1941 Chicago White Sox season

The 1941 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 41st season in the major leagues, and their 42nd season overall. They finished with a record of 77–77, good enough for third place in the American League, 24 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason

• November 6, 1940: Thurman Tucker was purchased by the White Sox from the Oklahoma City Indians.

Regular season

• May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees began his major league record 56-game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Bill Knickerbocker, 2B
• Luke Appling, SS
• Joe Kuhel, 1B
• Moose Solters, LF
• Dario Lodigiani, 3B
• Larry Rosenthal, RF
• Mike Kreevich, CF
• Mike Tresh, C
• Bill Dietrich, P

Notable transactions

• August 1941: Dave Philley was purchased by the White Sox from the Monroe White Sox.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

External links

• 1941 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference