1931 Major League Baseball season
The 1931 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 10, 1931. The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Cardinals then defeated the Athletics in the World Series, four games to three.
| 1931 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 14 – October 10, 1931 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Lefty Grove (PHA) NL: Frankie Frisch (SLC) |
| AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| AL runners-up | New York Yankees |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | New York Giants |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
This was the first season that the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) selected a Most Valuable Player in each league.
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