Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1931 calendar year.
| Jack Bellman | 1864-03-04 | 1931-12-08 | 67.279 | C | | 0 | | | 1864-03-04 | Louisville,KY | MLB | 1889-1889 | 1889-1889 | |
| George Bradley | 1852-07-13 | 1931-10-02 | 79.081 | P | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1852-07-13 | Reading,PA | MLB | 1875-1888 | 1875-1888 | |
| Sam Brown | 1877-05-21 | 1931-11-08 | 54.171 | C | | 0 | R | R | 1877-05-21 | Webster,PA | MLB | 1906-1907 | 1906-1907 | |
| Jack Burdock | 0000-00-00 | 1931-11-27 | | 2B | 5-9 | 158 | R | R | | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1872-1891 | 1872-1891 | |
| Jack Chesbro | 1874-06-05 | 1931-11-06 | 57.154 | P | 5-9 | 180 | R | R | 1874-06-05 | North Adams,MA | MLB | 1899-1909 | 1899-1909 | |
| Charlie Comiskey | 1859-08-15 | 1931-10-26 | 72.072 | 1B | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1859-08-15 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1882-1894 | 1882-1894 | |
| Roger Connor | 1857-07-01 | 1931-01-04 | 73.187 | 1B | 6-3 | 220 | L | L | 1857-07-01 | Waterbury,CT | MLB | 1880-1897 | 1880-1897 | |
| Tex Covington | 1887-03-19 | 1931-12-10 | 44.266 | P | 6-1 | 175 | L | R | 1887-03-19 | Henryville,TN | MLB | 1911-1912 | 1911-1912 | |
| Clarence Cross | 1856-03-04 | 1931-06-23 | 75.111 | SS | 5-7 | 178 | | | 1856-03-04 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1884-1887 | 1884-1887 | |
| George Daisey | 0000-00-00 | 1931-04-27 | | OF | 5-11 | 190 | | | | Gloucester,NJ | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Babe Danzig | 1887-04-30 | 1931-07-14 | 44.075 | 1B | 6-2 | 205 | R | R | 1887-04-30 | Binghamton,NY | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| Frank Dillon | 1873-10-17 | 1931-09-12 | 57.330 | 1B | 6-1 | 185 | L | R | 1873-10-17 | Normal,IL | MLB | 1899-1904 | 1899-1904 | |
| Joe Donohue | 0000-00-00 | 1931-07-11 | | OF | 5-8 | 165 | | | | Syracuse,NY | MLB | 1891-1891 | 1891-1891 | |
| Conny Doyle | 0000-00-00 | 1931-07-29 | | OF | 5-10 | 185 | | R | | | MLB | 1883-1884 | 1883-1884 | |
| Lee Dressen | 1889-07-23 | 1931-06-30 | 41.342 | 1B | 6-0 | 165 | L | L | 1889-07-23 | Ellinwood,KS | MLB | 1914-1918 | 1914-1918 | |
| Bob Edmondson | 1879-04-30 | 1931-08-14 | 52.106 | OF | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | 1879-04-30 | Paris,KY | MLB | 1906-1908 | 1906-1908 | |
| Ben Ellis | 0000-00-00 | 1931-07-26 | | 3B-SS | 5-10 | 166 | | | | New York,NY | MLB | 1896-1896 | 1896-1896 | |
| Charlie Ferguson | 1875-05-10 | 1931-05-17 | 56.007 | P | 5-11 | 0 | | R | 1875-05-10 | Meridian,MI | MLB | 1901-1901 | 1901-1901 | |
| Ed Ford | 1862-04-10 | 1931-06-08 | 69.059 | 1B | 5-9 | 160 | | | 1862-04-10 | Richmond,VA | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Chris Fulmer | 1858-07-04 | 1931-11-09 | 73.128 | C | 5-8 | 165 | R | R | 1858-07-04 | Tamaqua,PA | MLB | 1884-1889 | 1884-1889 | |
| Joe Gannon | 1877-02-22 | 1931-03-19 | 54.025 | P | | 160 | | | 1877-02-22 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1898-1898 | 1898-1898 | |
| Tinsley Ginn | 1891-09-26 | 1931-08-30 | 39.338 | OF | 5-9 | 180 | L | R | 1891-09-26 | Royston,GA | MLB | 1914-1914 | 1914-1914 | |
| Oscar Graham | 1878-07-20 | 1931-10-15 | 53.087 | P | 6-0 | 180 | L | L | 1878-07-20 | Plattsmouth,NE | MLB | 1907-1907 | 1907-1907 | |
| Tom Gunning | 1862-03-04 | 1931-03-17 | 69.013 | C | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1862-03-04 | Newmarket,NH | MLB | 1884-1889 | 1884-1889 | |
| Charlie Hamburg | 1866-11-22 | 1931-05-18 | 64.177 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | | | 1866-11-22 | Louisville,KY | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| George Harper | 1866-08-17 | 1931-12-11 | 65.116 | P | 5-10 | 165 | R | R | 1866-08-17 | Milwaukee,WI | MLB | 1894-1896 | 1894-1896 | |
| Joe Hornung | 1857-06-12 | 1931-10-30 | 74.140 | OF | 5-8 | 164 | R | R | 1857-06-12 | Carthage,NY | MLB | 1879-1890 | 1879-1890 | |
| Mickey Hughes | 1866-10-25 | 1931-04-10 | 64.167 | P | 5-6 | 165 | | R | 1866-10-25 | New York,NY | MLB | 1888-1890 | 1888-1890 | |
| Billy Kinloch | 1874-03-21 | 1931-02-15 | 56.331 | 3B | | 0 | | | 1874-03-21 | Providence,RI | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| John Kirby | 1865-01-13 | 1931-10-06 | 66.266 | P | 5-8 | 172 | | R | 1865-01-13 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1884-1888 | 1884-1888 | |
| Fred Lake | 1866-10-16 | 1931-11-24 | 65.039 | C | 5-10 | 170 | R | R | 1866-10-16 | Cornwallis,NS | MLB | 1891-1910 | 1891-1910 | |
| Pete Lamer | 1873-12-27 | 1931-10-24 | 57.301 | C | 5-10 | 170 | | R | 1873-12-27 | New York,NY | MLB | 1902-1907 | 1902-1907 | |
| Con Lucid | 1874-02-24 | 1931-06-25 | 57.121 | P | 5-7 | 170 | | | 1874-02-24 | Dublin,IR | MLB | 1893-1897 | 1893-1897 | |
| Joe Marshall | 1876-02-19 | 1931-09-11 | 55.204 | SS-OF | 5-8 | 170 | R | R | 1876-02-19 | Audubon,MN | MLB | 1903-1906 | 1903-1906 | |
| C.V. Matteson | 1861-11-24 | 1931-12-18 | 70.024 | P | | 0 | | | 1861-11-24 | Seville,OH | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Mike Mattimore | 0000-00-00 | 1931-04-28 | | P | 5-8 | 160 | L | L | | North Bend,PA | MLB | 1887-1890 | 1887-1890 | |
| Jimmy McAleer | 1864-07-10 | 1931-04-29 | 66.293 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1864-07-10 | Youngstown,OH | MLB | 1889-1902 | 1889-1902 | |
| Jack McCarthy | 1869-03-26 | 1931-09-11 | 62.169 | OF | 5-9 | 155 | L | L | 1869-03-26 | Hardwick,MA | MLB | 1893-1907 | 1893-1907 | |
| Frank Meinke | 1863-10-18 | 1931-11-08 | 68.021 | P | 5-10 | 172 | R | | 1863-10-18 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1884-1885 | 1884-1885 | |
| Bob Miller | 0000-00-00 | 1931-05-23 | | P | | 0 | | | | | MLB | 1890-1891 | 1890-1891 | |
| Doc Newton | 1877-10-26 | 1931-05-14 | 53.200 | P | 6-0 | 185 | L | L | 1877-10-26 | Mount Carmel,IN | MLB | 1900-1909 | 1900-1909 | |
| Al Niehaus | 1899-06-01 | 1931-10-14 | 32.135 | 1B | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1899-06-01 | Cincinnati,OH | MLB | 1925-1925 | 1925-1925 | |
| George Noftsker | 1859-08-24 | 1931-05-08 | 71.257 | OF-C | 5-8 | 135 | R | R | 1859-08-24 | Shippensburg,PA | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Bill O'Hara | 1881-08-14 | 1931-06-15 | 49.305 | OF | 5-10 | 165 | L | R | 1881-08-14 | Toronto,ON | MLB | 1909-1910 | 1909-1910 | |
| Bill Otey | 1886-12-16 | 1931-04-23 | 44.128 | P | 6-2 | 181 | L | L | 1886-12-16 | Dayton,OH | MLB | 1907-1911 | 1907-1911 | |
| Dick Phelan | 1854-12-10 | 1931-02-13 | 76.065 | 2B | | 0 | R | | 1854-12-10 | Towanda,PA | MLB | 1884-1885 | 1884-1885 | |
| Hardy Richardson | 1855-04-21 | 1931-01-14 | 75.268 | 2B-OF | 5-9 | 170 | R | R | 1855-04-21 | Clarksboro,NJ | MLB | 1879-1892 | 1879-1892 | |
| John Riddle | 0000-00-00 | 1931-05-05 | | C-OF | | 0 | R | R | | | MLB | 1889-1890 | 1889-1890 | |
| Al Schulz | 1889-05-12 | 1931-12-13 | 42.215 | P | 6-0 | 182 | R | L | 1889-05-12 | Toledo,OH | MLB | 1912-1916 | 1912-1916 | |
| Carl Sitton | 1882-09-22 | 1931-09-11 | 48.354 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1882-09-22 | Pendleton,SC | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| Andy Sommerville | 1876-02-06 | 1931-06-16 | 55.130 | P | | 0 | | | 1876-02-06 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1894-1894 | 1894-1894 | |
| Jim Tyng | 1856-03-27 | 1931-10-30 | 75.217 | P | 5-9 | 155 | R | R | 1856-03-27 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1879-1888 | 1879-1888 | |
| Bucky Veil | 1881-08-02 | 1931-04-16 | 49.257 | P | 5-10 | 165 | R | R | 1881-08-02 | Tyrone,PA | MLB | 1903-1904 | 1903-1904 | |
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