1941 Boston Red Sox

84-70 • .545 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1941 Boston Red Sox went 84-70 (.545) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 865 runs, allowed 750, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (37 HR, 120 RBI) and Dick Newsome (19-10, 4.13 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
2nd Rank
865 R 750 RA
Diff +115

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865 Runs Scored
750 Runs Allowed
+115 Run Diff
771K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 6% above the 1941 league average (.266)
OBP .366 7% above the 1941 league average (.341)
SLG .429 10% above the 1941 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.19 1% worse than the 1941 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 865 17% above the 1941 league average (738 R)

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 771,562
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Avg per Game 10,020

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.406 2 Joe Cronin 0.311 3 Pete Fox 0.302 4 Jimmie Foxx 0.300 5 Lou Finney 0.288

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 37 2 Jimmie Foxx 19 3 Joe Cronin 16 4 Bobby Doerr 16 5 Jim Tabor 16

RBI

1 Ted Williams 120 2 Jimmie Foxx 105 3 Jim Tabor 101 4 Joe Cronin 95 5 Bobby Doerr 93
1941 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dom DiMaggio 144 584 117 165 37 6 8 58 90 57 13 0.283
Joe Cronin 143 518 98 161 38 8 16 95 82 55 1 0.311
Bobby Doerr 132 500 74 141 28 4 16 93 43 43 1 0.282
Jim Tabor 126 498 65 139 29 3 16 101 36 48 17 0.279
Lou Finney 127 497 83 143 24 10 4 53 38 17 2 0.288
Jimmie Foxx 135 487 87 146 27 8 19 105 93 103 2 0.300
Ted Williams 143 456 135 185 33 3 37 120 147 27 2 0.406
Frankie Pytlak 106 336 36 91 23 1 2 39 28 19 5 0.271
Pete Fox 73 268 38 81 12 7 0 31 21 32 9 0.302
Johnny Peacock 79 261 28 74 20 1 0 27 21 3 2 0.284
Skeeter Newsome 93 227 28 51 6 0 2 17 22 11 10 0.225
Stan Spence 86 203 22 47 10 3 2 28 18 14 1 0.232
Dick Newsome 36 78 3 19 3 0 0 8 2 22 0 0.244
Charlie Wagner 29 63 5 10 1 0 0 3 3 22 0 0.159
Mickey Harris 35 55 9 6 1 0 0 0 17 25 1 0.109
Joe Dobson 27 47 3 7 0 0 1 6 4 14 0 0.149
Lefty Grove 21 45 6 5 2 0 0 0 4 18 0 0.111
Jack Wilson 27 44 2 7 1 0 0 6 1 8 0 0.159
Mike Ryba 40 37 2 8 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.216
Earl Johnson 17 34 4 10 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.294
Al Flair 10 30 3 6 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0.200
Odell Hale 12 24 5 5 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0.208
Tom Carey 25 21 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.190
Tex Hughson 12 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.059
Emerson Dickman 9 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Bill Fleming 16 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Oscar Judd 10 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.500
Nels Potter 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Herb Hash 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woody Rich 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Charlie Wagner 3.07 2 Mickey Harris 3.25 3 Bill Fleming 3.92 4 Tex Hughson 4.13 5 Dick Newsome 4.13

Wins

1 Dick Newsome 19 2 Joe Dobson 12 3 Charlie Wagner 12 4 Mickey Harris 8 5 Lefty Grove 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Harris 111 2 Joe Dobson 69 3 Dick Newsome 58 4 Jack Wilson 55 5 Lefty Grove 54
1941 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Newsome 19 10 4.13 36 29 0 213.2 235 98 79 58
Mickey Harris 8 14 3.25 35 22 1 194.0 189 70 86 111
Charlie Wagner 12 8 3.07 29 25 0 187.1 175 64 85 51
Joe Dobson 12 5 4.49 27 18 0 134.1 136 67 67 69
Lefty Grove 7 7 4.37 21 21 0 134.0 155 65 42 54
Mike Ryba 7 3 4.46 40 3 6 121.0 143 60 42 54
Jack Wilson 4 13 5.03 27 12 1 116.1 140 65 70 55
Earl Johnson 4 5 4.52 17 12 0 93.2 90 47 51 46
Tex Hughson 5 3 4.13 12 8 0 61.0 70 28 13 22
Bill Fleming 1 1 3.92 16 1 1 41.1 32 18 24 20
Emerson Dickman 1 1 6.39 9 3 0 31.0 37 22 17 16
Nels Potter 2 0 4.50 10 0 0 20.0 21 10 16 6
Oscar Judd 0 0 8.76 7 0 1 12.1 15 12 10 5
Herb Hash 1 0 5.40 4 0 1 8.1 7 5 7 3
Woody Rich 0 0 17.18 2 1 0 3.2 8 7 2 4

👥 Roster (31)

Paul Campbell Tom Carey Joe Cronin Dom DiMaggio Emerson Dickman Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Lou Finney Al Flair Bill Fleming Pete Fox Jimmie Foxx +19 more

31 players

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The 1941 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1941 Boston Red Sox finished 84-70, a .545 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 865 scored against 750 allowed (+115). Against a league average of .266, the 1941 Boston Red Sox batted .283. Pitchers allowed 4.19 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.15. The 1941 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 17% (865 against 738).

Fenway Park II was home in 1941, drawing a total attendance of 771,562. Ted Williams topped the Boston Red Sox with 37 home runs. On the mound, Dick Newsome won 19 games to lead the staff. Mickey Harris struck out 111, the most on the club. The 1941 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1941 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1941 Boston Red Sox finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1941 Boston Red Sox with 37 home runs.
What was the 1941 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1941 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1941 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1941 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1941 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (37 HR, 120 RBI) and Dick Newsome (19-10, 4.13 ERA).
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