1941 Evansville Bees Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 80-45
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (80-45)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 69,156, Avg. 1,106
1941 Evansville Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 80-45
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (80-45)
Affiliation: Boston Braves
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 69,156, Avg. 1,106
Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Evansville Bees 2
The Evansville Bees of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1941 season with a record of 80 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.
Bob Coleman served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Bernsen | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Sig Broskie | R | R | March 23, 1911 | 5'11" | 200 | Iselin, PA US |
| Dick Burkhardt | L | 6'0" | 172 | |||
| Rex Carr | R | R | November 30, 1915 | 6'2" | 215 | Lexington, KY US |
| Chet Clemens | R | R | May 10, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | San Fernando, CA US |
| Walt DeFreitas | R | January 19, 1918 | 5'8" | 172 | ||
| George Diehl | R | R | February 25, 1918 | 6'2" | 196 | Emmaus, PA US |
| Bill Donovan | R | L | July 6, 1916 | 6'2" | 198 | Maywood, IL US |
| Joe Gulledge | August 5, 1913 | Edom, TX US | ||||
| Garfield Harris | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Lee Hazel | L | L | 6'1" | 172 | ||
| Mark Kilmer | May 15, 1917 | |||||
| Tommy Kister | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Frank McElyea | R | R | August 4, 1918 | 6'6" | 221 | Hawthorne Township, IL US |
| John McLaughlin | September 2, 1916 | |||||
| James Mendell | S | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Metkovich | L | L | October 8, 1920 | 6'1" | 185 | Angel's Camp, CA US |
| Coxy Myska | R | February 10, 1916 | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Leonard Novak | R | 5'10" | 155 | |||
| George Pado | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Mel Preibisch | R | R | November 23, 1914 | 5'11" | 185 | Sealy, TX US |
| Paul Rampey | R | October 13, 1913 | 5'10" | 152 | ||
| Joseph Saguto | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Mike Sandlock | S | R | October 17, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Old Greenwich, CT US |
| Warren Spahn | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Lefty Wallace | L | L | August 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Evansville, IN US |
| Jewett Wolf | R | R | November 26, 1915 | 6'1" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
