1931 Boston Braves season
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Results | |
Record | 64–90 (.416) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Emil Fuchs |
Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
Local television | none |
Local radio |
WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
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The 1931 Boston Braves season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90, 37 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason
- October 14, 1930: Bob Smith and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Bill McAfee and Wes Schulmerich.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 54–24 | 47–29 |
New York Giants | 87 | 65 | 0.572 | 13 | 50–27 | 37–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 17 | 50–27 | 34–43 |
Brooklyn Robins | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 21 | 46–29 | 33–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 44–33 | 31–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 35 | 40–36 | 26–52 |
Boston Braves | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Cincinnati Reds | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 43 | 38–39 | 20–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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OF | Schulmerich, WesWes Schulmerich | 95 | 327 | 101 | .309 | 2 | 43 |
Other batters
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 |
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Wilson, CharlieCharlie Wilson | 16 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 1 | 11 |
Clark, EarlEarl Clark | 16 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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Brandt, EdEd Brandt | 33 | 250 | 18 | 11 | 2.92 | 112 |
Seibold, SocksSocks Seibold | 33 | 206.1 | 10 | 18 | 4.67 | 50 |
Other pitchers
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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Cantwell, BenBen Cantwell | 33 | 156.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.63 | 32 |
Brown, BobBob Brown | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.53 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
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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McAfee, BillBill McAfee | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.37 | 9 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Hazleton Mountaineers | New York–Pennsylvania League | Hugh Fitzgerald and Jake Pitler |
References
- ↑ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997