The 1931 Washington Senators won 92 games, lost 62, and finished in third place in the

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. They were managed by

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and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

* January 13, 1931: Harry Rice was selected off waivers by the Senators from the

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.Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* July 29, 1931: Harry Rice was purchased from the Senators by the

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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 = 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

Hagerstown club transferred and renamed twice: to Parkersburg, June 28, and to Youngstown, July 12, 1931Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

External links

1931 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference1931 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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