1941 Kansas City Monarchs season
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1941 Kansas City Monarchs | |
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Record | 34–13 (.723) |
League place | 1st |
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Manager(s) | Newt Allen |
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The 1941 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1941 baseball season. The team compiled a 34–13 (.723) record and won the NAL pennant.[1]
The team featured three players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Willard Brown; and pitchers Hilton Smith and Satchel Paige.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
- Willard Brown- .328 batting average, .555 slugging percentage, five home runs, 29 RBIs in 33 games
- Right fielder Ted Strong - .327 batting average, 602 slugging percentage, six home runs, 27 RBIs in 30 games
The team's leading pitchers were Hilton Smith (10–0, 1.53 ERA) and Satchel Paige (5–0, 2.35 ERA).[3]
References
- ^ a b "1941 Kansas City Monarchs". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1941 Kansas City Monarchs Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1941 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.