| 1931 Brooklyn Robins | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company |
| President | Frank York |
| Managers | Wilbert Robinson |
← 1930
1932 →
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The 1931 Brooklyn Robins finished in fourth place, after which longtime manager Wilbert Robinson announced his retirement with 1,399 career victories.
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 54–24 | 47–29 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 65 | .572 | 13 | 50–27 | 37–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 | 50–27 | 34–43 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 79 | 73 | .520 | 21 | 46–29 | 33–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 44–33 | 31–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 35 | 40–36 | 26–52 |
| Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | .377 | 43 | 38–39 | 20–57 |
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 11–11–1 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 11–11–1 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 10–10 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 12–10 | 8–14 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 2–20 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 10–10 | 10–12 | 15–7 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 8–14–1 | — | 13–9 | 4–18 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 20–2 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 12–10 | — | |||||
| 1931 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches | ||||||
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 López | 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 | 85 | 272 | 27 | 65 | .239 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| LF | Lefty O'Doul | 134 | 512 | 85 | 172 | .336 | 7 | 75 | 5 |
| CF | Johnny Frederick | 146 | 611 | 81 | 165 | .270 | 17 | 71 | 2 |
| RF | Babe Herman | 151 | 610 | 93 | 191 | .313 | 18 | 97 | 17 |
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 | 77 | 268 | 36 | 76 | .284 | 9 | 32 | 1 |
| Ernie Lombardi | 73 | 182 | 20 | 54 | .297 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Fresco Thompson | 74 | 181 | 26 | 48 | .265 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Rube Bressler | 67 | 153 | 22 | 43 | .281 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Val Picinich | 24 | 45 | 5 | 12 | .267 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jake Flowers | 22 | 31 | 3 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Sothern | 19 | 31 | 10 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Reis | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Rosenfeld | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Boone | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Warner | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alta Cohen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| 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 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 218.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.38 | 53 | 150 |
| Ray Phelps | 28 | 26 | 3 | 149.1 | 7 | 9 | 5.00 | 44 | 50 |
| Sloppy Thurston | 24 | 17 | 11 | 143.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 39 | 23 |
| Joe Shaute | 25 | 19 | 6 | 128.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.83 | 32 | 50 |
| Dolf Luque | 19 | 15 | 5 | 102.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.56 | 27 | 25 |
| Van Mungo | 5 | 4 | 2 | 31.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.32 | 13 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Heimach | 31 | 10 | 7 | 135.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.46 | 23 | 43 |
| Phil Gallivan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 7 | 1 |
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 |
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| Jack Quinn | 39 | 64.1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2.66 | 24 | 25 |
| Cy Moore | 23 | 61.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 13 | 35 |
| Pea Ridge Day | 22 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.55 | 13 | 30 |
| Earl Mattingly | 8 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.51 | 10 | 6 |
| Ray Moss | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
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