1941 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | James T. Gallagher |
Manager(s) | Jimmie Wilson |
Local radio |
WGN (Bob Elson) WJJD (Alan Hale, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley) |
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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.
Regular season
Season standings
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 |
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 | — |
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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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 | Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren | 99 | 359 | 101 | .281 | 16 | 59 |
3B | Hack, StanStan Hack | 151 | 586 | 186 | .317 | 7 | 45 |
OF | Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson | 147 | 532 | 135 | .254 | 26 | 98 |
OF | Dallessandro, DomDom Dallessandro | 140 | 486 | 132 | .272 | 6 | 85 |
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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George, GreekGreek George | 35 | 64 | 10 | .156 | 0 | 6 |
Herman, BillyBilly Herman | 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 0 |
Merullo, LennieLennie Merullo | 7 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 1 |
Todd, AlAl Todd | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
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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Lee, BillBill Lee | 28 | 167.1 | 8 | 14 | 3.76 | 62 |
French, LarryLarry French | 26 | 138 | 5 | 14 | 4.63 | 60 |
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
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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Mooty, JakeJake Mooty | 33 | 153.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.35 | 45 |
Erickson, PaulPaul Erickson | 32 | 141 | 5 | 7 | 3.70 | 85 |
Eaves, VallieVallie Eaves | 12 | 58.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.53 | 24 |
Lanfranconi, WaltWalt Lanfranconi | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
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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Quinn, WimpyWimpy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 |
Kush, EmilEmil Kush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Gornicki, HankHank Gornicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Farm system
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 |
References
- 1 2 Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997