1941_Chicago_Cubs_season
1941 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1941 Chicago Cubs season was the 70th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 66th in the National League and the 26th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 70–84.
Quick Facts Chicago Cubs, League ...
| 1941 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | James T. Gallagher | |||
| Managers | Jimmie Wilson | |||
| Radio | WGN (Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse) WJJD (Alan Hale, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley) | |||
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Season standings
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| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 0.634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 4–18–2 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 18–4–2 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 8–14–2 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 14–8–2 | 16–6 | — | 6–16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–6–1 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract by the Cubs from the Cardinals was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals.[1]
Roster
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Clyde McCullough | 125 | 418 | 95 | .227 | 9 | 53 |
| 1B | Babe Dahlgren | 99 | 359 | 101 | .281 | 16 | 59 |
| 2B | Lou Stringer | 145 | 512 | 126 | .246 | 5 | 53 |
| SS | Bobby Sturgeon | 129 | 433 | 106 | .245 | 0 | 25 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 151 | 586 | 186 | .317 | 7 | 45 |
| OF | Bill Nicholson | 147 | 532 | 135 | .254 | 26 | 98 |
| OF | Phil Cavarretta | 107 | 346 | 99 | .286 | 6 | 40 |
| OF | Dom Dallessandro | 140 | 486 | 132 | .272 | 6 | 85 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Lou Novikoff | 62 | 203 | 49 | .241 | 5 | 24 |
| Hank Leiber | 53 | 162 | 35 | .216 | 7 | 25 |
| Bob Scheffing | 51 | 132 | 32 | .242 | 1 | 20 |
| Augie Galan | 65 | 120 | 25 | .208 | 1 | 13 |
| Johnny Hudson | 50 | 99 | 20 | .202 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie Gilbert | 39 | 86 | 24 | .279 | 0 | 12 |
| Barney Olsen | 24 | 73 | 21 | .288 | 1 | 4 |
| Greek George | 35 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Myers | 24 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Herman | 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Waitkus | 12 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 0 |
| Lennie Merullo | 7 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 1 |
| Rip Russell | 6 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Jelincich | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Todd | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Claude Passeau | 34 | 231.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.35 | 80 |
| Bill Lee | 28 | 167.1 | 8 | 14 | 3.76 | 62 |
| Larry French | 26 | 138.0 | 5 | 14 | 4.63 | 60 |
| Charlie Root | 19 | 106.2 | 8 | 7 | 5.40 | 46 |
| Russ Meers | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 5 |
| Dizzy Dean | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
More information Player, G ...
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Vern Olsen | 37 | 185.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.15 | 73 |
| Jake Mooty | 33 | 153.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.35 | 45 |
| Paul Erickson | 32 | 141.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.70 | 85 |
| Vallie Eaves | 12 | 58.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.53 | 24 |
| Johnny Schmitz | 5 | 20.2 | 2 | 0 | 1.31 | 11 |
| Walt Lanfranconi | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tot Pressnell | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.09 | 27 |
| Vance Page | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.28 | 17 |
| Ken Raffensberger | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
| Wimpy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 |
| Emil Kush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Hank Gornicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
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See also: Minor league baseball
More information Level, Team ...
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jigger Statz |
| A1 | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Roy Johnson |
| B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Don Curry |
| B | Macon Peaches | Sally League | Milt Stock |
| C | Bisbee Bees | Arizona-Texas League | Carl Dittmar |
| C | Stockton Fliers | California League | Keith Frazier |
| C | Zanesville Cubs | Middle Atlantic League | Jack Warner |
| C | Muskogee Reds | Western Association | Jack Mealey |
| D | Lake Charles Skippers | Evangeline League | Jim Lawrence |
| D | Janesville Cubs | Wisconsin State League | Eddie Stumpf |
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- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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