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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	W	Aff	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1	Lefty Grove	31	PHA	AL	Maj	31	PHA	4	.886	2.06	2.62	41	30	10	27	4	5	288.2	249	84	66	10	62	0	175	1	0	2	1160	1.077	7.8	0.3	1.9	5.5	2.82
2	Sam Gibson	31	SFR	PCL	AA	28		12	.700	2.48	2.88	41						337.0	338	108	93		59							1.178	9.0		1.6
3	Frank Shellenback	32	HOL	PCL	AA	27		7	.794	2.85	3.47	36	36					306.0	305	118	97		61							1.196	9.0		1.8
4	Bill Beckmann	23	SPG,CLB	WA,AA	C,AA	26		9	.743	2.23	4.26	44						262.0	258	124	65		84							1.305	8.9		2.9
5	Dizzy Dean	21	HSN	TL	A	26	STL	10	.722	1.57	2.10	41	32					304.0	210	71	53		90							0.987	6.2		2.7
6	Harry Holsclaw	31	WKB	NYPL	B	25		8	.758	2.70	3.24	39						283.0	276	102	85		71							1.226	8.8		2.3
7	Art Jacobs	28	WCH	WL	A	25		7	.781	3.42	3.95	41						253.0	222	111	96		112							1.320	7.9		4.0
8	Bud Tinning	25	DMO,MNE	WL,AA	A,AA	25		4	.862	2.88	3.38	34						234.0	230	88	75		92							1.376	8.8		3.5
9	Win Ballou	33	LOS	PCL	AA	24		13	.649	3.71	4.59	48						286.0	309	146	118		89							1.392	9.7		2.8
10	Bill Lee	21	SCT,CLB	MATL,AA	C,AA	24		7	.774	2.50	3.72	31						244.2	175	101	68		135							1.267	6.4		5.0
11	Jim Mooney	24	BPT,NY1	EL,NL	A,Maj	24	NYG	5	.828	1.78	2.20	35	8	2	6	2	0	273.2	247	67	54	1	85	0	38	1	0	2	292	1.213	8.1	0.0	2.8	1.2	0.45
12	Carl Schoof	--	SCR,BFL	NYPL,IL	B,AA	24		9	.727	3.42	3.95	44						292.0	277	128	111		112							1.332	8.5		3.5
13	Bud Shaney	31	CHR	PIED	C	24		10	.706		4.05	39						280.0	258	126			67							1.161	8.3		2.2
14	Dutch Henry	29	MNE	AA	AA	23		10	.697	4.41	5.18	50						292.0	352	168	143		78							1.473	10.8		2.4
15	Charles Marleau	21	CHL	MATL	C	23		8	.742	2.37	3.06	40						258.2	223	88	68		73							1.144	7.8		2.5
16	Dick McCabe	35	FTW	TL	A	23		7	.767	1.97	2.50	36	35					310.0	263	86	68		36							0.965	7.6		1.0
17	George Payne	42	HSN	TL	A	23	STL	13	.639	2.75	3.25	51	36					321.0	332	116	98		40							1.159	9.3		1.1
18	Joe Sullivan	20	TUC,BMT	AZTX,TL	D,A	23	DET	8	.742			41						282.0	5				113							0.028	0.2		3.6
19	Huck Betts	34	STP	AA	AA	22		13	.629	3.60	3.73	41						285.0	322	118	114		52							1.312	10.2		1.6
20	Wes Ferrell	23	CLE	AL	Maj	22	CLE	12	.647	3.75	4.36	40	35	4	27	2	3	276.1	276	134	115	9	130	8	123	3	0	3	1227	1.469	9.0	0.3	4.2	4.0	0.95
21	Chant Parkes	36	WPT	NYPL	B	22		11	.667	2.23	3.00	43						279.0	255	93	69		84							1.215	8.2		2.7
22	Monte Weaver	25	BLT,WS1	IL,AL	AA,Maj	22	WSH	11	.667	3.68	4.34	43	1	2	1	0	0	259.0	264	125	106	0	107	0	6	0	0	0	48	1.432	9.2	0.0	3.7	0.2	0.06
23	George Earnshaw	31	PHA	AL	Maj	21	PHA	7	.750	3.67	4.15	43	30	11	23	3	6	281.2	255	130	115	16	75	0	152	3	0	5	1174	1.172	8.1	0.5	2.4	4.9	2.03
24	Lefty Gomez	22	NYA	AL	Maj	21	NYY	9	.700	2.67	3.26	40	26	10	17	1	3	243.0	206	88	72	7	85	4	150	4	0	1	1013	1.198	7.6	0.3	3.1	5.6	1.76
25	Bob Hasty	35	BIR	SOUA	A	21		13	.618	3.67	3.89	37	33					289.0	281	125	118		78							1.242	8.8		2.4
26	Fred Johnson	37	NOR	SOUA	A	21		12	.636	3.32	3.92	38	36					287.0	306	125	106		71							1.314	9.6		2.2
27	Jim Lyle	30	CHR	PIED	C	21		6	.778		4.39	33						244.0	260	119			61							1.316	9.6		2.3
28	Lou Polli	29	MLW	AA	AA	21		15	.583	4.90	5.93	42						281.0	337	185	153		80							1.484	10.8		2.6
29	Clarence Blethen	37	ATA	SOUA	A	20		11	.645	3.26	4.46	40	28					240.0	293	119	87		41							1.392	11.0		1.5
30	Tex Carleton	24	HSN	TL	A	20	STL	7	.741	1.90	2.62	36	28					237.0	171	69	50		105							1.165	6.5		4.0
31	Leon Chagnon	28	FTW	TL	A	20		10	.667	2.53	3.10	38	21					267.0	246	92	75		77							1.210	8.3		2.6
32	Glen Gabler	21	BAR,DEN,LOS	WA,WL,PCL	C,A,AA	20		10	.667	4.59	5.70	39						243.0	262	154	124		103							1.502	9.7		3.8
33	Sal Gliatto	29	NOR	SOUA	A	20		15	.571	3.81	4.13	45	35					281.0	308	129	119		63							1.320	9.9		2.0
34	Bert Grimm	33	BNG	NYPL	B	20		11	.645	2.70	3.25	41						260.0	227	94	78		67							1.131	7.9		2.3
35	Howard Hardway	--	HUN	MATL	C	20		11	.645	2.84	4.09	35						253.1	252	115	80		85							1.330	9.0		3.0
36	Slim Harriss	33	STP	AA	AA	20		11	.645	4.42	5.07	45						238.0	274	134	117		69							1.441	10.4		2.6
37	Leroy Herrmann	25	LOS	PCL	AA	20		11	.645	4.09	4.80	47						251.0	255	134	114		88							1.367	9.1		3.2
38	Harry Kelley	25	MEM	SOUA	A	20		16	.556	3.70	4.80	49	30					270.0	301	144	111		66							1.359	10.0		2.2
39	Harry Matuzak	21	MCK,OKC	NESL,WL	D,A	20		7	.741	3.72	4.67	31						237.0	200	123	98		58							1.089	7.6		2.2
40	Monroe Mitchell	29	AVL	PIED	C	20		13	.606		4.25	37						267.0	264	126			84							1.303	8.9		2.8
41	George Murray	32	DAL	TL	A	20		17	.541	3.07	3.85	47	35					290.0	277	124	99		99							1.297	8.6		3.1
42	Al Reitz	27	SCR,BFL	NYPL,IL	B,AA	20		14	.588	3.27	4.23	48						281.0	296	132	102		83							1.349	9.5		2.7
43	Tom Roberts	24	JHN	MATL	C	20		14	.588	3.67	4.04	39						242.2	212	109	99		103							1.298	7.9		3.8
44	Ray Starr	25	ROC,HSN	IL,TL	AA,A	20	STL	7	.741	2.74	3.35	40						223.0	198	83	68		105							1.359	8.0		4.2
45	Harvey Thompson	29	JHN	MATL	C	20		12	.625	3.38	3.94	41						253.1	237	111	95		97							1.318	8.4		3.4
46	Frank Tubbs	31	OKC,OLD	WL,PCL	A,AA	20		18	.526	3.45	4.42	55						287.0	254	141	110		124							1.317	8.0		3.9
47	Rube Walberg	34	PHA	AL	Maj	20	PHA	12	.625	3.74	4.11	44	35	8	19	1	4	291.0	298	133	121	16	109	1	106	0	0	3	1248	1.399	9.2	0.5	3.4	3.3	0.97
48	Jim Walkup	35	BIR	SOUA	A	20		5	.800	2.86	3.43	30	29					249.0	255	95	79		30							1.145	9.2		1.1
49	Boom-Boom Beck	26	MEM	SOUA	A	19		12	.613	3.99	4.68	43	36					275.0	286	143	122		110							1.440	9.4		3.6
50	Walter Brown	24	MTL	IL	AA	19		12	.613	2.89	3.38	37						237.0	195	89	76		115							1.308	7.4		4.4
51	Ray Caldwell	43	BIR	SOUA	A	19		7	.731	3.45	4.10	30	29					248.0	260	113	95		36							1.194	9.4		1.3
52	Thad Campbell	26	DEC	IIIL	B	19		10	.655	2.62	3.51	33						254.0	245	99	74		63							1.213	8.7		2.2
53	Harold Carson	25	SAN	TL	A	19		17	.528	4.13	5.24	39	36					290.0	335	169	133		97							1.490	10.4		3.0
54	Jumbo Elliott	30	PHI	NL	Maj	19	PHI	14	.576	4.27	4.99	52	30	16	12	2	5	249.0	288	138	118	15	83	1	99	4	2	1	1098	1.490	10.4	0.5	3.0	3.6	1.19
55	Tony Freitas	23	SAC	PCL	AA	19		13	.594	3.09	3.88	39						297.0	311	128	102		102							1.391	9.4		3.1
56	Bill Hallahan	28	SLN	NL	Maj	19	STL	9	.679	3.29	3.69	37	30	6	16	3	3	248.2	242	102	91	10	112	3	159	1	0	11	1061	1.424	8.8	0.4	4.1	5.8	1.42
57	Earl Johnson	34	YOR	NYPL	B	19		13	.594	3.39	4.09	35						255.0	294	116	96		51							1.353	10.4		1.8
58	Heinie Meine	35	PIT	NL	Maj	19	PIT	13	.594	2.98	3.83	36	35	1	22	3	0	284.0	278	121	94	9	87	0	58	7	0	4	1202	1.285	8.8	0.3	2.8	1.8	0.67
59	Gil Paulsen	28	BUR,SPR	MSVL,IIIL	D,B	19		8	.704	2.08	2.97	31	1					242.2	209	80	56		80							1.191	7.8		3.0
60	Jack Ziegler	--	CDR	MSVL	D	19		7	.731	3.90	4.61	29						240.0	268	123	104		57							1.354	10.1		2.1
61	Charlie Barnabe	31	LRK	SOUA	A	18		10	.643	3.90	5.10	40	28					226.0	258	128	98		63							1.420	10.3		2.5
62	Joe Bowman	21	POR	PCL	AA	18		11	.621	3.80	4.57	39						246.0	265	125	104		62							1.329	9.7		2.3
63	Ed Brandt	26	BSN	NL	Maj	18	BSN	11	.621	2.92	3.38	33	29	4	23	3	2	250.0	228	94	81	11	77	4	112	4	0	3	1035	1.220	8.2	0.4	2.8	4.0	1.45
64	C. Butler	--	JAC	CSTL	D	18		7	.720	3.39	4.61	29						236.0	239	121	89		68							1.301	9.1		2.6
65	General Crowder	32	WS1	AL	Maj	18	WSH	11	.621	3.88	4.49	44	26	10	13	1	2	234.1	255	117	101	14	72	5	85	1	0	4	1009	1.395	9.8	0.5	2.8	3.3	1.18
66	George Darrow	27	PBO	WL	A	18		9	.667	3.54	4.44	32						221.0	251	109	87		91							1.548	10.2		3.7
67	Paul Derringer	24	SLN	NL	Maj	18	STL	8	.692	3.36	3.74	35	23	10	15	4	2	211.2	225	88	79	9	65	5	134	4	0	6	901	1.370	9.6	0.4	2.8	5.7	2.06
68	Bill Dietrich	21	HRB	NYPL	B	18		11	.621	2.89	3.57	32						209.0	182	83	67		130							1.493	7.8		5.6
69	Freddie Fitzsimmons	29	NY1	NL	Maj	18	NYG	11	.621	3.05	3.94	35	33	1	19	4	0	253.2	242	111	86	16	62	2	78	0	0	5	1045	1.198	8.6	0.6	2.2	2.8	1.26
70	Chip Helmick	35	CUM	MATL	C	18		4	.818	2.08	2.44	27						203.0	137	55	47		55							0.946	6.1		2.4
71	Carmen Hill	35	ROC	IL	AA	18	STL	12	.600	3.03	3.80	37						220.0	191	93	74		61							1.145	7.8		2.5
72	Joe Jachym	24	WHE,EVN	MATL,IIIL	C,B	18		11	.621	2.41	3.01	34						209.1	191	70	56		72							1.256	8.2		3.1
73	Art Jones	25	HFD	EL	A	18		6	.750	2.10	2.70	28						193.0	154	58	45		72							1.171	7.2		3.4
74	Henry Kelley	--	VBG	CSTL	D	18		6	.750	3.10	3.70	30						209.0	202	86	72		59							1.249	8.7		2.5
75	Glenn Larsen	28	SPR,KCY	IIIL,AA	B,AA	18		10	.643	3.20	3.89	33						236.0	230	102	84		121							1.487	8.8		4.6
76	Archie McKain	20	PBO	WL	A	18		12	.600	3.86	4.68	43						254.0	267	132	109		83							1.378	9.5		2.9
77	Van Mungo	20	HFD,BRO	EL,NL	A,Maj	18	BRO	6	.750	2.15	2.84	33	28	1	2	1	0	222.0	169	70	53	0	107	0	12	1	0	0	126	1.243	6.9	0.0	4.3	0.5	0.11
78	Red Proctor	30	CLK	MATL	C	18		9	.667	3.17	4.56	35						227.0	223	115	80		48							1.194	8.8		1.9
79	Irvin Rase	29	HRB	NYPL	B	18		8	.692	2.86	3.32	38						214.0	218	79	68		58							1.290	9.2		2.4
80	Jackie Reid	36	JAC,LGV,ATA	CSTL,ETXL,SOUA	D,A	18		5	.783	2.38	3.65	27						197.0	173	80	52		58							1.173	7.9		2.6
81	Leon Rhodes	23	BUR	MSVL	D	18		13	.581	2.99	3.95	40						280.0	290	123	93		70							1.286	9.3		2.3
82	Merle Settlemire	28	CHR	PIED	C	18		8	.692		3.78	30						219.0	193	92			85							1.269	7.9		3.5
83	Myles Thomas	33	NWK	IL	AA	18		6	.750	3.62	4.21	52						154.0	143	72	62		45							1.221	8.4		2.6
84	Jim Urinsko	--	CLK	MATL	C	18		13	.581	3.91	4.73	35						230.1	246	121	100		77							1.402	9.6		3.0
85	Dick Whitworth	37	FTW	TL	A	18		12	.600	2.90	3.61	34	30					267.0	271	107	86		54							1.217	9.1		1.8
86	Al Williamson	31	BMG	IIIL	B	18		12	.600	2.59	3.49	32						240.0	230	93	69		48							1.158	8.6		1.8
87	Rex Adkins	31	JAC	CSTL	D	17		6	.739	3.94	5.10	27						210.0	234	119	92		50							1.352	10.0		2.1
88	Jake Baker	27	VBG	CSTL	D	17		9	.654	2.97	3.45	30						206.0	177	79	68		91							1.301	7.7		4.0
89	Herbert Brett	31	NFK	EL	A	17		11	.607	3.50	4.72	33						208.0	223	109	81		61							1.365	9.6		2.6
90	Bob Brown	20	BNG,BSN	NYPL,NL	B,Maj	17	BSN	13	.567	3.44	4.13	36	1	1	0	0	0	235.1	194	108	90	0	120	0	2	0	0	0	31	1.334	7.4	0.0	4.6	0.1	0.02
91	Bill Burwell	36	INA	AA	AA	17		10	.630	4.52	5.42	36						239.0	311	144	120		59							1.548	11.7		2.2
92	Guy Cantrell	27	TTO	IL	AA	17		14	.548	4.18	4.78	41						237.0	243	126	110		106							1.473	9.2		4.0
93	Sarge Connally	32	TOL,CLE	AA,AL	AA,Maj	17	CLE	10	.630	3.60	4.82	38	9	7	5	0	1	244.2	252	131	98	7	100	1	37	6	0	1	405	1.439	9.3	0.3	3.7	1.4	0.37
94	Bob Cooney	23	WFL,SLA	TL,AL	A,Maj	17	SLB	12	.586	3.90	4.80	35	32	1	1	0	0	249.1	281	133	108	1	116	0	13	1	0	1	180	1.592	10.1	0.0	4.2	0.5	0.11
95	Jimmy Densmore	21	CUM	MATL	C	17		9	.654	3.67	4.49	30						208.1	184	104	85		107							1.397	7.9		4.6
96	Burleigh Grimes	37	SLN	NL	Maj	17	STL	9	.654	3.65	4.11	29	28	1	17	3	0	212.1	240	97	86	11	59	5	67	10	1	2	914	1.408	10.2	0.5	2.5	2.8	1.14
97	Bill Hughes	34	LRK	SOUA	A	17		9	.654	4.26	4.70	33	29					228.0	260	119	108		70							1.447	10.3		2.8
98	Rudy Jones	--	INP	WA	C	17		10	.630	3.01	4.59	35						239.0	239	122	80		83							1.347	9.0		3.1
99	Norbert Kleinke	20	CDR	MSVL	D	17		7	.708	3.19	4.18	28						209.0	210	97	74		62							1.301	9.0		2.7
100	Jack Knight	36	DMO	WL	A	17		7	.708	3.30	4.24	26						210.0	232	99	77		39							1.290	9.9		1.7

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1931 Register Pitching Leaders

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