1931 Chicago White Sox
56 - 97
1930 / 1932 (Organization)
8th place in the AL (51.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		31 - 45 (.408)
25 - 52 (.325)		 -13.2 wins
-7.2 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 704 / 784 ( -80 )
Allowed/Expected: 939 / 773 ( -166 )
Pyth Record: 55 - 98 (+1)
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Comiskey Park
Attendance: 403,550 Avg Att: 5,241 (0.83)
Att Rank: 6 / 8 Lg Avg: 6,284
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.97 R/L HR: 1.06 / 0.88
Notes:


Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
10
1
1930
 Bob Weiland
SP
24.8
Unknown transaction
Buffalo
CHA
-0.3
10.6
0.1
2
1
1931
 Mel Simons
CF
-38.9
Received in Trade
Louisvil
CHA
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
4
3
1931
 Lu Blue
1B
-38.7
Purchased
SLA
CHA
30.8
5.9
5.9
4
10
1931
 Moe Berg
C
29.1
Purchased
CHA
CLE
-2.1
-2.3
-0.7
5
17
1931
 Lew Fonseca
1B
-38.6
Received in Trade
CLE
CHA
13.2
0.9
0.9
5
17
1931
 Willie Kamm
3B
-38.6
Traded Away
CHA
CLE
26.6
8.7
8.7
7
13
1931
 Garland Braxton
SW
-38.5
Selected off of Waivers
CHA
SLA
10.1
-1.1
-1.1
8
1
1931
 Grant Bowler
SW
23.8
Signed as a Free Agent (First ML Team)
CHA
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
9
30
1931
 Carey Selph
3B
-38.3
Rule 5 Draft
SLN
CHA
-0.2
0.9
0.9
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

2 / 1 / 1931
Louisville Receives
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
$22000 and 2 players
CHA
Totals      
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Chicago White Sox Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
Louisville
30.4
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
-0.5
Totals      
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
-0.5
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
Louisville
-0.7
0.0
0.7
 
-0.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
 
0.0
-0.5
-0.5


5 / 17 / 1931
Chicago White Sox Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
1B
CLE
31.9
13.2
0.9
0.9
1.3
Totals      
13.2
0.9
0.9
1.3
Cleveland Indians Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
3B
CHA
30.9
26.6
8.7
8.7
2.2
Totals      
26.6
8.7
8.7
2.2
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
0.9
8.7
7.8
 
1.3
2.2
0.9
8.7
0.9
-7.8
 
2.2
1.3
-0.9


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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James