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
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WSAI (Sam Balter, Al Stephens) WCPO (Harry Hartman) WLW (Roger Baker, Dick Bray)
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Offseason

• December 12, 1940: Milt Shoffner was traded by the Reds to the New York Giants for Wayne Ambler.[1]
• Prior to 1941 season: Grant Dunlap was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[2]

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

• June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]

Roster

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

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
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

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
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

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
Bucky Walters	37	302	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

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
Jim Turner	23	113	6	4	3.11	34
Gene Thompson	27	109	6	6	4.87	46
Whitey Moore	23	61.2	2	1	4.38	17
Ray Starr	7	34	3	2	2.65	11
Monte Pearson	7	24.1	1	3	5.18	8

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
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

Farm system

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[4]

References

1. Milt Shoffner page at Baseball Reference
2. Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference
3. Jimmy Ripple page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1941 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference