1931 Des Moines Demons Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 94-51
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Bill Rodgers (94-51)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
1931 Des Moines Demons RosterTeam Record: 94-51
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Bill Rodgers (94-51)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
Playoffs - Des Moines Demons 4 games, Wichita Aviators 2
The Des Moines Demons of the Western League ended the 1931 season with a record of 94 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the WL.
Bill Rodgers served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Tinning | 24 | 2 | .923 | 3.14 | 29 | 215.0 | 206 | 88 | 75 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Knight | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.30 | 26 | 210.0 | 232 | 99 | 77 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Niggeling | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.65 | 37 | 244.0 | 205 | 120 | 99 | 107 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Grant | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.48 | 30 | 186.0 | 202 | 90 | 72 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| George Brown | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.05 | 29 | 120.0 | 120 | 65 | 54 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Dick Morgan | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.29 | 14 | 51.0 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| George Zahn | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.03 | 26 | 93.0 | 117 | 70 | 52 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| William Englishman | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 6 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Birkofer | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.61 | 11 | 49.0 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Bryan Flanagan | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 4 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baker | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 2 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 90 | 50 | .643 | 3.51 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1226.0 | 1177 | 595 | 478 | 0 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Keyes | 132 | 550 | 550 | 203 | 36 | 24 | 38 | .369 | .369 | .729 | 1.098 | 401 | |||||||||||
| Jim Oglesby | 144 | 587 | 587 | 200 | 30 | 15 | 6 | .341 | .341 | .474 | .814 | 278 | |||||||||||
| Karl Swanson | 146 | 584 | 584 | 182 | 20 | 9 | 7 | .312 | .312 | .413 | .724 | 241 | |||||||||||
| Mike Kreevich | 118 | 511 | 511 | 168 | 26 | 13 | 9 | .329 | .329 | .483 | .812 | 247 | |||||||||||
| Jim Cronin | 122 | 471 | 471 | 144 | 22 | 6 | 5 | .306 | .306 | .410 | .715 | 193 | |||||||||||
| Rush Yeargin | 137 | 493 | 493 | 133 | 27 | 2 | 6 | .270 | .270 | .369 | .639 | 182 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Horn | 100 | 387 | 387 | 125 | 18 | 9 | 0 | .323 | .323 | .416 | .739 | 161 | |||||||||||
| Joe Klinger | 87 | 284 | 284 | 80 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .387 | .669 | 110 | |||||||||||
| Cy Lingle | 72 | 219 | 219 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 7 | .251 | .251 | .416 | .667 | 91 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Bates | 35 | 147 | 147 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 5 | .313 | .313 | .531 | .844 | 78 | |||||||||||
| Dan Oberholzer | 37 | 142 | 142 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .317 | .373 | .690 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Harris | 29 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .298 | .321 | .619 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Niggeling | 41 | 99 | 99 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .242 | .242 | .404 | .646 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Bud Tinning | 30 | 88 | 88 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .307 | .545 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Jack Knight | 31 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .184 | .296 | .480 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Jim Grant | 31 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .229 | .286 | .514 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Charlie Small | 10 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .303 | .576 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Chester Wilburn | 15 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .257 | .371 | .629 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Bassie Wagner | 12 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .269 | .500 | .769 | 13 | |||||||||||
| George Brown | 29 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .152 | .152 | .196 | .348 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Birkofer | 11 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .500 | .800 | 10 | |||||||||||
| George Zahn | 26 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .194 | .226 | .419 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Dick Morgan | 14 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1409 | 5023 | 5023 | 0 | 1534 | 245 | 98 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .305 | .447 | .752 | 2245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Oglesby | 1B | 144 | 1337 | 77 | 26 | .982 | 9.819 | |
| Karl Swanson | 2B | 146 | 351 | 483 | 30 | .965 | 5.712 | |
| Rush Yeargin | 3B | 106 | 96 | 187 | 23 | .925 | 2.670 | |
| Dan Oberholzer | 3B | 35 | 50 | 58 | 13 | .893 | 3.086 | |
| Joe Klinger | C | 67 | 323 | 33 | 9 | .975 | 5.313 | |
| Cy Lingle | C | 65 | 320 | 35 | 6 | .983 | 5.462 | |
| Harris | C | 24 | 125 | 10 | 4 | .971 | 5.625 | |
| Stan Keyes | OF | 132 | 219 | 2 | 10 | .957 | 1.674 | |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 118 | 255 | 19 | 12 | .958 | 2.322 | |
| Jimmy Horn | OF | 100 | 210 | 14 | 11 | .953 | 2.240 | |
| Charlie Bates | OF | 35 | 80 | 5 | 4 | .955 | 2.429 | |
| Bassie Wagner | OF | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | |
| Johnny Niggeling | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Jim Grant | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Bud Tinning | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| George Brown | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| George Zahn | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Knight | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Morgan | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Ralph Birkofer | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| William Englishman | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Bryan Flanagan | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Baker | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Jim Cronin | SS | 118 | 231 | 354 | 30 | .951 | 4.958 | |
| Totals | 1314 | 3606 | 1277 | 178 | 0 | .965 | 3.716 |
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