1941 Philadelphia Athletics

64-90 • .416 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics went 64-90 (.416) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 840, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Sam Chapman (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Jack Knott (13-11, 4.40 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

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
8th Rank
713 R 840 RA
Diff -127

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713 Runs Scored
840 Runs Allowed
-127 Run Diff
658K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 1% above the 1941 league average (.266)
OBP .340 equal to the 1941 league average (.341)
SLG .386 1% below the 1941 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.83 16% worse than the 1941 league average (4.15)
Runs Scored 713 3% below the 1941 league average (738 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 658,331
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Avg per Game 8,549

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Elmer Valo 0.420 2 Dick Siebert 0.334 3 Sam Chapman 0.322 4 Dee Miles 0.312 5 Wally Moses 0.301

Home Runs

1 Sam Chapman 25 2 Bob Johnson 22 3 Frankie Hayes 12 4 Benny McCoy 8 5 Dick Siebert 5

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 107 2 Sam Chapman 106 3 Dick Siebert 79 4 Frankie Hayes 63 5 Benny McCoy 61
1941 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Chapman 143 552 97 178 29 9 25 106 47 49 6 0.322
Bob Johnson 149 552 98 152 30 8 22 107 95 75 6 0.275
Pete Suder 139 531 45 130 20 9 4 52 19 47 1 0.245
Al Brancato 144 530 60 124 20 9 2 49 59 49 1 0.234
Benny McCoy 141 517 86 140 12 7 8 61 95 50 3 0.271
Dick Siebert 123 467 63 156 28 8 5 79 37 22 1 0.334
Frankie Hayes 126 439 66 123 27 4 12 63 62 56 2 0.280
Wally Moses 116 438 78 132 31 4 4 35 62 27 3 0.301
Eddie Collins 80 219 29 53 6 3 0 12 20 24 2 0.242
Dee Miles 80 170 14 53 7 1 0 15 4 8 0 0.312
Hal Wagner 46 131 18 29 8 2 1 15 19 9 1 0.221
Crash Davis 39 105 8 23 3 0 0 8 11 16 0 0.219
Fred Chapman 35 69 1 11 1 0 0 4 4 15 1 0.159
Phil Marchildon 30 66 4 11 0 1 0 5 7 17 0 0.167
Jack Knott 27 65 6 5 0 0 0 4 8 39 0 0.077
Les McCrabb 26 56 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 13 0 0.143
Elmer Valo 15 50 13 21 0 1 2 6 4 2 0 0.420
Bill Beckmann 22 47 1 9 1 0 0 4 3 10 0 0.191
Tom Ferrick 36 44 6 9 4 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.205
Lum Harris 33 40 1 11 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.275
Chubby Dean 27 37 0 9 2 0 0 9 4 3 0 0.243
Don Richmond 9 35 3 7 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 0.200
Bump Hadley 25 31 4 4 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.129
Johnny Babich 16 25 2 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.400
Al Simmons 9 24 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.125
Fred Caligiuri 5 20 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 0.200
Al Rubeling 6 19 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.263
Felix Mackiewicz 5 14 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Dick Fowler 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Porter Vaughan 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Nels Potter 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.167
Herman Besse 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Roger Wolff 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Eric Tipton 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John Leovich 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ray Poole 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rankin Johnson 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Buck Ross 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tex Shirley 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Tobin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Fred Caligiuri 2.93 2 Phil Marchildon 3.57 3 Tom Ferrick 3.77 4 Jack Knott 4.40 5 Bill Beckmann 4.57

Wins

1 Jack Knott 13 2 Phil Marchildon 10 3 Les McCrabb 9 4 Tom Ferrick 8 5 Bill Beckmann 5

Strikeouts

1 Phil Marchildon 74 2 Jack Knott 54 3 Lum Harris 49 4 Les McCrabb 40 5 Bump Hadley 31
1941 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Marchildon 10 15 3.57 30 27 0 204.1 188 81 118 74
Jack Knott 13 11 4.40 27 26 0 194.1 212 95 81 54
Les McCrabb 9 13 5.49 26 23 2 157.1 188 96 49 40
Lum Harris 4 4 4.78 33 10 2 131.2 134 70 51 49
Bill Beckmann 5 9 4.57 22 15 1 130.0 141 66 33 28
Tom Ferrick 8 10 3.77 36 4 7 119.1 130 50 33 30
Bump Hadley 4 6 5.01 25 9 3 102.1 131 57 47 31
Johnny Babich 2 7 6.09 16 14 0 78.1 85 53 31 19
Chubby Dean 2 4 6.19 18 7 0 75.2 90 52 35 22
Fred Caligiuri 2 2 2.93 5 5 0 43.0 45 14 14 7
Dick Fowler 1 2 3.38 4 3 0 24.0 26 9 8 8
Nels Potter 1 1 9.26 10 3 2 23.1 35 24 16 7
Porter Vaughan 0 2 7.94 5 3 0 22.2 32 20 12 6
Herman Besse 2 0 10.07 6 2 0 19.2 28 22 12 8
Roger Wolff 0 2 3.18 2 2 0 17.0 15 6 4 2
Rankin Johnson 1 0 3.60 7 0 0 10.0 14 4 3 0
Tex Shirley 0 1 2.45 5 0 1 7.1 8 2 6 1
Buck Ross 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 4.0 10 8 2 0
Pat Tobin 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 4 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Johnny Babich Bill Beckmann Herman Besse Al Brancato Fred Caligiuri Fred Chapman Sam Chapman Eddie Collins Crash Davis Chubby Dean Tom Ferrick Dick Fowler +28 more

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The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics won 64 games and lost 90, ending up 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 713 scored against 840 allowed (-127). The team batting average of .268 was 1% above the 1941 league mark of .266. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.15. The 713 runs scored compare with a league average of 738 per club, 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 658,331 fans came through the gates. For power, Sam Chapman led the way with 25 homers. Bob Johnson drove in a team-high 107 runs. On the mound, Jack Knott won 13 games to lead the staff. Phil Marchildon struck out 74, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Sam Chapman led the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics with 25 home runs.
What was the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.83.
Did the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1941 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1941 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Chapman (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Jack Knott (13-11, 4.40 ERA).
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