1931 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Washington Senators finished with a record of 92-62. They scored 843 runs and belted 49 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Cronin, who led the team with 12 home runs and 126 RBI. Heinie Manush led the team with 189 hits for a .307 average.
The team allowed 691 runs and had a team ERA of 3.76. General Crowder was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Bump Hadley racked up 124 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Andrus | 3B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ossie Bluege | 3B | 152 | 570 | 82 | 155 | 8 | 98 | 16 | .336 | .382 | .718 | .272 |
| Joe Cronin | SS | 156 | 611 | 103 | 187 | 12 | 126 | 10 | .391 | .480 | .871 | .306 |
| Jackie Hayes | 2B | 38 | 108 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .263 | .259 | .522 | .222 |
| Buck Jordan | 1B | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .333 | .596 | .222 |
| Joe Judge | 1B | 35 | 74 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .354 | .324 | .678 | .284 |
| Joe Kuhel | 1B | 139 | 524 | 70 | 141 | 8 | 85 | 7 | .335 | .410 | .745 | .269 |
| Buddy Myer | 2B | 139 | 591 | 114 | 173 | 4 | 56 | 11 | .360 | .406 | .766 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Gill | OF | 8 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .400 | .713 | .267 |
| Dave Harris | OF | 77 | 231 | 49 | 72 | 5 | 50 | 7 | .434 | .506 | .940 | .312 |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 146 | 616 | 110 | 189 | 6 | 70 | 3 | .351 | .438 | .789 | .307 |
| Harry Rice | OF | 47 | 162 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .320 | .370 | .690 | .265 |
| Sam Rice | OF | 120 | 413 | 81 | 128 | 0 | 42 | 6 | .365 | .400 | .765 | .310 |
| Sam West | OF | 132 | 526 | 77 | 175 | 3 | 91 | 6 | .369 | .481 | .850 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Bolton | C | 23 | 43 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .273 | .326 | .599 | .256 |
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 40 | 80 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .393 | .463 | .856 | .325 |
| Roy Spencer | C | 145 | 483 | 48 | 133 | 1 | 60 | 0 | .327 | .327 | .654 | .275 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Nick Altrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Babe Phelps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5577 | 843 | 1593 | 49 | 788 | 72 | .340 | .400 | .741 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Lloyd Brown | 42 | 32 | 258.7 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 3.20 | 1.295 | |||
| Bobby Burke | 30 | 13 | 128.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | 38 | 50 | 4.27 | 1.352 | |||
| General Crowder | 44 | 26 | 234.3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | 85 | 72 | 3.88 | 1.396 | |||
| Carl Fischer | 46 | 23 | 191 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3 | 96 | 80 | 4.38 | 1.503 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 55 | 11 | 179.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 8 | 124 | 92 | 3.06 | 1.319 | |||
| Sad Sam Jones | 25 | 24 | 148 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 58 | 47 | 4.32 | 1.568 | |||
| Ad Liska | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.500 | |||
| Firpo Marberry | 45 | 25 | 219 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 7 | 88 | 63 | 3.45 | 1.251 | |||
| Walt Masters | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Walt Tauscher | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Monte Weaver | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.700 | |||
| Team Totals | 301 | 156 | 1394.4 | 92 | 62 | .597 | 24 | 582 | 498 | 3.76 | 1.386 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Cronin | 156 |
| At Bats | Heinie Manush | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Cronin | 700 |
| Batting Average | Sam West | .333 |
| On-Base % | Joe Cronin | .391 |
| Slugging % | Sam West | .481 |
| OPS | Joe Cronin | .871 |
| Runs | Buddy Myer | 114 |
| Hits | Heinie Manush | 189 |
| Total Bases | Joe Cronin | 293 |
| Doubles | Joe Cronin | 44 |
| Triples | Joe Cronin and Sam West | 13 |
| Home Runs | Joe Cronin | 12 |
| RBI | Joe Cronin | 126 |
| Walks | Joe Cronin | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Cronin | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Ossie Bluege | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Buddy Myer | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sam Rice | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | General Crowder | 18 |
| Losses | Lloyd Brown | 14 |
| Saves | Bump Hadley | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Firpo Marberry | .800 |
| ERA | Bump Hadley | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Firpo Marberry | 1.251 |
| Innings Pitched | Lloyd Brown | 258.7 |
| Games | Bump Hadley | 55 |
| Games Started | Lloyd Brown | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Bump Hadley | 124 |
| Complete Games | Lloyd Brown | 15 |
| Shutouts | Lloyd Brown, Bobby Burke, General Crowder, Bump Hadley, Sad Sam Jones, and Firpo Marberry | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Lloyd Brown | 1091 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | General Crowder | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Lloyd Brown | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Bump Hadley | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lloyd Brown, General Crowder, and Firpo Marberry | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | General Crowder, Carl Fischer, and Bump Hadley | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sad Sam Jones | 4 |
