1941 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League with a record of 81–73, 19 games behind the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch |
Local radio | KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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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 | — |
Game log
1941 Game Log: 81–73 (Home: 45–32; Away: 36–41) | ||||||||
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April: 3–10 (Home: 2–3; Away: 1–7)
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May: 11–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–7)
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June: 14–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–5)
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July: 22–9 (Home: 13–3; Away: 9–6)
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August: 18–15 (Home: 5–4; Away: 13–11)
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September: 13–16 (Home: 13–11; Away: 0–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
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 | Al Lopez | 114 | 317 | 84 | .265 | 5 | 43 |
1B | Elbie Fletcher | 151 | 521 | 150 | .288 | 11 | 74 |
2B | Frankie Gustine | 121 | 463 | 125 | .270 | 1 | 46 |
3B | Lee Handley | 124 | 459 | 132 | .288 | 0 | 33 |
SS | Arky Vaughan | 106 | 374 | 118 | .316 | 6 | 38 |
LF | Maurice Van Robays | 129 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 4 | 78 |
CF | Vince DiMaggio | 151 | 528 | 141 | .267 | 21 | 100 |
RF | Bob Elliott | 141 | 527 | 144 | .273 | 3 | 76 |
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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Bill Baker | 35 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 6 |
Billy Cox | 10 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 2 |
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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Rip Sewell | 39 | 249 | 14 | 17 | 3.72 | 76 |
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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Joe Bowman | 18 | 69.1 | 3 | 2 | 2.99 | 22 |
Russ Bauers | 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.54 | 20 |
Bill Brandt | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 |
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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Mace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Arky Vaughan, starter, SS
- Bob Elliott, reserve
- Al López, reserve
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in RBI (100)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.421)
- NL leader in losses (17)
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Specs Toporcer |
B | Harrisburg Senators | Interstate League | Les Bell |
C | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | Canadian–American League | Buster Blakeney |
C | Hutchinson Pirates | Western Association | Johnny Gooch |
D | Moultrie Packers | Georgia–Florida League | Buzz Arlitt |
D | Oil City Oilers | Pennsylvania State Association | George Norton |
D | London Pirates | PONY League | Jimmy Jordan |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg
Notes
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
References
- 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.