Major League Baseball team season
The 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 50th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 45th in the National League . The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 75–79.
Offseason
Regular season
Notable transactions
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
11–11–1
8–14–1
8–14
6–16
11–11
11–11
9–13
Brooklyn
11–11–1
—
14–8
10–12
10–10
13–9
11–11
10–12
Chicago
14–8–1
8–14
—
14–8
12–10
14–8
14–8–1
8–14
Cincinnati
14–8
12–10
8–14
—
7–15
9–13
6–16
2–20
New York
16–6
10–10
10–12
15–7
—
14–8–1
12–10
10–12
Philadelphia
11–11
9–13
8–14
13–9
8–14–1
—
13–9
4–18
Pittsburgh
11–11
11–11
8–14–1
16–6
10–12
9–13
—
10–12
St. Louis
13–9
12–10
14–8
20–2
12–10
18–4
12–10
—
Game log
1931 Game Log: 75–79 (Home: 44–33; Away: 31–46)
April: 6–8 (Home: 1–2; Away: 5–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 14
@ Cubs
2–6
Root
French (0–1)
—
45,000
0–1
2
April 15
@ Cubs
5–6
Smith
Willoughby (0–1)
—
—
0–2
3
April 16
@ Cubs
4–3
Spencer (1–0)
Blake
—
—
1–2
4
April 17
@ Cubs
4–5
Bush
Wood (0–1)
Smith
30,000
1–3
5
April 18
@ Reds
9–6
French (1–1)
Wysong
—
—
2–3
6
April 19
@ Reds
5–1
Kremer (1–0)
Johnson
—
—
3–3
7
April 20
@ Reds
5–7
Lucas
Meine (0–1)
—
—
3–4
8
April 24
Cubs
6–10
Sweetland
French (1–2)
—
—
3–5
9
April 25
Cubs
3–8
Malone
Kremer (1–1)
May
—
3–6
10
April 26
@ Cardinals
1–0
Meine (1–1)
Hallahan
—
—
4–6
11
April 27
@ Cardinals
5–3
French (2–2)
Rhem
—
—
5–6
12
April 28
@ Cardinals
2–8
Grimes
Wood (0–2)
—
—
5–7
13
April 29
@ Cardinals
1–7
Haines
Kremer (1–2)
—
—
5–8
14
April 30
Reds
8–3
Meine (2–1)
Rixey
—
—
6–8
May: 11–14 (Home: 2–6; Away: 9–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
15
May 1
Reds
5–4 (11)
Spencer (2–0)
Carroll
—
—
7–8
16
May 2
Reds
11–5
Osborn (1–0)
Ogden
—
—
8–8
17
May 3
@ Reds
6–3
Kremer (2–2)
Lucas
—
—
9–8
18
May 3
@ Reds
5–10
Kolp
Wood (0–3)
—
—
9–9
19
May 6
Cardinals
5–6 (13)
Grimes
Meine (2–2)
Lindsey
—
9–10
20
May 7
Cardinals
5–11
Haines
French (2–3)
—
—
9–11
21
May 9
Cardinals
2–4
Johnson
Kremer (2–3)
—
—
9–12
22
May 10
@ Robins
3–1
French (3–3)
Phelps
—
28,000
10–12
23
May 11
@ Robins
4–2
Meine (3–2)
Vance
—
5,000
11–12
24
May 15
@ Giants
3–2 (10)
French (4–3)
Mitchell
—
8,000
12–12
25
May 16
@ Braves
2–9
Zachary
Kremer (2–4)
—
15,000
12–13
26
May 17
@ Braves
5–3
Meine (4–2)
Seibold
—
—
13–13
27
May 18
@ Braves
1–3
Brandt
Brame (0–1)
—
—
13–14
28
May 19
@ Phillies
2–3
Elliott
French (4–4)
Elliott
—
13–15
29
May 20
@ Phillies
7–11
Shields
Willoughby (0–2)
—
—
13–16
30
May 23
@ Cubs
4–3
Meine (5–2)
Malone
Spencer (1)
—
14–16
31
May 24
@ Cubs
10–7
Brame (1–1)
Root
Spencer (2)
—
15–16
32
May 25
@ Cubs
6–9
Sweetland
Kremer (2–5)
—
—
15–17
33
May 26
@ Cardinals
9–11
Derringer
Spencer (2–1)
—
—
15–18
34
May 27
@ Cardinals
4–0
Meine (6–2)
Johnson
—
—
16–18
35
May 28
@ Cardinals
11–8 (7)
Osborn (2–0)
Rhem
—
—
17–18
36
May 29
Cubs
3–4 (10)
Root
Kremer (2–6)
—
—
17–19
37
May 30
Cubs
2–9
Sweetland
Spencer (2–2)
—
10,000
17–20
38
May 30
Cubs
5–6
May
Brame (1–2)
Root
18,000
17–21
39
May 31
@ Cubs
0–5
Smith
Meine (6–3)
—
30,000
17–22
June: 8–18 (Home: 4–7; Away: 4–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
40
June 2
Braves
4–3
Osborn (3–0)
Brandt
—
—
18–22
41
June 3
Braves
3–4 (10)
Seibold
Brame (1–3)
—
—
18–23
42
June 4
Braves
2–1 (13)
Spencer (3–2)
Haid
—
—
19–23
43
June 5
Braves
0–4
Zachary
Meine (6–4)
—
—
19–24
44
June 6
Phillies
3–2
Kremer (3–6)
Elliott
—
—
20–24
45
June 9
Phillies
3–7
Dudley
Brame (1–4)
Elliott
—
20–25
46
June 10
Giants
5–1
French (5–4)
Walker
—
—
21–25
47
June 11
Giants
6–8 (11)
Berly
Spencer (3–3)
—
5,000
21–26
48
June 12
Giants
2–8
Fitzsimmons
Kremer (3–7)
—
—
21–27
49
June 13
Giants
4–6
Mitchell
Brame (1–5)
—
—
21–28
50
June 14
@ Robins
3–6
Shaute
French (5–5)
Quinn
15,000
21–29
51
June 17
Robins
0–2
Clark
Meine (6–5)
—
—
21–30
52
June 18
@ Giants
1–3
Hubbell
French (5–6)
—
—
21–31
53
June 19
@ Giants
4–1
Kremer (4–7)
Mitchell
—
—
22–31
54
June 20
@ Giants
1–3
Walker
Spencer (3–4)
—
30,000
22–32
55
June 20
@ Giants
0–10
Fitzsimmons
Brame (1–6)
—
30,000
22–33
56
June 21
@ Giants
5–4 (11)
French (6–6)
Heving
—
—
23–33
57
June 22
@ Robins
2–3 (10)
Clark
Wood (0–4)
—
—
23–34
58
June 24
@ Robins
4–6
Shaute
French (6–7)
—
—
23–35
59
June 24
@ Robins
3–5
Heimach
Kremer (4–8)
—
20,000
23–36
60
June 25
@ Phillies
1–5
Dudley
Brame (1–7)
—
—
23–37
61
June 26
@ Phillies
2–13
Watt
Meine (6–6)
—
—
23–38
62
June 27
@ Phillies
10–6
Wood (1–4)
Elliott
Swetonic (1)
15,000
24–38
63
June 27
@ Phillies
4–5
Benge
French (6–8)
Collins
15,000
24–39
64
June 29
@ Braves
4–2
Kremer (5–8)
Zachary
—
—
25–39
65
June 30
@ Braves
1–5
Frankhouse
Brame (1–8)
—
—
25–40
July: 19–10 (Home: 16–8; Away: 3–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
66
July 1
@ Braves
4–1
Spencer (4–4)
Seibold
—
—
26–40
67
July 2
@ Braves
1–0
Meine (7–6)
Cunningham
—
—
27–40
68
July 4
Cardinals
9–8 (11)
Osborn (4–0)
Lindsey
—
—
28–40
69
July 4
Cardinals
3–4 (12)
Hallahan
Kremer (5–9)
—
—
28–41
70
July 5
@ Reds
6–4
Brame (2–8)
Johnson
—
—
29–41
71
July 8
Cubs
5–2
Meine (8–6)
Warneke
—
—
30–41
72
July 9
Cubs
4–2
Kremer (6–9)
Teachout
—
—
31–41
73
July 11
Cubs
2–9
Sweetland
Spencer (4–5)
—
—
31–42
74
July 11
Cubs
5–5 (10)
—
—
31–42
75
July 12
@ Reds
7–14
Lucas
Meine (8–7)
—
—
31–43
76
July 12
@ Reds
5–6 (11)
Benton
Swetonic (0–1)
—
—
31–44
77
July 13
Phillies
0–1
Elliott
Kremer (6–10)
—
—
31–45
78
July 14
Phillies
9–4
Meine (9–7)
Dudley
—
—
32–45
79
July 14
Phillies
4–3 (10)
Spencer (5–5)
Collins
—
—
33–45
80
July 15
Phillies
4–2
French (7–8)
Benge
—
—
34–45
81
July 16
Phillies
12–8
Brame (3–8)
Bolen
—
—
35–45
82
July 17
Phillies
1–4
Elliott
Kremer (6–11)
—
—
35–46
83
July 18
Braves
9–3
Meine (10–7)
Seibold
—
—
36–46
84
July 18
Braves
0–1
Cantwell
Spencer (5–6)
—
—
36–47
85
July 22
Robins
10–6
French (8–8)
Shaute
—
—
37–47
86
July 22
Robins
2–3
Heimach
Kremer (6–12)
—
8,000
37–48
87
July 23
Robins
17–6
Brame (4–8)
Vance
—
3,000
38–48
88
July 24
Robins
8–7
Osborn (5–0)
Clark
French (1)
—
39–48
89
July 25
Robins
5–2
Wood (2–4)
Luque
—
12,000
40–48
90
July 25
Robins
3–2 (14)
French (9–8)
Heimach
—
17,000
41–48
91
July 27
Giants
8–6
Kremer (7–12)
Mitchell
Spencer (3)
—
42–48
92
July 28
Giants
2–6
Hubbell
Brame (4–9)
—
—
42–49
93
July 29
Giants
4–5
Walker
Meine (10–8)
—
—
42–50
94
July 30
Giants
9–0
French (10–8)
Morrell
—
—
43–50
95
July 31
Reds
5–0
Kremer (8–12)
Benton
—
—
44–50
August: 15–20 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–16)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
96
August 1
Reds
1–0
Spencer (6–6)
Rixey
—
—
45–50
97
August 2
@ Reds
3–0
Brame (5–9)
Lucas
—
—
46–50
98
August 4
Cardinals
1–7
Haines
Meine (10–9)
—
—
46–51
99
August 5
Cardinals
5–4 (12)
French (11–8)
Lindsey
—
—
47–51
100
August 5
Cardinals
2–16
Hallahan
Wood (2–5)
—
—
47–52
101
August 6
Reds
2–3
Benton
Spencer (6–7)
—
—
47–53
102
August 7
Reds
9–3
Kremer (9–12)
Lucas
—
—
48–53
103
August 8
Reds
4–3
Meine (11–9)
Johnson
—
—
49–53
104
August 9
@ Reds
2–6
Benton
French (11–9)
—
—
49–54
105
August 9
@ Reds
8–4
Brame (6–9)
Frey
—
—
50–54
106
August 10
Cubs
4–3
Spencer (7–7)
Sweetland
—
—
51–54
107
August 12
@ Giants
6–4
Kremer (10–12)
Hubbell
—
—
52–54
108
August 12
@ Giants
0–9
Walker
Meine (11–10)
—
—
52–55
109
August 13
@ Giants
7–5
Brame (7–9)
Fitzsimmons
—
—
53–55
110
August 13
@ Giants
1–6
Mitchell
French (11–10)
—
10,000
53–56
111
August 14
@ Giants
1–2
Mooney
Spencer (7–8)
—
—
53–57
112
August 15
@ Phillies
4–5
Dudley
Wood (2–6)
Collins
—
53–58
113
August 15
@ Phillies
1–3
Bolen
Meine (11–11)
Watt
—
53–59
114
August 17
@ Phillies
4–2
French (12–10)
Blake
—
—
54–59
115
August 17
@ Phillies
0–3
Collins
Brame (7–10)
—
—
54–60
116
August 18
@ Phillies
14–5
Spencer (8–8)
Bolen
—
—
55–60
117
August 20
@ Braves
1–2 (10)
Brandt
Swetonic (0–2)
—
—
55–61
118
August 20
@ Braves
5–4
Meine (12–11)
Sherdel
—
—
56–61
119
August 21
@ Braves
1–2
Cantwell
Brame (7–11)
—
—
56–62
120
August 22
@ Braves
1–2
Zachary
Spencer (8–9)
—
—
56–63
121
August 23
@ Robins
4–5
Shaute
Meine (12–12)
—
—
56–64
122
August 23
@ Robins
4–5
Quinn
Osborn (5–1)
—
15,000
56–65
123
August 25
@ Robins
5–3
Meine (13–12)
Clark
—
—
57–65
124
August 25
@ Robins
0–5
Heimach
Kremer (10–13)
—
25,000
57–66
125
August 27
Cubs
3–2
Spencer (9–9)
Sweetland
—
—
58–66
126
August 27
Cubs
4–11
Welch
Brame (7–12)
—
—
58–67
127
August 28
@ Cardinals
4–6
Lindsey
French (12–11)
Hallahan
25,000
58–68
128
August 29
@ Cardinals
8–2
Meine (14–12)
Johnson
—
7,500
59–68
129
August 30
@ Cardinals
0–5
Derringer
Kremer (10–14)
—
—
59–69
130
August 30
@ Cardinals
1–4
Hallahan
Spencer (9–10)
—
—
59–70
September: 16–9 (Home: 15–6; Away: 1–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
131
September 3
Cardinals
6–4
Osborn (6–1)
Grimes
—
—
60–70
132
September 4
Cardinals
3–1
Meine (15–12)
Hallahan
—
—
61–70
133
September 5
Cardinals
8–5
Kremer (11–14)
Lindsey
—
—
62–70
134
September 6
@ Cubs
5–4
Spencer (10–10)
Root
—
—
63–70
135
September 7
Reds
6–1
French (13–11)
Carroll
—
—
64–70
136
September 7
Reds
4–2
Brame (8–12)
Rixey
—
—
65–70
137
September 8
Reds
3–0
Harris (1–0)
Ogden
—
—
66–70
138
September 9
Robins
5–1
Meine (16–12)
Heimach
—
—
67–70
139
September 10
Giants
1–6
Hubbell
Kremer (11–15)
—
—
67–71
140
September 11
Giants
3–2
French (14–11)
Parmelee
—
—
68–71
141
September 12
Giants
5–1
Harris (2–0)
Mooney
—
—
69–71
142
September 13
@ Robins
5–6
Heimach
Spencer (10–11)
—
10,000
69–72
143
September 15
Robins
5–2
Meine (17–12)
Clark
—
—
70–72
144
September 15
Robins
2–1
French (15–11)
Vance
—
4,000
71–72
145
September 16
Robins
5–11
Clark
Brame (8–13)
—
—
71–73
146
September 17
Braves
0–1
Zachary
Harris (2–1)
—
—
71–74
147
September 17
Braves
4–2 (8)
Spencer (11–11)
Brown
—
—
72–74
148
September 18
Braves
2–6
Brandt
French (15–12)
—
—
72–75
149
September 18
Braves
4–1
Meine (18–12)
Sherdel
—
—
73–75
150
September 19
Braves
7–0
Brame (9–13)
Frankhouse
—
—
74–75
151
September 21
Phillies
4–6
Elliott
Harris (2–2)
Benge
—
74–76
152
September 22
Phillies
3–2 (13)
Meine (19–12)
Collins
—
—
75–76
153
September 24
Phillies
1–5
Elliott
French (15–13)
—
—
75–77
154
September 27
@ Cubs
1–3
Root
Meine (19–13)
Smith
—
75–78
155
September 27
@ Cubs
4–8
Malone
Spencer (11–12)
—
—
75–79
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Opening Day lineup
Roster
1931 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
Notes
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