1931 Washington Senators season

The 1931 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

• January 13, 1931: Harry Rice was selected off waivers by the Senators from the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• July 29, 1931: Harry Rice was purchased from the Senators by the Baltimore Orioles.

Roster

1931 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 17 Lloyd Brown 19 Bobby Burke 15 Alvin Crowder 20 Carl Fischer 16 Bump Hadley 14 Sam Jones 18 Ad Liska 12 Firpo Marberry 18 Walt Masters 21 Walt Tauscher -- Monte Weaver		Catchers 10 Cliff Bolton  9 Pinky Hargrave  8 Roy Spencer Infielders -- Bill Andrus  7 Ossie Bluege  4 Joe Cronin 22 Jackie Hayes 27 Buck Jordan  5 Joe Judge 23 Joe Kuhel  1 Buddy Myer		Outfielders -- Johnny Gill 26 Dave Harris  3 Heinie Manush 25 Harry Rice  2 Sam Rice  6 Sam West Other batters 29 Nick Altrock -- Babe Phelps		Manager 28 Walter Johnson Coaches 29 Nick Altrock 31 Patsy Gharrity 30 Al Schacht

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		145	483	133	.275	1	60
1B		139	524	141	.269	8	85
2B		139	591	173	.293	4	56
SS		156	611	187	.306	12	126
3B		152	570	155	.272	8	98
OF		146	616	189	.307	6	70
OF		120	413	128	.310	0	42
OF		132	526	175	.333	3	91

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
	77	231	72	.312	5	50
	47	162	43	.265	0	15
	38	108	24	.222	0	8
	40	80	26	.325	1	19
	35	74	21	.284	0	9
	23	43	11	.256	0	6
	8	30	8	.267	0	5
	9	18	4	.222	0	1
	3	7	0	.000	0	1
	3	3	1	.333	0	0
	1	0	0	----	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
	42	258.2	15	14	3.20	79
	44	234.1	18	11	3.88	85
	45	219.0	16	4	3.45	88
	25	148.0	9	10	4.32	58

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
	46	191.0	13	9	4.38	96
	55	179.2	11	10	3.06	124
	30	128.2	8	3	4.27	38
	3	10.0	1	0	4.50	6
	2	4.0	0	1	6.75	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
	6	1	0	0	7.50	5
	3	0	0	1	2.00	1

Farm system

Template:MLB Farm System Hagerstown club transferred and renamed twice: to Parkersburg, June 28, and to Youngstown, July 12, 1931

External links

• 1931 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1931 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com