1941 Boston Red Sox season
| 1941 Boston Red Sox | |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
| Local television | none |
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WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |
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The 1941 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses.
This team featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Ted Williams.
Offseason
- Prior to 1941 season: Virgil Stallcup was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
Regular season
Williams was one of the biggest stories of the 1941 major league season, becoming, as of 2009, the last player to bat .400 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]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
| St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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
| 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
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 1B | Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx | 135 | 487 | 146 | .300 | 19 | 105 |
| 2B | Doerr, BobbyBobby Doerr | 132 | 500 | 141 | .282 | 16 | 93 |
| SS | Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin | 143 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 16 | 95 |
| OF | Williams, TedTed Williams | 143 | 456 | 185 | .406 | 37 | 120 |
Other batters
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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Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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Other pitchers
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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| Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson | 27 | 134.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.49 | 69 |
| Dickman, EmersonEmerson Dickman | 9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 16 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Fleming, BillBill Fleming | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.92 | 20 |
Awards and honors
- Ted Williams, 20th-century record, Highest on-base percentage in one season (.553) [3]
All-Stars
- Joe Cronin starting SS
- Dom DiMaggio reserve
- Bobby Doerr starting 2B
- Jimmie Foxx reserve
- Ted Williams starting LF
League top five finishers
- #3 in AL in runs scored (117)
- #3 in AL in wins (19)
- #3 in AL in ERA (3.07)
- AL leader, reached base safely in 69 consecutive games[2]
- MLB leader in batting average (.406)
- MLB leader in home runs (37)
- MLB leader in runs scored (135)
- MLB leader in on-base percentage (.553)
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.735)
- MLB leader in walks drawn (147)
- #4 in AL in RBI (120)
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Bill Burwell |
| A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Nemo Leibold |
| B | Greensboro Red Sox | Piedmont League | Heinie Manush |
| C | Canton Terriers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Danville-Scholfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Elmer Yoter |
| D | Centreville Colts | Eastern Shore League | Ed Walls and Eddie Popowski |
| D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Hughie Wise |
Notes
- ↑ Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1941 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1941 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com