1941 Boston Red Sox season

Offseason

• Prior to 1941 season: Virgil Stallcup was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.

Regular season

Williams was one of the biggest stories of the 1941 major league season, becoming, , 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.

Transactions

• September 8: The Red Sox announce that they have purchased shortstop Johnny Pesky from the Louisville Colonels and shortstop Eddie Pellagrini from the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Player stats

Note: Stats in brackets are derived from Retrosheet which differ from official MLB stats.

Batting

Starters by position

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

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

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

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

• Ted Williams, 20th-century record, Highest on-base percentage in one season (.553)

All-Stars

• Joe Cronin starting SS
• Dom DiMaggio reserve
• Bobby Doerr starting 2B
• Jimmie Foxx reserve
• Ted Williams starting LF

League top five finishers

Dom DiMaggio

• Third in MLB in Runs Scored (117).

Dick Newsome

Fifth in MLB in Wins (19).

• Third in AL in Wins.

Charlie Wagner

1. 3 in AL in ERA (3.07)

Ted Williams

• AL leader, reached base safely in 69 consecutive games.
• MLB leader in batting average (.406).
• MLB leader in home runs (37).
• MLB leader in runs scored (135).
• MLB leader in on-base percentage (.553).
• MLB leader in slugging percentage (.735).
• MLB leader in walks drawn (145).
  1. 4 in AL in RBI (120)

Farm system

Source:

References

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