1931 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1931 throughout the world.

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1869 • 1845-1868
See also

Baseball
Major League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Negro league baseball
Japanese baseball
1931 in sports
Sources

[Baseball Hall of Fame]
[Baseball Almanac]
[Baseball Library]
[Baseball Reference]
[National Pastime]
[The Deadball Era]

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Early Years
1869 • 1845-1868
See also
Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro league baseball Japanese baseball 1931 in sports
Sources
[Baseball Hall of Fame] [Baseball Almanac] [Baseball Library] [Baseball Reference] [National Pastime] [The Deadball Era]

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Contents

1 Champions
2 Awards and honors
3 Major League Baseball final standings

3.1 American League final standings
3.2 National League final standings

4 Events
5 Births
6 Deaths

Champions

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Athletics (4-3)

Awards and honors

MLB Most Valuable Player Award
* Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics, P
* Frankie Frisch, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	107	45	.704	--
New York Yankees	94	59	.614	13.5
Washington Senators	92	62	.597	16
Cleveland Indians	78	76	.506	30
St. Louis Browns	63	91	.409	45
Boston Red Sox	62	90	.408	45
Detroit Tigers	61	93	.396	47
Chicago White Sox	56	97	.366	51.5

National League final standings

National League
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	101	53	.656	--
New York Giants	87	65	.572	13
Chicago Cubs	84	70	.545	17
Brooklyn Robins	79	73	.520	21
Pittsburgh Pirates	75	79	.487	26
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	.429	35
Boston Braves	64	90	.416	37
Cincinnati Reds	58	96	.377	43

Events

Births

Deaths

January 4 - Roger Connor, 73, first baseman, mainly for the New York Giants, who batted .317 lifetime and held career home run record until 1921; ranked second all-time in hits, runs and RBI, and first in triples, upon retirement, and led league in batting, hits, HRs, RBI and doubles once each; hit first grand slam in major league history
January 14 - Hardy Richardson, 75, second baseman and outfielder who batted .300 seven times, led NL in hits and HRs with 1886 Detroit team; among first ten players to reach 1500 hits
February 11 - Charles Dryden, 71, sportswriter who made his name with an idiosyncratic style that emphasized personalities in the game; known for the many nicknames he created, included "The Peerless Leader," "The Old Roman", "Hitless Wonders"
March 27 - Ernest Barnard, 56, president of the American League since 1927, previously general manager and president of the Indians
March 28 - Ban Johnson, 67, founder of the American League who served as its president from 1901-1927; played major role in eradicating rowdyism prevalent in the game of the 1890s, and fiercely protected authority of umpires
April 25 - August "Garry" Herrmann, 71, owner of the Cincinnati Reds from 1902 to 1927 who led the sport as chairman of the National Commission from 1903 to 1920; ensured that World Series would be held annually
April 29 - Jimmy McAleer, 66, center fielder for the Cleveland Spiders who later managed AL teams in Cleveland, St. Louis and Washington; was part owner of the Red Sox in 1910s
October 2 - George Bradley, 79, pitcher who threw the major leagues' first no-hitter, also winning 45 games and leading NL in ERA in 1876
October 26 - Charles Comiskey, 72, owner of the Chicago White Sox since the team's formation in 1901, during which time they won four AL pennants and two World Series; was first manager to win four consecutive pennants, with St. Louis Browns (1885-1888), and had highest winning percentage (.608) among managers of at least 1200 games; revolutionized defensive play at first base
November 6 - Jack Chesbro, 57, pitcher who used spitball to set modern record of 41 victories with 1904 New York Highlanders; five-time 20-game winner led both leagues in wins and winning percentage, led NL in shutouts twice
November 27 - Jack Burdock, 79, second baseman, mainly for Boston, who was among first ten players to collect 500 hits; hit into the majors' first unassisted triple play

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