Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The
1941 Boston Red Sox season
was the 41st season in the franchise's
Major League Baseball
history. The
Red Sox
finished second in the
American League
(AL) with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, 17
games behind
the
New York Yankees
, who went on to win the
1941 World Series
.
The Red Sox featured five future
Hall of Famers
: player-manager
Joe Cronin
,
Bobby Doerr
,
Jimmie Foxx
,
Lefty Grove
, and
Ted Williams
.
Offseason
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- Prior to 1941 season:
Virgil Stallcup
was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.
[1]
Regular season
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Williams was one of the biggest stories of the 1941 major league season, becoming, as of 2022
[update]
, the last player to bat .400 (batting .406) in a full season. He led an offense that scored the most runs of any major league team. During the season, Williams reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.
[2]
Transactions
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Sources:
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
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Team
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BOS
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CWS
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CLE
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DET
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NYY
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PHA
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SLB
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WSH
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Boston
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?
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16?6
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9?13
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11?11
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9?13?1
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16?6
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9?13
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14?8
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Chicago
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6?16
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?
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17?5
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12?10?1
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8?14
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10?12
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11?11?1
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13?9
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Cleveland
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13?9
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5?17
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?
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10?12
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7?15
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15?7
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13?9?1
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12?10
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Detroit
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11?11
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10?12?1
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12?10
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?
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11?11
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13?9
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11?11
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7?15
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New York
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13?9?1
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14?8
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15?7
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11?11
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?
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14?8
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18?4
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16?6?1
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Philadelphia
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6?16
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12?10
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7?15
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9?13
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8?14
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?
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11?11
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11?11
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St. Louis
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13?9
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11?11?1
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9?13?1
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11?11
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4?18
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11?11
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?
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11?11?1
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Washington
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8?14
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9?13
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10?12
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15?7
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6?16?1
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11?11
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11?11?1
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?
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Opening Day lineup
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Roster
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1941 Boston Red Sox
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Note: Stats in brackets are derived from
Retrosheet
which differ from official
MLB
stats.
Batting
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Starters by position
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Abbreviations: Pos=Position; GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Other batters
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Abbreviations: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Pitchers
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Abbreviations: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage
Pitching
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Note: GP=Games Played; GS=Games Started; IP=Innings Pitched; H=Hits; BB=Walks; R=Runs; ER=Earned Runs; SO=Strikeouts; W=Wins; L=Losses; SV=Saves; ERA=Earned Run Average
Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
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- Ted Williams, 20th-century record, Highest on-base percentage in one season (.553)
[60]
All-Stars
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League top five finishers
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Dom DiMaggio
- Third in MLB in Runs Scored (117).
[61]
Dick Newsome
Fifth in MLB in Wins (19).
[62]
- Third in AL in Wins.
[63]
Charlie Wagner
Ted Williams
- AL leader, reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.
[2]
- MLB leader in batting average (.406).
[64]
- MLB leader in home runs (37).
[65]
- MLB leader in runs scored (135).
[61]
- MLB leader in on-base percentage (.553).
[66]
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.735).
[67]
- MLB leader in walks drawn (145).
[68]
- 4 in AL in RBI (120)
Farm system
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Source:
[69]
References
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- ^
Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
- ^
a
b
Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records
, p. 44, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
ISBN
978-1-55365-507-7
- ^
"Red Sox Purchase Two Shortstops"
.
Meriden Record
. September 9, 1941. p. 4
. Retrieved
June 18,
2023
.
- ^
"Frankie Pytlak Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Frankie Pytlak"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Jimmie Foxx Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Jimmie Foxx"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on July 9, 2022
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Bobby Doerr Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Bobby Doerr"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 25, 2023
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Joe Cronin Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Joe Cronin"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on January 1, 2023
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Jim Tabor Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Jim Tabor"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Ted Williams Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 10, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Ted Williams"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on June 24, 2023
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Lou Finney Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Lou Finney"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Dom DiMaggio Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 10, 2024
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Dom DiMaggio"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 11, 2023
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
- ^
"Pete Fox Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Pete Fox"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"Johnny Peacock Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Johnny Peacock"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"Skeeter Newsome Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Skeeter Newsome"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"Stan Spence Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Stan Spence"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"Al Flair Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Al Flair"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 12, 2024
. Retrieved
May 12,
2024
.
- ^
"Odell Hale Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Odell Hale"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"Tom Carey Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Tom Carey"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"Paul Campbell Stats: Splits; Regular Season; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Regular Season Batting Log for Paul Campbell"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"Dick Newsome Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Dick Newsome"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 13, 2024
. Retrieved
May 13,
2024
.
- ^
"Charlie Wagner Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 14, 2024
. Retrieved
May 14,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Charlie Wagner"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 14, 2024
. Retrieved
May 14,
2024
.
- ^
"Mickey Harris Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 14, 2024
. Retrieved
May 14,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Mickey Harris"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on October 6, 2022
. Retrieved
May 14,
2024
.
- ^
"Joe Dobson Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Joe Dobson"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"Lefty Grove Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Lefty Grove"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"Jack Wilson Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Jack Wilson"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 15, 2024
. Retrieved
May 15,
2024
.
- ^
"Mike Ryba Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 16, 2024
. Retrieved
May 16,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Mike Ryba"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 16, 2024
. Retrieved
May 16,
2024
.
- ^
"Earl Johnson Stats: Career; MLB; Batting; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 16, 2024
. Retrieved
May 16,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Batting Splits for Earl Johnson"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on May 16, 2024
. Retrieved
May 16,
2024
.
- ^
"Dick Newsome Stats: Career; MLB; Pitching; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Pitching Splits for Dick Newsome"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"Charlie Wagner Stats: Career; MLB; Pitching; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 14, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Pitching Splits for Charlie Wagner"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"Lefty Grove Stats: Career; MLB; Pitching; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Pitching Splits for Lefty Grove"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"Earl Johnson Stats: Career; MLB; Pitching; Regular Season"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
"The 1941 BOS A Pitching Splits for Earl Johnson"
.
Retrosheet
.
Archived
from the original on June 1, 2024
. Retrieved
June 1,
2024
.
- ^
Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 36, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
ISBN
978-1-55365-507-7
- ^
a
b
"Stats: Runs, 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Pitching; Wins; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Pitching; Wins; American League; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Batting Average, 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Home Runs; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: On-Base-Percentage; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Slugging Percentage; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
"Stats: Walks; 1941"
.
MLB.com
.
Archived
from the original on January 4, 2024.
- ^
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball
, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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