1941 Chicago Cubs season

The 1941 Chicago Cubs season was the 70th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 66th in the National League and the 26th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth in the National League with a record of 70–84.

1941 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	James T. Gallagher
Manager(s)	Jimmie Wilson
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WJJD (Alan Hale, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten, Jimmy Dudley)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1941 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
• September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract by the Cubs from the Cardinals was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals.[1]

Roster

1941 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 22 Dizzy Dean 41 Vallie Eaves 32 Paul Erickson 14 Larry French 20 Hank Gornicki 20 Emil Kush  3 Walt Lanfranconi 11 Bill Lee 17 Russ Meers 25 Jake Mooty 23 Vern Olsen 41 Vance Page 13 Claude Passeau 40 Tot Pressnell 4,16,18 Wimpy Quinn 14,16 Ken Raffensberger 17 Charlie Root  7 Johnny Schmitz		Catchers 24 Greek George 5,21 Clyde McCullough 33 Bob Scheffing Infielders 16 Babe Dahlgren  6 Stan Hack  4 Billy Herman 12 Johnny Hudson 35 Lennie Merullo 5,10 Billy Myers 12 Rip Russell 15 Lou Stringer 28 Bobby Sturgeon 27 Eddie Waitkus		Outfielders 44 Phil Cavarretta 31 Dom Dallessandro  7 Augie Galan  4 Charlie Gilbert 21 Frank Jelincich  9 Hank Leiber  8 Bill Nicholson 19,26 Lou Novikoff 19,29 Barney Olsen Other batters  2 Al Todd		Manager  1 Jimmie Wilson Coaches 38 Kiki Cuyler 22 Dizzy Dean 38 Charlie Grimm 37 Dick Spalding

Player stats

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
1B	Babe Dahlgren	99	359	101	.281	16	59
3B	Stan Hack	151	586	186	.317	7	45
OF	Bill Nicholson	147	532	135	.254	26	98
OF	Dom Dallessandro	140	486	132	.272	6	85

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
Greek George	35	64	10	.156	0	6
Billy Herman	11	36	7	.194	0	0
Lennie Merullo	7	17	6	.353	0	1
Al Todd	6	6	1	.167	0	0

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
Bill Lee	28	167.1	8	14	3.76	62
Larry French	26	138	5	14	4.63	60
Dizzy Dean	1	1	0	0	18.00	1

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
Jake Mooty	33	153.1	8	9	3.35	45
Paul Erickson	32	141	5	7	3.70	85
Vallie Eaves	12	58.2	3	3	3.53	24
Walt Lanfranconi	2	6	0	1	3.00	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
Wimpy Quinn	3	0	0	0	7.20	0
Emil Kush	2	0	0	0	2.25	2
Hank Gornicki	1	0	0	0	4.50	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Jigger Statz
A1	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Roy Johnson
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Don Curry
B	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Milt Stock
C	Bisbee Bees	Arizona-Texas League	Carl Dittmar
C	Stockton Fliers	California League	Keith Frazier
C	Zanesville Cubs	Middle Atlantic League	Jack Warner
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Jack Mealey
D	Lake Charles Skippers	Evangeline League	Jim Lawrence
D	Janesville Cubs	Wisconsin State League	Eddie Stumpf

[2]

References

1. Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1941 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference