# 1941 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1941 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League with a record of 88–66, 12 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

## Offseason

* December 12, 1940: Milt Shoffner was traded by the Reds to the New York Giants for Wayne Ambler.
* Prior to 1941 season: Grant Dunlap was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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

1941 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased from the Reds by the St. Louis Cardinals.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### 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 | Ernie Lombardi | 117 | 398 | 105 | .264 | 10 | 60 |
| 1B | Frank McCormick | 154 | 603 | 162 | .269 | 17 | 97 |
| 2B | Lonny Frey | 146 | 543 | 138 | .254 | 6 | 59 |
| SS | Eddie Joost | 152 | 537 | 136 | .253 | 4 | 40 |
| 3B | Billy Werber | 109 | 418 | 100 | .239 | 4 | 46 |
| OF | Mike McCormick | 110 | 369 | 106 | .287 | 4 | 31 |
| OF | Harry Craft | 119 | 413 | 103 | .249 | 10 | 59 |
| OF | Jim Gleeson | 102 | 301 | 70 | .233 | 3 | 34 |

#### 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 |
| Ernie Koy | 67 | 204 | 51 | .250 | 2 | 27 |
| Dick West | 67 | 172 | 37 | .215 | 1 | 17 |
| Chuck Aleno | 54 | 169 | 41 | .243 | 1 | 18 |
| Lloyd Waner | 55 | 164 | 42 | .256 | 0 | 6 |
| Ival Goodman | 42 | 149 | 40 | .268 | 1 | 12 |
| Jimmy Ripple | 38 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 1 | 9 |
| Eddie Lukon | 23 | 86 | 23 | .267 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Mattick | 20 | 60 | 11 | .183 | 0 | 7 |
| Hank Sauer | 9 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 5 |
| Benny Zientara | 9 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Pep Young | 4 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Riddle | 10 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Baker | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Shokes | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lamanno | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### 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 |
| Bucky Walters | 37 | 302.0 | 19 | 15 | 2.83 | 129 |
| Paul Derringer | 29 | 228.1 | 12 | 14 | 3.31 | 76 |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 33 | 226.1 | 16 | 13 | 2.82 | 202 |
| Elmer Riddle | 33 | 216.2 | 19 | 4 | 2.24 | 80 |

#### 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 |
| Jim Turner | 23 | 113.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.11 | 34 |
| Gene Thompson | 27 | 109.0 | 6 | 6 | 4.87 | 46 |
| Whitey Moore | 23 | 61.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.38 | 17 |
| Ray Starr | 7 | 34.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.65 | 11 |
| Monte Pearson | 7 | 24.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.18 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Joe Beggs | 37 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.79 | 19 |
| Johnny Hutchings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 5 |
| Bob Logan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Red Killefer |
| A1 | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Oscar Roettger |
| B | Columbia Reds | Sally League | Cap Crossley |
| C | Tucson Cowboys | Arizona–Texas League | Lester "Pat" Patterson |
| C | Riverside Reds | California League | Einar Sorensen |
| C | Ogden Reds | Pioneer League | Bill McCorry |
| D | Cordele Bees | Georgia–Florida League | Bill Morrell |
| D | Wichita Falls Spudders | West Texas–New Mexico League | Sammy Hale and Neal Rabe |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbia, Tucson, Ogden Riverside franchise folded, June 29, 1941