1931 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1931 New York Yankees finished with a record of 94-59. They scored 1067 runs and belted 155 home runs to go along with a .297 batting average. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth were tied for the team lead in home runs with 46. The offense was powered by Lou Gehrig, who led the team with 184 RBI, 211 hits. Ben Chapman had a great year on the basepaths with 61 stolen bases.
The team allowed 760 runs and had a team ERA of 4.21. Lefty Gomez led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 150 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Lou Gehrig
| 1B
| 155
| 619
| 163
| 211
| 46
| 184
| 17
| .446
| .662
| 1.108
| .341
|
| Lyn Lary
| SS
| 155
| 610
| 100
| 171
| 10
| 107
| 13
| .376
| .416
| .792
| .280
|
| Tony Lazzeri
| 2B
| 135
| 484
| 67
| 129
| 8
| 83
| 18
| .371
| .401
| .772
| .267
|
| Jimmie Reese
| 2B
| 65
| 245
| 41
| 59
| 3
| 26
| 2
| .293
| .335
| .628
| .241
|
| Red Rolfe
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| .000
|
| Joe Sewell
| 3B
| 130
| 484
| 102
| 146
| 6
| 64
| 1
| .390
| .388
| .778
| .302
|
| Outfielders
|
| Samuel Byrd
| OF
| 115
| 248
| 51
| 67
| 3
| 32
| 5
| .349
| .395
| .744
| .270
|
| Ben Chapman
| OF
| 149
| 600
| 120
| 189
| 17
| 122
| 61
| .396
| .483
| .879
| .315
|
| Earle Combs
| OF
| 138
| 563
| 120
| 179
| 5
| 58
| 11
| .394
| .446
| .840
| .318
|
| Dusty Cooke
| OF
| 27
| 39
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 4
| .447
| .436
| .883
| .333
|
| Myril Hoag
| OF
| 44
| 28
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .172
| .214
| .386
| .143
|
| Babe Ruth
| OF
| 145
| 534
| 149
| 199
| 46
| 163
| 5
| .495
| .700
| 1.195
| .373
|
| Dixie Walker
| OF
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .300
| .500
| .800
| .300
|
| Catchers
|
| Bill Dickey
| C
| 130
| 477
| 65
| 156
| 6
| 78
| 2
| .378
| .442
| .820
| .327
|
| Arndt Jorgens
| C
| 46
| 100
| 12
| 27
| 0
| 14
| 0
| .330
| .320
| .650
| .270
|
| Cy Perkins
| C
| 16
| 47
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| .286
| .277
| .563
| .255
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5608
| 1067
| 1667
| 155
| 990
| 139
| .378
| .457
| .835
| .297
|
| Pitchers
|
| Ivy Andrews
| 7
| 3
| 34.3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 4.19
| 1.283
|
| Lefty Gomez
| 40
| 26
| 243
| 21
| 9
| .700
| 3
| 150
| 85
| 2.67
| 1.198
|
| Hank Johnson
| 40
| 23
| 196.3
| 13
| 8
| .619
| 4
| 106
| 102
| 4.72
| 1.416
|
| Lou McEvoy
| 6
| 0
| 12.3
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1
| 3
| 12
| 12.41
| 2.520
|
| Herb Pennock
| 25
| 25
| 189.3
| 11
| 6
| .647
| 0
| 65
| 30
| 4.28
| 1.463
|
| George Pipgras
| 36
| 14
| 137.7
| 7
| 6
| .538
| 3
| 59
| 58
| 3.79
| 1.394
|
| Gordon Rhodes
| 18
| 11
| 87
| 6
| 3
| .667
| 0
| 36
| 52
| 3.41
| 1.540
|
| Red Ruffing
| 37
| 30
| 237
| 16
| 14
| .533
| 2
| 132
| 87
| 4.41
| 1.380
|
| Roy Sherid
| 17
| 8
| 74.3
| 5
| 5
| .500
| 2
| 39
| 24
| 5.69
| 1.588
|
| Jim Weaver
| 17
| 5
| 57.7
| 2
| 1
| .667
| 0
| 28
| 29
| 5.31
| 1.646
|
| Lefty Weinert
| 17
| 0
| 24.7
| 2
| 2
| .500
| 0
| 24
| 19
| 6.20
| 2.024
|
| Ed Wells
| 27
| 10
| 116.7
| 9
| 5
| .643
| 2
| 34
| 37
| 4.32
| 1.431
|
| Team Totals
| 287
| 155
| 1410.3
| 94
| 59
| .614
| 17
| 686
| 543
| 4.21
| 1.421
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
