1931 Cleveland Indians season
The 1931 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record 78–76, 30 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
C | | 108 | 375 | 103 | .275 | 1 | 53 |
1B | Ed Morgan | 131 | 462 | 162 | .351 | 11 | 86 |
2B | Johnny Hodapp | 122 | 468 | 138 | .295 | 2 | 56 |
SS | | 64 | 193 | 55 | .285 | 1 | 26 |
3B | Willie Klamm | 114 | 410 | 121 | .295 | 0 | 66 |
OF | | 155 | 627 | 209 | .333 | 32 | 143 |
OF | Dick Porter | 114 | 414 | 129 | .312 | 1 | 38 |
OF | Joe Vosmik | 149 | 591 | 189 | .320 | 7 | 117 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 111 | 427 | 128 | .300 | 1 | 52 |
Glenn Myatt | 65 | 195 | 48 | .246 | 1 | 29 |
Bibb Falk | 79 | 161 | 49 | .304 | 2 | 28 |
Bob Seeds | 48 | 134 | 41 | .306 | 1 | 10 |
Lew Fonseca | 26 | 108 | 40 | .370 | 1 | 14 |
Odell Hale | 25 | 92 | 26 | .283 | 1 | 5 |
Bill Hunnefield | 21 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 0 | 4 |
Jonah Goldman | 30 | 62 | 8 | .129 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 0 | 7 |
Bruce Connatser | 12 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 4 |
Charlie Jamieson | 28 | 43 | 13 | .302 | 0 | 4 |
Moe Berg | 10 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Sprinz | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
Wes Ferrell | 40 | 276.1 | 22 | 12 | 3.75 | 123 |
Willis Hudlin | 44 | 254.1 | 15 | 14 | 4.60 | 83 |
| 39 | 233.1 | 11 | 15 | 4.71 | 50 |
Mel Harder | 40 | 194.0 | 13 | 14 | 4.36 | 63 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 10 | 41.1 | 2 | 1 | 4.35 | 17 |
| 12 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 7.24 | 12 |
Oral Hildebrand | 5 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.39 | 6 |
Belve Bean | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 3 |
Howard Craghead | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 2 |
Pete Donohue | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
Sarge Connally | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4.20 | 37 |
| 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.63 | 25 |
Roxie Lawson | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.60 | 20 |
Fay Thomas | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.18 | 25 |
Farm system