The 1941 Boston Red Sox season was the 41st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 17 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1941 World Series.

The Red Sox featured five future Hall of Famers: player-manager Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, and Ted Williams.

Offseason Prior to 1941 season: Virgil Stallcup was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference

Regular season Williams was one of the biggest stories of the 1941 major league season, becoming, , the last player to bat .400 (batting .406) in a full season. He led an offense that scored the most runs of any major league team. During the season, Williams reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

Transactions September 8: The Red Sox announce that they have purchased shortstop Johnny Pesky from the Louisville Colonels and shortstop Eddie Pellagrini from the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup   7 Dom DiMaggio     CF  8 Lou Finney RF12 Pete Fox LF  3 Jimmie Foxx 1B  4 Joe Cronin SS  1 Bobby Doerr 2B  5 Jim Tabor 3B  2 Frankie Pytlak     C10 Lefty Grove P

Roster 1941 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (First base) (Third base) (Pitching)

Player stats Note: Stats in brackets are derived from Retrosheet which differ from official MLB stats.

Batting = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Starters by position Abbreviations: Pos=Position; GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage Pos Player GP ABR H2B3B HR RBIBB AVGOBPSLGReferences C 107 336 (339) 36 91 23 1 2 39 28 (30) .271 (.268) .329 (.330).363 (.360) 1B 135 487 87 146 27 8 19 105 (104) 93 .300 .412.505 2B 132 500 74 141 28 4 16 93 (91) 43 .282 .339.450 SS 143 518 98 161 38 8 16 95 (96) 82 .311 .406.508 3B 126 498 65 139 29 3 16 101 (103) 36 .279 .328.446 OF 143 456 135185 33337 120 (119)145 (147).406 .551 (.553).735 OF 127 497 83 143 2410 4 53 (54) 38 .288 .340.400 OF 144 584 117 165 376 8 5890 .283 .385.408

Other batters Abbreviations: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage Player GP ABR H2B3B HR RBIBB AVGOBPSLGReferences 73 268 38 81 127 0 3121 .302 .357.399 78 261 (258) 28 74 201 0 27 (26)21 (19) .284 (.287) .339 (.338).368 (.372) 93 227 28 51 60 2 1722 (20) .225 .296 (.290).278 86 203 22 47 103 2 2818 .232 .304.340 10 30 3 6 21 0 21 .200 .226.333 12 24 5 5 2 0 1 1 3 .208 .296.417 25 21 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 .190 .190.190 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 (─) .000 (─).000 (─)

Pitchers Abbreviations: GP=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting average; OBP=On base percentage; SLG=Slugging percentage Player GP ABR H2B3B HR RBIBB AVGOBPSLGReferences Dick Newsome 36 78 3 19 30 0 82 .244 .263.282 Charlie Wagner 2963 5101 0 03 3.159.197.175 Mickey Harris 3555 961 0 00 17.109.319.127 Joe Dobson 2747 370 0 16 4.149.216.213 Lefty Grove 2145 652 0 00 4.111.184.156 Jack Wilson 2744 271 0 06 1.159.178.182 Mike Ryba 4037 282 0 04 2.216.256.270 Earl Johnson 1734 4100 0 02 2.294.333.294

Pitching Note: GP=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average

Starting pitchers PlayerGPGSIPHBBRERSOWLSVERAReferences36292357911598 (97)58191004.13 (4.09)Mickey Harris3522194 ()18986 (87)8670111 (110)81413.25 (3.24)2925175857664 (62)5112803.07 (2.98)Joe Dobson27181366770676912504.492121134 ()155428465 (64)547704.37 (4.29)Jack Wilson2712140708265 (64)55 (54)41315.03 (4.95)Mike Ryba403121 ()1434272 (73)60 (61)547364.46 (4.55)1712905157 (56)47 (46)464504.52 (4.42)Tex Hughson128617013302822 (24)5304.13Bill Fleming16132242118 (17)201113.92 (3.70)Emerson Dickman93313717 (16)2322161106.39Woody Rich218277400017.18

Relief pitchers Note: GP=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average Player GPGSIPHBBRER SO W L SV ERAReferences 10 020 ()21161010 6 (5) 2 0 0 4.50 (4.58) 7 015101212 5 0 0 1 8.76 4 07755 3 1 0 1 5.40

Awards and honors Ted Williams, 20th-century record, Highest on-base percentage in one season (.553)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

All-Stars Joe Cronin starting SS Dom DiMaggio reserve Bobby Doerr starting 2B Jimmie Foxx reserve Ted Williams starting LF

League top five finishers Dom DiMaggio

Third in MLB in Runs Scored (117).

Dick Newsome

Fifth in MLB in Wins (19).

Third in AL in Wins.

Charlie Wagner 3 in AL in ERA (3.07)

Ted Williams AL leader, reached base safely in 69 consecutive games. MLB leader in batting average (.406). MLB leader in home runs (37). MLB leader in runs scored (135). MLB leader in on-base percentage (.553). MLB leader in slugging percentage (.735). MLB leader in walks drawn (145). 4 in AL in RBI (120)

Farm system

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1941 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1941 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com