| 1931 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| World Series Champions National League Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 101–53 (.656) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Gabby Street | |||
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick) WIL (Eddie Benson) | |||
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The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–53 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games.
Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting .311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs.
| 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 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Jimmie Wilson | 115 | 383 | 105 | .274 | 0 | 51 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 108 | 382 | 133 | .348 | 9 | 75 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 131 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 4 | 82 |
| SS | Charlie Gelbert | 131 | 447 | 129 | .289 | 1 | 62 |
| 3B | Sparky Adams | 143 | 608 | 178 | .293 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | George Watkins | 131 | 503 | 145 | .288 | 13 | 51 |
| OF | Chick Hafey | 122 | 450 | 157 | .349 | 16 | 95 |
| OF | Pepper Martin | 123 | 413 | 124 | .300 | 7 | 75 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripper Collins | 89 | 279 | 84 | .301 | 4 | 59 |
| Gus Mancuso | 67 | 187 | 49 | .262 | 1 | 23 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 70 | 158 | 46 | .291 | 0 | 19 |
| Wally Roettger | 45 | 151 | 43 | .285 | 0 | 17 |
| Jake Flowers | 45 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 2 | 19 |
| Taylor Douthit | 36 | 133 | 44 | .331 | 1 | 21 |
| Andy High | 63 | 131 | 35 | .267 | 0 | 19 |
| Ray Blades | 35 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike González | 15 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Benes | 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Cunningham | 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Delker | 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabby Street | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Hunt | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hallahan | 37 | 248.2 | 19 | 9 | 3.29 | 159 |
| Burleigh Grimes | 29 | 212.1 | 17 | 9 | 3.65 | 67 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Paul Derringer | 35 | 211.2 | 18 | 8 | 3.36 | 134 |
| Flint Rhem | 33 | 207.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.56 | 72 |
| Syl Johnson | 32 | 186.0 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 82 |
| Jesse Haines | 19 | 122.1 | 12 | 3 | 3.02 | 27 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Lindsey | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2.77 | 32 |
| Allyn Stout | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4.21 | 40 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.06 | 13 |
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Athletics – 6, Cardinals – 2 | October 1 | Sportsman's Park | 38,529 |
| 2 | Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 2 | October 2 | Sportsman's Park | 35,947 |
| 3 | Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 2 | October 5 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
| 4 | Cardinals – 0, Athletics – 3 | October 6 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
| 5 | Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 1 | October 7 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
| 6 | Athletics – 8, Cardinals – 1 | October 9 | Sportsman's Park | 39,401 |
| 7 | Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 4 | October 10 | Sportsman's Park | 20,805 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk[2]
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