The 1931 Brooklyn Robins finished in fourth place, after which longtime manager Wilbert Robinson announced his retirement with 1,399 career victories.
Offseason October 14, 1930: Clise Dudley, Jumbo Elliott, Hal Lee and cash were traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lefty O'Doul and Fresco Thompson.Clise Dudley page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Jack Quinn became the oldest person in baseball history to pitch on Opening Day. He was 47 when he started for Brooklyn on Opening Day in 1931.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM It would be Quinn's only start of the season, as he pitched the rest of the year in relief.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 7, 1931: Harvey Hendrick was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Mickey Heath.Harvey Hendrick page at Baseball Reference May 23, 1931: Ray Moss was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.Ray Moss page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1931 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 112 360 38 97 .269 0 40 1 1B 152 587 90 170 .290 12 87 4 2B 118 413 46 113 .274 0 45 2 3B 145 552 60 147 .266 0 46 3 SS 85 272 27 65 .239 1 29 2 LF 134 512 85 172 .336 7 75 5 CF 146 611 81 165 .270 17 71 2 RF 151 610 93 191 .313 18 97 17
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 77 268 36 76 .284 9 32 1 73 182 20 54 .297 4 23 1 74 181 26 48 .265 1 21 5 67 153 22 43 .281 0 26 0 24 45 5 12 .267 1 4 1 22 31 3 7 .226 0 1 1 19 31 10 5 .161 0 0 0 6 17 3 5 .294 0 2 0 3 9 0 2 .222 0 0 0 6 5 0 1 .200 0 0 0 9 4 2 2 .500 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 .667 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 34 28 16 233.1 14 10 3.20 52 96 30 29 12 218.2 11 13 3.38 53 150 28 26 3 149.1 7 9 5.00 44 50 24 17 11 143.0 9 9 3.97 39 23 25 19 6 128.2 11 8 4.83 32 50 19 15 5 102.2 7 6 4.56 27 25 5 4 2 31.0 3 1 2.32 13 12
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 31 10 7 135.1 9 7 3.46 23 43 6 1 0 15.1 0 1 5.28 7 1
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO 39 64.1 5 4 15 2.66 24 25 23 61.2 1 2 0 3.79 13 35 22 57.1 2 2 1 4.55 13 30 8 14.1 0 1 0 2.51 10 6 1 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0
Awards and honors
League top five finishers Babe Herman #2 in NL in stolen bases (17)
Dazzy Vance #3 in NL in strikeouts (150)
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1931 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet