1941 Philadelphia Phillies

43-111 • .279 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies went 43-111 (.279) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 501 runs, allowed 793, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Danny Litwhiler (18 HR, 66 RBI) and Tommy Hughes (9-14, 4.45 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

43 Wins
111 Losses
.279 Win %
8th Rank
501 R 793 RA
Diff -292

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501 Runs Scored
793 Runs Allowed
-292 Run Diff
294K Attendance

📈 vs. 1941 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 6% below the 1941 league average (.258)
OBP .306 6% below the 1941 league average (.326)
SLG .331 8% below the 1941 league average (.361)
Team ERA 4.50 24% worse than the 1941 league average (3.64)
Runs Scored 501 24% below the 1941 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 294,143
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Avg per Game 3,870

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1941

Batting Avg

1 Nick Etten 0.311 2 Danny Litwhiler 0.305 3 Joe Marty 0.268 4 Merrill May 0.267 5 Bobby Bragan 0.251

Home Runs

1 Danny Litwhiler 18 2 Nick Etten 14 3 Bennie Warren 9 4 Joe Marty 8 5 Bobby Bragan 4

RBI

1 Nick Etten 79 2 Bobby Bragan 69 3 Danny Litwhiler 66 4 Joe Marty 39 5 Merrill May 39
1941 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny Litwhiler 151 590 72 180 29 6 18 66 39 43 1 0.305
Bobby Bragan 154 557 37 140 19 3 4 69 26 29 7 0.251
Nick Etten 151 540 78 168 27 4 14 79 82 33 9 0.311
Merrill May 142 490 46 131 17 4 0 39 55 30 2 0.267
Stan Benjamin 129 480 47 113 20 7 3 27 20 81 17 0.235
Joe Marty 137 477 60 128 19 3 8 39 51 41 6 0.268
Danny Murtaugh 85 347 34 76 8 1 0 11 26 31 18 0.219
Bennie Warren 121 345 34 74 13 2 9 35 44 66 0 0.214
Johnny Rizzo 99 235 20 51 9 2 4 24 24 34 1 0.217
Emmett Mueller 93 233 21 53 11 1 1 22 22 24 2 0.227
Mickey Livingston 95 207 16 42 6 1 0 18 20 38 2 0.203
Hal Marnie 61 158 12 38 3 3 0 11 13 25 0 0.241
Chuck Klein 50 73 6 9 0 0 1 3 10 6 0 0.123
Johnny Podgajny 35 62 1 8 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.129
Bill Nagel 17 56 2 8 1 1 0 6 3 14 0 0.143
Tommy Hughes 37 55 5 11 1 0 0 2 3 13 0 0.200
Cy Blanton 28 51 0 6 0 0 0 2 3 15 0 0.118
Si Johnson 39 47 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.149
Ike Pearson 46 40 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.125
Lee Grissom 29 36 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.167
Boom-Boom Beck 34 25 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.120
Lefty Hoerst 37 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.182
Jim Carlin 16 21 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 0 0.143
Rube Melton 25 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.105
Paul Busby 10 16 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.312
Bill Harman 15 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.071
Bill Crouch 20 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.091
George Jumonville 6 7 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.429
Roy Bruner 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Paul Masterson 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dale Jones 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Gene Lambert 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wally Millies 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vito Tamulis 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1941

ERA

1 Ike Pearson 3.57 2 Lee Grissom 3.97 3 Bill Crouch 4.42 4 Tommy Hughes 4.45 5 Cy Blanton 4.51

Wins

1 Tommy Hughes 9 2 Johnny Podgajny 9 3 Cy Blanton 6 4 Si Johnson 5 5 Ike Pearson 4

Strikeouts

1 Si Johnson 80 2 Lee Grissom 74 3 Cy Blanton 64 4 Tommy Hughes 59 5 Rube Melton 57
1941 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Podgajny 9 12 4.62 34 24 0 181.1 191 93 70 53
Tommy Hughes 9 14 4.45 34 24 0 170.0 187 84 82 59
Cy Blanton 6 13 4.51 28 25 0 163.2 186 82 57 64
Si Johnson 5 12 4.52 39 21 2 163.1 207 82 54 80
Ike Pearson 4 14 3.57 46 10 6 136.0 139 54 70 38
Lee Grissom 2 13 3.97 29 18 0 131.1 120 58 70 74
Lefty Hoerst 3 10 5.20 37 11 0 105.2 111 61 50 33
Boom-Boom Beck 1 9 4.63 34 7 0 95.1 104 49 35 34
Rube Melton 1 5 4.73 25 5 0 83.2 81 44 47 57
Bill Crouch 2 3 4.42 20 5 1 59.0 65 29 17 26
Roy Bruner 0 3 4.91 13 1 0 29.1 37 16 25 13
Bill Harman 0 0 4.85 5 0 0 13.0 15 7 8 3
Vito Tamulis 0 1 9.00 6 1 0 12.0 21 12 7 5
Paul Masterson 1 0 4.76 2 1 0 11.1 11 6 6 8
Gene Lambert 0 1 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 11 2 2 3
Dale Jones 0 1 7.56 2 1 0 8.1 13 7 6 2

👥 Roster (34)

Boom-Boom Beck Stan Benjamin Cy Blanton Bobby Bragan Roy Bruner Paul Busby Jim Carlin Bill Crouch Nick Etten Lee Grissom Bill Harman Lefty Hoerst +22 more

34 players

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The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies won 43 games and lost 111, ending up 8th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 501 runs and allowed 793, a run differential of -292. Against a league average of .258, the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies batted .244. The staff ERA of 4.50 was 24% worse than the league average of 3.64. The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies scored 24% fewer runs than the average club (501 against 658).

The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 294,143 in attendance, about 3,870 a game. Danny Litwhiler led the club in home runs with 18. Nick Etten drove in a team-high 79 runs. On the mound, Johnny Podgajny won 9 games to lead the staff. Si Johnson struck out 80, the most on the club. The 1941 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies finished 43-111 (.279 win pct).
Who led the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Danny Litwhiler led the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies with 18 home runs.
What was the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1941 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1941 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Litwhiler (18 HR, 66 RBI) and Tommy Hughes (9-14, 4.45 ERA).
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