1931 Brooklyn Robins
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Brooklyn Robins finished with a record of 79-73. They scored 681 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. The offense was powered by Babe Herman, who led the team with 18 home runs, 97 RBI, and 191 hits.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Leading the team in wins was Watty Clark, with 14. Dazzy Vance led the team with 150 strikeouts. Jack Quinn led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Del Bissonette | 1B | 152 | 587 | 90 | 170 | 12 | 87 | 4 | .354 | .431 | .785 | .290 |
| Neal Finn | 2B | 118 | 413 | 46 | 113 | 0 | 45 | 2 | .314 | .337 | .651 | .274 |
| Jake Flowers | 2B | 22 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .368 | .226 | .594 | .226 |
| Wally Gilbert | 3B | 145 | 552 | 60 | 147 | 0 | 46 | 3 | .322 | .333 | .655 | .266 |
| Bobby Reis | 3B | 6 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .294 | .662 | .294 |
| Gordon Slade | SS | 85 | 272 | 27 | 65 | 1 | 29 | 2 | .310 | .313 | .623 | .239 |
| Fresco Thompson | 2B | 74 | 181 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 5 | .351 | .326 | .677 | .265 |
| Jack Warner | SS | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | .500 |
| Glenn Wright | SS | 77 | 268 | 36 | 76 | 9 | 32 | 1 | .324 | .448 | .772 | .284 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Rube Bressler | OF | 67 | 153 | 22 | 43 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .329 | .373 | .702 | .281 |
| Alta Cohen | OF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.334 | .667 |
| Johnny Frederick | OF | 146 | 611 | 81 | 165 | 17 | 71 | 2 | .312 | .435 | .747 | .270 |
| Babe Herman | OF | 151 | 610 | 93 | 191 | 18 | 97 | 17 | .365 | .525 | .890 | .313 |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 134 | 512 | 85 | 172 | 7 | 75 | 5 | .396 | .482 | .878 | .336 |
| Max Rosenfeld | OF | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .633 | .222 |
| Denny Sothern | OF | 19 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .194 | .451 | .161 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 73 | 182 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 23 | 1 | .340 | .412 | .752 | .297 |
| Al Lopez | C | 111 | 360 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 40 | 1 | .324 | .328 | .652 | .269 |
| Val Picinich | C | 24 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .327 | .422 | .749 | .267 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ike Boone | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 | |
| Harvey Hendrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5309 | 681 | 1464 | 71 | 633 | 45 | .327 | .390 | .717 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Watty Clark | 34 | 28 | 233.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 | 96 | 52 | 3.20 | 1.264 | |||
| Clyde Day | 22 | 2 | 57.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 4.55 | 1.536 | |||
| Phil Gallivan | 6 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.28 | 1.961 | |||
| Fred Heimach | 31 | 10 | 135.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 3.46 | 1.242 | |||
| Dolf Luque | 19 | 15 | 102.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 4.56 | 1.451 | |||
| Earl Mattingly | 8 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2.51 | 1.748 | |||
| Cy Moore | 23 | 1 | 61.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 3.79 | 1.216 | |||
| Ray Moss | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Van Mungo | 5 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 2.32 | 1.290 | |||
| Ray Phelps | 28 | 26 | 149.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 5.00 | 1.527 | |||
| Jack Quinn | 39 | 1 | 64.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 2.66 | 1.384 | |||
| Joe Shaute | 25 | 19 | 128.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 50 | 32 | 4.83 | 1.507 | |||
| Sloppy Thurston | 24 | 17 | 143 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 39 | 3.97 | 1.497 | |||
| Dazzy Vance | 30 | 29 | 218.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 150 | 53 | 3.38 | 1.253 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 153 | 1355.9 | 79 | 73 | .520 | 18 | 546 | 351 | 3.84 | 1.380 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Del Bissonette | 152 |
| At Bats | Johnny Frederick | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Babe Herman | 661 |
| Batting Average | Lefty O'Doul | .336 |
| On-Base % | Lefty O'Doul | .396 |
| Slugging % | Babe Herman | .525 |
| OPS | Babe Herman | .890 |
| Runs | Babe Herman | 93 |
| Hits | Babe Herman | 191 |
| Total Bases | Babe Herman | 320 |
| Doubles | Babe Herman | 43 |
| Triples | Babe Herman | 16 |
| Home Runs | Babe Herman | 18 |
| RBI | Babe Herman | 97 |
| Walks | Del Bissonette | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Babe Herman | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Babe Herman | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Neal Finn | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Watty Clark | 14 |
| Losses | Dazzy Vance | 13 |
| Saves | Jack Quinn | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Watty Clark | .583 |
| ERA | Watty Clark | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Dazzy Vance | 1.253 |
| Innings Pitched | Watty Clark | 233.3 |
| Games | Jack Quinn | 39 |
| Games Started | Dazzy Vance | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Dazzy Vance | 150 |
| Complete Games | Watty Clark | 16 |
| Shutouts | Watty Clark | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Watty Clark | 981 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Watty Clark and Ray Phelps | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Watty Clark | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Dazzy Vance | 53 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dazzy Vance | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Watty Clark and Clyde Day | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Cy Moore and Ray Phelps | 4 |
