The 1931

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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

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. The Yankees played their home games at

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. 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:

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was purchased by the Yankees from the Philadelphia Athletics. * January 13, 1931:

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was selected off waivers from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.

Regular season

First baseman

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set an

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record by driving in 184 runs, breaking his own record of 175 set in 1927. The total, which was seven short of

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'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 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''

Awards and honors

League records

, American League single season record, runs batted in for a season (184)

Farm system

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Notes

References

1931 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1931 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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