1931 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1931 World Series champions National League champions National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 101–53 (65.6%) 1st place Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Gabby Street KMOX(France Laux)KWK(Thomas Patrick)WIL(Eddie Benson) The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101 wins and 53 losses during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games. Regular season Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting .311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1931 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Paul Derringer Burleigh Grimes Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Syl Johnson Tony Kaufmann Jim Lindsey Flint Rhem Allyn Stout Catchers Mike González Gus Mancuso Gabby Street Jimmie Wilson Infielders Sparky Adams Joe Benes Jim Bottomley Ripper Collins Ray Cunningham Eddie Delker Jake Flowers Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Andy High Outfielders Ray Blades Taylor Douthit Chick Hafey Joel Hunt Pepper Martin Ernie Orsatti Wally Roettger George Watkins Manager Gabby Street Coaches Ray Blades Buzzy Wares 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 Jimmie Wilson Jimmie Wilson (baseball) 115 383 105 .274 0 51 1B Jim Bottomley 108 382 133 .348 9 75 2B Frankie Frisch 131 518 161 .311 4 82 SS Charlie Gelbert 131 447 129 .289 1 62 3B Sparky Adams 143 608 178 .293 1 40 OF George Watkins George Watkins (baseball) 131 503 145 .288 13 51 OF Chick Hafey 122 450 157 .349 16 95 OF Pepper Martin 123 413 124 .300 7 75 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 Ripper Collins baseball 89 279 84 .301 4 59 Gus Mancuso 67 187 49 .262 1 23 Ernie Orsatti 70 158 46 .291 0 19 Wally Roettger 45 151 43 .285 0 17 Jake Flowers 45 137 34 .248 2 19 Taylor Douthit 36 133 44 .331 1 21 Andy High 63 131 35 .267 0 19 Ray Blades 35 67 19 .284 1 5 Mike González Mike Gonzalez (catcher) 15 19 2 .105 0 3 Joe Benes 10 12 2 .167 0 0 Ray Cunningham 3 4 0 .000 0 1 Eddie Delker 1 2 1 .500 0 2 Gabby Street 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Joel Hunt 4 1 0 .000 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 Bill Hallahan 37 248.2 19 9 3.29 159 Burleigh Grimes 29 212.1 17 9 3.65 67 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 Paul Derringer 35 211.2 18 8 3.36 134 Flint Rhem 33 207.1 11 10 3.56 72 Syl Johnson Syl Johnson (baseball) 32 186.0 11 9 3.00 82 Jesse Haines 19 122.1 12 3 3.02 27 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 Jim Lindsey Jim Lindsey (baseball) 35 6 4 7 2.77 32 Allyn Stout 30 6 0 3 4.21 40 Tony Kaufmann 15 1 1 1 6.06 13 1931 World Series 1931 World Series NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Athletics – 6, Cardinals – 2 October 1Sportsman's Park 38,5292 Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 2 October 2Sportsman's Park 35,9473 Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 2 October 5Shibe Park 32,2954 Cardinals – 0, Athletics – 3 October 6Shibe Park 32,2955 Cardinals – 5, Athletics – 1 October 7Shibe Park 32,2956 Athletics – 8, Cardinals – 1 October 9Sportsman's Park 39,4017 Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 4 October 10Sportsman's Park 20,805 Awards and honors Pepper Martin, Associated Press Athlete of the YearAssociated Press Athlete of the Year (male) NNDB https://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ 2025-03-22 League leaders Chick Hafey, NL Batting Champion, .349 Bill Hallahan, NL Leader (tied), 19 Wins Bill Hallahan NL Leader, 159 strikeouts Frankie Frisch, NL Leader, 28 stolen bases Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Nemo Leibold AA Rochester Red Wings International League Billy Southworth A Houston Buffaloes Texas League Joe Schultz, Sr. B Elmira Colonels New York–Pennsylvania League Jake Pitler, Fritz Coumbe and Joe Sugden B Danville Veterans Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Franklin Murphy C Scottdale Cardinals Middle Atlantic League Clay Hopper C Greensboro Patriots Piedmont League John Kane C Springfield Red Wings Western Association Eddie Dyer D Keokuk Indians Mississippi Valley League Bob Rice LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, KeokukJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1931 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons St Louis Cardinals Category:Long stubs with short prose