sentences:  Returning to baseball "sans" tonsils, Meine had the best year of his career in 1931.Having never won more than seven games in a season for the Pirates, Meine compiled a 19–13 record for the 1931 Pirates.In his first two games against the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals, he pitched shutouts against the group that went on to win 101 games and the 1931 World Series.