Major League Baseball team season
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 [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Notable transactions [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL Boston — 11–11–1 8–14–1 8–14 6–16 11–11 11–11 9–13 Brooklyn 11–11–1 — 14–8 10–12 10–10 13–9 11–11 10–12 Chicago 14–8–1 8–14 — 14–8 12–10 14–8 14–8–1 8–14 Cincinnati 14–8 12–10 8–14 — 7–15 9–13 6–16 2–20 New York 16–6 10–10 10–12 15–7 — 14–8–1 12–10 10–12 Philadelphia 11–11 9–13 8–14 13–9 8–14–1 — 13–9 4–18 Pittsburgh 11–11 11–11 8–14–1 16–6 10–12 9–13 — 10–12 St. Louis 13–9 12–10 14–8 20–2 12–10 18–4 12–10 —
Game log [ edit ] 1931 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 44–33; Away: 31–46) April: 6–8 (Home: 1–2; Away: 5–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 14 @ Cubs 2–6 Root French (0–1) — 45,000 0–1 2 April 15 @ Cubs 5–6 Smith Willoughby (0–1) — — 0–2 3 April 16 @ Cubs 4–3 Spencer (1–0) Blake — — 1–2 4 April 17 @ Cubs 4–5 Bush Wood (0–1) Smith 30,000 1–3 5 April 18 @ Reds 9–6 French (1–1) Wysong — — 2–3 6 April 19 @ Reds 5–1 Kremer (1–0) Johnson — — 3–3 7 April 20 @ Reds 5–7 Lucas Meine (0–1) — — 3–4 8 April 24 Cubs 6–10 Sweetland French (1–2) — — 3–5 9 April 25 Cubs 3–8 Malone Kremer (1–1) May — 3–6 10 April 26 @ Cardinals 1–0 Meine (1–1) Hallahan — — 4–6 11 April 27 @ Cardinals 5–3 French (2–2) Rhem — — 5–6 12 April 28 @ Cardinals 2–8 Grimes Wood (0–2) — — 5–7 13 April 29 @ Cardinals 1–7 Haines Kremer (1–2) — — 5–8 14 April 30 Reds 8–3 Meine (2–1) Rixey — — 6–8
May: 11–14 (Home: 2–6; Away: 9–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 15 May 1 Reds 5–4 (11) Spencer (2–0) Carroll — — 7–8 16 May 2 Reds 11–5 Osborn (1–0) Ogden — — 8–8 17 May 3 @ Reds 6–3 Kremer (2–2) Lucas — — 9–8 18 May 3 @ Reds 5–10 Kolp Wood (0–3) — — 9–9 19 May 6 Cardinals 5–6 (13) Grimes Meine (2–2) Lindsey — 9–10 20 May 7 Cardinals 5–11 Haines French (2–3) — — 9–11 21 May 9 Cardinals 2–4 Johnson Kremer (2–3) — — 9–12 22 May 10 @ Robins 3–1 French (3–3) Phelps — 28,000 10–12 23 May 11 @ Robins 4–2 Meine (3–2) Vance — 5,000 11–12 24 May 15 @ Giants 3–2 (10) French (4–3) Mitchell — 8,000 12–12 25 May 16 @ Braves 2–9 Zachary Kremer (2–4) — 15,000 12–13 26 May 17 @ Braves 5–3 Meine (4–2) Seibold — — 13–13 27 May 18 @ Braves 1–3 Brandt Brame (0–1) — — 13–14 28 May 19 @ Phillies 2–3 Elliott French (4–4) Elliott — 13–15 29 May 20 @ Phillies 7–11 Shields Willoughby (0–2) — — 13–16 30 May 23 @ Cubs 4–3 Meine (5–2) Malone Spencer (1) — 14–16 31 May 24 @ Cubs 10–7 Brame (1–1) Root Spencer (2) — 15–16 32 May 25 @ Cubs 6–9 Sweetland Kremer (2–5) — — 15–17 33 May 26 @ Cardinals 9–11 Derringer Spencer (2–1) — — 15–18 34 May 27 @ Cardinals 4–0 Meine (6–2) Johnson — — 16–18 35 May 28 @ Cardinals 11–8 (7) Osborn (2–0) Rhem — — 17–18 36 May 29 Cubs 3–4 (10) Root Kremer (2–6) — — 17–19 37 May 30 Cubs 2–9 Sweetland Spencer (2–2) — 10,000 17–20 38 May 30 Cubs 5–6 May Brame (1–2) Root 18,000 17–21 39 May 31 @ Cubs 0–5 Smith Meine (6–3) — 30,000 17–22
June: 8–18 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 40 June 2 Braves 4–3 Osborn (3–0) Brandt — — 18–22 41 June 3 Braves 3–4 (10) Seibold Brame (1–3) — — 18–23 42 June 4 Braves 2–1 (13) Spencer (3–2) Haid — — 19–23 43 June 5 Braves 0–4 Zachary Meine (6–4) — — 19–24 44 June 6 Phillies 3–2 Kremer (3–6) Elliott — — 20–24 45 June 9 Phillies 3–7 Dudley Brame (1–4) Elliott — 20–25 46 June 10 Giants 5–1 French (5–4) Walker — — 21–25 47 June 11 Giants 6–8 (11) Berly Spencer (3–3) — 5,000 21–26 48 June 12 Giants 2–8 Fitzsimmons Kremer (3–7) — — 21–27 49 June 13 Giants 4–6 Mitchell Brame (1–5) — — 21–28 50 June 14 @ Robins 3–6 Shaute French (5–5) Quinn 15,000 21–29 51 June 17 Robins 0–2 Clark Meine (6–5) — — 21–30 52 June 18 @ Giants 1–3 Hubbell French (5–6) — — 21–31 53 June 19 @ Giants 4–1 Kremer (4–7) Mitchell — — 22–31 54 June 20 @ Giants 1–3 Walker Spencer (3–4) — 30,000 22–32 55 June 20 @ Giants 0–10 Fitzsimmons Brame (1–6) — 30,000 22–33 56 June 21 @ Giants 5–4 (11) French (6–6) Heving — — 23–33 57 June 22 @ Robins 2–3 (10) Clark Wood (0–4) — — 23–34 58 June 24 @ Robins 4–6 Shaute French (6–7) — — 23–35 59 June 24 @ Robins 3–5 Heimach Kremer (4–8) — 20,000 23–36 60 June 25 @ Phillies 1–5 Dudley Brame (1–7) — — 23–37 61 June 26 @ Phillies 2–13 Watt Meine (6–6) — — 23–38 62 June 27 @ Phillies 10–6 Wood (1–4) Elliott Swetonic (1) 15,000 24–38 63 June 27 @ Phillies 4–5 Benge French (6–8) Collins 15,000 24–39 64 June 29 @ Braves 4–2 Kremer (5–8) Zachary — — 25–39 65 June 30 @ Braves 1–5 Frankhouse Brame (1–8) — — 25–40
July: 19–10 (Home: 16–8; Away: 3–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 66 July 1 @ Braves 4–1 Spencer (4–4) Seibold — — 26–40 67 July 2 @ Braves 1–0 Meine (7–6) Cunningham — — 27–40 68 July 4 Cardinals 9–8 (11) Osborn (4–0) Lindsey — — 28–40 69 July 4 Cardinals 3–4 (12) Hallahan Kremer (5–9) — — 28–41 70 July 5 @ Reds 6–4 Brame (2–8) Johnson — — 29–41 71 July 8 Cubs 5–2 Meine (8–6) Warneke — — 30–41 72 July 9 Cubs 4–2 Kremer (6–9) Teachout — — 31–41 73 July 11 Cubs 2–9 Sweetland Spencer (4–5) — — 31–42 74 July 11 Cubs 5–5 (10) — — 31–42 75 July 12 @ Reds 7–14 Lucas Meine (8–7) — — 31–43 76 July 12 @ Reds 5–6 (11) Benton Swetonic (0–1) — — 31–44 77 July 13 Phillies 0–1 Elliott Kremer (6–10) — — 31–45 78 July 14 Phillies 9–4 Meine (9–7) Dudley — — 32–45 79 July 14 Phillies 4–3 (10) Spencer (5–5) Collins — — 33–45 80 July 15 Phillies 4–2 French (7–8) Benge — — 34–45 81 July 16 Phillies 12–8 Brame (3–8) Bolen — — 35–45 82 July 17 Phillies 1–4 Elliott Kremer (6–11) — — 35–46 83 July 18 Braves 9–3 Meine (10–7) Seibold — — 36–46 84 July 18 Braves 0–1 Cantwell Spencer (5–6) — — 36–47 85 July 22 Robins 10–6 French (8–8) Shaute — — 37–47 86 July 22 Robins 2–3 Heimach Kremer (6–12) — 8,000 37–48 87 July 23 Robins 17–6 Brame (4–8) Vance — 3,000 38–48 88 July 24 Robins 8–7 Osborn (5–0) Clark French (1) — 39–48 89 July 25 Robins 5–2 Wood (2–4) Luque — 12,000 40–48 90 July 25 Robins 3–2 (14) French (9–8) Heimach — 17,000 41–48 91 July 27 Giants 8–6 Kremer (7–12) Mitchell Spencer (3) — 42–48 92 July 28 Giants 2–6 Hubbell Brame (4–9) — — 42–49 93 July 29 Giants 4–5 Walker Meine (10–8) — — 42–50 94 July 30 Giants 9–0 French (10–8) Morrell — — 43–50 95 July 31 Reds 5–0 Kremer (8–12) Benton — — 44–50
August: 15–20 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–16)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 96 August 1 Reds 1–0 Spencer (6–6) Rixey — — 45–50 97 August 2 @ Reds 3–0 Brame (5–9) Lucas — — 46–50 98 August 4 Cardinals 1–7 Haines Meine (10–9) — — 46–51 99 August 5 Cardinals 5–4 (12) French (11–8) Lindsey — — 47–51 100 August 5 Cardinals 2–16 Hallahan Wood (2–5) — — 47–52 101 August 6 Reds 2–3 Benton Spencer (6–7) — — 47–53 102 August 7 Reds 9–3 Kremer (9–12) Lucas — — 48–53 103 August 8 Reds 4–3 Meine (11–9) Johnson — — 49–53 104 August 9 @ Reds 2–6 Benton French (11–9) — — 49–54 105 August 9 @ Reds 8–4 Brame (6–9) Frey — — 50–54 106 August 10 Cubs 4–3 Spencer (7–7) Sweetland — — 51–54 107 August 12 @ Giants 6–4 Kremer (10–12) Hubbell — — 52–54 108 August 12 @ Giants 0–9 Walker Meine (11–10) — — 52–55 109 August 13 @ Giants 7–5 Brame (7–9) Fitzsimmons — — 53–55 110 August 13 @ Giants 1–6 Mitchell French (11–10) — 10,000 53–56 111 August 14 @ Giants 1–2 Mooney Spencer (7–8) — — 53–57 112 August 15 @ Phillies 4–5 Dudley Wood (2–6) Collins — 53–58 113 August 15 @ Phillies 1–3 Bolen Meine (11–11) Watt — 53–59 114 August 17 @ Phillies 4–2 French (12–10) Blake — — 54–59 115 August 17 @ Phillies 0–3 Collins Brame (7–10) — — 54–60 116 August 18 @ Phillies 14–5 Spencer (8–8) Bolen — — 55–60 117 August 20 @ Braves 1–2 (10) Brandt Swetonic (0–2) — — 55–61 118 August 20 @ Braves 5–4 Meine (12–11) Sherdel — — 56–61 119 August 21 @ Braves 1–2 Cantwell Brame (7–11) — — 56–62 120 August 22 @ Braves 1–2 Zachary Spencer (8–9) — — 56–63 121 August 23 @ Robins 4–5 Shaute Meine (12–12) — — 56–64 122 August 23 @ Robins 4–5 Quinn Osborn (5–1) — 15,000 56–65 123 August 25 @ Robins 5–3 Meine (13–12) Clark — — 57–65 124 August 25 @ Robins 0–5 Heimach Kremer (10–13) — 25,000 57–66 125 August 27 Cubs 3–2 Spencer (9–9) Sweetland — — 58–66 126 August 27 Cubs 4–11 Welch Brame (7–12) — — 58–67 127 August 28 @ Cardinals 4–6 Lindsey French (12–11) Hallahan 25,000 58–68 128 August 29 @ Cardinals 8–2 Meine (14–12) Johnson — 7,500 59–68 129 August 30 @ Cardinals 0–5 Derringer Kremer (10–14) — — 59–69 130 August 30 @ Cardinals 1–4 Hallahan Spencer (9–10) — — 59–70
September: 16–9 (Home: 15–6; Away: 1–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 3 Cardinals 6–4 Osborn (6–1) Grimes — — 60–70 132 September 4 Cardinals 3–1 Meine (15–12) Hallahan — — 61–70 133 September 5 Cardinals 8–5 Kremer (11–14) Lindsey — — 62–70 134 September 6 @ Cubs 5–4 Spencer (10–10) Root — — 63–70 135 September 7 Reds 6–1 French (13–11) Carroll — — 64–70 136 September 7 Reds 4–2 Brame (8–12) Rixey — — 65–70 137 September 8 Reds 3–0 Harris (1–0) Ogden — — 66–70 138 September 9 Robins 5–1 Meine (16–12) Heimach — — 67–70 139 September 10 Giants 1–6 Hubbell Kremer (11–15) — — 67–71 140 September 11 Giants 3–2 French (14–11) Parmelee — — 68–71 141 September 12 Giants 5–1 Harris (2–0) Mooney — — 69–71 142 September 13 @ Robins 5–6 Heimach Spencer (10–11) — 10,000 69–72 143 September 15 Robins 5–2 Meine (17–12) Clark — — 70–72 144 September 15 Robins 2–1 French (15–11) Vance — 4,000 71–72 145 September 16 Robins 5–11 Clark Brame (8–13) — — 71–73 146 September 17 Braves 0–1 Zachary Harris (2–1) — — 71–74 147 September 17 Braves 4–2 (8) Spencer (11–11) Brown — — 72–74 148 September 18 Braves 2–6 Brandt French (15–12) — — 72–75 149 September 18 Braves 4–1 Meine (18–12) Sherdel — — 73–75 150 September 19 Braves 7–0 Brame (9–13) Frankhouse — — 74–75 151 September 21 Phillies 4–6 Elliott Harris (2–2) Benge — 74–76 152 September 22 Phillies 3–2 (13) Meine (19–12) Collins — — 75–76 153 September 24 Phillies 1–5 Elliott French (15–13) — — 75–77 154 September 27 @ Cubs 1–3 Root Meine (19–13) Smith — 75–78 155 September 27 @ Cubs 4–8 Malone Spencer (11–12) — — 75–79
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
Opening Day lineup [ edit ] 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
Outfielders Other batters
Manager Coaches
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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