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 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.
The Red Sox featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Ted Williams.
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]
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 |
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 | — |
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 |
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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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C | Frankie Pytlak | 106 | 336 | 91 | .271 | 2 | 39 |
1B | Jimmie Foxx | 135 | 487 | 146 | .300 | 19 | 105 |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 132 | 500 | 141 | .282 | 16 | 93 |
SS | Joe Cronin | 143 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 16 | 95 |
3B | Jim Tabor | 126 | 498 | 139 | .279 | 16 | 101 |
OF | Ted Williams | 143 | 456 | 185 | .406 | 37 | 120 |
OF | Lou Finney | 127 | 497 | 143 | .288 | 4 | 53 |
OF | Dom DiMaggio | 144 | 584 | 165 | .283 | 8 | 58 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Fifth in MLB in Wins (19). [6]
Source: [13]
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 | |
|
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.
The Red Sox featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Ted Williams.
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]
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 |
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 | — |
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 |
1941 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
|
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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C | Frankie Pytlak | 106 | 336 | 91 | .271 | 2 | 39 |
1B | Jimmie Foxx | 135 | 487 | 146 | .300 | 19 | 105 |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 132 | 500 | 141 | .282 | 16 | 93 |
SS | Joe Cronin | 143 | 518 | 161 | .311 | 16 | 95 |
3B | Jim Tabor | 126 | 498 | 139 | .279 | 16 | 101 |
OF | Ted Williams | 143 | 456 | 185 | .406 | 37 | 120 |
OF | Lou Finney | 127 | 497 | 143 | .288 | 4 | 53 |
OF | Dom DiMaggio | 144 | 584 | 165 | .283 | 8 | 58 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Fifth in MLB in Wins (19). [6]
Source: [13]