1931 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1931 1920 cub logo.svg National League Wrigley Field Chicago 84 70 y 3rd William Wrigley Jr. Rogers Hornsby WCFL(Johnny O'Hara)WGN(Bob Elson)WBBM(Pat Flanagan)WMAQ(Hal Totten)WLSWJJDWENR 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 Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC 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 Ed Baecht Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Pat Malone Jakie May Charlie Root Bob Smith Les Sweetland Bud Teachout Lon Warneke Johnny Welch Catchers Earl Grace Gabby Hartnett Rollie Hemsley Zack Taylor Infielders Jimmy Adair Les Bell Footsie Blair Woody English Charlie Grimm Billy Herman Rogers Hornsby Billy Jurges Outfielders Vince Barton Kiki Cuyler Mike Kreevich Johnny Moore Riggs Stephenson Danny Taylor Hack Wilson Manager Rogers Hornsby Coaches Charley O'Leary Ray Schalk 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 Gabby Hartnett 116 380 107 .282 8 70 1B Charlie Grimm 146 531 176 .331 4 66 2B Rogers Hornsby 100 357 118 .331 16 90 SS Woody English 156 634 202 .319 2 53 3B Les Bell 75 252 71 .282 4 32 OF Danny Taylor Danny Taylor (baseball) 88 270 81 .300 5 41 OF Kiki Cuyler 154 613 202 .330 9 88 OF Hack Wilson 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 Bill Jurges 88 293 59 .201 0 23 Riggs Stephenson 80 263 84 .319 1 52 Footsie Blair 86 240 62 .258 3 29 Vince Barton 66 239 57 .238 13 50 Rollie Hemsley 66 204 63 .309 3 31 Johnny Moore Johnny Moore (baseball) 39 104 25 .240 2 16 Billy Herman 25 98 32 .327 0 16 Jimmy Adair 18 76 21 .276 0 3 Mike Kreevich 5 12 2 .167 0 0 Earl Grace 7 9 1 .111 0 1 Zack Taylor Zack Taylor (baseball) 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 Charlie Root 39 251.0 17 14 3.48 131 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) 36 240.1 15 12 3.22 63 Pat Malone 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 Guy Bush 39 180.1 16 8 4.49 54 Les Sweetland 26 130.1 8 7 5.04 32 Ed Baecht 22 67.0 2 4 3.76 34 Lon Warneke 20 64.1 2 4 3.22 27 Sheriff Blake 16 50.0 0 4 5.22 29 Johnny Welch 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 Jakie May 31 5 5 2 3.87 38 Bud Teachout 27 1 2 0 5.72 14 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack Lelivelt D Bisbee Bees Arizona–Texas League Roy JohnsonJohnson, 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 Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs