1941 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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The Pittsburgh Pirates
was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League
with a record of 81-73, 19 games behind the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers
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Elbie Fletcher
Rip Sewell
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
with a record of 81-73, 19 games behind the first-place Brooklyn Dodgers
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season
The Brooklyn Dodgers, led by manager Leo Durocher, won their first pennant in 21 years, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series....
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Roster
| 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager Coaches |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 114 | 317 | 84 | .265 | 5 | 43 | |
| 1B | 151 | 521 | 150 | .288 | 11 | 74 | |
| 2B | 121 | 463 | 125 | .270 | 1 | 46 | |
| 3B | 124 | 459 | 132 | .288 | 0 | 33 | |
| SS | 106 | 374 | 118 | .316 | 6 | 38 | |
| LF | 129 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 4 | 78 | |
| CF | 151 | 528 | 141 | .267 | 21 | 100 | |
| RF | 141 | 527 | 144 | .273 | 3 | 76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 2 | |
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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| 39 | 249 | 14 | 17 | 3.72 | 76 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 69.1 | 3 | 2 | 2.99 | 22 | |
| 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.54 | 20 | |
| 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | |
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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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the ninth playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball...
- Arky VaughanArky VaughanJoseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop...
, starter, SS - Bob ElliottBob Elliott (baseball)Robert Irving Elliott was an American third baseman and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves. He contributed some of the happiest memories to the Braves' final Boston years, winning the 1947 National League Most Valuable...
, reserve - Al LopezAl LopezAlfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977....
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League top five finishers
Vince DiMaggioVince DiMaggio
Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio was a Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 10-year baseball career, he played for the Boston Bees , Cincinnati Reds , Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies , and New York Giants...
- #3 in NL in RBI (100)
Elbie Fletcher
Elbie Fletcher
Elburt Preston "Elbie" Fletcher was a professional baseball first baseman. He played all or part of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves and Bees , Pittsburgh Pirates and Braves again . Fletcher batted and threw left-handed.Fletcher made his major league debut in 1934 in an...
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.421)
Rip Sewell
Rip Sewell
Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates...
- NL leader in losses (17)