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1931 New York Yankees Season
The 1931 New York Yankees season was the team's 29th season. The team finished with a record of 94–59, finishing 13.5 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. This team is notable for holding the modern day Major League record for team runs scored in a season with 1,067 (6.88 runs per game average). Offseason * December 10, 1930: Cy Perkins was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Athletics. * January 13, 1931: Harry Rice was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Washington Senators. Regular season First baseman Lou Gehrig set an American League record by driving in 184 runs, breaking his own record of 175 set in 1927. The total, which was seven short of Hack Wilson's all-time record of 191 set the previous year, still stands as of the end of the 2022 season. Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankee Stadium (1923)
The original Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx, the Bronx in New York City. It was the home baseball park, ballpark of the New York Yankees, one of the city's Major League Baseball franchises, from 1923 to 2008, except for 1974–1975 when the stadium was renovated. It hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the home of the New York Giants National Football League (NFL) team from 1956 New York Giants season, 1956 through September 1973 New York Giants season, 1973. The stadium's nickname, "The House That Ruth Built", is derived from Babe Ruth, the baseball superstar whose prime years coincided with the stadium's opening and the beginning of the Yankees' winning history. It has often been referred to as "The Cathedral of Baseball". The stadium was built from 1922 to 1923 for $2.4 million ($34.4 million in 2022 dollars). Its construction was paid for entirely by Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, who was eager to have h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Gomez
Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. Gomez was a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees. He was also known for his colorful personality and humor throughout his career and life. Gomez grew up in California and played for the San Francisco Seals after high school. He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in April 1930. He was selected as an All-Star every year between 1933 and 1939. He sustained an arm injury in 1940. Though he rebounded well in 1941, he pitched his last full season in 1942, then appeared in one game in 1943 before retiring with the Washington Senators. In 1933, Gomez married June O'Dea, who had a brief career as a Broadway actress. After his retirement, he became a popular public speaker. Gomez was elected to the National Baseball Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyn Lary
Lynford Horbart Lary (January 28, 1906 – January 9, 1973), nicknamed "Broadway", was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals."Lyn Lary Statistics and History" "baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017. In a 12-season career, Lary posted a .269 with 38 s and 526 |
Art Jorgens
Arndt Ludwig "Art" Jorgens (May 18, 1905 – March 1, 1980) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees. Biography Jorgens was born in Modum, Buskerud County, Norway. His family moved to the United States, where he attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois. His brother Orville Jorgens also played in the majors. Art Jorgens batted and threw right-handed. He was slender for a catcher, at 5' 9" 160-lb. Jorgens was purchased by the New York Yankees from Oklahoma City (Western) on August 24, 1928. His debut game with the New York Yankees was on April 26, 1929. Jorgens played his entire major league career with the Yankees serving as a backup catcher for Bill Dickey in eleven consecutive seasons. In 1934, he posted career-highs in hits (38), runs batted in (20) and games (58). He had a career-high .270 batting average in 1931. Jorgens was a career .238 hitter with four home runs and 89 RBI in 307 games. He has been one of only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dickey
William Malcolm Dickey (June 6, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. Dickey managed the Yankees as a player-manager in 1946 in his last season as a player. Dickey played with the Yankees from 1928 through 1943. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Dickey returned to the Yankees in 1946 as a player and manager. He retired after the 1946 season, but returned in 1949 as a coach, where he taught Yogi Berra the finer points of catching. During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships. He was named to 11 All-Star Games. As a manager and coach, he led the Yankees to another six World Series titles. Dickey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. Early life Dickey was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on June 6, 1907. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Wells (baseball)
Edwin Lee Wells (June 7, 1900 – May 1, 1986), nicknamed "Satchelfoot", was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 14 seasons from 1923 to 1936, including 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1923–1927), New York Yankees (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1934). Wells was a left-handed pitcher, with a hard fastball and a slow curve. Wells appeared in 291 major league games with a 68–69 record and won a World Series championship with the Yankees in 1932. Early years Wells was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1900. His father, Loyal Wells, was an Iowa native and a farmer. His mother, Elizabeth Wells, was an Ohio native. Wells played college baseball for Bethany College in West Virginia. Professional baseball Detroit Tigers Wells played the 1922 season in the minor leagues at Ludington, Michigan where he had a 1.93 earned run average (ERA). In 1923, Wells made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers on June 16, 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Weinert
Philip Walter "Lefty" Weinert (April 21, 1902 – April 17, 1973), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with three teams. In 1929 he tied for 6th in wins and 4th in won-loss percentage (.692) in the Southern Association, as he was 18–8 with a 3.00 ERA for the Memphis Chickasaws. He batted and threw left-handed. Weinert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Rockledge, Florida Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida. The city's population was 24,926 at the 2010 United States Census, and is part of the Palm Bay−Melbourne− Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockledge was officially ..., and was Jewish. References External links 1902 births 1973 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Brooklyn Dodgers scouts Chattanooga Lookouts players Chicago Cubs players Cleveland Indians scouts Columbus Red Birds players Indianapolis Indians players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Louisvill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Weaver (right-handed Pitcher)
James Dement "Big James" Weaver (November 25, 1903 – December 12, 1983) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds between 1928 and 1939. He batted and threw right-handed. Over the course of his 12-year MLB career, Weaver compiled a 57–36 Win–loss record (pitching), win–loss record, a 3.88 Earned run average, ERA, striking out 449 while walking 336. His only ejection came on June 21, 1936, for singing in the dugout, annoying umpire Beans Reardon, with whom he had an argument the game before. Weaver was born in Obion County, Tennessee, and died in Lakeland, Florida. References External links 1903 births 1983 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Tennessee Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Chicago Cubs players New York Yankees players St. Louis Browns players Western Kentucky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Sherid
Royden Richard Sherid (January 25, 1907 – February 28, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 87 games over three seasons in the Major Leagues (–) for the New York Yankees. Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Sherid attended two Pennsylvania colleges, Widener University in Chester and Albright College in Reading. His first pro season, 1929, was spent on the roster of the defending World Series champion Yankees. Appearing in 33 games, with 15 starts, he split 12 decisions, earned one save, threw nine complete games, and posted a 3.61 earned run average. But the Yankees finished a distant second in the American League, 18 lengths behind the eventual world champion Philadelphia Athletics. In , Sherid increased his workload to 37 games and 184 innings pitched, doubled his win total with 12 triumphs, had three saves in relief, and fired eight more complete games. But he lost 13 games, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Ruffing
Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing (May 3, 1905 – February 17, 1986) was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1947. He played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. Ruffing is most remembered for his time with the highly successful Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s. Ruffing dropped out of school as a child to work in a coal mine in his native Illinois. He played for the mine's company baseball team as an outfielder and first baseman. After he lost four toes from his left foot in a mining accident, he became unable to run in the field, and switched to pitching. He played in minor league baseball in 1923 and 1924 before making his MLB debut with the Red Sox. After struggling with Boston, pitching to a 39–96 win–loss record, the Red Sox traded Ruffing to the Yankees, where he became successful, pitching as the Yankees' ace through 1946. After one season with the White Sox, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Rhodes
John Gordon Rhodes (August 11, 1907 – March 22, 1960) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 to 1936. He played for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Biography Rhodes played four sports—baseball, basketball, football, and track—at West High School in Salt Lake City, and then attended the University of Utah for a year before signing a professional baseball contract. His baseball career spanned 12 years, 1928 to 1939; he spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues (appearing in 203 games) and parts of seven seasons in the minor leagues (appearing in 174 games). Rhodes made his major league debut in April 1929 at age 21, after his contract was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. During parts of four seasons, he went 7–9 in 41 games (17 starts) with the Yankees. He was then traded to Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pipgras
George William Pipgras (December 20, 1899 – October 19, 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. Known as "The Danish Viking", he spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, breaking in as a rookie in 1923. He spent the 1925 and 1926 seasons in the minor leagues, and became a starter in the rotation for the first time with the legendary team. Pipgras lead the American League in wins with a 24–13, 3.38 ERA record for the following year's 1928 repeat champions. After ending his 11-year career with the Boston Red Sox, he became an AL umpire from 1938 to 1946, and was the umpire behind the plate in one of baseball's most dramatic wins ever: on September 30, 1945, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, when Hank Greenberg hit a ninth-inning grand slam, after Pipgras suggested to Greenberg the game should be called on account of darkness. However, Greenberg convinced him ''he'' could still see the ball, so the game proceed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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