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1941 in BSA

The Bolivar League had repeat division champions in 1941. Fresh off back-to-back Copa Sudamerica wins, La Paz rolled to the South Division again, although their 106-56 record was a drop from the historic 122-win 1940. Maracaibo again took the North Division, but posted a franchise-best 108-54 season in the process.
Pump Jacks ace Mohamed Ramos picked up his sixth Pitcher of the Year award and his second MVP award. He earned the Triple Crown for the first time in his career with a 23-5 record, 1.37 ERA, and 478 strikeouts for 15.2 WAR.

In the Southern Cone League, both divisions had first-time winners. Rio de Janeiro won the Brazil Division at 103-59, while defending league champ Fortaleza and Salvador were both next at 90-72. Buenos Aires easily claimed the South Division at 98-64 with the rest of the division below .500.
Sao Paolo LF Carlo Mizurado won the MVP with a career year at age 30. He led in the triple slash (.326/.361/.631) and also led the league in WAR (11.2), hits (190), doubles (38), and home runs (39). He also picked up his sixth Gold Glove of his career. Rio’s Timoteo Caruso won his third straight Pitcher of the Year. He also had a Triple Crown season with him and Ramos being the first in league history to do it as pitchers. Caruso had a 24-6 record, 1.20 ERA, 358 strikeouts with 12.5 WAR.
In a Bolivar League Championship Series rematch, Maracaibo got revenge on La Paz, preventing a Pump Jacks three-peat and giving the Mariners their first league title. In the Southern Cone finale, Buenos Aires outlasted Rio de Janeiro in seven games for their first title. Copa Sudamerica went six games in favor of the Atlantics over Maracaibo; the first overall for an Argentinian team.


Other notes; Mohamed Ramos passed 5000 career strikeouts. Meanwhile, Cali's Daiquel Grimaldo and Rio's Fernandinho Fuentes became the fourth and fifth to get to 3000 Ks. Rosario's Mohammed Jimenez became the first BSA player to 400 home runs and the first to 1000 RBI. The fifth, sixth, and seventh players to 300 home runs were Barry Huaman (Callao), Jose Negron (Brasilia) and Rui Gazo (Belo Horizonte) Cali’s William D’Arle (1B) and Bogota’s R.J. Garza (LF) became the first eight-time Gold Glove winners.
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