1941 Chicago White Sox

77-77 • .500 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1941 Chicago White Sox went 77-77 (.500) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 638 runs, allowed 649, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Joe Kuhel (12 HR, 63 RBI) and Thornton Lee (22-11, 2.37 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

77 Wins
77 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
638 R 649 RA
Diff -11

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638 Runs Scored
649 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
681K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 4% below the 1941 league average (.266)
OBP .321 6% below the 1941 league average (.341)
SLG .343 12% below the 1941 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.52 15% better than the 1941 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 638 14% below the 1941 league average (738 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 681,152
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Avg per Game 8,622

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Taffy Wright 0.322 2 Luke Appling 0.314 3 Don Kolloway 0.271 4 Ted Lyons 0.270 5 Moose Solters 0.259

Home Runs

1 Joe Kuhel 12 2 Taffy Wright 10 3 Bill Knickerbocker 7 4 Dario Lodigiani 4 5 Moose Solters 4

RBI

1 Taffy Wright 97 2 Joe Kuhel 63 3 Luke Appling 57 4 Myril Hoag 44 5 Moose Solters 43
1941 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Kuhel 153 600 99 150 39 5 12 63 70 55 20 0.250
Luke Appling 154 592 93 186 26 8 1 57 82 32 12 0.314
Taffy Wright 136 513 71 165 35 5 10 97 60 27 5 0.322
Mike Kreevich 121 436 44 101 16 8 0 37 35 26 17 0.232
Mike Tresh 115 390 38 98 10 1 0 33 38 27 1 0.251
Myril Hoag 106 380 30 97 13 3 1 44 27 29 6 0.255
Bill Knickerbocker 89 343 51 84 23 2 7 29 41 27 6 0.245
Dario Lodigiani 87 322 39 77 19 2 4 40 31 19 0 0.239
Don Kolloway 71 280 33 76 8 3 3 24 6 12 11 0.271
Bob Kennedy 76 257 16 53 9 3 1 29 17 23 5 0.206
Moose Solters 76 251 24 65 9 4 4 43 18 31 3 0.259
Ben Chapman 57 190 26 43 9 1 2 19 19 14 2 0.226
Tom Turner 38 126 7 30 5 0 0 8 9 15 2 0.238
Thornton Lee 35 114 7 29 5 0 0 8 4 20 0 0.254
Eddie Smith 34 88 6 19 4 0 0 3 8 19 0 0.216
Johnny Rigney 30 84 8 17 1 1 0 5 6 27 0 0.202
Skeeter Webb 29 84 7 16 2 0 0 6 3 9 1 0.190
Ted Lyons 22 74 8 20 2 0 0 6 2 6 0 0.270
Larry Rosenthal 20 59 9 14 4 0 0 1 12 5 0 0.237
George Dickey 32 55 6 11 1 0 2 8 5 7 0 0.200
Bill Dietrich 19 34 4 3 1 0 0 1 7 11 0 0.088
Buck Ross 20 32 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.219
Jack Hallett 22 26 2 4 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0.154
Johnny Humphries 14 23 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.087
Joe Haynes 8 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
Jake Jones 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dave Philley 7 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.222
Dave Short 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Stan Goletz 5 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.600
Pete Appleton 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Orval Grove 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chet Hajduk 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Johnny Humphries 1.84 2 Thornton Lee 2.37 3 Buck Ross 3.16 4 Eddie Smith 3.18 5 Ted Lyons 3.70

Wins

1 Thornton Lee 22 2 Johnny Rigney 13 3 Eddie Smith 13 4 Ted Lyons 12 5 Bill Dietrich 5

Strikeouts

1 Thornton Lee 130 2 Johnny Rigney 119 3 Eddie Smith 111 4 Ted Lyons 63 5 Buck Ross 30
1941 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Thornton Lee 22 11 2.37 35 34 1 300.1 258 79 92 130
Eddie Smith 13 17 3.18 34 33 1 263.1 243 93 114 111
Johnny Rigney 13 13 3.84 30 29 0 237.0 224 101 92 119
Ted Lyons 12 10 3.70 22 22 0 187.1 199 77 37 63
Bill Dietrich 5 8 5.35 19 15 0 109.1 114 65 50 26
Buck Ross 3 8 3.16 20 11 0 108.1 99 38 43 30
Jack Hallett 5 5 6.03 22 6 0 74.2 96 50 38 25
Johnny Humphries 4 2 1.84 14 6 1 73.1 63 15 22 25
Joe Haynes 0 0 3.86 8 0 0 28.0 30 12 11 18
Pete Appleton 0 3 5.27 13 0 1 27.1 27 16 17 12
Orval Grove 0 0 10.29 2 0 0 7.0 9 8 5 5

👥 Roster (32)

Pete Appleton Luke Appling Ben Chapman George Dickey Bill Dietrich Stan Goletz Orval Grove Chet Hajduk Jack Hallett Joe Haynes Myril Hoag Johnny Humphries +20 more

32 players

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The 1941 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1941 Chicago White Sox reads 77 wins and 77 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 638 scored against 649 allowed (-11). The team batting average of .254 was 4% below the 1941 league mark of .266. The staff ERA of 3.52 was 15% better than the league average of 4.15. The 1941 Chicago White Sox scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (638 against 738).

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 681,152 in attendance, about 8,622 a game. Joe Kuhel led the club in home runs with 12. Taffy Wright led in RBI with 97. Luke Appling collected the most hits, 186. On the mound, Thornton Lee won 22 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1941 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1941 Chicago White Sox finished 77-77 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Joe Kuhel led the 1941 Chicago White Sox with 12 home runs.
What was the 1941 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1941 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1941 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1941 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1941 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Kuhel (12 HR, 63 RBI) and Thornton Lee (22-11, 2.37 ERA).
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