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Deutsch1941 Chicago Cubs season
| 1941 Chicago Cubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | .649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | .634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | .571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | .526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 79 | .484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | .403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | .279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- 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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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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