1941 St. Paul Saints Roster
Team Record: 61-92
Finished 7th in the AA
Manager: Red Kress (61-92)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Lexington Park
Attendance: 75,178, Avg. 983
The St. Paul Saints of the American Association ended the 1941 season with a record of 61 wins and 92 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
The Saints scored 610 runs and yielded 806 runs. Fern Bell led St. Paul with 18 home runs Gil English drove in 93 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Vedie Himsl paced the squad with 12 wins, while Bill Swift recorded a 3.19 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1941 St. Paul Saints who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ollie Bejma, Fern Bell, Bill Clemensen, Dick Coffman, Gil English, Ed Fernandes, Sig Gryska, Art Herring, Oral Hildebrand, Lloyd Johnson, Frank Kalin, Red Kress, Dick Lanahan, Ken Raffensberger, Norm Schlueter, Dwain Sloat, Clay Smith, Clarence Struss, George Stumpf, Bill Swift and Leo Wells.
Red Kress served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Bauer | R | November 18, 1918 | 6'0" | 165 | East St. Louis, IL US | |
| Ollie Bejma | R | R | September 12, 1907 | 5'10" | 165 | South Bend, IN US |
| Fern Bell | R | R | January 21, 1913 | 6'0" | 180 | Ada, OK US |
| Bill Clemensen | R | R | June 20, 1919 | 6'1" | 193 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
| Dick Coffman | R | R | December 18, 1906 | 6'2" | 195 | Veto, AL US |
| Gil English | R | R | July 2, 1909 | 5'11" | 180 | Glenola, NC US |
| Ed Fernandes | S | R | March 11, 1918 | 5'9" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Sig Gryska | R | R | November 4, 1914 | 5'11" | 173 | Chicago, IL US |
| Art Herring | R | R | March 10, 1906 | 5'7" | 168 | Altus, OK US |
| Oral Hildebrand | R | R | April 7, 1907 | 6'3" | 175 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Vedie Himsl | R | R | April 2, 1917 | 6'1" | 180 | Plevna, MT US |
| Lloyd Johnson | L | L | December 24, 1910 | 6'4" | 204 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
| Frank Kalin | R | R | October 3, 1917 | 6'0" | 200 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Frank Knox | R | May 4, 1919 | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Red Kress | R | R | January 2, 1905 | 5'11" | 165 | Columbia, CA US |
| Dick Lanahan | L | L | September 27, 1911 | 6'0" | 186 | Washington, DC US |
| Jess Newman | L | January 1, 1915 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Armond Payton | R | R | July 28, 1912 | 5'10" | 176 | Visalia, CA US |
| Ken Raffensberger | R | L | August 8, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | York, PA US |
| Norm Schlueter | R | R | September 25, 1916 | 5'10" | 175 | Belleville, IL US |
| Frank Silvanic | R | December 13, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittston, PA US | |
| Dwain Sloat | R | L | December 1, 1918 | 6'0" | 168 | Nokomis, IL US |
| Clay Smith | R | R | September 11, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | Cambridge, KS US |
| Mearl Strachan | R | R | July 17, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | Northwood, NH US |
| Clarence Struss | R | R | February 24, 1909 | 5'11" | 163 | Riverdale, IL US |
| George Stumpf | L | L | December 15, 1910 | 5'8" | 155 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Bill Swift | R | R | June 19, 1908 | 6'1" | 192 | Elmira, NY US |
| Leo Wells | R | R | July 18, 1917 | 5'9" | 170 | Kansas City, KS US |
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.
