1931 New York Yankees season
The 1931 New York Yankees season was the team's 29th season in New York and its 31st season overall. The team finished with a record of 94–59, finishing 13.5 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. This team is notable for holding the modern day Major League record for team runs scored in a season with 1,067.Offseason
First baseman Lou Gehrig set an American League record by driving in 184 runs, breaking his own record of 175 set in 1927. The total, which was seven short of Hack Wilson's all-time record of 191 set the previous year, still stands as of the end of the 2017 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 | | 130 | 477 | 156 | .327 | 6 | 78 |
| 1B | | 155 | 619 | 211 | .341 | 46 | 184 |
| 2B | | 135 | 484 | 129 | .267 | 8 | 83 |
| SS | | 155 | 610 | 171 | .280 | 10 | 107 |
| 3B | | 130 | 484 | 146 | .302 | 6 | 64 |
| OF | | 145 | 534 | 199 | .373 | 46 | 162 |
| OF | | 138 | 563 | 179 | .318 | 5 | 58 |
| OF | | 149 | 600 | 189 | .315 | 17 | 122 |
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 |
| 115 | 248 | 67 | .270 | 3 | 32 |
| 65 | 245 | 59 | .241 | 3 | 26 |
| 46 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 0 | 7 |
| 27 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 1 | 6 |
| 44 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 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 |
| 40 | 243 | 21 | 9 | 2.67 | 150 |
| 37 | 237 | 16 | 14 | 4.41 | 132 |
| 40 | 196.1 | 13 | 8 | 4.72 | 106 |
| 25 | 189.1 | 11 | 6 | 4.28 | 65 |
| 18 | 87 | 6 | 3 | 3.41 | 36 |
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 |
| 36 | 137.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.79 | 59 |
| 27 | 116.2 | 9 | 5 | 4.32 | 34 |
| 17 | 74.1 | 5 | 5 | 5.69 | 39 |
| 17 | 57.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.31 | 28 |
| 7 | 34.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.19 | 10 |
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 |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.20 | 24 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.41 | 3 |
Awards and honors
League records
- Lou Gehrig, American League single season record, runs batted in for a season
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cumberland
