1931 New York Yankees

1931 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1931 Uniform
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Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1931 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1931 New York Yankees

1931 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 94-59 Finished 2nd in American League (1931 AL)

Managed by Joe McCarthy

Coaches: Jimmy Burke and Art Fletcher

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1931 New York Yankees played the 29th season in team history. They finished with a record of 94-59, 13.5 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

On August 2nd, the Yankees were shut out, 1-0, by the Boston Red Sox and Wilcy Moore in the second game of a doubleheader. They would not be shut out again until August 3, 1933, a total of 308 games that is still the major league record.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	107	45	.704	--
New York Yankees	94	59	.614	13½
Washington Senators	92	62	.597	16
Cleveland Indians	78	76	.506	30
St. Louis Browns	63	91	.409	45
Boston Red Sox	62	90	.408	45
Detroit Tigers	61	93	.396	47
Chicago White Sox	56	97	.366	51½

External links

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