1931 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 66-88. They scored 684 runs and belted 81 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. The offense was powered by Chuck Klein, who led the team with 31 home runs, 121 RBI, and 200 hits.
The team allowed 827 runs and had a team ERA of 4.58. Leading the team in wins was Jumbo Elliott, with 19. Ray Benge struck out 117 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 135 | 554 | 88 | 160 | 0 | 34 | 6 | .325 | .392 | .717 | .289 |
| Bernie Friberg | 2B | 103 | 353 | 33 | 92 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .324 | .351 | .675 | .261 |
| Don Hurst | 1B | 137 | 489 | 63 | 149 | 11 | 91 | 8 | .386 | .468 | .854 | .305 |
| Les Mallon | 2B | 122 | 375 | 41 | 116 | 1 | 45 | 0 | .359 | .379 | .738 | .309 |
| Bobby Stevens | SS | 12 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .410 | .343 | .753 | .343 |
| Pinky Whitney | 3B | 130 | 501 | 64 | 144 | 9 | 74 | 6 | .331 | .433 | .764 | .287 |
| Hugh Willingham | SS | 23 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .297 | .457 | .754 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Buzz Arlett | OF | 121 | 418 | 65 | 131 | 18 | 72 | 3 | .387 | .538 | .925 | .313 |
| Fred Brickell | OF | 130 | 514 | 77 | 130 | 1 | 31 | 5 | .316 | .305 | .621 | .253 |
| Chuck Klein | OF | 148 | 594 | 121 | 200 | 31 | 121 | 7 | .398 | .584 | .982 | .337 |
| Fred Koster | OF | 76 | 151 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .291 | .265 | .556 | .225 |
| Hal Lee | OF | 44 | 131 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .282 | .344 | .626 | .221 |
| Doug Taitt | OF | 38 | 151 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .245 | .298 | .543 | .225 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Gene Connell | C | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Spud Davis | C | 120 | 393 | 30 | 128 | 4 | 51 | 0 | .382 | .443 | .825 | .326 |
| Harry McCurdy | C | 66 | 150 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 25 | 2 | .382 | .367 | .749 | .287 |
| Tony Rensa | C | 19 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .138 | .395 | .103 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5375 | 684 | 1502 | 81 | 649 | 42 | .331 | .400 | .730 | .279 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Adams | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Ray Benge | 38 | 31 | 247 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 2 | 117 | 61 | 3.17 | 1.263 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 14 | 9 | 71 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 5.58 | 1.761 | |||
| Stew Bolen | 28 | 16 | 98.7 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 55 | 63 | 6.39 | 1.824 | |||
| Phil Collins | 42 | 27 | 240.3 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4 | 73 | 83 | 3.86 | 1.461 | |||
| Clise Dudley | 30 | 24 | 179 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 50 | 56 | 3.52 | 1.464 | |||
| Hal Elliott | 16 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 9.55 | 1.970 | |||
| Jumbo Elliott | 52 | 30 | 249 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 5 | 99 | 83 | 4.27 | 1.490 | |||
| Ed Fallenstein | 24 | 0 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 7.13 | 1.966 | |||
| John Milligan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.38 | 1.875 | |||
| Chet Nichols | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.53 | 1.930 | |||
| Dutch Schesler | 17 | 0 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 7.28 | 2.167 | |||
| Ben Shields | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15.19 | 3.019 | |||
| Lil Stoner | 7 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.59 | 1.971 | |||
| Frank Watt | 38 | 12 | 122.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 25 | 49 | 4.84 | 1.597 | |||
| Hal Wiltse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 318 | 155 | 1360.4 | 66 | 88 | .429 | 16 | 499 | 511 | 4.58 | 1.554 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chuck Klein | 148 |
| At Bats | Chuck Klein | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chuck Klein | 656 |
| Batting Average | Chuck Klein | .337 |
| On-Base % | Chuck Klein | .398 |
| Slugging % | Chuck Klein | .584 |
| OPS | Chuck Klein | .982 |
| Runs | Chuck Klein | 121 |
| Hits | Chuck Klein | 200 |
| Total Bases | Chuck Klein | 347 |
| Doubles | Dick Bartell | 43 |
| Triples | Chuck Klein | 10 |
| Home Runs | Chuck Klein | 31 |
| RBI | Chuck Klein | 121 |
| Walks | Don Hurst | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Chuck Klein | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Hurst | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Bartell | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jumbo Elliott | 19 |
| Losses | Ray Benge | 18 |
| Saves | Jumbo Elliott | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Jumbo Elliott | .576 |
| ERA | Ray Benge | 3.17 |
| WHIP | Ray Benge | 1.263 |
| Innings Pitched | Jumbo Elliott | 249 |
| Games | Jumbo Elliott | 52 |
| Games Started | Ray Benge | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Benge | 117 |
| Complete Games | Ray Benge and Phil Collins | 16 |
| Shutouts | Ray Benge, Phil Collins, and Jumbo Elliott | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jumbo Elliott | 1098 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jumbo Elliott | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Jumbo Elliott | 288 |
| Walks Allowed | Phil Collins and Jumbo Elliott | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jumbo Elliott | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Stew Bolen and Clise Dudley | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Clise Dudley | 6 |
