1941 Boston Braves season

The 1941 Boston Braves season was the 71st season of the franchise, and saw the team revert to the “Braves” moniker after five seasons playing under the name of “Boston Bees”. The Braves finished seventh in the National League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.

1941 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	62–92 (.403)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	J.A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local television	none
Local radio	WAAB (Jim Britt)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	100	54	0.649	—	52–25	48–29
St. Louis Cardinals	97	56	0.634	2½	53–24	44–32
Cincinnati Reds	88	66	0.571	12	45–34	43–32
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	73	0.526	19	45–32	36–41
New York Giants	74	79	0.484	25½	38–39	36–40
Chicago Cubs	70	84	0.455	30	38–39	32–45
Boston Braves	62	92	0.403	38	32–44	30–48
Philadelphia Phillies	43	111	0.279	57	23–52	20–59

Record vs. opponents

1941 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	4–18–2	11–11	9–13	6–16	14–8	10–12	8–14
Brooklyn	18–4–2	—	13–9	14–8	14–8	18–4	12–10	11–11–1
Chicago	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	9–13	14–8–1	9–13	10–12
Cincinnati	13–9	8–14	14–8	—	15–7	16–6	12–10	10–12
New York	16–6	8–14	13–9	7–15	—	16–6	8–14–2	6–15–1
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14–1	6–16	6–16	—	6–16	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–10	10–12	13–9	10–12	14–8–2	16–6	—	6–16
St. Louis	14–8	11–11–1	12–10	12–10	15–6–1	17–5	16–6	—

Notable transactions

• September 20, 1941: Nanny Fernandez was purchased by the Braves from the San Francisco Seals.[1]

Roster

1941 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 27 George Barnicle 20 Eddie Carnett 26 Tom Earley 19 Dick Errickson 30 Wes Ferrell 5,28 Johnny Hutchings 18 Al Javery 29 Art Johnson 24 Frank LaManna 28 Al Piechota 17 Bill Posedel 23 Manny Salvo 25 Nick Strincevich 21 Joe Sullivan 22 Jim Tobin		Catchers 11 Ray Berres 10 Phil Masi 27 Al Montgomery Infielders  5 Babe Dahlgren -- John Dudra 34 Buddy Gremp  2 Buddy Hassett -- Hank Majeski  7 Eddie Miller  3 Skippy Roberge 16 Bama Rowell  1 Sibby Sisti 15 Whitey Wietelmann		Outfielders  3 Earl Averill -- Buster Bray  9 Johnny Cooney 20 Frank Demaree 35 Don Manno  8 Gene Moore 36 Mel Preibisch  6 Chet Ross 17 Lloyd Waner 31,37 Paul Waner  4 Max West		Manager 32 Casey Stengel Coaches  9 Johnny Cooney 33 George Kelly

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	Eddie Miller	154	585	140	.239	6	68
OF	Gene Moore	129	397	108	.272	5	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Buster Bray	4	11	1	.091	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
George Barnicle	1	6.2	0	1	6.75	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Art Johnson	43	183.1	7	15	3.53	70
Tom Earley	33	138.2	6	8	2.53	54
Bill Posedel	18	53.2	4	4	4.87	10

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Eddie Carnett	2	0	0	0	20.25	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Hartford Bees	Eastern League	Jack Onslow and Don Manno
B	Evansville Bees	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
B	Bridgeport Bees	Interstate League	Rudy Hulswitt
D	Bradford Bees	PONY League	Del Bissonette

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bradford[2]

Notes

1. Nanny Fernandez page at Baseball-Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1941 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference