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1931 Chicago White Sox Season
The 1931 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 31st season in the major leagues, and its 32nd season overall. They finished with a record of 56β97, good enough for 8th place in the American League, 51.5 games behind the first place Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan .... Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster 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 = Losse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city. The stadium served as the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1910 through 1990. Built by White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, Comiskey Park hosted four World Series and more than 6,000 Major League Baseball games. Also, in one of the most famous boxing matches in history, the field was the site of the 1937 heavyweight title match in which Joe Louis defeated then champion James J. Braddock in eight rounds that launched Louis' unprecedented 11-plus year run as the heavyweight champion of the world. The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League also called Comiskey Park home when they were not playing at Normal Park, Soldier Field or Wrigley Field. They won the 1947 NFL Championship Game over the Philadelphia Eagles at Comiskey Park. Much less popular than the Bears, the Cardinals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garland Braxton
Edgar Garland Braxton (June 10, 1900 β February 25, 1966) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 10 seasons (1921β1933) with the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. He led the American League in ERA in 1928 while playing for Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o .... For his career, he compiled a 50β53 record in 282 appearances, with a 4.13 ERA and 412 strikeouts. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders External links 1900 births 1966 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers American League ERA champions Baseball players from Alamance County, North Carolina Binghamton Triplets managers Boston Braves players New York Yankees p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butch Henline
Walter John "Butch" Henline (December 20, 1894 β October 9, 1957) was an American catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball who played from 1921 to 1931 for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox. He spent most of his career with the Phillies, batting .316 as a rookie in 1922 and .324 in 1923 before his playing time gradually decreased. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Henline was working in Cleveland, Ohio in 1918 when a local restaurant owner – aware of Henline's play on semi-pro teams – encouraged him to contact former star Nap Lajoie, who lived nearby. After doing so, he was signed two weeks later by the Indianapolis club of the American Association, but did not join the team until the following year due to military service during World War I. In his 1922 rookie year with the Phillies, he led the National League in fielding percentage with a .983 mark, and on September 15 of that year he hit three home runs. In March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Grube
Franklin Thomas Grube (January 7, 1905 β July 2, 1945) was an American professional baseball and professional football player. In baseball, he was a catcher whose career lasted for 14 seasons (1928β1941), including 394 games in Major League Baseball as a member of the Chicago White Sox (1931β1933 and 1935β1936) and St. Louis Browns (1934β1935 and 1941). In football, he played left end for the New York football Yankees of the NFL, appearing in 11 games in 1928. Grove was listed as tall and weighed ; he threw and batted right-handed. Grube was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, and attended Lafayette College in that city. In the majors, he collected 274 hits, including 59 doubles and one home run (struck off New York's Ivy Andrews at Yankee Stadium on September 12, , in a rare tie game, called on account of darkness); he batted .244 with 107 runs batted in. Grube was the White Sox' most used catcher in both and . He was shot while visiting New York City, and died July 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Garrity (baseball)
Francis Joseph "Hank" Garrity (February 4, 1908 β September 1, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played eight games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1931, primarily as a catcher. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed. Early life Garrity was from the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. In 1948, he was voted the best athlete to ever graduate from the Boston public schools. Garrity attended College of the Holy Cross. Baseball career Garrity joined the Chicago White Sox during the 1931 season, as part of a catching tandem that included Bennie Tate, Frank Grube and Butch Henline. In an eight-game career, he posted a batting average of .214 (3-for-14), including one double and two runs batted in. Later life After his baseball career, Garrity served in the armed forces during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Weiland
Robert George Weiland (December 14, 1905 β November 9, 1988) was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1928β40. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and St. Louis Cardinals. Biography Weiland was born on December 14, 1905, on Chicago's South Side to Christ and Mathilda Weiland and he also had an older sister. In his professional career, he was listed at tall and weighing . He attended Lowell School for the first eight years and then went to Lane Tech High School for the next four years in Chicago. Unfortunately, he played for two unsuccessful teams in the American League for the first six and a half years in the majors, pitching for the White Sox and Red Sox from 1928 to 1934 and putting up a combined record of 20β50. Then he moved from to the Indians in the mid of 1934, it still took some time for him and then he was 1β5 for the balance of the year. There may not have been any better chances of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biggs Wehde
Wilbur "Biggs" Wehde (November 23, 1906 β September 21, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. Biography Wehde was born November 23, 1906, and grew up on an eleven-acre dairy farm on the edge of Holstein, Iowa, where is father operated a small creamery. He was the eldest of five children born to Gus and Frieda Suiter Wehde. His half brothers, twins Ray and Roy Wehde, the youngest of four children born to Gus and Anna Christopherson Wehde, were basketball players at Holstein High School and Iowa State University. He played minor league baseball for the Sioux City Cowboys and the Dubuque Tigers of the Mississippi Valley League before joining the White Sox on September 15, 1930, at the age of 23. Wehde would go on to make twelve appearances for Chicago, all in relief, during 1930 and 1931. Biggs served as a specialist 3 in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He died on September 21, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Thomas (pitcher)
Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas (December 23, 1899 β April 27, 1988) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox (1926β1932), Washington Senators (1932β1935), Philadelphia Phillies (1935), St. Louis Browns (1936β1937) and Boston Red Sox (1937). He batted and threw right-handed. Background Thomas was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the Baltimore City College high school. Career Thomas played for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns, and Boston Red Sox. From 1926 through 1929 with the White Sox, Thomas finished in the top 10 in the American League in earned run average three times and in wins three times. In 1927 he led the American League with 36 games started and tied for the American League lead with innings pitched, and in 1929 he led the league with 24 complete games. In 1926 he held opposing hitters to a .244 batting average, leading all American League pitchers. In 1928, he fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Moore (baseball)
James Stanford Moore (December 14, 1903 β May 19, 1973) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1928 to 1932 with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Biography Born in 1903 in Prescott, Arkansas, Moore attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, where he played college baseball during 1923β1925. Moore began his professional baseball career in 1928 with the Little Rock Travelers, a Class A team in the Southern Association. He pitched to a 15β21 winβloss record and 4.13 earned run average (ERA). Late in the season, he made his major league debut on September 21, pitching one game for the Cleveland Indians. Moore pitched a complete game but took the loss as the Indians were defeated by the Washington Senators, 2β1. Moore again pitched primarily for Little Rock in 1929, accruing a 6β20 record with 3.53 ERA. He appeared in two major league games with Cleveland, mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal McKain
Harold Le Roy McKain (July 10, 1906 β January 24, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1927 and the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ... from 1929 to 1932. External links 1906 births 1970 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Iowa Chicago White Sox players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Dallas Steers players Decatur Commodores players Omaha Packers players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Waterloo Hawks (baseball) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Lyons
Theodore Amar Lyons (December 28, 1900 β July 25, 1986) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise leader in wins. Lyons won 20 or more games three times (in , , and ) and became a fan favorite in Chicago. Lyons was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He has the fourth-highest career ERA among Hall of Fame pitchers, and is the only Hall of Fame pitcher to have more walks than strikeouts. In 1981 Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included Lyons in their book ''The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time''. Career Playing career Lyons broke into the major leagues in after playing collegiate baseball at Baylor University. He joined the White Sox on a road trip and never pitched a day in the minors. Lyons recorded his first two wins as a relief pitcher in a doubleheader on October 6, 1923, making him one of the first pitcher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Garland
Louis Lyman Garland (July 16, 1905 β August 30, 1990) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ... in 1931."Lou Garland Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30. References External links 1905 births 1990 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
