1941 Chicago White Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Grace Comiskey | |
General manager | Harry Grabiner | |
Managers | Jimmy Dykes | |
Radio | WGN (AM) (Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley) WJJD (Alan Hale, Pat Flanagan) | |
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The 1941 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 41st season in the major leagues, and their 42nd season overall. They finished with a record of 77–77, good enough for third place in the American League, 24 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Offseason
[edit]- November 6, 1940: Thurman Tucker was purchased by the White Sox from the Oklahoma City Indians.[1]
Regular season
[edit]- May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees began his major league record 56-game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith.[2]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
[edit]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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]- Bill Knickerbocker, 2B
- Luke Appling, SS
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Moose Solters, LF
- Dario Lodigiani, 3B
- Larry Rosenthal, RF
- Mike Kreevich, CF
- Mike Tresh, C
- Bill Dietrich, P
Notable transactions
[edit]- August 1941: Dave Philley was purchased by the White Sox from the Monroe White Sox.[3]
Roster
[edit]1941 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Luke Appling, SS | 154 | 592 | 93 | 186 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 82 | 32 | .314 | 12 |
Ben Chapman, OF | 57 | 190 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 14 | .226 | 2 |
George Dickey, C | 32 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .200 | 0 |
Stan Goletz, PH | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .600 | 0 |
Chet Hajduk, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Myril Hoag, LF,CF | 106 | 380 | 30 | 97 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 29 | .255 | 6 |
Jake Jones, 1B | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy, 3B | 76 | 257 | 16 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 23 | .206 | 5 |
Bill Knickerbocker, 2B | 89 | 343 | 51 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 41 | 27 | .245 | 6 |
Don Kolloway, 2B,1B | 71 | 280 | 33 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 12 | .271 | 11 |
Mike Kreevich, CF | 121 | 436 | 44 | 101 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 26 | .232 | 17 |
Joe Kuhel, 1B | 153 | 600 | 99 | 150 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 70 | 55 | .250 | 20 |
Dario Lodigiani, 3B | 87 | 322 | 39 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 19 | .239 | 0 |
Dave Philley, LF | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .222 | 0 |
Larry Rosenthal, RF,CF | 20 | 59 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .237 | 0 |
Dave Short, LF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Moose Solters, LF | 76 | 251 | 24 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 31 | .259 | 3 |
Mike Tresh, C | 115 | 390 | 38 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 27 | .251 | 1 |
Tom Turner, C | 38 | 126 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 15 | .238 | 2 |
Skeeter Webb, 2B,SS,3B | 29 | 84 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | .190 | 1 |
Taffy Wright, RF | 136 | 513 | 71 | 165 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 97 | 60 | 27 | .322 | 5 |
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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Pete Appleton, P | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
Bill Dietrich, P | 19 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .088 | 0 |
Orval Grove, P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
Jack Hallett, P | 22 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .154 | 0 |
Joe Haynes, P | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | 0 |
Johnny Humphries, P | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .087 | 0 |
Thornton Lee, P | 35 | 114 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | .254 | 0 |
Ted Lyons, P | 22 | 74 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .270 | 0 |
Johnny Rigney, P | 30 | 84 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 27 | .202 | 0 |
Buck Ross, P | 20 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .219 | 0 |
Eddie Smith, P | 34 | 88 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | .216 | 0 |
Team Totals
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156 | 5404 | 638 | 1376 | 245 | 47 | 47 | 567 | 509 | 476 | .255 | 91 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
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Pete Appleton | 0 | 3 | 5.27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 27.1 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 12 |
Bill Dietrich | 5 | 8 | 5.35 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 109.1 | 114 | 73 | 65 | 7 | 50 | 26 |
Orval Grove | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Jack Hallett | 5 | 5 | 6.03 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 74.2 | 96 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 38 | 25 |
Joe Haynes | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
Johnny Humphries | 4 | 2 | 1.84 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 73.1 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 25 |
Thornton Lee | 22 | 11 | 2.37 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 300.1 | 258 | 98 | 79 | 18 | 92 | 130 |
Ted Lyons | 12 | 10 | 3.70 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 187.1 | 199 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 37 | 63 |
Johnny Rigney | 13 | 13 | 3.84 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 237.0 | 224 | 116 | 101 | 21 | 92 | 119 |
Buck Ross | 3 | 8 | 3.16 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 108.1 | 99 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 43 | 30 |
Eddie Smith | 13 | 17 | 3.18 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 263.1 | 243 | 107 | 93 | 13 | 114 | 111 |
Team Totals
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77 | 77 | 3.52 | 156 | 156 | 4 | 1416.0 | 1362 | 649 | 554 | 89 | 521 | 564 |
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thurman Tucker at Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 5, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Dave Philley at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997