1931 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–53 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games.Regular season
Second baseman Frankie Frisch won the MVP Award this year, batting.311, with 4 home runs and 82 RBIs.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 | | 115 | 383 | 105 | .274 | 0 | 51 |
| 1B | | 108 | 382 | 133 | .348 | 9 | 75 |
| 2B | | 131 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 4 | 82 |
| SS | | 131 | 447 | 129 | .289 | 1 | 62 |
| 3B | | 143 | 608 | 178 | .293 | 1 | 40 |
| OF | | 131 | 503 | 145 | .288 | 13 | 51 |
| OF | | 122 | 450 | 157 | .349 | 16 | 95 |
| OF | | 123 | 413 | 124 | .300 | 7 | 75 |
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 |
| 89 | 279 | 84 | .301 | 4 | 59 |
| 67 | 187 | 49 | .262 | 1 | 23 |
| 70 | 158 | 46 | .291 | 0 | 19 |
| 45 | 151 | 43 | .285 | 0 | 17 |
| 63 | 131 | 35 | .267 | 0 | 19 |
| 36 | 133 | 44 | .331 | 1 | 21 |
| 45 | 137 | 34 | .248 | 2 | 19 |
| 35 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 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 |
| 37 | 248.2 | 19 | 9 | 3.29 | 159 |
| 29 | 212.1 | 17 | 9 | 3.65 | 67 |
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 |
| 35 | 211.2 | 18 | 8 | 3.36 | 134 |
| 33 | 207.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.56 | 72 |
| 32 | 186 | 11 | 9 | 3.00 | 82 |
| 19 | 122.1 | 12 | 3 | 3.02 | 27 |
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 |
| 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2.77 | 32 |
| 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4.21 | 40 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.06 | 13 |
NL St. Louis Cardinals vs. AL Philadelphia Athletics Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston, Springfield, Keokuk
