1941 Sacramento Solons Roster
Team Record: 102-75
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: Pepper Martin (102-75)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Moreing Field
Attendance: 165,527, Avg. 1,870
Playoffs - Sacramento Solons 4 games, San Diego Padres 0
Finals - Seattle Rainiers 4 games, Sacramento Solons 3
The Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1941 season with a record of 102 wins and 75 losses, finishing second in the PCL.
The Solons plated 816 runs and yielded 675 runs. Buddy Blattner and Buster Adams paced Sacramento with 17 home runs apiece., and Chester Wieczorek walloped 15 or more also. Buddy Blattner accounted for 100 RBI. Don Gutteridge topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .309 clip. Al Hollingsworth and Tony Freitas led the squad with 21 wins each, while Red Munger, too added 15 or more wins, too Tony Freitas recorded a 2.7 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Norbert Kleinke, Al Hollingsworth, Linc Blakely, Gene Handley, Skeeter Scalzi, Blix Donnelly, Lynn King, George Turbeville, Buster Adams, Ken Penner, Buddy Blattner, Bill Endicott, Red Munger, Tony Freitas, Don Gutteridge, Pepper Martin, Chip Marshall and Clyde Kluttz were all players from the 1941 Sacramento Solons who played in the Majors during their careers.
Pepper Martin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Adams | R | R | June 24, 1915 | 6'0" | 180 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Linc Blakely | R | R | February 12, 1912 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Buddy Blattner | R | R | February 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Bill Caplinger | R | R | September 13, 1917 | 6'0" | 165 | Glendale, AZ US |
| Bill Curlee | R | R | October 8, 1916 | 6'4" | 205 | Piper, AL US |
| Elwood Curtis | R | R | November 10, 1919 | 5'7" | 150 | |
| Arthur Cyrulewski | R | R | July 4, 1920 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Hal Dobson | R | R | October 15, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Blix Donnelly | R | R | January 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 166 | Olivia, MN US |
| Bill Endicott | L | L | September 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Acorn, MO US |
| Tony Freitas | R | L | May 5, 1908 | 5'8" | 161 | Mill Valley, CA US |
| Luther French | R | R | July 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 195 | , MO US |
| Jerry Gardner | R | November 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Clifton, CO US | |
| Edwin Green | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jim Grilk | R | R | September 21, 1914 | 6'2" | 195 | Manila, PH |
| Don Gutteridge | R | R | June 19, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburg, KS US |
| Gene Handley | R | R | November 25, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Kennett, MO US |
| Paul Hjort | R | February 3, 1919 | 5'10" | 165 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Al Hollingsworth | L | L | February 25, 1908 | 6'0" | 174 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Lynn King | L | R | November 28, 1907 | 5'9" | 165 | Villisca, IA US |
| Norbert Kleinke | R | R | May 19, 1911 | 6'1" | 170 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Clyde Kluttz | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC US |
| Chip Marshall | R | R | August 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 178 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Pepper Martin | R | R | February 29, 1904 | 5'8" | 170 | Temple, OK US |
| Gene McIsaac | December 30, 1909 | San Francisco, CA US | ||||
| Red Munger | R | R | October 4, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
| Ken Penner | L | R | April 24, 1896 | 5'11" | 170 | Booneville, IN US |
| Harry Polly | R | R | February 27, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Skeeter Scalzi | R | R | June 16, 1913 | 5'6" | 160 | Lafferty, OH US |
| Bill Schmidt | R | R | November 13, 1912 | 6'2" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Bill Shewey | L | L | July 5, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Joplin, MO US |
| Jack Sturdy | R | January 31, 1913 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| George Turbeville | R | L | August 24, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Turbeville, SC US |
| Wally Turpen | December 16, 1922 | |||||
| Chester Wieczorek | R | R | April 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 200 | Winona, MN US |
| Billie Williams | May 28, 1923 |
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.
