1931 Brooklyn Robins season
The 1931 Brooklyn Robins finished in 4th place, after which longtime manager Wilbert Robinson announced his retirement with 1,399 career victories.
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| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson |
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Offseason
- October 14, 1930: Clise Dudley, Jumbo Elliott, Hal Lee and cash were traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lefty O'Doul and Fresco Thompson.[1]
Regular season
Jack Quinn became the oldest person in baseball history to pitch on Opening Day. He was 47 when he started for Brooklyn on Opening Day in 1931.[2] It would be Quinn's only start of the season, as he pitched the rest of the year in relief.
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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 7, 1931: Harvey Hendrick was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Mickey Heath.[3]
- May 23, 1931: Ray Moss was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Al López | 112 | 360 | 38 | 97 | .269 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 1B | Del Bissonette | 152 | 587 | 90 | 170 | .290 | 12 | 87 | 4 |
| 2B | Neal Finn | 118 | 413 | 46 | 113 | .274 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 3B | Wally Gilbert | 145 | 552 | 60 | 147 | .266 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| SS | Gordon Slade | 85 | 272 | 27 | 65 | .239 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| LF | Lefty O'Doul | 134 | 512 | 85 | 172 | .336 | 7 | 75 | 5 |
| CF | Johnny Frederick | 146 | 611 | 81 | 165 | .270 | 17 | 71 | 2 |
| RF | Babe Herman | 151 | 610 | 93 | 191 | .313 | 18 | 97 | 17 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Glenn Wright | 77 | 268 | 36 | 76 | .284 | 9 | 32 | 1 |
| Ernie Lombardi | 73 | 182 | 20 | 54 | .297 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Fresco Thompson | 74 | 181 | 26 | 48 | .265 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| Rube Bressler | 67 | 153 | 22 | 43 | .281 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Val Picinich | 24 | 45 | 5 | 12 | .267 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jake Flowers | 22 | 31 | 3 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denny Sothern | 19 | 31 | 10 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Reis | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Rosenfeld | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Boone | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Warner | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alta Cohen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Watty Clark | 34 | 28 | 16 | 233.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.20 | 52 | 96 |
| Dazzy Vance | 30 | 29 | 12 | 218.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.38 | 53 | 150 |
| Ray Phelps | 28 | 26 | 3 | 149.1 | 7 | 9 | 5.00 | 44 | 50 |
| Sloppy Thurston | 24 | 17 | 11 | 143 | 9 | 9 | 3.97 | 39 | 23 |
| Joe Shaute | 25 | 19 | 6 | 128.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.83 | 32 | 50 |
| Dolf Luque | 19 | 15 | 5 | 102.2 | 7 | 6 | 4.56 | 27 | 25 |
| Van Mungo | 5 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2.32 | 13 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Fred Heimach | 31 | 10 | 7 | 135.1 | 9 | 7 | 3.46 | 23 | 43 |
| Phil Gallivan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.28 | 7 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Jack Quinn | 39 | 64.1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 2.66 | 24 | 25 |
| Cy Moore | 23 | 61.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 13 | 35 |
| Pea Ridge Day | 22 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.55 | 13 | 30 |
| Earl Mattingly | 8 | 14.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.51 | 10 | 6 |
| Ray Moss | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in NL in stolen bases (17)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (150)
