1941 Cleveland Indians season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1941 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 75–79–1.
| 1941 Cleveland Indians | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Record | 79–75 (.513) |
| League place | T–4th |
| Owners | Alva Bradley |
| General managers | Cy Slapnicka, Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Managers | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Radio | WCLE · WHK (Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 51–26 | 50–27 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 | 47–30 | 37–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 42–35 | 33–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | |||||
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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| C | Rollie Hemsley | 98 | 288 | 69 | .240 | 2 | 24 |
| 1B | Hal Trosky | 89 | 310 | 91 | .294 | 11 | 51 |
| 2B | Ray Mack | 145 | 500 | 114 | .228 | 9 | 44 |
| SS | Lou Boudreau | 148 | 579 | 149 | .257 | 10 | 56 |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 149 | 581 | 156 | .269 | 23 | 84 |
| OF | Gee Walker | 121 | 445 | 126 | .283 | 6 | 48 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 151 | 585 | 199 | .340 | 24 | 123 |
| OF | Roy Weatherly | 102 | 363 | 105 | .289 | 3 | 37 |
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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| Soup Campbell | 104 | 328 | 82 | .250 | 3 | 35 |
| Oscar Grimes | 77 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 4 | 24 |
| Gene Desautels | 66 | 189 | 38 | .201 | 1 | 17 |
| Beau Bell | 48 | 104 | 20 | .192 | 0 | 9 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 45 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 1 | 8 |
| Hank Edwards | 16 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 1 | 6 |
| Rusty Peters | 29 | 63 | 13 | .206 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hegan | 16 | 47 | 15 | .319 | 1 | 5 |
| Buck Frierson | 5 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
| Les Fleming | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Vern Freiburger | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Howell | 11 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Oris Hockett | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabian Gaffke | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Workman | 9 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lemon | 5 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Conway | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| George Susce | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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| Bob Feller | 44 | 343.0 | 25 | 13 | 3.15 | 260 |
| Al Milnar | 35 | 229.1 | 12 | 19 | 4.36 | 82 |
| Al Smith | 29 | 206.2 | 12 | 13 | 3.83 | 76 |
| Jim Bagby | 33 | 200.2 | 9 | 15 | 4.04 | 53 |
| Mel Harder | 15 | 68.2 | 5 | 4 | 5.24 | 21 |
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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| Chubby Dean | 8 | 53.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.39 | 14 |
| Ken Jungels | 6 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 6 |
| Cal Dorsett | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.32 | 5 |
| Red Embree | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 4 |
| Nate Andrews | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 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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| Clint Brown | 41 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.27 | 22 |
| Joe Heving | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.29 | 18 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 11 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.10 | 25 |
| Steve Gromek | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.24 | 19 |
Awards and honors
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop
Bob Feller, Pitcher (starter)
Jeff Heath, Outfielder (starter)
Ken Keltner, Third baseman
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A1 | Oklahoma City Indians | Texas League | Rogers Hornsby and Homer Peel |
| A | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | Earl Wolgamot |
| B | Cedar Rapids Raiders | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Ollie Marquardt |
| C | Flint Indians | Michigan State League | Jack Knight |
| C | Charleston Senators | Middle Atlantic League | Ed Hall |
| C | Salina Millers | Western Association | Russ Rollings, Jimmy Payton and John Fitzpatrick |
| D | Thomasville Tommies | North Carolina State League | Jim Gruzdis |
| D | Mansfield Braves | Ohio State League | Alex Chowson |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Ed Dancisak |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, Flint[1]