1931 Brooklyn Robins season
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1931 Brooklyn Robins season
| 1931 Brooklyn Robins |
||
| Major league affiliations | ||
|
||
| Location | ||
|
||
| 1931 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever | |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson | |
| Previous season Next season | ||
The 1931 Brooklyn Robins finished in 4th place, after which longtime manager Wilbert Robinson announced his retirement with 1,375 career victories.
|
Contents
|
Offseason
- October 14, 1930: Clise Dudley, Jumbo Elliott, Hal Lee and cash were traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lefty O'Doul and Fresco Thompson.[1]
Regular season
Jack Quinn became the oldest person in baseball history to pitch on Opening Day. He was 47 when he started for Brooklyn on Opening Day in 1931.[2] It would be Quinn's only start of the season, as he pitched the rest of the year in relief.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 53 | -- | .656 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 65 | 13 | .572 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 17 | .545 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 79 | 73 | 21 | .520 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | 26 | .487 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 35 | .429 |
| Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | 37 | .416 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | 43 | .377 |
Notable transactions
- May 7, 1931: Harvey Hendrick was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Mickey Heath.[3]
- May 23, 1931: Ray Moss was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.[4]
Roster
| 1931 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Al Lopez | 112 | 360 | 38 | 97 | .269 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1B | Del Bissonette | 152 | 587 | 90 | 170 | .290 | 12 | 87 | 4 |
| 2B | Neal Finn | 118 | 413 | 46 | 113 | .274 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 3B | Wally Gilbert | 145 | 552 | 60 | 147 | .266 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| SS | Gordon Slade | ||||||||
| LF | Lefty O'Doul | 134 | 512 | 85 | 172 | .336 | 7 | 75 | 5 |
| CF | Johnny Frederick | ||||||||
| RF | Babe Herman | 151 | 610 | 93 | 191 | .313 | 18 | 97 | 17 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Wright | ||||||||
| Ernie Lombardi | ||||||||
| Fresco Thompson | 74 | 181 | 26 | 48 | .265 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Rube Bressler | ||||||||
| Val Picinich | ||||||||
| Jake Flowers | ||||||||
| Denny Sothern | ||||||||
| Bobby Reis | ||||||||
| Max Rosenfeld | ||||||||
| Ike Boone | ||||||||
| Jack Warner | ||||||||
| Alta Cohen | ||||||||
| Harvey Hendrick |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watty Clark | 34 | 28 | 16 | 233.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.20 | 52 | 96 |
| Dazzy Vance | |||||||||
| Ray Phelps | |||||||||
| Joe Shaute | |||||||||
| Sloppy Thurston | |||||||||
| Dolf Luque | |||||||||
| Van Mungo |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Heimach | |||||||||
| Ray Moss | |||||||||
| Phil Gallivan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 7 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | 39 | 64.1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2.66 | 24 | 25 |
| Cy Moore | ||||||||
| Pea Ridge Day | 22 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.55 | 13 | 30 |
| Earl Mattingly | ||||||||
| Ray Moss |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in NL in stolen bases (17)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (150)
Notes
References
External links
|
|||||||||||
| This article relating to a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1931 Brooklyn Robins season.
Read more