1931 Boston Braves season

1931 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	64–90 (.416)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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The 1931 Boston Braves season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–90, 37 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• October 14, 1930: Bob Smith and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Bill McAfee and Wes Schulmerich.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1931 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1931 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Ed Brandt Bob Brown Ben Cantwell Bruce Cunningham Fred Frankhouse Hal Haid Bill McAfee Ray Moss Socks Seibold Bill Sherdel Tom Zachary		Catchers Al Bool Bill Cronin Al Spohrer Infielders Buster Chatham Bill Dreesen Bill Hunnefield Freddie Maguire Rabbit Maranville Johnny Neun Earl Sheely Billy Urbanski Bucky Walters Charlie Wilson		Outfielders Wally Berger Earl Clark Randy Moore Lance Richbourg Wes Schulmerich Red Worthington Other batters Johnny Scalzi Pat Veltman		Manager Bill McKechnie Coaches Hank Gowdy

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
OF	Schulmerich, WesWes Schulmerich	95	327	101	.309	2	43

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
Wilson, CharlieCharlie Wilson	16	58	11	.190	1	11
Clark, EarlEarl Clark	16	50	11	.220	0	4

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
Brandt, EdEd Brandt	33	250	18	11	2.92	112
Seibold, SocksSocks Seibold	33	206.1	10	18	4.67	50

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
Cantwell, BenBen Cantwell	33	156.1	7	9	3.63	32
Brown, BobBob Brown	3	6.1	0	1	8.53	2

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
McAfee, BillBill McAfee	18	0	1	0	6.37	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Hazleton Mountaineers	New York–Pennsylvania League	Hugh Fitzgerald and Jake Pitler

^[2]

References

1. Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1931 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference