1941_Chicago_White_Sox_season
1941 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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.
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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- November 6, 1940: Thurman Tucker was purchased by the White Sox from the Oklahoma City Indians.[1]
- 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
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 51–26 | 50–27 |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 17 | 47–30 | 37–40 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | 0.500 | 24 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 42–35 | 33–44 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- 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
- August 1941: Dave Philley was purchased by the White Sox from the Monroe White Sox.[3]
Roster
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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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Batting
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 |
156 | 5404 | 638 | 1376 | 245 | 47 | 47 | 567 | 509 | 476 | .255 | 91 |
Pitching
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 |
77 | 77 | 3.52 | 156 | 156 | 4 | 1416.0 | 1362 | 649 | 554 | 89 | 521 | 564 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Red Kress |
B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Louis Brower and Johnny Mostil |
C | Saginaw White Sox | Michigan State League | Bill Prince and Wally McMullen |
C | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | Larry Bettencourt |
D | Jonesboro White Sox | Northeast Arkansas League | Johnny Mostil and Bill Prince |
D | Lubbock Hubbers | West Texas–New Mexico League | Charlie Engle |
D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Frank Parenti |
- 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