1941 Portland Beavers Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 71-97
Finished 8th in the PCL
Manager: Ossie Vitt (71-97)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Ballpark: Vaughn Street Park
Attendance: 112,984, Avg. 1,345
1941 Portland Beavers Statistics

The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1941 season with a record of 71 wins and 97 losses, finishing eighth in the PCL.

The Beavers plated 677 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 776 runs. Ted Norbert paced Portland with 20 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Herman Reich led batters with significant playing time by hitting .306. Ad Liska topped the team with 18 wins, while Walter Hilcher added 15 or more wins also By Speece earned a 3.53 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1941 Portland Beavers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ad Liska, Johnny Gee, Johnny Gill, Joe Coscarart, Ray Harrell, Art Jacobs, Al Wright, Joe Callahan, Joe Gonzales, By Speece, Lindsay Brown, Joe Orrell, Dick Conger, Dutch Lieber, Frank Reiber, Earl Reid, Eddie Wilson, Marv Owen, Joe Schultz, Tommy Thompson, Herman Reich and Walter Hilcher.

Ossie Vitt served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AnnunzioRRJuly 5, 19116'0"180Oakland, CA US
Lindsay BrownRRJuly 22, 19115'10"160Mason, TX US
Joe CallahanRROctober 8, 19166'2"170East Boston, MA US
Dick CongerRRApril 3, 19216'0"185Los Angeles, CA US
Joe CoscarartRRNovember 18, 19096'0"185Escondido, CA US
Danny EscobarLSeptember 26, 19165'11"165San Jose, CA US
Johnny GeeLLDecember 7, 19156'9"225Syracuse, NY US
Johnny GillLRMarch 27, 19056'2"190Nashville, TN US
Joe GonzalesRRMarch 19, 19155'9"175San Francisco, CA US
Ray HarrellRRFebruary 16, 19126'1"185Petrolia, TX US
Frankie HawkinsRRMay 5, 19155'11"175San Francisco, CA US
Jack HawkinsRLJanuary 13, 19196'2"170
Walter HilcherRRFebruary 28, 19096'0"174Chicago, IL US
Art JacobsLLAugust 28, 19025'10"170Luckey, OH US
Dutch LieberRRFebruary 1, 19106'0"180Alameda, CA US
Ad LiskaRRJuly 10, 19065'11"160Dwight, NE US
Ted NorbertRRMay 17, 19086'1"192Brooklyn, NY US
Joe OrrellRRMarch 6, 19176'4"210National City, CA US
Marv OwenRRMarch 22, 19066'1"175Agnew, CA US
Frank ReiberRRSeptember 19, 19095'8"169Huntington, WV US
Herman ReichRLNovember 23, 19176'2"200Bell, CA US
Earl ReidLRJune 8, 19136'3"190Bangor, AL US
Joe SchultzLRAugust 29, 19185'11"180Chicago, IL US
By SpeeceRRJanuary 6, 18975'11"170West Baden Springs, IN US
Tommy ThompsonLRMay 19, 19105'9"155Elkhart, IL US
Eddie WilsonLLSeptember 7, 19095'11"165Hamden, CT US
Al WrightRRNovember 11, 19126'1"170San Francisco, CA 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.




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