1931 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 61-93. They scored 651 runs and belted 43 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by John Stone, who led the team with 10 home runs and 191 hits. Dale Alexander was the best run producer with 87 RBI. Roy Johnson had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 836 runs and had a team ERA of 4.59. Vic Sorrell and Earl Whitehill were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Tommy Bridges led the team with 105 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Akers | SS | 29 | 66 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .274 | .288 | .562 | .197 |
| Dale Alexander | 1B | 135 | 517 | 75 | 168 | 3 | 87 | 5 | .401 | .445 | .846 | .325 |
| Louis Brower | SS | 21 | 62 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .278 | .177 | .455 | .161 |
| Joe Dugan | 3B | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .470 | .235 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 101 | 383 | 67 | 119 | 4 | 53 | 13 | .359 | .431 | .790 | .311 |
| Bucky Harris | 2B | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .472 | .125 |
| Mark Koenig | 2B | 106 | 364 | 33 | 92 | 1 | 39 | 8 | .282 | .349 | .631 | .253 |
| Marty McManus | 3B | 107 | 362 | 39 | 98 | 3 | 53 | 7 | .361 | .359 | .720 | .271 |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 105 | 377 | 35 | 84 | 3 | 39 | 2 | .282 | .308 | .590 | .223 |
| Nolen Richardson | 3B | 38 | 148 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .299 | .358 | .657 | .270 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 48 | 185 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 24 | 8 | .383 | .432 | .815 | .303 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Doljack | OF | 63 | 187 | 20 | 52 | 4 | 20 | 3 | .335 | .444 | .779 | .278 |
| Roy Johnson | OF | 151 | 621 | 107 | 173 | 8 | 55 | 33 | .355 | .438 | .793 | .279 |
| George Quellich | OF | 13 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .263 | .370 | .633 | .222 |
| Ivey Shiver | OF | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| John Stone | OF | 147 | 584 | 86 | 191 | 10 | 76 | 13 | .388 | .464 | .852 | .327 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 59 | 189 | 20 | 56 | 1 | 28 | 10 | .345 | .423 | .768 | .296 |
| Hub Walker | OF | 90 | 252 | 27 | 72 | 0 | 16 | 10 | .355 | .345 | .700 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Desautels | C | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Johnny Grabowski | C | 40 | 136 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .268 | .324 | .592 | .235 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 88 | 273 | 28 | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .307 | .315 | .622 | .256 |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 14 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .140 | .340 | .120 |
| Wally Schang | C | 30 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .311 | .211 | .522 | .184 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5426 | 651 | 1456 | 43 | 600 | 117 | .327 | .371 | .698 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Bridges | 35 | 23 | 173 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 105 | 108 | 4.99 | 1.676 | |||
| Orlin Collier | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7.84 | 2.330 | |||
| Art Herring | 35 | 16 | 165 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 1 | 64 | 67 | 4.31 | 1.533 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 22 | 12 | 112.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 47 | 33 | 5.93 | 1.630 | |||
| Waite Hoyt | 16 | 12 | 92 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 5.87 | 1.696 | |||
| Mark Koenig | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6.43 | 2.571 | |||
| Vic Sorrell | 35 | 32 | 245 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 1 | 99 | 114 | 4.15 | 1.555 | |||
| Charlie Sullivan | 31 | 4 | 95 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 4.93 | 1.632 | |||
| George Uhle | 29 | 18 | 193 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 2 | 63 | 49 | 3.50 | 1.238 | |||
| Earl Whitehill | 34 | 34 | 271.3 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 81 | 118 | 4.08 | 1.493 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 8.85 | 2.069 | |||
| Team Totals | 246 | 154 | 1384.2 | 61 | 93 | .396 | 6 | 511 | 597 | 4.59 | 1.550 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Johnson | 151 |
| At Bats | Roy Johnson | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Johnson | 697 |
| Batting Average | John Stone | .327 |
| On-Base % | Dale Alexander | .401 |
| Slugging % | John Stone | .464 |
| OPS | John Stone | .852 |
| Runs | Roy Johnson | 107 |
| Hits | John Stone | 191 |
| Total Bases | Roy Johnson | 272 |
| Doubles | Dale Alexander | 47 |
| Triples | Roy Johnson | 19 |
| Home Runs | John Stone | 10 |
| RBI | Dale Alexander | 87 |
| Walks | Roy Johnson | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Johnson | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | Roy Johnson | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Roy Johnson | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marv Owen | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vic Sorrell and Earl Whitehill | 13 |
| Losses | Tommy Bridges and Earl Whitehill | 16 |
| Saves | Chief Hogsett and George Uhle | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Vic Sorrell | .481 |
| ERA | George Uhle | 3.50 |
| WHIP | George Uhle | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Earl Whitehill | 271.3 |
| Games | Tommy Bridges, Art Herring, and Vic Sorrell | 35 |
| Games Started | Earl Whitehill | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bridges | 105 |
| Complete Games | Earl Whitehill | 22 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Bridges and George Uhle | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Earl Whitehill | 1197 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 123 |
| Hits Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 287 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 118 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Earl Whitehill | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Tommy Bridges | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Art Herring | 8 |
