1931 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1931 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1931 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1931 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1931 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1931 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1931 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"As hard as it may be for their partisans to believe today, there was indeed a time when the Boston Red Sox did not exist. This flaw in the national culture was corrected in 1901." - Author Donald Honig

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1931 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

27 Jim Brillheart 5-11 170 Left Right 1903-09-28
25 Ed Durham 5-11 170 Right Left 1907-08-17
19, 20 Milt Gaston 6-01 185 Right Right 1896-01-27
28 Bob Kline 6-03 200 Right Right 1909-12-09
24 Hod Lisenbee 5-11 170 Right Right 1898-09-23
21 Danny MacFayden 5-11 170 Right Right 1905-06-10
30 Jud McLaughlin 5-11 155 Left Left 1912-03-24
31 Wilcy Moore 6-00 195 Right Right 1897-05-20
23 Ed Morris 6-02 185 Right Right 1899-12-07
29 Walter Murphy 6-01½ 180 Right Right 1907-09-27
22 Jack Russell 6-01½ 178 Right Right 1905-10-24
9 Charlie Berry 6-00 185 Right Right 1902-10-18
11 Ed Connolly 5-08½ 180 Right Right 1908-07-17
10 Muddy Ruel 5-09 150 Right Right 1896-02-20
16, 19 Howie Storie 5-10 175 Right Right 1911-05-15
8 Pat Creeden 5-08 175 Right Left 1906-05-23
7 Ollie Marquardt 5-09 156 Right Right 1902-09-22
28 Marty McManus 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1900-03-14
5 Otis Miller 5-10½ 168 Right Right 1901-02-02
10 Marv Olson 5-07 160 Right Right 1907-05-28
1, 8, 34 Urbane Pickering 5-10 180 Right Right 1899-06-03
2 Bobby Reeves 5-11 170 Right Right 1904-06-24
6 Hal Rhyne 5-08½ 163 Right Right 1899-03-30
9 John Smith 6-01 180 Right Both 1906-09-27
1 Bill Sweeney 5-11 180 Right Right 1904-12-29
4 Rabbit Warstler 5-07½ 150 Right Right 1903-09-13
16 Johnny Lucas 5-10 186 Left Right 1903-02-10
14 Tom Oliver 6-00 168 Right Right 1903-01-15
3 Jack Rothrock 5-11½ 165 Right Both 1905-03-14
16 Gene Rye 5-06 165 Right Left 1906-11-15
12 Russ Scarritt 5-10½ 165 Right Left 1903-01-14
23 George Stumpf 5-08 155 Left Left 1910-12-15
17 Al Van Camp 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1903-09-07
15 Earl Webb 6-01 185 Right Left 1897-09-17
12 Tom Winsett 6-02 190 Right Left 1909-11-24
7 Bill Marshall 5-08½ 156 Right Right 1911-02-14
27 Bill McWilliams 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-11-28


The 1931 Boston Red Sox played 152 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 90 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 95/98) where 350,975 fans witnessed their 1931 Red Sox finish the season with a .408 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1931 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1931 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1931 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1931 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1931 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


Charlie Berry
Danny MacFayden
Tom Oliver
Urbane Pickering
Bobby Reeves
Hal Rhyne
Russ Scarritt
Al Van Camp
Earl Webb

1931 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Charlie Berry (102)
1B Bill Sweeney (124)
2B Rabbit Warstler (42)
3B Otis Miller (75)
SS Hal Rhyne (147)
LF Jack Rothrock (76)
CF Tom Oliver (148)
RF Earl Webb (151)
  
SP Ed Durham
SP Milt Gaston
SP Hod Lisenbee
SP Danny MacFayden
SP Jack Russell
  
CL Wilcy Moore


1931 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Muddy Ruel $10,000.00
Otis Miller $5,500.00
Bobby Reeves $5,500.00
Bill Sweeney $5,500.00
Ed Connolly $3,300.00
Al Van Camp $2,750.00
Marv Olson $2,400.00
Bob Kline $2,000.00


1931 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Urbane Pickering
#1 Bill Sweeney
#2 Bobby Reeves
#3 Jack Rothrock
#4 Rabbit Warstler
#5 Otis Miller
#6 Hal Rhyne
#7 Ollie Marquardt
#7 Bill Marshall
#8 Pat Creeden
#8 Urbane Pickering
#9 Charlie Berry
#9 John Smith
#10 Marv Olson
#10 Muddy Ruel
#11 Ed Connolly
#12 Russ Scarritt
#12 Tom Winsett
#14 Tom Oliver
#15 Earl Webb
#16 Johnny Lucas
#16 Gene Rye
#16 Howie Storie
#17 Al Van Camp
#19 Milt Gaston
#19 Howie Storie
#20 Milt Gaston
#21 Danny MacFayden
#22 Jack Russell
#23 Ed Morris
#23 George Stumpf
#24 Hod Lisenbee
#25 Ed Durham
#27 Jim Brillheart
#27 Bill McWilliams
#28 Bob Kline
#28 Marty McManus
#29 Walter Murphy
#30 Jud McLaughlin
#31 Wilcy Moore
#34 Urbane Pickering

Did you know that a 1931 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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