The 1941 Boston Red Sox season was the 41st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 17 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1941 World Series.
1941 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 84–70 (.545) | |
League place | 2nd (17 GB) | |
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General managers | Eddie Collins | |
Managers | Joe Cronin | |
Radio | WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The Red Sox featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Ted Williams.
Offseason edit
- Prior to 1941 season: Virgil Stallcup was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season edit
Williams was one of the biggest stories of the 1941 major league season, becoming, as of 2022[update], the last player to bat .400 (batting .406) in a full season. He led an offense that scored the most runs of any major league team. During the season, Williams reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.[2]
Transactions edit
- September 8: The Red Sox announce that they have purchased shortstop Johnny Pesky from the Louisville Colonels and shortstop Eddie Pellagrini from the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.[3]
Season standings edit
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 51–26 | 50–27 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 17 | 47–30 | 37–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 24 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 42–35 | 33–44 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents edit
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | — | 17–5 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | — |
Opening Day lineup edit
7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
8 | Lou Finney | RF |
12 | Pete Fox | LF |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
4 | Joe Cronin | SS |
1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
5 | Jim Tabor | 3B |
2 | Frankie Pytlak | C |
10 | Lefty Grove | P |
Roster edit
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Manager
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Player stats edit
Note: Stats in brackets are derived from Retrosheet which differ from official MLB stats.
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Abbreviations: Pos=Position; GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Pos | Player | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | AVG | OBP | SLG | References |
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C | Frankie Pytlak | 107 | 336 (339) | 36 | 91 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 28 (30) | .271 (.268) | .329 (.330) | .363 (.360) | [4][5] |
1B | Jimmie Foxx | 135 | 487 | 87 | 146 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 105 (104) | 93 | .300 | .412 | .505 | [6][7] |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 132 | 500 | 74 | 141 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 93 (91) | 43 | .282 | .339 | .450 | [8][9] |
SS | Joe Cronin | 143 | 518 | 98 | 161 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 95 (96) | 82 | .311 | .406 | .508 | [10][11] |
3B | Jim Tabor | 126 | 498 | 65 | 139 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 101 (103) | 36 | .279 | .328 | .446 | [12][13] |
OF | Ted Williams | 143 | 456 | 135 | 185 | 33 | 3 | 37 | 120 (119) | 145 (147) | .406 | .551 (.553) | .735 | [14][15] |
OF | Lou Finney | 127 | 497 | 83 | 143 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 53 (54) | 38 | .288 | .340 | .400 | [16][17] |
OF | Dom DiMaggio | 144 | 584 | 117 | 165 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 90 | .283 | .385 | .408 | [18][19] |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pete Fox | 73 | 268 | 81 | .302 | 0 | 31 |
Johnny Peacock | 79 | 261 | 74 | .284 | 0 | 27 |
Skeeter Newsome | 93 | 227 | 51 | .225 | 2 | 17 |
Stan Spence | 86 | 203 | 47 | .232 | 2 | 28 |
Al Flair | 10 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Odell Hale | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 1 | 1 |
Tom Carey | 25 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
Paul Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dick Newsome | 36 | 213.2 | 19 | 10 | 4.13 | 58 |
Charlie Wagner | 29 | 187.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.07 | 51 |
Lefty Grove | 21 | 134.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.37 | 54 |
Earl Johnson | 17 | 93.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.52 | 46 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Dobson | 27 | 134.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.49 | 69 |
Jack Wilson | 27 | 116.1 | 4 | 13 | 5.03 | 55 |
Tex Hughson | 12 | 61.0 | 5 | 3 | 4.13 | 22 |
Emerson Dickman | 9 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 16 |
Woody Rich | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 17.18 | 4 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mike Ryba | 40 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4.46 | 54 |
Bill Fleming | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.92 | 20 |
Nels Potter | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 |
Oscar Judd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.76 | 5 |
Herb Hash | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 3 |
Awards and honors edit
- Ted Williams, 20th-century record, Highest on-base percentage in one season (.553) [20]
All-Stars edit
- Joe Cronin starting SS
- Dom DiMaggio reserve
- Bobby Doerr starting 2B
- Jimmie Foxx reserve
- Ted Williams starting LF
League top five finishers edit
- Third in MLB in Runs Scored (117).[21]
Fifth in MLB in Wins (19).[22]
- Third in AL in Wins.[23]
- 3 in AL in ERA (3.07)
- AL leader, reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.[2]
- MLB leader in batting average (.406).[24]
- MLB leader in home runs (37).[25]
- MLB leader in runs scored (135).[21]
- MLB leader in on-base percentage (.553).[26]
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.735).[27]
- MLB leader in walks drawn (145).[28]
- 4 in AL in RBI (120)
Farm system edit
Source:[29]
References edit
- ^ Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ "Red Sox Purchase Two Shortstops". Meriden Record. September 9, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Frankie Pytlak Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Frankie Pytlak". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Jimmie Foxx Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Jimmie Foxx". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Bobby Doerr Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Bobby Doerr". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Cronin Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Joe Cronin". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Jim Tabor Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Jim Tabor". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Ted Williams Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Ted Williams". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Lou Finney Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Lou Finney". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Dom DiMaggio Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Dom DiMaggio". Retrosheet. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ a b "Stats: Runs, 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Pitching; Wins; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Pitching; Wins; American League; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Batting Average, 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Home Runs; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: On-Base-Percentage; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Slugging Percentage; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Stats: Walks; 1941". MLB.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007