1941 Cincinnati Reds season

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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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.

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

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
3B	Werber, BillyBilly Werber	109	418	100	.239	4	46
OF	McCormick, MikeMike McCormick	110	369	106	.287	4	31

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
West, DickDick West	67	172	37	.215	1	17
Ripple, JimmyJimmy Ripple	38	102	22	.216	1	9
Lukon, EddieEddie Lukon	23	86	23	.267	0	3

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
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	29	228.1	12	14	3.31	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

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
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	37	4	3	5	3.79	19

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