	19	8	13	.312	.445	247	Stats for 2 teams
26	Doug Taitt*	28	120	470	174	21	19	6	.370	.534	251
27	Rod Whitney	30	135	455	128	13	8	1	.281	.352	160	Stats for 2 teams
28	Earl Williams	28	44	91	23	2	1	1	.253	.330	30
29	Emory Zumbro?	--	30	57	14	2	0	0	.246	.281	16	Stats for 2 teams
	29 Players	29.6

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Clarence Blethen	37	20	11	.645	3.26	40	28	240.0	293	119	87	41	1.392	11.0	1.5
2	James Carithers*	24	4	3	.571	6.23	21	2	52.0	54	38	36	32	1.654	9.3	5.5
3	Dixie Davis	40	4	6	.400	4.50	16	10	80.0	77	44	40	39	1.450	8.7	4.4	Stats for 2 teams
4	Paul Gregory	23	8	6	.571	5.17	45	11	148.0	173	99	85	65	1.608	10.5	4.0
5	Bunny Hearn*	27	15	11	.577	3.85	35	32	227.0	236	122	97	71	1.352	9.4	2.8
6	Joe Kiefer	31	5	7	.417	4.76	24	14	123.0	144	74	65	39	1.488	10.5	2.9
7	Bud Messenger	33	14	12	.538	3.49	32	29	222.0	222	99	86	60	1.270	9.0	2.4
8	Johnny Morrison	35	7	14	.333	3.77	35	27	222.0	245	119	93	65	1.396	9.9	2.6
9	Parks?	--	2	5	.286	6.43	15	4	49.0	68	41	35	12	1.633	12.5	2.2	Stats for 2 teams
10	Jackie Reid	36	0	0			1		3.0	5			1	2.000	15.0	3.0
11	Emory Zumbro?	--	9	10	.474	5.53	28	23	161.0	220	119	99	46	1.652	12.3	2.6	Stats for 2 teams
	11 Players	31.3

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Rod Whitney	135	502	94	8	.987	4.41	Stats for 2 teams
Chick Autry	107	441	56	18	.965	4.64
Earl Williams	35	72	8	1	.988	2.29

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Mule Shirley	142		1211	79	20		.985	9.08			Stats for 2 teams
Bennie Rothstein	32		202	20	4		.982	6.94

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Jack Sheehan	126		289	379	27		.961	5.30
Darr Shealy	23		46	57	10		.912	4.48

3B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
John Chapman	141	145	208	33	.915	2.50	Stats for 2 teams
Bobby LaMotte	69	80	138	11	.952	3.16	Stats for 3 teams
A. Martin	28	33	41	4	.949	2.64

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Blondy Ryan	130		314	353	56		.923	5.13
Leonard Mock	15		39	56	6		.941	6.33

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Doug Taitt	120	308	13	17	.950	2.68
Red Barnes	119	301	8	17	.948	2.60
Roy Carlyle	114	213	16	15	.939	2.01
Red Barron	53	139	9	6	.961	2.79
Hal Lee	31	77	4	5	.942	2.61
John Cummings	20	33	2	0	1.000	1.75

P

	G
Paul Gregory	45
Clarence Blethen	40
Bunny Hearn	35
Johnny Morrison	35
Bud Messenger	32
Emory Zumbro	28	Stats for 2 teams
Joe Kiefer	24
James Carithers	21
Dixie Davis	16	Stats for 2 teams
Parks	15	Stats for 2 teams
Jackie Reid	1

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Chick Autry	28	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	Mar 5, 1903	Martindale, TX, US
Red Barnes	27	L	R	5' 10.0"	158	Dec 25, 1903	Suggsville, AL, US
Red Barron	31	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	Jun 21, 1900	Clarkesville, GA, US
Clarence Blethen	37	L	R	5' 11.0"	165	Jul 11, 1893	Dover-Foxcroft, ME, US
James Carithers	24	L	L	5' 11.0"	160	1907
Roy Carlyle	30	L	R	6' 2.0"	195	Dec 10, 1900	Buford, GA, US
John Chapman	31	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	Oct 15, 1899	Centralia, PA, US
John Cummings	22	R		5' 11.0"	185	1909
Dixie Davis	40	R	R	5' 11.0"	155	Oct 12, 1890	Wilsons Mills, NC, US
Paul Gregory	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	180	Jun 9, 1908	Tomnolen, MS, US
James Hammond	--					Unknown
Bunny Hearn	27	L	L	5' 8.0"	160	Jan 13, 1904	Brooklyn, NY, US
Joe Kiefer	31	R	R	5' 11.0"	190	Jul 19, 1899	West Leyden, NY, US
Bobby LaMotte	33	R	R	5' 11.0"	160	Feb 15, 1898	Savannah, GA, US
Hal Lee	26	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	Feb 15, 1905	Ludlow, MS, US
A. Martin	--					Unknown
Bud Messenger	33	R	R	6' 0.0"	175	Feb 1, 1898	Grand Blanc, MI, US
Leonard Mock	22	R		5' 11.0"	185	1909
Johnny Morrison	35	R	R	5' 11.0"	188	Oct 22, 1895	Pellville, KY, US
Parks	--					Unknown
Jackie Reid	36	L	R	5' 8.0"	157	Mar 27, 1895	Boyd, TX, US
Bennie Rothstein	24	L		5' 8.0"	165	1907
Blondy Ryan	25	R	R	6' 1.0"	178	Jan 4, 1906	Lynn, MA, US
Darr Shealy	27	R		5' 8.0"	180	1904
Jack Sheehan	38	S	R	5' 8.0"	165	Apr 15, 1893	Chicago, IL, US
Mule Shirley	30	L	L	5' 11.0"	180	May 24, 1901	Snow Hill, NC, US
Doug Taitt	28	L	R	6' 0.0"	176	Aug 3, 1902	Bay City, MI, US
Rod Whitney	30	R		5' 10.0"	160	Oct 14, 1900	Yoakum, TX, US
Earl Williams	28	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	Jan 27, 1903	Cumberland Gap, TN, US
Emory Zumbro	--					Unknown

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