1931 – Two pitchers changes the color of their socks, when Boston sends forkballer Milt Gaston to Chicago in exchange hard-thrower Bob Weiland.
Frank Torre Position: First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg) Born: December 30, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY us Died: September 13, 2014 in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Buried: Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, FL High School: James Madison HS (Brooklyn, NY) Debut: April 20, 1956 (11,348th in major league history) vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 29, 1963 vs. LAD 2 AB, 1 H,…
December 30, 1931 – Frank Torre was born in Brooklyn, New York. His career with the Milwaukee Braves lasted less than five years, but Frank was an important contributor in the 1957 World Series championship.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1931 World Series – St. Louis Cardinals NL over Philadelphia A’s AL 4 games to 3 Awards – MVP Awards – NL Franky Frisch AL Lefty Grove 1931,The pennant races left little intrigue in 1931 as Philadelphia Athletics won 107 games for their third staight AL pennant and the St. Louis Cardinals tallied 101 wins…
Those Philadelphia Athletics were at it again in 1931. They captured their third straight American League pennant — winning 107 games — and pushed their three-year victory total to 313. Al Simmons and Lefty Grove symbolized the cut-above nature of the Athletics. Simmons won his second consecutive AL batting title with a .390 average, nine…
1931 – Despite two wins in the World Series, spitball veteran Burleigh Grimes is traded by the Cards to the Cubs for the fallen Hack Wilson. Wilson will be offered just $7,500, reflecting the owner’s new austerity drive. Grimes will have three losing seasons in Chicago before calling it quits.
1931 – Baseball owners, fearful of the effects of the Depression, vote to cut squads from 25 players to 23. Both leagues will stop awarding MVP trophies. The National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers. The NL loans the Phillies $35,000 and loans Judge Emil Fuchs, owner of the Braves, $20,000 secured by his stock. Fuchs’s finances are such that he won’t even pay the interest from 1935 to 1937, and will file for bankruptcy in 1938, three years after retiring from the Braves.
1931 – Bump Hadley, Jackie Hayes, and Sam Jones are traded from Washington to the White Sox for Carl Reynolds and John Kerr.
Willie Mays Position: CenterfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL usHigh School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)Debut: 1948 (10,389th in major league history)AL/NL Debut: May 25, 1951 vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 9, 1973 vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1979. (Voted by BBWAA…
1931 – The Chicago Cubs trade future Hall of Famer Hack Wilson and pitcher Bud Teachout to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Burleigh Grimes. Wilson slumped to .261 and 13 home runs after hitting .356 with 56 HR and setting a major league record with 191 RBI in 1930.
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