| 1931 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owner | Jacob Ruppert | |||
| General manager | [d Barrow | |||
| Manager | Joe McCarthy (1st season) | |||
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The 1931 New York Yankees season was the team's 29th season. The team finished with a record of 94 wins and 59 losses, finishing 13.5 games behind thePhiladelphia Athletics. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. This team is notable for holding the modern day Major League record for team runs scored in a season with 1,067 (6.88 runs per game average).
First basemanLou Gehrig set anAmerican League record bydriving in 185 runs,[3] breaking his own record of 173 set in 1927. The total, which was six short ofHack Wilson's all-time record of 191 setthe previous year, still stands as of the end of the 2022 season.
| 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 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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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 | Bill Dickey | 130 | 477 | 156 | .327 | 6 | 78 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 155 | 619 | 211 | .341 | 46 | 185 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 135 | 484 | 129 | .267 | 8 | 83 |
| SS | Lyn Lary | 155 | 610 | 171 | .280 | 10 | 107 |
| 3B | Joe Sewell | 130 | 484 | 146 | .302 | 6 | 64 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 145 | 534 | 199 | .373 | 46 | 162 |
| OF | Earl Combs | 138 | 563 | 179 | .318 | 5 | 58 |
| OF | Ben Chapman | 149 | 600 | 189 | .315 | 17 | 122 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Byrd | 115 | 248 | 67 | .270 | 3 | 32 |
| Jimmie Reese | 65 | 245 | 59 | .241 | 3 | 26 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 46 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 14 |
| Cy Perkins | 16 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 0 | 7 |
| Dusty Cooke | 27 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 1 | 6 |
| Myril Hoag | 44 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| Dixie Walker | 2 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Rolfe | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Gomez | 40 | 243.0 | 21 | 9 | 2.67 | 150 |
| Red Ruffing | 37 | 237.0 | 16 | 14 | 4.41 | 132 |
| Hank Johnson | 40 | 196.1 | 13 | 8 | 4.72 | 106 |
| Herb Pennock | 25 | 189.1 | 11 | 6 | 4.28 | 65 |
| Gordon Rhodes | 18 | 87.0 | 6 | 3 | 3.41 | 36 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pipgras | 36 | 137.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.79 | 59 |
| Ed Wells | 27 | 116.2 | 9 | 5 | 4.32 | 34 |
| Roy Sherid | 17 | 74.1 | 5 | 5 | 5.69 | 39 |
| Jim Weaver | 17 | 57.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.31 | 28 |
| Ivy Andrews | 7 | 34.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.19 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Weinert | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.20 | 24 |
| Lou McEvoy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.41 | 3 |
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