1931 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 61-105
Finished 8th in the IL
Manager: Jimmy Cooney (61-105)
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 120,637, Avg. 1,453
1931 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1931 season with a record of 61 wins and 105 losses, finishing eighth in the IL.

Jimmy Cooney served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
George BellRRSeptember 9, 19016'2"179
Roy BergeronApril 18, 1907New Haven, CT US
Joe BloomerRRFebruary 24, 19006'0"170Claflin, KS US
Cliff BoltonLRApril 10, 19075'9"160High Point, NC US
Henry BrewerRAugust 29, 18976'6"195
Ollie CarnegieRRJune 29, 18995'8"182
Jimmy CooneyRRAugust 24, 18945'11"160Cranston, RI US
Pete CoteRRAugust 30, 19025'6"148Cambridge, MA US
Buck CrouseLRJanuary 6, 18975'8"158Anderson, IN US
Dave DanforthLLMarch 7, 18906'0"167Granger, TX US
Alex FergusonRRFebruary 16, 18976'0"180Montclair, NJ US
George FerrellRApril 14, 19045'11"175Guilford County, NC US
Charlie FitzbergerLLFebruary 13, 19046'1"170Baltimore, MD US
Fred FussellLLOctober 7, 18955'10"155Sheridan, MO US
Bill GouldRRJune 12, 19016'3"170Waverly, TN US
Hank GramppRRSeptember 28, 19036'1"185New York, NY US
George GrantRRJanuary 6, 19035'11"175East Tallassee, AL US
Joe HarrisRRMay 20, 18915'9"170Coulter, PA US
Clarence HoffmanRRJanuary 28, 19046'0"175Freeburg, IL US
John HughesAugust 5, 1901
Bob LedbetterRRJuly 2, 19085'11"210
Ruel LoveRRMay 22, 1899Hill County, TX US
John MichaelsLLJuly 10, 19075'10"154Bridgeport, CT US
Heinie MuellerLLSeptember 16, 18995'8"158St. Louis, MO US
Bobby MunnAugust 20, 1897
Ernie OlsonRMay 27, 19055'10"163
Marv OlsonRRMay 28, 19075'7"160Gayville, SD US
Harold PfingstlerJuly 17, 1904
Tony PlanskyJune 20, 1900
Frankie PytlakRRJuly 30, 19085'7"160Buffalo, NY US
Al ReitzRRFebruary 10, 19045'9"155Evansville, IN US
Ollie SaxRRNovember 5, 19045'8"164Branford, CT US
Carl SchoofJuly 18, 1902
Ralph ShinnersRROctober 4, 18956'0"180Monches, WI US
Art SondheimFebruary 6, 1910
Dewey StoverLNovember 6, 18985'10"175
Ed TomlinOctober 17, 1896Brownsville, MO US
Ollie TuckerLRJanuary 27, 19025'11"180Radiant, VA US
Johnny WertsRRApril 20, 18985'10"180Pomaria, SC US
John WilsonRRApril 25, 19036'2"164Coal City, AL US
Russ WrightstoneLRMarch 18, 18935'10"176Bowmansdale, PA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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