1941 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Major League Baseball team season

1941 Pittsburgh Pirates

League| National League
Ballpark| Forbes Field
City| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Owners| Bill Benswanger
Managers| Frankie Frisch
Radio| KDKA
WWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
| <- 1940 | Seasons | 1942 ->

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The 1941 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.

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54  | .649  | —  | 52‍–‍25  | 48‍–‍29
St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56  | .634  | 2½  | 53‍–‍24  | 44‍–‍32
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66  | .571  | 12  | 45‍–‍34  | 43‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73  | .526  | 19  | 45‍–‍32  | 36‍–‍41
New York Giants | 74 | 79  | .484  | 25½  | 38‍–‍39  | 36‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84  | .455  | 30  | 38‍–‍39  | 32‍–‍45
Boston Braves | 62 | 92  | .403  | 38  | 32‍–‍44  | 30‍–‍48
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111  | .279  | 57  | 23‍–‍52  | 20‍–‍59

### Record vs. opponents

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1941 National League record

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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 | —

### Game log

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1941 Game Log: 81–73 (Home: 45–32; Away: 36–41)

April: 3–10 (Home: 2–3; Away: 1–7)

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1 | April 15 | @ Cubs | 4–7 | Passeau | Klinger (0–1) | — | 17,008 | 0–1
2 | April 17 | @ Cubs | 7–2 | Sewell (1–0) | Olsen | — | 4,109 | 1–1
3 | April 18 | Reds | 4–1 | Butcher (1–0) | Walters | — | 18,644 | 2–1
4 | April 19 | Reds | 3–5 | Derringer | Bauers (0–1) | — | 10,465 | 2–2
5 | April 20 | Reds | 3–7 | Turner | Bowman (0–1) | Thompson | 19,060 | 2–3
6 | April 22 | @ Cardinals | 8–9 (12) | Grodzicki | Heintzelman (0–1) | — | 1,776 | 2–4
7 | April 23 | @ Cardinals | 1–3 | Nahem | Butcher (1–1) | — | 1,875 | 2–5
8 | April 24 | Cubs | 2–1 (11) | Lanning (1–0) | French | — | 1,959 | 3–5
9 | April 25 | Cubs | 7–8 | Page | Heintzelman (0–2) | — | 3,902 | 3–6
10 | April 26 | @ Reds | 3–10 | Vander Meer | Bauers (0–2) | — | 8,112 | 3–7
11 | April 27 | @ Reds | 2–3 | Walters | Sewell (1–1) | — | 19,114 | 3–8
12 | April 29 | @ Phillies | 2–6 | Crouch | Butcher (1–2) | — | 800 | 3–9
13 | April 30 | @ Phillies | 4–8 | Blanton | Lanahan (0–1) | — | 3,385 | 3–10

May: 11–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–7)

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14 | May 1 | @ Phillies | 15–2 | Bauers (1–2) | Johnson | — | 1,500 | 4–10
15 | May 2 | @ Giants | 7–7 (13) |  |  | — | 3,268 | 4–10
16 | May 3 | @ Giants | 3–2 | Butcher (2–2) | Bowman | — | 7,417 | 5–10
17 | May 4 | @ Dodgers | 6–4 | Heintzelman (1–2) | Hamlin | — | 27,015 | 6–10
18 | May 6 | @ Dodgers | 3–7 | Wyatt | Sewell (1–2) | — | 7,443 | 6–11
19 | May 7 | @ Braves | 6–7 | Tobin | Lanning (1–1) | — | 2,458 | 6–12
20 | May 11 | Cardinals | 4–7 | Nahem | Butcher (2–3) | Hutchinson | 12,388 | 6–13
21 | May 12 | Cardinals | 2–6 | Warneke | Heintzelman (1–3) | — | — | 6–14
22 | May 13 | Phillies | 6–3 | Sewell (2–2) | Grissom | — | 986 | 7–14
23 | May 14 | Phillies | 12–7 | Klinger (1–1) | Bruner | — | 1,254 | 8–14
24 | May 16 | Dodgers | 3–2 (11) | Bowman (1–1) | Brown | — | 3,984 | 9–14
25 | May 18 | Giants | 4–5 | Adams | Sewell (2–3) | Brown | 13,659 | 9–15
26 | May 19 | Giants | 2–1 | Butcher (3–3) | Hubbell | — | 2,574 | 10–15
27 | May 20 | Giants | 7–5 | Klinger (2–1) | Schumacher | — | 3,050 | 11–15
28 | May 21 | Braves | 8–4 | Wilkie (1–0) | Tobin | — | 2,311 | 12–15
29 | May 23 | @ Cardinals | 1–2 | Cooper | Butcher (3–4) | — | 18,555 | 12–16
30 | May 24 | @ Cardinals | 7–10 | Nahem | Sewell (2–4) | Lanier | 2,952 | 12–17
31 | May 25 | @ Cardinals | 4–6 | Gumbert | Wilkie (1–1) | White | — | 12–18
32 | May 25 | @ Cardinals | 3–4 | Krist | Klinger (2–2) | Lanier | 18,749 | 12–19
33 | May 26 | @ Reds | 3–7 | Walters | Strincevich (0–1) | — | 20,567 | 12–20
34 | May 28 | @ Reds | 7–4 | Butcher (4–4) | Moore | — | 2,560 | 13–20
35 | May 30 | Cubs | 6–7 | Lee | Sewell (2–5) | — | — | 13–21
36 | May 30 | Cubs | 5–4 | Sewell (3–5) | Passeau | — | 17,297 | 14–21

June: 14–12 (Home: 5–7; Away: 9–5)

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37 | June 2 | @ Braves | 0–2 | Errickson | Lanning (1–2) | — | 1,034 | 14–22
38 | June 3 | @ Braves | 9–5 | Heintzelman (2–3) | LaManna | Bowman (1) | 1,776 | 15–22
39 | June 6 | @ Giants | 5–4 | Butcher (5–4) | McGee | — | — | 16–22
40 | June 6 | @ Giants | 4–3 | Sewell (4–5) | Lohrman | — | 8,324 | 17–22
41 | June 7 | @ Phillies | 0–2 | Blanton | Lanning (1–3) | — | 3,802 | 17–23
42 | June 8 | @ Phillies | 12–2 | Bowman (2–1) | Hughes | Sewell (1) | — | 18–23
43 | June 8 | @ Phillies | 2–5 | Podgajny | Bauers (1–3) | — | — | 18–24
44 | June 9 | @ Phillies | 5–0 | Wilkie (2–1) | Grissom | — | 892 | 19–24
45 | June 10 | @ Dodgers | 3–4 | Fitzsimmons | Heintzelman (2–4) | — | 6,426 | 19–25
46 | June 11 | @ Dodgers | 8–1 | Sewell (5–5) | Higbe | — | 30,469 | 20–25
47 | June 14 | Braves | 8–2 | Butcher (6–4) | Salvo | — | 2,908 | 21–25
48 | June 15 | Braves | 1–5 | Posedel | Wilkie (2–2) | — | 12,562 | 21–26
49 | June 17 | Giants | 3–6 | Hubbell | Sewell (5–6) | — | 1,586 | 21–27
50 | June 18 | Giants | 2–2 (11) |  |  | — | 24,738 | 21–27
51 | June 19 | Giants | 6–9 | Brown | Heintzelman (2–5) | — | 2,127 | 21–28
52 | June 20 | Phillies | 7–6 | Dietz (1–0) | Pearson | — | 1,046 | 22–28
53 | June 21 | Phillies | 2–0 | Bowman (3–1) | Grissom | — | 2,321 | 23–28
54 | June 22 | Phillies | 4–1 | Sewell (6–6) | Blanton | — | — | 24–28
55 | June 22 | Phillies | 4–7 | Hughes | Butcher (6–5) | Johnson | 10,060 | 24–29
56 | June 23 | Dodgers | 4–9 | Fitzsimmons | Klinger (2–3) | Brown | 2,335 | 24–30
57 | June 24 | Dodgers | 0–8 | Davis | Lanning (1–4) | — | 20,537 | 24–31
58 | June 25 | Dodgers | 4–5 | Higbe | Heintzelman (2–6) | — | 2,425 | 24–32
59 | June 27 | @ Cubs | 4–2 | Sewell (7–6) | Passeau | — | 4,622 | 25–32
60 | June 28 | @ Cubs | 2–3 | Olsen | Butcher (6–6) | — | 3,654 | 25–33
61 | June 29 | @ Cubs | 8–2 | Lanning (2–4) | French | — | — | 26–33
62 | June 29 | @ Cubs | 3–2 | Sullivan (1–0) | Lee | Sewell (2) | 17,440 | 27–33
63 | June 30 | Cardinals | 4–3 | Heintzelman (3–6) | Gumbert | — | 16,306 | 28–33

July: 22–9 (Home: 13–3; Away: 9–6)

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64 | July 1 | Cardinals | 7–11 | Warneke | Sewell (7–7) | — | — | 28–34
65 | July 2 | Reds | 8–3 | Butcher (7–6) | Derringer | — | 1,941 | 29–34
66 | July 4 | @ Reds | 0–6 | Walters | Lanning (2–5) | — | — | 29–35
67 | July 4 | @ Reds | 6–4 | Heintzelman (4–6) | Pearson | — | 14,391 | 30–35
68 | July 5 | Cubs | 9–6 | Sullivan (2–0) | Lee | Klinger (1) | 4,571 | 31–35
69 | July 6 | Cubs | 2–1 | Sewell (8–7) | Passeau | — | — | 32–35
70 | July 6 | Cubs | 13–4 (8) | Butcher (8–6) | Root | Lanning (1) | 14,306 | 33–35
71 | July 10 | @ Phillies | 6–3 | Sewell (9–7) | Hughes | Sullivan (1) | — | 34–35
72 | July 12 | @ Phillies | 6–1 | Lanning (3–5) | Podgajny | — | 1,500 | 35–35
73 | July 13 | @ Giants | 4–0 | Heintzelman (5–6) | Lohrman | — | — | 36–35
74 | July 13 | @ Giants | 2–8 | Schumacher | Butcher (8–7) | — | 22,865 | 36–36
75 | July 14 | @ Giants | 2–3 | Hubbell | Sewell (9–8) | — | 3,125 | 36–37
76 | July 15 | @ Giants | 5–1 | Butcher (9–7) | Melton | — | 3,296 | 37–37
77 | July 16 | @ Braves | 1–4 | Tobin | Lanning (3–6) | — | — | 37–38
78 | July 16 | @ Braves | 13–5 | Dietz (2–0) | Hutchings | Wilkie (1) | 3,278 | 38–38
79 | July 18 | @ Braves | 5–1 | Heintzelman (6–6) | Johnson | — | — | 39–38
80 | July 18 | @ Braves | 3–4 | LaManna | Wilkie (2–3) | — | 3,315 | 39–39
81 | July 20 | @ Dodgers | 1–5 | Davis | Sewell (9–9) | — | — | 39–40
82 | July 20 | @ Dodgers | 5–1 | Lanning (4–6) | Wyatt | — | — | 40–40
83 | July 21 | @ Dodgers | 8–3 | Heintzelman (7–6) | Kimball | — | — | 41–40
84 | July 22 | Phillies | 4–3 | Klinger (3–3) | Podgajny | — | 1,730 | 42–40
85 | July 23 | Phillies | 5–2 | Butcher (10–7) | Blanton | — | 13,109 | 43–40
86 | July 24 | Phillies | 3–2 | Klinger (4–3) | Grissom | — | 1,326 | 44–40
87 | July 25 | Dodgers | 8–4 | Sullivan (3–0) | Wyatt | — | — | 45–40
88 | July 25 | Dodgers | 8–2 | Lanning (5–6) | Davis | — | — | 46–40
89 | July 26 | Dodgers | 2–3 | Hamlin | Heintzelman (7–7) | Higbe | 7,009 | 46–41
90 | July 27 | Dodgers | 4–3 | Klinger (5–3) | Davis | — | — | 47–41
91 | July 27 | Dodgers | 8–0 (8) | Sewell (10–9) | Casey | — | 40,093 | 48–41
92 | July 29 | Braves | 5–3 (8) | Sullivan (4–0) | Javery | Klinger (2) | 4,860 | 49–41
93 | July 30 | Braves | 2–3 (10) | Tobin | Bowman (3–2) | — | 11,362 | 49–42
94 | July 31 | Braves | 9–8 | Lanning (6–6) | Errickson | Dietz (1) | 1,870 | 50–42

August: 18–15 (Home: 5–4; Away: 13–11)

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95 | August 1 | Giants | 6–3 | Butcher (11–7) | Hubbell | — | 4,324 | 51–42
96 | August 2 | Giants | 0–2 (10) | Schumacher | Sewell (10–10) | — | 5,550 | 51–43
97 | August 3 | Giants | 5–4 | Dietz (3–0) | McGee | — | — | 52–43
98 | August 3 | Giants | 10–4 (6) | Klinger (6–3) | Wittig | — | 25,688 | 53–43
99 | August 4 | @ Reds | 4–1 | Lanning (7–6) | Thompson | — | 2,109 | 54–43
100 | August 5 | @ Reds | 7–5 | Butcher (12–7) | Turner | Klinger (3) | 2,390 | 55–43
101 | August 6 | @ Cubs | 13–3 | Sewell (11–10) | Pressnell | — | 5,574 | 56–43
102 | August 7 | @ Cubs | 4–3 | Dietz (4–0) | Mooty | — | 5,035 | 57–43
103 | August 8 | @ Cubs | 0–1 | Erickson | Lanning (7–7) | — | 5,846 | 57–44
104 | August 9 | @ Cardinals | 5–4 (13) | Klinger (7–3) | Hutchinson | — | 5,223 | 58–44
105 | August 10 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 | White | Sewell (11–11) | Crouch | — | 58–45
106 | August 10 | @ Cardinals | 2–4 | Cooper | Heintzelman (7–8) | — | 26,513 | 58–46
107 | August 13 | Cubs | 4–6 | Eaves | Lanning (7–8) | Mooty | 24,373 | 58–47
108 | August 14 | Cubs | 2–6 | Passeau | Butcher (12–8) | — | 3,032 | 58–48
109 | August 16 | Cardinals | 4–2 | Heintzelman (8–8) | White | — | — | 59–48
110 | August 17 | Cardinals | 1–7 | Cooper | Butcher (12–9) | — | — | 59–49
111 | August 17 | Cardinals | 8–2 | Sewell (12–11) | Warneke | — | 34,292 | 60–49
112 | August 18 | @ Dodgers | 5–6 | Casey | Butcher (12–10) | — | 9,832 | 60–50
113 | August 19 | @ Dodgers | 0–9 | Davis | Sullivan (4–1) | — | — | 60–51
114 | August 19 | @ Dodgers | 2–6 | Drake | Heintzelman (8–9) | Casey | 9,372 | 60–52
115 | August 20 | @ Dodgers | 6–7 | Allen | Sewell (12–12) | — | 14,752 | 60–53
116 | August 21 | @ Giants | 5–3 | Butcher (13–10) | McGee | — | 11,845 | 61–53
117 | August 22 | @ Giants | 5–3 | Lanning (8–8) | Bowman | — | 2,439 | 62–53
118 | August 23 | @ Giants | 3–5 | Schumacher | Dietz (4–1) | — | — | 62–54
119 | August 23 | @ Giants | 4–3 | Klinger (8–3) | Brown | — | — | 63–54
120 | August 24 | @ Braves | 3–4 (12) | Salvo | Sewell (12–13) | — | — | 63–55
121 | August 24 | @ Braves | 7–3 (6) | Klinger (9–3) | Javery | — | 13,411 | 64–55
122 | August 26 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Tobin | Wilkie (2–4) | — | — | 64–56
123 | August 26 | @ Braves | 6–1 | Butcher (14–10) | Errickson | — | 3,527 | 65–56
124 | August 27 | @ Phillies | 12–2 | Lanning (9–8) | Blanton | — | 1,748 | 66–56
125 | August 28 | @ Phillies | 3–2 | Dietz (5–1) | Pearson | Klinger (4) | 5,500 | 67–56
126 | August 30 | @ Cubs | 1–4 | Erickson | Sewell (12–14) | — | 6,777 | 67–57
127 | August 31 | @ Cubs | 4–3 | Butcher (15–10) | Passeau | — | — | 68–57

September: 13–16 (Home: 13–11; Away: 0–5)

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128 | September 1 | @ Cardinals | 3–5 | White | Heintzelman (8–10) | — | — | 68–58
129 | September 1 | @ Cardinals | 3–6 (8) | Pollet | Klinger (9–4) | — | 34,812 | 68–59
130 | September 3 | Reds | 3–2 | Lanning (10–8) | Riddle | — | 18,428 | 69–59
131 | September 4 | Reds | 4–0 (5) | Sewell (13–14) | Walters | — | 1,720 | 70–59
132 | September 5 | Reds | 4–10 | Derringer | Butcher (15–11) | Beggs | — | 70–60
133 | September 5 | Reds | 1–0 (7) | Dietz (6–1) | Starr | — | 4,897 | 71–60
134 | September 6 | Cubs | 6–4 | Heintzelman (9–10) | Mooty | — | 3,040 | 72–60
135 | September 7 | Cubs | 1–3 | Eaves | Lanning (10–9) | — | 6,619 | 72–61
136 | September 9 | Giants | 2–4 (10) | Schumacher | Sewell (13–15) | — | 1,873 | 72–62
137 | September 10 | Giants | 10–7 | Lanning (11–9) | Lohrman | Wilkie (2) | 1,076 | 73–62
138 | September 11 | Braves | 7–5 | Heintzelman (10–10) | Hutchings | — | — | 74–62
139 | September 11 | Braves | 0–10 | Earley | Gee (0–1) | — | 2,320 | 74–63
140 | September 12 | Braves | 6–3 | Dietz (7–1) | Johnson | — | — | 75–63
141 | September 12 | Braves | 0–5 | Javery | Lanning (11–10) | — | 2,083 | 75–64
142 | September 13 | Braves | 1–0 | Strincevich (1–1) | Salvo | — | — | 76–64
143 | September 14 | Phillies | 2–1 | Butcher (16–11) | Hoerst | — | — | 77–64
144 | September 14 | Phillies | 3–6 | Hughes | Sewell (13–16) | — | 7,495 | 77–65
145 | September 17 | Dodgers | 4–6 | Davis | Heintzelman (10–11) | Hamlin | 6,206 | 77–66
146 | September 18 | Dodgers | 6–5 | Sewell (14–16) | Casey | — | 6,803 | 78–66
147 | September 20 | @ Reds | 1–2 | Walters | Butcher (16–12) | — | — | 78–67
148 | September 20 | @ Reds | 3–7 | Derringer | Strincevich (1–2) | — | 9,817 | 78–68
149 | September 21 | @ Reds | 0–2 | Riddle | Dietz (7–2) | — | 10,248 | 78–69
150 | September 23 | Cardinals | 4–0 | Heintzelman (11–11) | Cooper | — | — | 79–69
151 | September 23 | Cardinals | 0–9 | Lanier | Sewell (14–17) | — | — | 79–70
152 | September 24 | Cardinals | 0–4 | Gumbert | Lanning (11–11) | — | — | 79–71
153 | September 25 | Cardinals | 3–1 | Butcher (17–12) | White | — | — | 80–71
154 | September 26 | Reds | 3–4 | Vander Meer | Brandt (0–1) | — | 717 | 80–72
155 | September 27 | Reds | 9–15 | Riddle | Gee (0–2) | Beggs | 1,695 | 80–73
156 | September 28 | Reds | 3–2 | Clemensen (1–0) | Walters | — | 4,137 | 81–73

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

### Opening Day lineup

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### Roster

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1941 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster
Pitchers

* 31 Russ Bauers
* 21 Joe Bowman
* 24 Bill Brandt
* 25 Mace Brown
* 19 Max Butcher
* 21,37 Bill Clemensen
* 37 Dick Conger
* 22 Dutch Dietz
* 24 Johnny Gee
* 32 Ken Heintzelman
* 20 Bob Klinger
* 28 Dick Lanahan
* 29 Johnny Lanning
* 30 Rip Sewell
* 25 Nick Strincevich
* 26 Joe Sullivan
* 39 Lefty Wilkie

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* 7 Bill Baker
* 11 Spud Davis
* 12 Al López
* 38 Joe Schultz
* 8 Vinnie Smith

Infielders

* 15 Alf Anderson
* 2 Ripper Collins
* 38 Billy Cox
* 3 Elbie Fletcher
* 18 Debs Garms
* 16 Frankie Gustine
* 6 Lee Handley
* 10 Ed Leip
* 4 Stu Martin
* 21 Arky Vaughan

|  | Outfielders

* 9 Vince DiMaggio
* 8 Bob Elliott
* \-- Culley Rikard
* 14 Bud Stewart
* 17 Maurice Van Robays
* 10 Lloyd Waner

|  | Manager

* 35 Frankie Frisch

Coaches

* 11 Spud Davis
* 34 Jake Flowers
* 36 Mike Kelly
* 33 Honus Wagner

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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

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C | Al Lopez | 114 | 317 | 84 | .265 | 5 | 43
1B | Elbie Fletcher | 151 | 521 | 150 | .288 | 11 | 74
2B | Frankie Gustine | 121 | 463 | 125 | .270 | 1 | 46
3B | Lee Handley | 124 | 459 | 132 | .288 | 0 | 33
SS | Arky Vaughan | 106 | 374 | 118 | .316 | 6 | 38
LF | Maurice Van Robays | 129 | 457 | 129 | .282 | 4 | 78
CF | Vince DiMaggio | 151 | 528 | 141 | .267 | 21 | 100
RF | Bob Elliott | 141 | 527 | 144 | .273 | 3 | 76

#### Other batters

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

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Stu Martin | 88 | 233 | 71 | .305 | 0 | 19
Alf Anderson | 70 | 223 | 48 | .215 | 1 | 10
Debs Garms | 83 | 220 | 58 | .264 | 3 | 42
Bud Stewart | 73 | 172 | 46 | .267 | 0 | 10
Spud Davis | 57 | 107 | 27 | .252 | 0 | 6
Bill Baker | 35 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 6
Ripper Collins | 49 | 62 | 13 | .210 | 0 | 11
Billy Cox | 10 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 2
Vinnie Smith | 9 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 5
Ed Leip | 15 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 3
Culley Rikard | 6 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0
Lloyd Waner | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1
Joe Schultz | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

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Rip Sewell | 39 | 249.0 | 14 | 17 | 3.72 | 76
Max Butcher | 33 | 236.0 | 17 | 12 | 3.05 | 61
Ken Heintzelman | 35 | 196.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.44 | 81
Johnny Lanning | 34 | 175.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.13 | 41

#### Other pitchers

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

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Bob Klinger | 35 | 116.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.93 | 36
Dutch Dietz | 33 | 100.1 | 7 | 2 | 2.33 | 22
Lefty Wilkie | 26 | 79.0 | 2 | 4 | 4.56 | 16
Joe Bowman | 18 | 69.1 | 3 | 2 | 2.99 | 22
Joe Sullivan | 16 | 39.1 | 4 | 1 | 2.97 | 10
Russ Bauers | 8 | 37.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.54 | 20
Nick Strincevich | 12 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.23 | 12
Bill Clemensen | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 4
Johnny Gee | 3 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.14 | 2
Bill Brandt | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 0
Dick Conger | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Dick Lanahan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 | 5
Mace Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0

## Awards and honors

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1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

* Arky Vaughan, starter, SS
* Bob Elliott, reserve
* Al López, reserve

### League top five finishers

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Vince DiMaggio

* #3 in NL in RBI (100)

Elbie Fletcher

* NL leader in on-base percentage (.421)

Rip Sewell

* NL leader in losses (17)

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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|
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A  | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Specs Toporcer
B  | Harrisburg Senators | Interstate League | Les Bell
C  | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | Canadian–American League | Buster Blakeney
C  | Hutchinson Pirates | Western Association | Johnny Gooch
D  | Moultrie Packers | Georgia–Florida League | Buzz Arlitt
D  | Oil City Oilers | Pennsylvania State Association | George Norton
D  | London Pirates | PONY League | Jimmy Jordan

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg

## Notes

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1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

## References

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* 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
* 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
* Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

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