1941 Cheyenne Indians Statistics
Team Record: 59-44
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: John Kerr (59-44)
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Ballpark: Pioneer Park
Playoffs - Pueblo Rollers 3 games, Cheyenne Indians 2
The Cheyenne Indians of the Western League ended the 1941 season with a record of 59 wins and 44 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
The Indians topped the league with 626 runs, fueled by 42 home runs. Cheyenne allowed 492 runs. John Metz and Mel Bergman paced the squad with 10 home runs apiece. Jerry Jordan drove in 74 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .295. George Milstead paced the team with 19 wins and a team-best 2.28 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1941 Cheyenne Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Kerr, George Milstead and Bill Evans.
John Kerr served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Milstead | 19 | 5 | .792 | 2.28 | 25 | 22 | 217.0 | 210 | 77 | 55 | 26 | 111 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Robert Perry | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.20 | 28 | 11 | 167.0 | 185 | 101 | 78 | 68 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Tex Sanner | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.76 | 22 | 11 | 150.0 | 122 | 61 | 46 | 87 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |||||||
| Bill Evans | 10 | 13 | .435 | 4.71 | 33 | 10 | 172.0 | 171 | 113 | 90 | 113 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Richard Maes | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.08 | 13 | 5 | 75.0 | 83 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Anthony Stonich | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eugene Fenter | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.00 | 7 | 1 | 42.0 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Edward Van Leiden | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Homer Day | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Lindsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Janaso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Horsman | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Christensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elia Grueber | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earl Chapple | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 60 | 44 | .577 | 3.47 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 823.0 | 815 | 412 | 317 | 0 | 347 | 0 | 470 | 23 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jordan | 103 | 471 | 447 | 76 | 132 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 15 | 22 | 35 | .295 | .330 | .398 | .728 | 178 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mel Bergman | 93 | 418 | 369 | 76 | 104 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 21 | 44 | 80 | .282 | .363 | .436 | .799 | 161 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Maurice McKnight | 103 | 507 | 435 | 69 | 103 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 6 | 58 | 39 | .237 | .336 | .313 | .649 | 136 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| John Kerr | 96 | 416 | 358 | 77 | 96 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 29 | 53 | 30 | .268 | .366 | .355 | .720 | 127 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| John Metz | 103 | 469 | 374 | 79 | 96 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 19 | 80 | 82 | .257 | .401 | .404 | .805 | 151 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Lester Newkirk | 88 | 386 | 326 | 52 | 93 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 9 | 59 | 38 | .285 | .395 | .417 | .812 | 136 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| John Earl | 29 | 141 | 118 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 10 | .339 | .443 | .475 | .917 | 56 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Homer Day | 43 | 168 | 139 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 24 | .259 | .376 | .309 | .685 | 43 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Arthur Holland | 50 | 186 | 161 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 21 | .224 | .321 | .311 | .631 | 50 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Paul Palermo | 49 | 199 | 175 | 32 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 31 | .206 | .291 | .229 | .519 | 40 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Tex Sanner | 37 | 107 | 104 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .279 | .292 | .327 | .619 | 34 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Robert Perry | 29 | 70 | 58 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .328 | .418 | .500 | .918 | 29 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Bill Evans | 33 | 73 | 69 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .232 | .254 | .290 | .543 | 20 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| George Milstead | 32 | 100 | 87 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 38 | .184 | .290 | .287 | .577 | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| John Rosier | 10 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .205 | .255 | .318 | .574 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Stanley Griffith | 13 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .182 | .229 | .242 | .471 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Edward Van Leiden | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Richard Maes | 14 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .074 | .167 | .074 | .241 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Earl Chapple | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Henry Krause | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony Stonich | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Lindsey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Horsman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elia Grueber | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eugene Fenter | 8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Windisch | 10 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .000 | .188 | .000 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 966 | 3889 | 3385 | 584 | 874 | 113 | 51 | 42 | 495 | 108 | 0 | 422 | 498 | .258 | .348 | .359 | .707 | 1215 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Newkirk | 1B | 88 | 868 | 37 | 19 | 62 | .979 | 1.284 | ||||
| John Earl | 1B | 21 | 202 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .973 | 1.286 | ||||
| John Kerr | 2B | 96 | 305 | 308 | 25 | 63 | .961 | 6.385 | ||||
| Stanley Griffith | 2B | 10 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 2 | .915 | 4.300 | ||||
| Mel Bergman | 2B | 10 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .912 | 3.100 | ||||
| Jerry Jordan | 3B | 103 | 84 | 207 | 31 | 15 | .904 | 2.825 | ||||
| Arthur Holland | C | 48 | 232 | 32 | 3 | 3 | .989 | 5.500 | 9 | |||
| Paul Palermo | C | 47 | 273 | 31 | 12 | 1 | .962 | 6.468 | 9 | |||
| John Metz | OF | 103 | 170 | 10 | 12 | 2 | .938 | 1.748 | ||||
| Mel Bergman | OF | 84 | 141 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .961 | 1.750 | ||||
| Homer Day | OF | 41 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .932 | 1.000 | ||||
| John Rosier | OF | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 1.900 | ||||
| Bill Evans | P | 33 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.364 | ||||
| Robert Perry | P | 28 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.607 | ||||
| George Milstead | P | 25 | 12 | 72 | 1 | 7 | .988 | 3.360 | ||||
| Tex Sanner | P | 22 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 2 | .932 | 2.500 | ||||
| Richard Maes | P | 13 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | ||||
| Eugene Fenter | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| Homer Day | P | 7 | .000 | |||||||||
| Elia Grueber | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| Earl Chapple | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| Anthony Stonich | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Robert Horsman | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| Edward Van Leiden | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Mitchell Lindsey | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Stephen Janaso | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| David Christensen | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Maurice McKnight | SS | 103 | 196 | 351 | 31 | 58 | .946 | 5.311 | ||||
| Totals | 922 | 2593 | 1264 | 164 | 242 | .959 | 4.183 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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