1931 Cincinnati Reds
Record: 84-76
Finish: 1st in NL NL Central Division
Runs Scored: 750
Runs Allowed: 733
Exp W-L: 82-78
 
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Attendance: 1,875,814
Manager: Richard Branch

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 76-61, 4th in the NL
AA: 79-58, 1st in the NL
A: 71-66, 2nd in the NL
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost Divisional Series 0-4 to Houston Astros
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
RF *Jimmy O'Connell 30 155 581 105 166 26 6 13 70 30 18 86 64 .286 .380 .418 .798 92.2 18.5 5.4
CF *Jimmy Welsh 28 158 631 91 213 27 8 16 106 19 9 24 7 .338 .360 .482 .842 96.4 20.7 4.6
3B  Fred Haney 33 153 574 86 162 9 2 6 70 1 0 74 46 .282 .362 .336 .698 75.4 12.4 1.7
LF  Danny Taylor 30 154 577 91 169 35 7 14 97 14 8 57 50 .293 .355 .451 .806 85.9 17.3 4.3
SS *Buddy Myer 27 126 504 86 164 31 5 3 70 0 0 69 9 .325 .404 .425 .829 84.8 19.6 5.9
1B  Ray Schmandt 35 141 456 46 110 16 2 1 54 1 0 26 71 .241 .280 .292 .572 34.3 1.0 3.7
C *Bennie Tate 29 120 355 46 94 20 3 9 55 1 1 47 15 .265 .351 .414 .765 50.1 8.9 4.2
2B  Billy Jurges 23 121 336 27 80 9 1 1 33 0 0 23 25 .238 .292 .280 .572 29.5 2.1 5.0
RF  Chappie Geygan 28 125 334 27 77 22 2 1 30 0 0 8 42 .231 .249 .317 .567 22.2 0.0 5.8
C  Val Picinich 34 80 259 36 64 20 2 0 25 0 0 26 41 .247 .316 .340 .656 26.1 3.1 2.8
LF *Frank Wilson 30 108 176 23 49 7 1 1 20 0 0 17 13 .278 .342 .347 .689 19.3 2.8 1.3
1B  Chick Tolson 32 89 150 13 44 16 0 1 25 0 0 9 18 .293 .331 .420 .751 18.1 3.1 1.2
P *George Winn 33 45 124 4 18 2 0 0 11 0 0 2 36 .145 .162 .161 .323 2.7 0.0 0.0
P  Tommy Bridges 24 42 107 7 15 4 0 0 7 0 0 3 29 .140 .161 .178 .338 2.3 0.0 0.0
3B  Buster Chatham 29 52 95 15 19 2 4 1 10 0 0 7 5 .200 .250 .337 .587 7.4 0.0 0.7
P  Bill Walker 27 32 90 6 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 22 .111 .138 .111 .249 -1.0 0.0 0.0
LF *Cleo Carlyle 28 48 75 13 22 3 1 2 12 1 0 16 9 .293 .418 .440 .858 13.8 3.3 0.4
P  John Cooney 30 29 80 13 24 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 .300 .325 .325 .650 8.2 1.0 0.0
CF *Freddy Leach 33 66 67 11 22 1 0 1 13 0 0 3 4 .328 .342 .388 .731 9.5 1.6 0.1
P  Firpo Marberry 32 9 27 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .185 .214 .222 .437 1.1 0.0 0.0
P  Homer Blankenship 28 17 9 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .444 .778 1.2 0.1 0.0
P  Frank Mack 31 41 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Del Lundgren 31 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Mel Harder 21 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 29.4 1956 5618 750 1531 254 44 70 727 67 36 502 517 .273 .332 .371 .702 679.5 115.5 47.0
  Rank among 12 NL teams 8 8 10 10 10 8 7 1 11 6 12 10 7 10 10 8  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*George Winn 33 25 17 .595 45 45 0 377.7 405 147 17 44 142 3.50 27.9
 Tommy Bridges 24 13 20 .394 42 42 0 325.3 335 165 23 91 127 4.56 12.1
*Bill Walker 27 12 11 .522 32 32 0 255.7 242 103 23 97 95 3.63 17.0
*John Cooney 30 11 8 .579 29 27 1 207.0 250 110 17 59 56 4.78 9.1
 Firpo Marberry 32 7 1 .875 9 9 0 71.7 72 21 5 20 16 2.64 8.5
 Hal McKain 24 4 9 .308 70 0 2 64.0 85 49 8 30 16 6.89 0.0
 Frank Mack 31 6 2 .750 41 0 1 56.3 56 21 6 25 22 3.36 5.4
 Mel Harder 21 3 4 .429 35 0 16 38.3 31 8 2 11 7 1.88 9.5
 Homer Blankenship 28 2 3 .400 17 3 1 29.7 41 20 5 9 5 6.07 0.0
 Del Lundgren 31 1 1 .500 10 2 0 21.3 24 13 2 9 4 5.49 0.0
Team Totals 28.1 84 76 .525 330 160 21 1447.0 1541 657 108 395 490 4.09 89.5
Rank among 12 NL teams 7 7 5 7 1 7 12 5 4 5 4  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .989 34.7
B.Tate 879.0 95 112 322 29 3 1 .992 22.7
V.Picinich 563.7 65 68 199 22 2 0 .991 35.7
C.Geygan 1.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
F.Wilson 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
R.Schmandt 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
J.O'Connell 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1447.0 160 184 522 51 5 1 .991 27.8
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 12.87
R.Schmandt 1104.3 135 139 1475 87 13 122 .992 12.73
C.Tolson 336.7 25 75 463 34 3 36 .994 13.29
F.Leach 5.0 0 2 8 0 0 1 1.000 14.40
V.Picinich 1.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00
Team Total 1447.0 160 217 1948 121 16 159 .992 12.87
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 6.51
B.Myer 1113.7 123 123 273 522 17 102 .979 6.42
B.Jurges 306.7 35 35 81 143 8 26 .966 6.57
F.Haney 12.0 1 2 2 5 0 1 1.000 5.25
D.Taylor 9.0 1 1 2 7 0 4 1.000 9.00
F.Wilson 4.7 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 3.86
B.Chatham 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1447.0 160 163 359 678 25 134 .976 6.45
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .952 3.16
F.Haney 1296.7 146 150 86 341 37 27 .920 2.96
B.Chatham 145.3 14 24 8 35 4 2 .915 2.66
B.Myer 5.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1447.0 160 176 94 376 41 29 .920 2.92
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 5.63
C.Geygan 833.3 92 121 135 397 19 68 .966 5.75
B.Jurges 533.0 64 76 80 230 8 42 .975 5.23
B.Chatham 73.7 4 21 8 37 1 7 .978 5.50
C.Carlyle 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
B.Myer 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
F.Leach 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1447.0 160 221 223 666 28 117 .969 5.53
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 2.12
D.Taylor 1227.7 137 139 265 16 5 1 .983 2.06
F.Wilson 187.3 21 27 39 4 0 1 1.000 2.07
F.Leach 31.0 2 8 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.16
C.Carlyle 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1447.0 160 175 308 20 5 2 .985 2.04
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .969 2.65
J.O'Connell 1299.0 147 151 361 9 8 5 .979 2.56
F.Wilson 96.0 12 13 36 2 0 0 1.000 3.56
D.Taylor 21.7 0 9 5 1 0 1 1.000 2.49
J.Welsh 20.3 0 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.21
F.Leach 10.0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90
Team Total 1447.0 160 188 408 12 8 6 .981 2.61
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .957 2.19
J.Welsh 1300.7 144 144 339 0 12 0 .966 2.35
C.Carlyle 139.3 16 17 30 2 2 0 .941 2.07
J.O'Connell 5.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
F.Leach 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1447.0 160 165 370 2 14 0 .964 2.31
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .971 2.53
G.Winn 377.7 45 45 23 110 3 5 .978 3.17
T.Bridges 325.3 42 42 23 64 1 4 .989 2.41
B.Walker 255.7 32 32 13 46 2 3 .967 2.08
J.Cooney 207.0 27 29 10 53 1 4 .984 2.74
F.Marberry 71.7 9 9 1 17 2 2 .900 2.26
H.McKain 64.0 0 70 7 17 0 2 1.000 3.38
F.Mack 56.3 0 41 5 12 0 1 1.000 2.72
M.Harder 38.3 0 35 7 3 0 0 1.000 2.35
H.Blankenship 29.7 3 17 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.52
D.Lundgren 21.3 2 10 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.69
Team Total 1447.0 160 330 90 330 9 21 .979 2.61
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Welsh .338
On-Base Pct Myer .404
Slugging Pct Welsh .482
OPS Welsh .842
XR Welsh 96.4
Games Welsh 158
At-Bats Welsh 631
Runs O'Connell 105
Hits Welsh 213
Total Bases Welsh 304
Singles Welsh 162
Doubles Taylor 35
Triples Welsh 8
Homeruns Welsh 16
RBIs Welsh 106
Stolen Bases O'Connell 30
Caught Stealing O'Connell 18
Walks O'Connell 86
Strikeouts Schmandt 71
ERA Winn 3.50
Wins Winn 25
Losses Bridges 20
Winning Pct Winn .595
Saves Harder 16
Games Pitched McKain 70
Games Started Winn 45
Complete Games Winn 23
Shutouts Cooney, Marberry, Walker, Winn 1
Innings Pitched Winn 377.7
Hits Allowed Winn 405
Homeruns Allowed Bridges, Walker 23
Strikeouts Winn 142
Walks Allowed Walker 97
Walks per 9IP Winn 1.0
Hits per 9IP Walker 8.5
Strikeouts per 9IP Bridges 3.5
WHiP Winn 1.19
OAVG Walker .254
OOBP Winn .293
OSLG Walker .379
OOPS Winn .674
Team All-Stars
George Winn
Player Salaries
George Winn $ 9,684,100
Buddy Myer $ 9,000,000
Firpo Marberry $ 6,942,200
Fred Haney $ 6,080,000
Jimmy Welsh $ 6,000,000
Danny Taylor $ 5,800,000
Jimmy O'Connell $ 5,000,000
Bill Walker $ 2,385,714
Val Picinich $ 2,170,000
Bennie Tate $ 1,342,857
Frank Wilson $ 660,000
Frank Mack $ 380,800
Homer Blankenship $ 350,000
Freddy Leach $ 350,000
Chick Tolson $ 350,000
Chappie Geygan $ 350,000
John Cooney $ 350,000
Cleo Carlyle $ 350,000
Hal McKain $ 350,000
Ray Schmandt $ 300,000
Del Lundgren $ 300,000
Billy Jurges $ 300,000
Mel Harder $ 300,000
Buster Chatham $ 300,000
Tommy Bridges $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/6 Signed     Jimmy Welsh
2/6 Signed     Frank Wilson