| 1941 New York Yankees | ||||
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| World Series champions American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Estate ofJacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
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The 1941New York Yankees season was the 39th season for the team. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 101–53, winning their 12thpennant, finishing 17 games ahead of theBoston Red Sox. In theWorld Series, they beat theBrooklyn Dodgers in 5 games.
Books and songs have been written about the 1941 season, the last before the United States became drawn into World War II. Yankees' center fielderJoe DiMaggio captured the nation's fancy with his lengthyhitting streak that extended through 56 games before finally being stopped. A big-band style song calledJoltin' Joe DiMaggio was recorded by theLes Brown orchestra and became a hit the following year.
Additionally, DiMaggio,Tommy Henrich andCharlie Keller became the only outfield trio in major league history to each hit 30 home runs in a season.
During the hitting streak, DiMaggio had abatting average of .408, hit 15 home runs, and accumulated 55 runs batted in. After the streak ended, DiMaggio began a 16-game hitting streak. DiMaggio would hit safely in 72 of 73 games, another record.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 51–26 | 50–27 |
| Boston Red Sox | 84 | 70 | .545 | 17 | 47–30 | 37–40 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 24 | 38–39 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 42–35 | 33–44 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 43–34 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 84 | .455 | 31 | 40–37 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 90 | .416 | 37 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 9–13–1 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16 | — | 17–5 | 12–10–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 5–17 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–16 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | — | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Washington | 8–14 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | — | |||||
| 1941 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Dickey | 109 | 348 | 99 | .284 | 7 | 71 |
| 1B | Johnny Sturm | 124 | 524 | 125 | .239 | 3 | 36 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 156 | 588 | 162 | .276 | 24 | 87 |
| 3B | Red Rolfe | 136 | 561 | 148 | .264 | 8 | 42 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 133 | 515 | 158 | .307 | 3 | 46 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 139 | 541 | 193 | .357 | 30 | 125 |
| OF | Tommy Henrich | 144 | 538 | 149 | .277 | 31 | 85 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 140 | 507 | 151 | .298 | 33 | 122 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Rosar | 67 | 209 | 60 | .287 | 1 | 36 |
| Jerry Priddy | 56 | 174 | 37 | .213 | 1 | 26 |
| George Selkirk | 70 | 164 | 36 | .220 | 6 | 25 |
| Frankie Crosetti | 50 | 148 | 33 | .223 | 1 | 22 |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | 36 | 73 | 19 | .260 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Silvestri | 17 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Lindell | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Russo | 28 | 209.2 | 14 | 10 | 3.09 | 105 |
| Red Ruffing | 23 | 185.2 | 15 | 6 | 3.54 | 60 |
| Spud Chandler | 28 | 163.2 | 10 | 4 | 3.19 | 60 |
| Atley Donald | 22 | 159.0 | 9 | 5 | 3.57 | 71 |
| Lefty Gomez | 23 | 156.1 | 15 | 5 | 3.74 | 76 |
| George Washburn | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Breuer | 26 | 141.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.09 | 77 |
| Tiny Bonham | 23 | 126.2 | 10 | 6 | 2.98 | 43 |
| Steve Peek | 17 | 80.0 | 4 | 2 | 5.06 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 35 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 1.98 | 29 |
| Norm Branch | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.87 | 28 |
| Charley Stanceu | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.63 | 21 |
ALNew York Yankees (4) vs. NLBrooklyn Dodgers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers – 2,Yankees – 3 | October 1 | Yankee Stadium | 68,540 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 2 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 66,248 |
| 3 | Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 1 | October 4 | Ebbets Field | 33,100 |
| 4 | Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 4 | October 5 | Ebbets Field | 33,813 |
| 5 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 1 | October 6 | Ebbets Field | 34,072 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Joplin, Easton, Butler[3]