1941 Boston Braves

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1941 Boston Braves went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 592 runs, allowed 720, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Max West (12 HR, 68 RBI) and Jim Tobin (12-12, 3.10 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
592 R 720 RA
Diff -128

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592 Runs Scored
720 Runs Allowed
-128 Run Diff
326K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 3% below the 1941 league average (.258)
OBP .312 4% below the 1941 league average (.326)
SLG .333 8% below the 1941 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.95 9% worse than the 1941 league average (3.64)
Runs Scored 592 10% below the 1941 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 326,164
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Avg per Game 4,291

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Lloyd Waner 0.412 2 Johnny Cooney 0.319 3 Buddy Hassett 0.296 4 Paul Waner 0.279 5 Max West 0.277

Home Runs

1 Max West 12 2 Babe Dahlgren 7 3 Bama Rowell 7 4 Eddie Miller 6 5 Gene Moore 5

RBI

1 Eddie Miller 68 2 Max West 68 3 Bama Rowell 60 4 Paul Waner 46 5 Sibby Sisti 45
1941 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Miller 154 585 54 140 27 3 6 68 35 72 8 0.239
Sibby Sisti 140 541 72 140 24 3 1 45 38 76 7 0.259
Max West 138 484 63 134 28 4 12 68 72 68 5 0.277
Bama Rowell 138 483 49 129 23 6 7 60 39 36 11 0.267
Johnny Cooney 123 442 52 141 25 2 0 29 27 15 3 0.319
Buddy Hassett 118 405 59 120 9 4 1 33 36 15 10 0.296
Gene Moore 129 397 42 108 17 8 5 43 45 37 5 0.272
Paul Waner 95 294 40 82 10 2 2 46 47 14 1 0.279
Ray Berres 120 279 21 56 10 0 1 19 17 20 2 0.201
Phil Masi 87 180 17 40 8 2 3 18 16 13 4 0.222
Skippy Roberge 55 167 12 36 6 0 0 15 9 18 0 0.216
Babe Dahlgren 44 166 20 39 8 1 7 30 16 13 0 0.235
Frank Demaree 48 113 20 26 5 2 2 15 12 5 2 0.230
Jim Tobin 43 103 6 19 5 0 0 9 10 31 1 0.184
Buddy Gremp 37 75 7 18 3 0 0 10 5 3 0 0.240
Manny Salvo 35 62 3 7 1 0 0 3 10 24 0 0.113
Al Javery 34 58 6 6 0 0 0 4 1 19 0 0.103
Art Johnson 44 55 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.145
Hank Majeski 19 55 5 8 5 0 0 3 1 13 0 0.145
Al Montgomery 42 52 4 10 1 0 0 4 9 8 0 0.192
Lloyd Waner 19 51 7 21 1 0 0 4 2 0 1 0.412
Chet Ross 29 50 1 6 1 0 0 4 9 17 0 0.120
Tom Earley 34 47 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 14 1 0.234
Dick Errickson 38 45 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.178
Whitey Wietelmann 16 33 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Hank LaManna 47 32 6 9 2 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.281
Don Manno 22 30 2 5 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.167
Johnny Hutchings 36 27 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.148
John Dudra 14 25 3 9 3 1 0 3 3 4 0 0.360
Bill Posedel 18 25 1 8 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.320
Earl Averill 8 17 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.118
Joe Sullivan 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.067
Buster Bray 4 11 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.091
Wes Ferrell 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.500
Mel Preibisch 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
George Barnicle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eddie Carnett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Piechota 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Strincevich 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Tom Earley 2.53 2 Jim Tobin 3.10 3 Art Johnson 3.53 4 Manny Salvo 4.06 5 Joe Sullivan 4.13

Wins

1 Jim Tobin 12 2 Al Javery 10 3 Art Johnson 7 4 Manny Salvo 7 5 Tom Earley 6

Strikeouts

1 Art Johnson 70 2 Manny Salvo 67 3 Jim Tobin 61 4 Tom Earley 54 5 Al Javery 54
1941 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Tobin 12 12 3.10 33 26 0 238.0 229 82 60 61
Manny Salvo 7 16 4.06 35 27 0 195.0 192 88 93 67
Art Johnson 7 15 3.53 43 18 1 183.1 189 72 71 70
Dick Errickson 6 12 4.78 38 23 1 165.2 192 88 62 45
Al Javery 10 11 4.31 34 23 1 160.2 181 77 65 54
Tom Earley 6 8 2.53 33 13 3 138.2 120 39 46 54
Johnny Hutchings 1 6 4.14 36 7 2 95.2 110 44 22 36
Hank LaManna 5 4 5.33 35 4 1 72.2 77 43 56 23
Bill Posedel 4 4 4.87 18 9 0 57.1 61 31 30 10
Joe Sullivan 2 2 4.13 16 2 0 52.1 60 24 26 11
Wes Ferrell 2 1 5.14 4 3 0 14.0 13 8 9 10
George Barnicle 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 6.2 5 5 4 2
Nick Strincevich 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 3.1 7 4 6 1
Eddie Carnett 0 0 20.25 2 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 2
Al Piechota 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Earl Averill George Barnicle Ray Berres Buster Bray Eddie Carnett Johnny Cooney Babe Dahlgren Frank Demaree John Dudra Tom Earley Dick Errickson Wes Ferrell +27 more

39 players

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The 1941 Boston Braves in brief

The 1941 Boston Braves finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 592 scored against 720 allowed (-128). The team batting average of .250 was 3% below the 1941 league mark of .258. The staff ERA of 3.95 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.64. The 592 runs scored compare with a league average of 658 per club, 10% fewer.

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 326,164 in attendance, about 4,291 a game. For power, Max West led the way with 12 homers. The hits leader was Johnny Cooney with 141. Jim Tobin was the top winner, with 12 victories. Art Johnson struck out 70, the most on the club. The 1941 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Boston Braves

What was the 1941 Boston Braves record?
The 1941 Boston Braves finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Boston Braves in home runs?
Max West led the 1941 Boston Braves with 12 home runs.
What was the 1941 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1941 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1941 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Boston Braves play?
The 1941 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1941 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Max West (12 HR, 68 RBI) and Jim Tobin (12-12, 3.10 ERA).
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