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1941 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1941 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 88–66, 12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1941 Cincinnati Reds
National League
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
88–66 (.571)
3rd
Powel Crosley Jr.
Warren Giles
Bill McKechnie
WCPO(Harry Hartman)WSAI(Roger Baker, Dick Bray)
Seasons

The 1941 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 88–66, 12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

December 12, 1940: Milt Shoffner was traded by the Reds to the New York Giants for Wayne Ambler.
Prior to 1941 season: Grant Dunlap was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.

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

.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}1941 National League recordvteSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.

1941 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers
36,43 Joe Beggs
30 Paul Derringer
40 Johnny Hutchings
40 Bob Logan
35 Whitey Moore
32 Monte Pearson
41 Elmer Riddle
37 Ray Starr
39 Junior Thompson
34 Jim Turner
33 Johnny Vander Meer
31 Bucky Walters		Catchers
6 Bill Baker
9 Ray Lamanno
4 Ernie Lombardi
7 Johnny Riddle
5 Dick West
Infielders

16 Chuck Aleno 11 Lonny Frey 17 Eddie Joost 15 Bobby Mattick 10 Frank McCormick 18 Billy Werber 12 Pep Young 12 Benny Zientara | | Outfielders 23 Harry Craft 21 Jim Gleeson 24 Ival Goodman 25 Ernie Koy 26 Eddie Lukon 20 Mike McCormick 22 Jimmy Ripple 28 Hank Sauer 27 Lloyd Waner Other batters

19 Eddie Shokes | | Manager 1 Bill McKechnie Coaches

3 Jewel Ens 2 Hank Gowdy |

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates team leader

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	Ernie Lombardi	117	398	105	.264	10	60
1B	Frank McCormick	154	603	162	.269	17	97
2B	Lonny Frey	146	543	138	.254	6	59
SS	Eddie Joost	152	537	136	.253	4	40
3B	Billy Werber	109	418	100	.239	4	46
OF	Mike McCormick	110	369	106	.287	4	31
OF	Harry Craft	119	413	103	.249	10	59
OF	Jim Gleeson	102	301	70	.233	3	34

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
Ernie Koy	67	204	51	.250	2	27
Dick West	67	172	37	.215	1	17
Chuck Aleno	54	169	41	.243	1	18
Lloyd Waner	55	164	42	.256	0	6
Ival Goodman	42	149	40	.268	1	12
Jimmy Ripple	38	102	22	.216	1	9
Eddie Lukon	23	86	23	.267	0	3
Bobby Mattick	20	60	11	.183	0	7
Hank Sauer	9	33	10	.303	0	5
Benny Zientara	9	21	6	.286	0	2
Pep Young	4	12	2	.167	0	0
Johnny Riddle	10	10	3	.300	0	0
Bill Baker	2	1	0	.000	0	0
Eddie Shokes	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Ray Lamanno	1	0	0	----	0	0

Column 1	Column 2
	= Indicates league leader

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bucky Walters	37	302.0	19	15	2.83	129
Paul Derringer	29	228.1	12	14	3.31	76
Johnny Vander Meer	33	226.1	16	13	2.82	202
Elmer Riddle	33	216.2	19	4	2.24	80

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Turner	23	113.0	6	4	3.11	34
Gene Thompson	27	109.0	6	6	4.87	46
Whitey Moore	23	61.2	2	1	4.38	17
Ray Starr	7	34.0	3	2	2.65	11
Monte Pearson	7	24.1	1	3	5.18	8

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Beggs	37	4	3	5	3.79	19
Johnny Hutchings	8	0	0	0	4.09	5
Bob Logan	2	0	1	0	8.10	0

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Red Killefer
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Oscar Roettger
B	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Cap Crossley
C	Tucson Cowboys	Arizona–Texas League	Lester "Pat" Patterson
C	Riverside Reds	California League	Einar Sorensen
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Bill McCorry
D	Cordele Bees	Georgia–Florida League	Bill Morrell
D	Wichita Falls Spudders	West Texas–New Mexico League	Sammy Hale and Neal Rabe

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia, Tucson, Ogden

Riverside franchise folded, June 29, 1941

1941 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

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