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St. Louis Cardinals 101 53 -- .656 New York Giants 87 65 13 .572 Chicago Cubs 84 70 17 .545 Brooklyn Robins 79 73 21 .520 Pittsburgh Pirates 75 79 26 .487 Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 35 .429 Boston Braves 64 90 37 .416 Cincinnati Reds 58 96 43 .377 Roster 1931 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Bob Adams Ray Benge Sheriff Blake Stew Bolen Phil Collins Clise Dudley Hal Elliott Jumbo Elliott Ed Fallenstein John Milligan Chet Nichols Dutch Schesler Ben Shields Lil Stoner Frank Watt Hal Wiltse Catchers Gene Connell Spud Davis Harry McCurdy Tony Rensa Infielders Dick Bartell Bernie Friberg Don Hurst Les Mallon Bobby Stevens Pinky Whitney Hugh Willingham Outfielders Buzz Arlett Fred Brickell Chuck Klein Fred Koster Hal Lee Doug Taitt Manager Burt Shotton Coaches Fred Hunter John Onslow 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SS Bartell, DickDick Bartell 135 554 160 .289 0 34 OF Klein, ChuckChuck Klein 148 594 200 .337 31 121 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Benge, RayRay Benge 38 247 14 18 3.17 117 Adams, BobBob Adams 1 6 0 1 9.00 3 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Watt, FrankFrank Watt 38 122.2 5 5 4.84 25 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Notes ^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference References 1931 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference v · d · e1931 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1931 World Series v · d · ePhiladelphia Phillies Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers • Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners and executives • Managers • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • No-hitters • Award winners and league leaders Ballparks Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park Spring Training: Coffee Pot Park • Rickwood Field • McKechnie Field • Wilmington Park • Flamingo Field • Clearwater Athletic Field • Jack Russell Memorial Stadium • Carpenter Complex / Bright House Field Culture Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Hot Pants Patrol • Whiz Kids • Baseball Wall of Fame • Sports Hall of Fame • Philadelphia Phillies (NFL) • "High Hopes" • Franchise awards • "Team to Beat" • Roy Halladay's perfect game Rivalries New York Mets • Pittsburgh Pirates • Philadelphia Athletics (City Series) Important figures Wall of Fame members Grover Cleveland Alexander • Dick Allen • Richie Ashburn • Bob Boone • Larry Bowa • Jim Bunning • Johnny Callison • Steve Carlton • Gavvy Cravath • Darren Daulton • Ed Delahanty • Del Ennis • Dallas Green • Billy Hamilton • Granny Hamner • Willie Jones • Harry Kalas • Chuck Klein • John Kruk • Greg Luzinski • Garry Maddox • Sherry Magee • Gene Mauch • Tug McGraw • Pat Moran • Paul Owens • Robin Roberts • Pete Rose • Juan Samuel • Eddie Sawyer • Mike Schmidt • Chris Short • Curt Simmons • Tony Taylor • Sam Thompson • John Vukovich • Cy Williams Franchise record holders John Coleman • Bill Duggleby • Lenny Dykstra • Kid Gleason • Ryan Howard • George McQuillan • José Mesa • Lefty O'Doul • Jimmy Rollins • Curt Schilling • Kent Tekulve • Chase Utley Retired numbers 1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 • P • P Key personnel Owner: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Rubén Amaro, Jr. • Manager: Charlie Manuel World Series championships (2) 1980 • 2008 NL pennants (7) 1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2008 • 2009 Division championships (10) 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 Minor league affiliates AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs • AA: Reading Phillies • A: Clearwater Threshers, Lakewood BlueClaws, Williamsport Crosscutters • Rookie: Gulf Coast League Phillies, VSL Phillies, DSL Phillies • Rosters: Minor league rosters Broadcasting Television Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia • WPHL-TV • Comcast Network Radio WPHT-AM • WUBA-AM • Phillies radio network affiliates Broadcasters: TV: Tom McCarthy • Chris Wheeler • Gary Matthews Radio: Scott Franzke • Larry Andersen  Seasons (128) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 • 2011 • 2012 This article relating to a Philadelphia Phillies baseball season is a stub. 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Verlander Returns the M.V.P. to Pitchers
The first time the writers association selected the American League M.V.P., in 1931, they gave it to Lefty Grove, the ace of the Philadelphia Athletics ... the Angels’ Francisco Rodriguez and the Phillies’ Brad Lidge in 2008.
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