1941 Kansas City Monarchs season
Baseball team
Negro American League team season
| 1941 Kansas City Monarchs | ||||
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| League | Negro American League | |||
| Ballpark | Ruppert Stadium | |||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||
| Record | 34–13 (.723) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Managers | 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]
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Kansas City Monarchs
- Operated 1920–1965
- Based in Kansas City, Missouri and Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Kansas City: Association Park
- Municipal Stadium
Grand Rapids: Valley Field
- Negro National League (I)
- Negro American League
- Denver Post Tournament
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- Buck O'Neil
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championships (2)
pennants (13)
appearances
- 1926
- 1948
- 1951
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