1941 Green Bay Blue Jays Roster
Team Record: 76-35
Finished 1st in the WSL
Manager: Red Smith (76-35)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Bluejay Field
Playoffs - Green Bay Blue Jays 2 games, Appleton Papermakers 0 - Rain forced postponement, last game played September 6.
The Green Bay Blue Jays of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1941 season with a record of 76 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the WSL.
The Blue Jays paced the circuit with 758 runs, spearheaded by 79 home runs. Green Bay allowed 531 runs. Ordie Timm powered the team with 16 home runs Richard Ronovsky accounted for 100 RBI. Andy Pafko led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .349 clip. Vic Delmore and Roland Herman topped the squad with 16 wins each, while Jerome Crowley also added 15 or more wins also Eddie Karas recorded a 3.38 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1941 Green Bay Blue Jays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Andy Pafko, Red Smith and George Binks.
Red Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Baffa | August 26, 1921 | |||||
| George Binks | L | L | July 11, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| John Byrnes | ||||||
| Leon Conway | ||||||
| Jerome Crowley | R | R | 6'2" | 191 | ||
| Vic Delmore | R | R | October 21, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | Dunmore, PA US |
| Tony Endres | ||||||
| Hank Ertman | L | L | October 18, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Sobieski, WI US |
| Robert Essex | R | R | September 5, 1917 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Earl Gillespie | L | July 25, 1922 | 5'11" | 170 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Orville Grubb | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Roland Herman | R | July 29, 1917 | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Joe Janet | R | September 12, 1921 | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Nick Kamzic | R | December 13, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Eddie Karas | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| William Kushta | R | 5'7" | 175 | |||
| John Lakars | October 16, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Andy Pafko | R | R | February 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Boyceville, WI US |
| Joe Pizzi | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| Richard Ronovsky | R | June 12, 1921 | 5'9" | 168 | Chicago, IL US | |
| John Rowe | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Russell Sherman | R | 5'8" | 166 | |||
| Red Smith | R | R | May 18, 1904 | 5'10" | 185 | Brokaw, WI US |
| Ordie Timm | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Henry Vallee | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| LaVerne Wilke |
