1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1931 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Barney Dreyfuss Jewel Ens The 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 50th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 45th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 75–79. Offseason November 6, 1930: Dick Bartell was traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tommy Thevenow and Claude Willoughby.Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference Regular season Notable transactions June 13, 1931: Rollie Hemsley was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Grace.Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1931 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 44–33; Away: 31–46) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 6–8 (Home: 1–2; Away: 5–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 14 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Root || French (0–1) || — || 45,000 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Smith || Willoughby (0–1) || — || — || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Spencer (1–0) || Blake || — || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Bush || Wood (0–1) || Smith || 30,000 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 18 || @ Reds || 9–6 || French (1–1) || Wysong || — || — || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 19 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Kremer (1–0) || Johnson || — || — || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 20 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Lucas || Meine (0–1) || — || — || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 24 || Cubs || 6–10 || Sweetland || French (1–2) || — || — || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 25 || Cubs || 3–8 || Malone || Kremer (1–1) || May || — || 3–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Meine (1–1) || Hallahan || — || — || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || French (2–2) || Rhem || — || — || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 28 || @ Cardinals || 2–8 || Grimes || Wood (0–2) || — || — || 5–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 1–7 || Haines || Kremer (1–2) || — || — || 5–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 30 || Reds || 8–3 || Meine (2–1) || Rixey || — || — || 6–8 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 11–14 (Home: 2–6; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 1 || Reds || 5–4 (11) || Spencer (2–0) || Carroll || — || — || 7–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 2 || Reds || 11–5 || Osborn (1–0) || Ogden || — || — || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || May 3 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Kremer (2–2) || Lucas || — || — || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 3 || @ Reds || 5–10 || Kolp || Wood (0–3) || — || — || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 6 || Cardinals || 5–6 (13) || Grimes || Meine (2–2) || Lindsey || — || 9–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 7 || Cardinals || 5–11 || Haines || French (2–3) || — || — || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 9 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Johnson || Kremer (2–3) || — || — || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 10 || @ Robins || 3–1 || French (3–3) || Phelps || — || 28,000 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 11 || @ Robins || 4–2 || Meine (3–2) || Vance || — || 5,000 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 15 || @ Giants || 3–2 (10) || French (4–3) || Mitchell || — || 8,000 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 16 || @ Braves || 2–9 || Zachary || Kremer (2–4) || — || 15,000 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 17 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Meine (4–2) || Seibold || — || — || 13–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 18 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Brandt || Brame (0–1) || — || — || 13–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 19 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Elliott || French (4–4) || Elliott || — || 13–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 20 || @ Phillies || 7–11 || Shields || Willoughby (0–2) || — || — || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 23 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Meine (5–2) || Malone || Spencer (1) || — || 14–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 24 || @ Cubs || 10–7 || Brame (1–1) || Root || Spencer (2) || — || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 25 || @ Cubs || 6–9 || Sweetland || Kremer (2–5) || — || — || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 9–11 || Derringer || Spencer (2–1) || — || — || 15–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 4–0 || Meine (6–2) || Johnson || — || — || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 11–8 (7) || Osborn (2–0) || Rhem || — || — || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 29 || Cubs || 3–4 (10) || Root || Kremer (2–6) || — || — || 17–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 30 || Cubs || 2–9 || Sweetland || Spencer (2–2) || — || 10,000 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 30 || Cubs || 5–6 || May || Brame (1–2) || Root || 18,000 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 0–5 || Smith || Meine (6–3) || — || 30,000 || 17–22 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 8–18 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || June 2 || Braves || 4–3 || Osborn (3–0) || Brandt || — || — || 18–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 3 || Braves || 3–4 (10) || Seibold || Brame (1–3) || — || — || 18–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || June 4 || Braves || 2–1 (13) || Spencer (3–2) || Haid || — || — || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || June 5 || Braves || 0–4 || Zachary || Meine (6–4) || — || — || 19–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 6 || Phillies || 3–2 || Kremer (3–6) || Elliott || — || — || 20–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 9 || Phillies || 3–7 || Dudley || Brame (1–4) || Elliott || — || 20–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 10 || Giants || 5–1 || French (5–4) || Walker || — || — || 21–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 11 || Giants || 6–8 (11) || Berly || Spencer (3–3) || — || 5,000 || 21–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 12 || Giants || 2–8 || Fitzsimmons || Kremer (3–7) || — || — || 21–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 13 || Giants || 4–6 || Mitchell || Brame (1–5) || — || — || 21–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 14 || @ Robins || 3–6 || Shaute || French (5–5) || Quinn || 15,000 || 21–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 17 || Robins || 0–2 || Clark || Meine (6–5) || — || — || 21–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 18 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Hubbell || French (5–6) || — || — || 21–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 19 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Kremer (4–7) || Mitchell || — || — || 22–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 20 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Walker || Spencer (3–4) || — || 30,000 || 22–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 20 || @ Giants || 0–10 || Fitzsimmons || Brame (1–6) || — || 30,000 || 22–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 21 || @ Giants || 5–4 (11) || French (6–6) || Heving || — || — || 23–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 22 || @ Robins || 2–3 (10) || Clark || Wood (0–4) || — || — || 23–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 24 || @ Robins || 4–6 || Shaute || French (6–7) || — || — || 23–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 24 || @ Robins || 3–5 || Heimach || Kremer (4–8) || — || 20,000 || 23–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 25 || @ Phillies || 1–5 || Dudley || Brame (1–7) || — || — || 23–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 26 || @ Phillies || 2–13 || Watt || Meine (6–6) || — || — || 23–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 27 || @ Phillies || 10–6 || Wood (1–4) || Elliott || Swetonic (1) || 15,000 || 24–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 27 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Benge || French (6–8) || Collins || 15,000 || 24–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 29 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Kremer (5–8) || Zachary || — || — || 25–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 30 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Frankhouse || Brame (1–8) || — || — || 25–40 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 19–10 (Home: 16–8; Away: 3–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || July 1 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Spencer (4–4) || Seibold || — || — || 26–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || July 2 || @ Braves || 1–0 || Meine (7–6) || Cunningham || — || — || 27–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 4 || Cardinals || 9–8 (11) || Osborn (4–0) || Lindsey || — || — || 28–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || July 4 || Cardinals || 3–4 (12) || Hallahan || Kremer (5–9) || — || — || 28–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 5 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Brame (2–8) || Johnson || — || — || 29–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 8 || Cubs || 5–2 || Meine (8–6) || Warneke || — || — || 30–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || July 9 || Cubs || 4–2 || Kremer (6–9) || Teachout || — || — || 31–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 11 || Cubs || 2–9 || Sweetland || Spencer (4–5) || — || — || 31–42 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 74 || July 11 || Cubs || 5–5 (10) || || || — || — || 31–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 12 || @ Reds || 7–14 || Lucas || Meine (8–7) || — || — || 31–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || July 12 || @ Reds || 5–6 (11) || Benton || Swetonic (0–1) || — || — || 31–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 13 || Phillies || 0–1 || Elliott || Kremer (6–10) || — || — || 31–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 14 || Phillies || 9–4 || Meine (9–7) || Dudley || — || — || 32–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 14 || Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Spencer (5–5) || Collins || — || — || 33–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 15 || Phillies || 4–2 || French (7–8) || Benge || — || — || 34–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 16 || Phillies || 12–8 || Brame (3–8) || Bolen || — || — || 35–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 17 || Phillies || 1–4 || Elliott || Kremer (6–11) || — || — || 35–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 18 || Braves || 9–3 || Meine (10–7) || Seibold || — || — || 36–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 18 || Braves || 0–1 || Cantwell || Spencer (5–6) || — || — || 36–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 22 || Robins || 10–6 || French (8–8) || Shaute || — || — || 37–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 22 || Robins || 2–3 || Heimach || Kremer (6–12) || — || 8,000 || 37–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 23 || Robins || 17–6 || Brame (4–8) || Vance || — || 3,000 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 24 || Robins || 8–7 || Osborn (5–0) || Clark || French (1) || — || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 25 || Robins || 5–2 || Wood (2–4) || Luque || — || 12,000 || 40–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 25 || Robins || 3–2 (14) || French (9–8) || Heimach || — || 17,000 || 41–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 27 || Giants || 8–6 || Kremer (7–12) || Mitchell || Spencer (3) || — || 42–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 28 || Giants || 2–6 || Hubbell || Brame (4–9) || — || — || 42–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 29 || Giants || 4–5 || Walker || Meine (10–8) || — || — || 42–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 30 || Giants || 9–0 || French (10–8) || Morrell || — || — || 43–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 31 || Reds || 5–0 || Kremer (8–12) || Benton || — || — || 44–50 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 15–20 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–16) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || August 1 || Reds || 1–0 || Spencer (6–6) || Rixey || — || — || 45–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || August 2 || @ Reds || 3–0 || Brame (5–9) || Lucas || — || — || 46–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 4 || Cardinals || 1–7 || Haines || Meine (10–9) || — || — || 46–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 5 || Cardinals || 5–4 (12) || French (11–8) || Lindsey || — || — || 47–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 5 || Cardinals || 2–16 || Hallahan || Wood (2–5) || — || — || 47–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 6 || Reds || 2–3 || Benton || Spencer (6–7) || — || — || 47–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 7 || Reds || 9–3 || Kremer (9–12) || Lucas || — || — || 48–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 8 || Reds || 4–3 || Meine (11–9) || Johnson || — || — || 49–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 9 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Benton || French (11–9) || — || — || 49–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 9 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Brame (6–9) || Frey || — || — || 50–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 10 || Cubs || 4–3 || Spencer (7–7) || Sweetland || — || — || 51–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 12 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Kremer (10–12) || Hubbell || — || — || 52–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 12 || @ Giants || 0–9 || Walker || Meine (11–10) || — || — || 52–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 13 || @ Giants || 7–5 || Brame (7–9) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 53–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 13 || @ Giants || 1–6 || Mitchell || French (11–10) || — || 10,000 || 53–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 14 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Mooney || Spencer (7–8) || — || — || 53–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 15 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Dudley || Wood (2–6) || Collins || — || 53–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 15 || @ Phillies || 1–3 || Bolen || Meine (11–11) || Watt || — || 53–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || French (12–10) || Blake || — || — || 54–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 17 || @ Phillies || 0–3 || Collins || Brame (7–10) || — || — || 54–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 18 || @ Phillies || 14–5 || Spencer (8–8) || Bolen || — || — || 55–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 20 || @ Braves || 1–2 (10) || Brandt || Swetonic (0–2) || — || — || 55–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 20 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Meine (12–11) || Sherdel || — || — || 56–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 21 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Cantwell || Brame (7–11) || — || — || 56–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 22 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Zachary || Spencer (8–9) || — || — || 56–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 23 || @ Robins || 4–5 || Shaute || Meine (12–12) || — || — || 56–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 23 || @ Robins || 4–5 || Quinn || Osborn (5–1) || — || 15,000 || 56–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 25 || @ Robins || 5–3 || Meine (13–12) || Clark || — || — || 57–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 25 || @ Robins || 0–5 || Heimach || Kremer (10–13) || — || 25,000 || 57–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 27 || Cubs || 3–2 || Spencer (9–9) || Sweetland || — || — || 58–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 27 || Cubs || 4–11 || Welch || Brame (7–12) || — || — || 58–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 28 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Lindsey || French (12–11) || Hallahan || 25,000 || 58–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 8–2 || Meine (14–12) || Johnson || — || 7,500 || 59–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 0–5 || Derringer || Kremer (10–14) || — || — || 59–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Hallahan || Spencer (9–10) || — || — || 59–70 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 16–9 (Home: 15–6; Away: 1–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || September 3 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Osborn (6–1) || Grimes || — || — || 60–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 4 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Meine (15–12) || Hallahan || — || — || 61–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 5 || Cardinals || 8–5 || Kremer (11–14) || Lindsey || — || — || 62–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 6 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Spencer (10–10) || Root || — || — || 63–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 7 || Reds || 6–1 || French (13–11) || Carroll || — || — || 64–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 7 || Reds || 4–2 || Brame (8–12) || Rixey || — || — || 65–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 8 || Reds || 3–0 || Harris (1–0) || Ogden || — || — || 66–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 9 || Robins || 5–1 || Meine (16–12) || Heimach || — || — || 67–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 10 || Giants || 1–6 || Hubbell || Kremer (11–15) || — || — || 67–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 11 || Giants || 3–2 || French (14–11) || Parmelee || — || — || 68–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 12 || Giants || 5–1 || Harris (2–0) || Mooney || — || — || 69–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 13 || @ Robins || 5–6 || Heimach || Spencer (10–11) || — || 10,000 || 69–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 15 || Robins || 5–2 || Meine (17–12) || Clark || — || — || 70–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 15 || Robins || 2–1 || French (15–11) || Vance || — || 4,000 || 71–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 16 || Robins || 5–11 || Clark || Brame (8–13) || — || — || 71–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 17 || Braves || 0–1 || Zachary || Harris (2–1) || — || — || 71–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 17 || Braves || 4–2 (8) || Spencer (11–11) || Brown || — || — || 72–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 18 || Braves || 2–6 || Brandt || French (15–12) || — || — || 72–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 18 || Braves || 4–1 || Meine (18–12) || Sherdel || — || — || 73–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 19 || Braves || 7–0 || Brame (9–13) || Frankhouse || — || — || 74–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 21 || Phillies || 4–6 || Elliott || Harris (2–2) || Benge || — || 74–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 22 || Phillies || 3–2 (13) || Meine (19–12) || Collins || — || — || 75–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 24 || Phillies || 1–5 || Elliott || French (15–13) || — || — || 75–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Root || Meine (19–13) || Smith || — || 75–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 4–8 || Malone || Spencer (11–12) || — || — || 75–79 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup Roster 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Andy Bednar Erv Brame Larry French George Grant Bill Harris Ray Kremer Heinie Meine Bob Osborn Glenn Spencer Steve Swetonic Claude Willoughby Spades Wood Catchers Hal Finney Earl Grace Rollie Hemsley Eddie Phillips Bill Steinecke Infielders George Grantham Howdy Groskloss Tony Piet Bill Regan Ben Sankey Gus Suhr Tommy Thevenow Pie Traynor Outfielders Fred Bennett Adam Comorosky Woody Jensen Jim Mosolf Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Other batters Pete McClanahan Manager Jewel Ens Coaches Doc Crandall Grover Hartley Oscar Stanage 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 Eddie Phillips Eddie Phillips (catcher) 106 353 82 .232 7 44 1B George Grantham 127 465 142 .305 10 46 2B Tony Piet 44 167 50 .299 0 24 SS Tommy Thevenow 120 404 86 .213 0 38 3B Pie Traynor 155 615 183 .298 2 103 OF Lloyd Waner 154 681 214 .314 4 57 OF Paul Waner 150 559 180 .322 6 70 OF Adam Comorosky 99 350 85 .243 1 48 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 Gus Suhr 87 270 57 .211 4 32 Woody Jensen 73 267 65 .243 3 17 Howdy Groskloss 53 161 45 .280 0 20 Earl Grace 47 150 42 .280 1 20 Ben Sankey 57 132 30 .227 0 14 Bill Regan 28 104 21 .202 1 10 Fred Bennett 32 89 25 .281 1 7 Jim Mosolf 39 44 11 .250 1 8 Rollie Hemsley 10 35 6 .171 0 1 Hal Finney Hal Finney (baseball) 10 26 8 .308 0 2 Pete McClanahan 7 4 2 .500 0 0 Bill Steinecke 4 4 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 Heinie Meine 36 284.0 19 13 2.98 58 Larry French 39 275.2 15 13 3.26 73 Ray Kremer 30 230.0 11 15 3.33 58 Erv Brame 26 179.2 9 13 4.21 33 Bill Harris 4 31.0 2 2 0.87 10 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 Glenn Spencer 38 186.2 11 12 3.42 51 Spades Wood 15 64.0 2 6 6.05 33 Claude Willoughby 9 25.2 0 2 6.31 4 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 Bob Osborn 27 6 1 0 5.01 9 Steve Swetonic 14 0 2 1 3.90 8 George Grant 11 0 0 0 7.41 6 Andy Bednar 3 0 0 0 11.25 2 Farm system Minor league baseball A Wichita Aviators Western League Art Griggs & Howie Gregory Notes References 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir Category:1930s in Pittsburgh