1941 International League season

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1941 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 17 September 7
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVP Fred Hutchinson, Buffalo Bisons
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League champions Montreal Royals
  Runners-up Newark Bears
IL seasons

The 1941 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 17 and September 7. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.

Contents

The Montreal Royals won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Newark Bears in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

Teams

1941 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York Detroit Tigers Offermann Stadium
Jersey City Giants Jersey City, New Jersey New York Giants Roosevelt Stadium
Montreal Royals Montreal, Quebec Brooklyn Dodgers Delorimier Stadium
Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey New York Yankees Ruppert Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York St. Louis Cardinals Red Wing Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York None Municipal Stadium
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Philadelphia Athletics Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Newark Bears 10054.649
Montreal Royals 9064.58410
Buffalo Bisons 8865.57511.5
Rochester Red Wings 8468.55315
Jersey City Giants 7476.49324
Syracuse Chiefs 7083.45829.5
Baltimore Orioles 5894.38241
Toronto Maple Leafs 47107.30553

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
AVG Gene Corbett, Baltimore/Newark .306
H Tommy Holmes, Newark Bears 190
R Frankie Kelleher, Newark Bears 106
2B Woody Jensen, Montreal Royals 33
3B Whitey Kurowski, Rochester Red Wings 11
HR Frankie Kelleher, Newark Bears 37
RBI Frankie Kelleher, Newark Bears 125
SB Paul Campbell, Montreal Royals 24

Pitching leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
W Fred Hutchinson, Buffalo Bisons 26
L Carl Fischer, Toronto Maple Leafs 17
ERA Johnny Lindell, Newark Bears 2.05
CG Fred Hutchinson, Buffalo Bisons 31
SHO Max Surkont, Rochester Red Wings
Hy Vandenberg, Rochester Red Wings
Hal White, Buffalo Bisons
5
SO Virgil Trucks, Buffalo Bisons 204
IP Fred Hutchinson, Buffalo Bisons 284.0

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Newark 4
4 Rochester 1
1 Newark 3
2 Montreal4
2 Montreal 4
3 Buffalo 3

See also

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References

  1. 1941 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
  2. 1941 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
  3. 1941 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024