1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 1941 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | James & Dearie Mulvey |
| General Manager(s) | Larry MacPhail |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WHN Red Barber, Al Helfer |
The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, led by NL MVP Dolf Camilli won their first Pennant in 21 years, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2 and a half games. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1941 World Series.
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[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | -- | .649 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 2.5 | .634 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 12 | .571 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 19 | .526 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 25.5 | .484 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 30 | .455 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 38 | .403 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 57 | .279 |
[edit] 1941 Roster
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1941 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Relief Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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[edit] Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Kirby Higbe | ||||||||
| Whit Wyatt | ||||||||
| Luke Hamlin | ||||||||
| Curt Davis | ||||||||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons |
[edit] Relief Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Hugh Casey | ||||||||
| Mace Brown | ||||||||
| Kemp Wicker | ||||||||
| Vito Tamulis | ||||||||
| Newt Kimball | ||||||||
| Johnny Allen | ||||||||
| Tom Drake | ||||||||
| Bill Swift | ||||||||
| Larry French | ||||||||
| Ed Albosta | ||||||||
| Lee Grissom | ||||||||
| Bob Chipman | ||||||||
| Van Mungo |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Mickey Owen | C | ||||||||
| Herman Franks | C/OF | ||||||||
| Babe Phelps | C | ||||||||
| Tony Giuliani | C | ||||||||
| George Pfister | C | ||||||||
| Dolph Camilli | 1B | ||||||||
| Billy Herman | 2B | ||||||||
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | ||||||||
| Cookie Lavagetto | 3B | ||||||||
| Lew Riggs | 3B/1B/2B | ||||||||
| Pete Coscarart | 2B/SS | ||||||||
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | ||||||||
| Leo Durocher | SS/2B | ||||||||
| Joe Medwick | OF | ||||||||
| Pete Reiser | OF | ||||||||
| Dixie Walker | OF | ||||||||
| Jimmy Wasdell | OF | ||||||||
| Joe Vosmik | OF | ||||||||
| Paul Waner | OF | ||||||||
| Augie Galan | OF | ||||||||
| Tommy Tatum | OF |
[edit] 1941 World Series
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall.
The name "Subway Series" arose for a World Series played between two New York City teams. The series was punctuated by the Dodgers' Mickey Owen's dropped third strike of a sharply breaking curveball (a suspected spitball) pitched by Hugh Casey in the 9th inning of Game 4. The play led to a Yankees rally and brought them one win away from another championship.
The Yankees were back after a one-year hiatus, having won thirteen (13) of their last fourteen (14) Series games and twenty-eight (28) of their last thirty-one (31) games in the World Series.
This was the first Subway Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, who had already faced the crosstown New York Giants five times, and the Series was now 1-0 in favor of the Bronx Bombers. These two teams would meet a total of seven (7) times from 1941-1956 - the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955.
[edit] Game 1
October 1, 1941 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Curt Davis (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Joe Gordon (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 2, 1941 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Whit Wyatt (1-0) L: Spud Chandler (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 4, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Marius Russo (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 5, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Johnny Murphy (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : BRO – Pete Reiser (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 6, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Tiny Bonham (1-0) L: Whit Wyatt (1-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : NYY – Tommy Henrich (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] 1941 Awards
- 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Whit Wyatt starter
- Mickey Owen starter
- Pete Reiser starter
- Dolph Camilli reserve
- Billy Herman reserve
- Cookie Lavagetto reserve
- Joe Medwick reserve
- National League Most Valuable Player
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN NL Most Valuable Payer
[edit] 1941 Transactions
- November 11: Traded Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kirby Higbe
- November 19: Sold Tot Pressnell to the St. Louis Cardinals
- December: Traded Boze Berger to the New York Yankees for Jack Graham
- December 4: Purchased Glen Stewart from the New York Giants
- December 4: Traded Gus Mancuso, John Pintar and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Owen
- December 9: Traded Pep Young to the Cincinnati Reds for Lew Riggs
- January 27: Purchased Pep Rambert from the Pittsburgh Pirates
- February 4: Purchased Lefty Mills from the St. Louis Browns
- April 3: Purchased Roxie Lawson from the St. Louis Browns
- April 15: Purchased Newt Kimball from the St. Louis Cardinals
- April 15: Returned Lefty Mills to the St. Louis Browns
- April 22: Purchased Mace Brown from the Pittsburgh Pirates
- May 6: Traded Lee Grissom to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vito Tamulis
- May 6: Traded Johnny Hudson, Charlie Gilbert and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Herman
- August 14: Traded Joe Becker, George Staller, John S. Bell and Ray Roche to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dixie Howell
- August 26: Traded Mace Brown and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Augie Galan
[edit] 1941 Minor League Teams
- AA: Montreal Royals (managed by Clyde Sukeforth) - International League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- A1: Knoxville Smokies (managed by Fred Lindstrom) - Southern Association
- B: Reading Brooks (managed by Fresco Thompson) - Interstate League
- B: Durham Bulls (managed by Bruno Betzel) - Piedmont League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- C: Santa Barbara Saints (managed by John Clancy) - California League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- C: Quebec Athletics (managed by Del Bissonette/Roland Gladu) - Canadian-American League
- C: Grand Rapids Colts (managed by Charles Lucas) - Michigan State League
- C: Dayton Ducks (managed by Paul Chervinko/Howard Holmes/William McWilliams) - Middle Atlantic League
- C: Troy Dodgers/Tuskegee Airmen (managed by Orace Powers) - Alabama State League
- D: Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox (managed by Hobe Brummitt) - Appalachian League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- D: Valdosta Trojans (managed by Stew Hofferth) - Georgia-Florida League
- D: Newport Dodgers (managed by Merle Settlemire) - Northeast Arkansas League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- D: Johnstown Johnnies (managed by George Treadwell) - Pennsylvania State Association
- D: Olean Oilers (managed by Jake Pitler)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
- D: Big Spring Bombers (managed by Joe Tate) - West Texas-New Mexico League
[edit] External links
- 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Dodgers Media Guide History
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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| Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1940 |
National League Championship Season 1941 |
Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1942 |
