1941 Boston Braves season

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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The 1941 Boston Braves season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Braves finished seventh in the National League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	100	54	--	.649
St. Louis Cardinals	97	56	2.5	.634
Cincinnati Reds	88	66	12	.571
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	73	19	.526
New York Giants	74	79	25.5	.484
Chicago Cubs	70	84	30	.455
Boston Braves	62	92	38	.403
Philadelphia Phillies	43	111	57	.279

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 Coach 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	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	154	585	140	.239	6	68
OF	Moore, GeneGene 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
Bray, BusterBuster 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
Barnicle, GeorgeGeorge 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
Johnson, ArtArt Johnson	43	183.1	7	15	3.53	70
Earley, TomTom Earley	33	138.2	6	8	2.53	54
Posedel, BillBill 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
Carnett, EddieEddie Carnett	2	0	0	0	20.25	2

Farm system

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