| 1931 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Owners | Charles Comiskey | |||
| General manager | Harry Grabiner | |||
| Managers | Donie Bush | |||
| Radio | WCFL (Johnny O'Hara) WGN (Bob Elson) WMAQ (Hal Totten) WIBO WBBM WENR WJJD WLS | |||
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The1931Chicago White Sox season was the team's 31st season in the major leagues, and its 32nd season overall. They finished with a record of 56–97, good enough for eighth place in theAmerican League, 51.5 games behind the first placePhiladelphia Athletics.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 107 | 45 | .704 | — | 60–15 | 47–30 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 59 | .614 | 13½ | 51–25 | 43–34 |
| Washington Senators | 92 | 62 | .597 | 16 | 55–22 | 37–40 |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 76 | .506 | 30 | 45–31 | 33–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 63 | 91 | .409 | 45 | 39–38 | 24–53 |
| Boston Red Sox | 62 | 90 | .408 | 45 | 39–40 | 23–50 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 93 | .396 | 47 | 36–41 | 25–52 |
| Chicago White Sox | 56 | 97 | .366 | 51½ | 31–45 | 25–52 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 4–16 | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
| Chicago | 10–12–1 | — | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–15 | 3–19 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Cleveland | 9–13 | 15–7–1 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 4–18 | 16–6 | 8–14 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 16–4 | 19–3 | 18–4 | 18–4 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | |||||
| Washington | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 9–13–1 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | — | |||||
| 1931 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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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 | Bennie Tate | 89 | 273 | 73 | .267 | 0 | 22 |
| 1B | Lu Blue | 155 | 589 | 179 | .304 | 1 | 62 |
| 2B | John Kerr | 128 | 444 | 119 | .268 | 2 | 50 |
| SS | Bill Cissell | 109 | 409 | 90 | .220 | 1 | 46 |
| 3B | Billy Sullivan | 92 | 363 | 100 | .275 | 2 | 33 |
| OF | Johnny Watwood | 128 | 367 | 104 | .283 | 1 | 47 |
| OF | Lew Fonseca | 121 | 465 | 139 | .299 | 2 | 71 |
| OF | Carl Reynolds | 118 | 462 | 134 | .290 | 6 | 77 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Fothergill | 108 | 312 | 88 | .282 | 3 | 56 |
| Luke Appling | 96 | 297 | 69 | .232 | 1 | 28 |
| Frank Grube | 88 | 265 | 58 | .219 | 1 | 24 |
| Irv Jeffries | 79 | 223 | 50 | .224 | 2 | 16 |
| Mel Simons | 68 | 189 | 52 | .275 | 0 | 12 |
| Ike Eichrodt | 34 | 117 | 25 | .214 | 0 | 15 |
| Smead Jolley | 54 | 110 | 33 | .300 | 3 | 28 |
| Willie Kamm | 18 | 59 | 15 | .254 | 0 | 9 |
| Bill Norman | 24 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 0 | 6 |
| Bruce Campbell | 4 | 17 | 7 | .412 | 2 | 5 |
| Butch Henline | 11 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Garrity | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Frazier | 46 | 254.0 | 13 | 15 | 4.46 | 87 |
| Tommy Thomas | 43 | 245.1 | 10 | 14 | 4.73 | 72 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Caraway | 51 | 220.0 | 10 | 24 | 6.22 | 55 |
| Red Faber | 44 | 184.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.82 | 49 |
| Hal McKain | 27 | 112.0 | 6 | 9 | 5.71 | 39 |
| Ted Lyons | 22 | 101.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.01 | 16 |
| Bob Weiland | 15 | 75.0 | 2 | 7 | 5.16 | 38 |
| Grant Bowler | 13 | 35.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.35 | 15 |
| Lou Garland | 7 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 10.26 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Moore | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.95 | 15 |
| Garland Braxton | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.85 | 28 |
| Biggs Wehde | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
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