1941 Detroit Tigers season
1941 Detroit Tigers | |
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Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
General manager(s) | Jack Zeller |
Manager(s) | Del Baker |
Local radio |
WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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The 1941 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fourth in the American League with a record of 75–79, 26 games behind the New York Yankees.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 |
Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
Chicago | 6–16 | — | 17–5 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
Washington | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 5, 1941: Rip Radcliff was purchased by the Tigers from the St. Louis Browns for $25,000.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 |
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OF | Campbell, BruceBruce Campbell | 141 | 512 | 141 | .275 | 15 | 93 |
OF | Radcliff, RipRip Radcliff | 96 | 379 | 120 | .317 | 3 | 40 |
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 |
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Sullivan, BillyBilly Sullivan | 85 | 234 | 66 | .282 | 3 | 29 |
Harris, NedNed Harris | 26 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 1 | 4 |
Patrick, BobBob Patrick | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 25 | 147.2 | 9 | 12 | 3.41 | 90 |
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 |
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Benton, AlAl Benton | 38 | 157.2 | 15 | 6 | 2.97 | 63 |
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 |
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Thomas, BudBud Thomas | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.21 | 17 |
Cook, EarlEarl Cook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Al Vincent |
A1 | Beaumont Exporters | Texas League | Gordie Hinkle |
A | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Ray Brubaker |
B | Hagerstown Owls | Interstate League | Dutch Dorman |
B | Winston-Salem Twins | Piedmont League | Jake Atz |
C | Utica Braves | Canadian–American League | Frank Zubik |
C | Texarkana Twins | Cotton States League | Walter Kopp and Jake Atz, Jr. |
C | Muskegon Reds | Michigan State League | Jack Tighe |
D | Tallahassee Caps | Georgia–Florida League | Lance Richbourg |
D | Fulton Tigers | KITTY League | Vince "Moon" Mullen |
D | Jamestown Falcons | PONY League | Greg Mulleavy |
LEAGUE CHAMPION: Elmira[2]
References
- ↑ Rip Radcliff at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1941 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference