The 1931 Chicago Cubs season was the 60th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 56th in the National League and the 16th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 84–70, 17 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.
Offseason October 14, 1930: Bill McAfee and Wes Schulmerich were traded by the Cubs to the Boston Braves for Bob Smith and Jimmy Welsh.Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
Regular season 1931 was one of player-manager Rogers Hornsby's last productive seasons. He managed to drive in 90 runs and collect 37 doubles in only 100 games, while recording a batting average of .331. He led the league in on-base percentage (.421) for the ninth and last time in his career.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 13, 1931: Earl Grace was traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rollie Hemsley.Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1931 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 C 116 380 107 .282 8 70 1B 146 531 176 .331 4 66 2B 100 357 118 .331 16 90 SS 156 634 202 .319 2 53 3B 75 252 71 .282 4 32 OF 88 270 81 .300 5 41 OF 154 613 202 .330 9 88 OF 112 395 103 .261 13 61
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 88 293 59 .201 0 23 80 263 84 .319 1 52 86 240 62 .258 3 29 66 239 57 .238 13 50 66 204 63 .309 3 31 39 104 25 .240 2 16 25 98 32 .327 0 16 18 76 21 .276 0 3 5 12 2 .167 0 0 7 9 1 .111 0 1 8 4 1 .250 0 0
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 39 251.0 17 14 3.48 131 36 240.1 15 12 3.22 63 36 228.1 16 9 3.90 112
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 39 180.1 16 8 4.49 54 26 130.1 8 7 5.04 32 22 67.0 2 4 3.76 34 20 64.1 2 4 3.22 27 16 50.0 0 4 5.22 29 8 33.2 2 1 3.74 7
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 31 5 5 2 3.87 38 27 1 2 0 5.72 14
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1931 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference