1941 Cincinnati Reds

88-66 • .571 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1941 Cincinnati Reds went 88-66 (.571) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 616 runs, allowed 564, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank McCormick (17 HR, 97 RBI) and Elmer Riddle (19-4, 2.24 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
3rd Rank
616 R 564 RA
Diff +52

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616 Runs Scored
564 Runs Allowed
+52 Run Diff
654K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 4% below the 1941 league average (.258)
OBP .312 4% below the 1941 league average (.326)
SLG .337 7% below the 1941 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.17 13% better than the 1941 league average (3.64)
Runs Scored 616 6% below the 1941 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 654,405
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Avg per Game 8,283

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Mike McCormick 0.287 2 Frank McCormick 0.269 3 Ival Goodman 0.268 4 Eddie Lukon 0.267 5 Ernie Lombardi 0.264

Home Runs

1 Frank McCormick 17 2 Harry Craft 10 3 Ernie Lombardi 10 4 Lonny Frey 6 5 Eddie Joost 4

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 97 2 Ernie Lombardi 60 3 Harry Craft 59 4 Lonny Frey 59 5 Billy Werber 46
1941 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank McCormick 154 603 77 162 31 5 17 97 40 13 2 0.269
Lonny Frey 146 543 78 138 29 5 6 59 72 37 16 0.254
Eddie Joost 152 537 67 136 25 4 4 40 69 59 9 0.253
Billy Werber 109 418 56 100 9 2 4 46 53 24 14 0.239
Harry Craft 119 413 48 103 15 2 10 59 33 43 4 0.249
Ernie Lombardi 117 398 33 105 12 1 10 60 36 14 1 0.264
Mike McCormick 110 369 52 106 17 3 4 31 30 24 4 0.287
Jim Gleeson 102 301 47 70 10 0 3 34 45 30 7 0.233
Ernie Koy 67 204 24 51 11 2 2 27 14 22 1 0.250
Dick West 67 172 15 37 5 2 1 17 6 23 4 0.215
Chuck Aleno 54 169 23 41 7 3 1 18 11 16 3 0.243
Lloyd Waner 55 164 17 42 4 1 0 6 8 0 0 0.256
Ival Goodman 42 149 14 40 5 2 1 12 16 15 1 0.268
Bucky Walters 39 106 6 20 6 0 0 9 7 13 0 0.189
Jimmy Ripple 38 102 10 22 6 1 1 9 9 4 0 0.216
Eddie Lukon 23 86 6 23 3 0 0 3 6 6 1 0.267
Paul Derringer 29 84 2 13 1 0 0 6 0 15 0 0.155
Johnny Vander Meer 35 76 6 10 1 0 0 4 2 18 0 0.132
Elmer Riddle 33 71 10 16 4 0 0 9 3 11 0 0.225
Bobby Mattick 20 60 8 11 3 0 0 7 8 7 1 0.183
Jim Turner 23 41 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.146
Hank Sauer 9 33 4 10 4 0 0 5 1 4 0 0.303
Gene Thompson 27 30 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.233
Benny Zientara 9 21 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.286
Whitey Moore 23 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Pep Young 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Ray Starr 7 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.182
Joe Beggs 37 10 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.300
Johnny Riddle 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.300
Monte Pearson 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Baker 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Eddie Shokes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Hutchings 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Lamanno 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Logan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Elmer Riddle 2.24 2 Ray Starr 2.65 3 Johnny Vander Meer 2.82 4 Bucky Walters 2.83 5 Jim Turner 3.11

Wins

1 Elmer Riddle 19 2 Bucky Walters 19 3 Johnny Vander Meer 16 4 Paul Derringer 12 5 Gene Thompson 6

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Vander Meer 202 2 Bucky Walters 129 3 Elmer Riddle 80 4 Paul Derringer 76 5 Gene Thompson 46
1941 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bucky Walters 19 15 2.83 37 35 2 302.0 292 95 88 129
Paul Derringer 12 14 3.31 29 28 1 228.1 233 84 54 76
Johnny Vander Meer 16 13 2.82 33 32 0 226.1 172 71 126 202
Elmer Riddle 19 4 2.24 33 22 1 216.2 180 54 59 80
Jim Turner 6 4 3.11 23 10 0 113.0 120 39 24 34
Gene Thompson 6 6 4.87 27 15 1 109.0 117 59 57 46
Whitey Moore 2 1 4.38 23 4 0 61.2 62 30 45 17
Joe Beggs 4 3 3.79 37 0 5 57.0 57 24 27 19
Ray Starr 3 2 2.65 7 4 0 34.0 28 10 6 11
Monte Pearson 1 3 5.18 7 4 0 24.1 22 14 15 8
Johnny Hutchings 0 0 4.09 8 0 0 11.0 12 5 4 5
Bob Logan 0 1 8.10 2 0 0 3.1 5 3 5 0

👥 Roster (35)

Chuck Aleno Bill Baker Joe Beggs Harry Craft Paul Derringer Lonny Frey Jim Gleeson Ival Goodman Johnny Hutchings Eddie Joost Ernie Koy Ray Lamanno +23 more

35 players

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The 1941 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1941 Cincinnati Reds finished 88-66, a .571 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 616 for and 564 against. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .246, 4% worse than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 3.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.64. The 1941 Cincinnati Reds scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (616 against 658).

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 654,405 in attendance, about 8,283 a game. The home run leader was Frank McCormick, who hit 17. The pitching staff's wins leader was Elmer Riddle (19). The strikeout leader was Johnny Vander Meer with 202. In all, the roster shows 35 players. The 1940 season and the 1942 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1941 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1941 Cincinnati Reds finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank McCormick led the 1941 Cincinnati Reds with 17 home runs.
What was the 1941 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1941 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.17.
Did the 1941 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1941 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1941 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank McCormick (17 HR, 97 RBI) and Elmer Riddle (19-4, 2.24 ERA).
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