1941 Appleton Papermakers Roster
Team Record: 65-44
Finished 3rd in the WSL
Manager: Ed Dancisak (65-44)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Playoffs - Green Bay Blue Jays 2 games, Appleton Papermakers 0 - Rain forced postponement, last game played September 6.
The Appleton Papermakers of the Wisconsin State League ended the 1941 season with a record of 65 wins and 44 losses, finishing third in the WSL.
The Papermakers plated 716 runs and conceded 557 runs. Pat Seerey walloped 31 home runs for Appleton and drove in 117 runs, while leading all regular batters with a .330 average. George Laurila and Hal Kleine topped the team with 14 wins each, and George Laurila registered a 4.14 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1941 Appleton Papermakers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Hal Kleine, Joe Tipton, Herb Conyers, Jim McDonnell, Johnny Van Cuyk and Pat Seerey.
Ed Dancisak served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Anschultz | ||||||
| William Besch | ||||||
| Herb Conyers | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'5" | 210 | Cowgill, MO US |
| Stewart Cousins | R | |||||
| Ed Dancisak | L | May 30, 1912 | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Robert Garrison | R | June 22, 1922 | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| August Gregory | R | R | March 6, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Harry Heller | R | November 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Russell Kerns | R | May 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Hal Kleine | L | L | June 8, 1923 | 6'2" | 193 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Hugh Lapham | R | 5'8" | 175 | |||
| George Laurila | R | R | April 7, 1918 | 6'3" | 190 | Newberry, MI US |
| Delbert Leslie | R | September 9, 1921 | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Jim McDonnell | L | R | August 15, 1922 | 5'11" | 165 | Gagetown, MI US |
| Howard Meier | ||||||
| Pete Mish | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Roy Musser | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Florian Parpet | ||||||
| Dave Paynter | R | R | May 23, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | , IL US |
| E. Peterson | ||||||
| Alex Radoumis | ||||||
| Raymond Rolf | ||||||
| Lowell Schellhase | January 31, 1920 | |||||
| Pat Seerey | R | R | March 17, 1923 | 5'10" | 200 | Wilburton, OK US |
| Karl Swing | ||||||
| Joe Tipton | R | R | February 18, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | McCaysville, GA US |
| Johnny Van Cuyk | L | L | July 7, 1921 | 6'1" | 190 | Little Chute, WI US |
| Robert Walter | R | R | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Thomas White | R | R | 6'0" | 185 |
