The 1941

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. It involved the Browns finishing 6th in the

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with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses.

Offseason

* November 16, 1940:

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was selected off waivers by the Browns from the

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Regular season

The 1941 season marked a change in management, as Luke Sewell was appointed the Browns new manager on June 5, 1941.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 13, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, While the St. Louis Cardinals drew over 600,000 fans, the Browns barely drew 175,000.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 12, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, The consensus was that St. Louis could not support two teams.

Potential move to Los Angeles

The Browns ownership had reached an agreement to move the franchise to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce had guaranteed attendance of 500,000, a figure that the Browns had not seen since their 1924 season. The Browns would play in the stadium that was used by the

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's Los Angeles Angels. As part of the agreement to move to Los Angeles, the Browns would buy the stadium. It was expected that all Major League Baseball owners would approve of the move at the upcoming Winter Meetings. Before the scheduled meetings, the Japanese bombed

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, and California would stay closed to Major League Baseball for another decade.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 5, 1941:

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was purchased from the Browns by the

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for $25,000.

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

St. Joseph franchise transferred to Carthage and renamed, June 3, 1941Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links

1941 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference1941 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
St. Louis Browns seasons Saint Louis Browns season 1941 establishments in Missouri

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