1931 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 101-53. They scored 815 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by Chick Hafey, who led the team with 16 home runs and 95 RBI. Sparky Adams led the team with 178 hits for a .293 average.
The team allowed 614 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Bill Hallahan led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 159 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | 3B | 143 | 608 | 97 | 178 | 1 | 40 | 16 | .340 | .390 | .730 | .293 |
| Joe Benes | SS | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .167 | .500 | .167 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 108 | 382 | 73 | 133 | 9 | 75 | 3 | .403 | .534 | .937 | .348 |
| Ripper Collins | 1B | 89 | 279 | 34 | 84 | 4 | 59 | 1 | .350 | .487 | .837 | .301 |
| Ray Cunningham | 3B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eddie Delker | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Jake Flowers | SS | 45 | 137 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 7 | .295 | .387 | .682 | .248 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 131 | 518 | 96 | 161 | 4 | 82 | 28 | .368 | .396 | .764 | .311 |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 131 | 447 | 61 | 129 | 1 | 62 | 7 | .365 | .383 | .748 | .289 |
| Andy High | 3B | 63 | 131 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .389 | .328 | .717 | .267 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 35 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .392 | .388 | .780 | .284 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 36 | 133 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .386 | .466 | .852 | .331 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 122 | 450 | 94 | 157 | 16 | 95 | 11 | .404 | .569 | .973 | .349 |
| Joel Hunt | OF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 123 | 413 | 68 | 124 | 7 | 75 | 16 | .351 | .467 | .818 | .300 |
| Ernie Orsatti | OF | 70 | 158 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .349 | .468 | .817 | .291 |
| Wally Roettger | OF | 45 | 151 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .337 | .391 | .728 | .285 |
| George Watkins | OF | 131 | 503 | 93 | 145 | 13 | 51 | 15 | .336 | .477 | .813 | .288 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 15 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .210 | .105 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 67 | 187 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .327 | .374 | .701 | .262 |
| Gabby Street | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 115 | 383 | 45 | 105 | 0 | 51 | 5 | .332 | .337 | .669 | .274 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5435 | 815 | 1554 | 60 | 751 | 114 | .337 | .411 | .748 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Derringer | 35 | 23 | 211.7 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2 | 134 | 65 | 3.36 | 1.370 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 29 | 28 | 212.3 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 67 | 59 | 3.65 | 1.408 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 19 | 17 | 122.3 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 3.02 | 1.325 | |||
| Bill Hallahan | 37 | 30 | 248.7 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 4 | 159 | 112 | 3.29 | 1.423 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 32 | 24 | 186 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 82 | 29 | 3.00 | 1.156 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 15 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 6.06 | 1.673 | |||
| Jim Lindsey | 35 | 2 | 74.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 2.77 | 1.633 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 33 | 26 | 207.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 1 | 72 | 60 | 3.56 | 1.322 | |||
| Allyn Stout | 30 | 3 | 72.7 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 4.21 | 1.664 | |||
| Team Totals | 265 | 154 | 1384.7 | 101 | 53 | .656 | 20 | 626 | 449 | 3.45 | 1.386 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Sparky Adams | 143 |
| At Bats | Sparky Adams | 608 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Sparky Adams | 658 |
| Batting Average | Chick Hafey | .349 |
| On-Base % | Chick Hafey | .404 |
| Slugging % | Chick Hafey | .569 |
| OPS | Chick Hafey | .973 |
| Runs | Sparky Adams | 97 |
| Hits | Sparky Adams | 178 |
| Total Bases | Chick Hafey | 256 |
| Doubles | Sparky Adams | 46 |
| Triples | George Watkins | 13 |
| Home Runs | Chick Hafey | 16 |
| RBI | Chick Hafey | 95 |
| Walks | Charlie Gelbert | 54 |
| Strikeouts | George Watkins | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Hallahan | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Hallahan | 19 |
| Losses | Flint Rhem | 10 |
| Saves | Jim Lindsey | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Haines | .800 |
| ERA | Syl Johnson | 3.00 |
| WHIP | Syl Johnson | 1.156 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Hallahan | 248.7 |
| Games | Bill Hallahan | 37 |
| Games Started | Bill Hallahan | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Hallahan | 159 |
| Complete Games | Burleigh Grimes | 17 |
| Shutouts | Paul Derringer | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Hallahan | 1061 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Hallahan | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Hallahan | 242 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Hallahan | 112 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Flint Rhem | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Hallahan | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Burleigh Grimes | 10 |

