1931 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1931
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Charles Stoneham
Managers:	John McGraw
Prev Season:	1930 New York Giants (MLB) season
Next Season:	1932 New York Giants (MLB) season
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

The 1931 New York Giants season was the franchise's 49th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 87–65 record, 13 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. This was John McGraw's final full season as manager.

Regular season

Roster

1931 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		123	396	119	.301	12	65
1B		153	611	213	.349	9	112
2B		66	238	69	.290	4	17
SS		145	555	172	.310	5	71
3B		152	565	157	.278	13	81
OF		138	497	145	.292	29	115
OF		78	303	91	.300	5	36
OF		129	515	159	.309	6	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
	89	302	99	.328	3	28
	94	298	98	.329	5	43
	64	196	53	.270	1	17
	68	194	39	.201	0	10
	85	174	39	.224	1	19
	53	53	16	.302	3	5
	3	8	0	.000	0	0
	4	8	2	.250	0	3
	6	7	1	.143	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
	35	253.2	18	11	3.05	78
	36	248.0	14	12	2.65	155
	37	239.1	16	9	2.26	121
	27	190.1	13	11	4.07	39
	10	71.2	7	1	2.01	38

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
	27	111.1	7	8	3.88	45
	20	66.0	5	3	4.36	16
	13	58.2	2	2	3.68	30
	16	42.1	3	0	3.19	7
	8	18.1	1	1	10.80	11
	4	11.1	0	1	5.56	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
	22	1	6	4	4.89	26
	2	0	0	0	10.13	0
	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1931 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007