1941 New York Yankees season

1941 New York Yankees 1941 World Series Champions 1941 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1941 Information
Owner(s)	Estate of Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
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The 1941 New York Yankees season was the 39th season for the team in New York, and its 41st season overall. The team finished with a record of 101-54, winning their 12th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the Brooklyn 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 fielder Joe DiMaggio captured the nation's fancy with his lengthy hitting streak that extended through 56 games before finally being stopped. A big-band style song called Joltin' Joe DiMaggio was a hit for the Les Brown orchestra.

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 1941 World Series
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Regular season

May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio began his major league record 56 game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith.^[1]

During the hitting streak, DiMaggio had a batting 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]

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Boston Red Sox	84	70	.545	17
Chicago White Sox	77	77	.500	24
Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	26
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	26
St. Louis Browns	70	84	.455	31
Washington Senators	70	84	.455	31
Philadelphia Athletics	64	90	.416	37

Roster

1941 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

16 Johnny Lindell

Manager

-- Joe McCarthy

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Dickey, BillBill Dickey	109	348	99	.284	7	71
1B	Sturm, JohnnyJohnny Sturm	124	524	125	.239	3	36
2B	Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon	156	588	162	.276	24	87
3B	Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe	136	561	148	.264	8	42
SS	Rizzuto, PhilPhil Rizzuto	133	515	158	.307	3	46
OF	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	139	541	193	.357	30	125
OF	Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich	144	538	149	.277	31	85
OF	Keller, CharlieCharlie Keller	140	507	151	.298	33	122

Other batters

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
Rosar, BuddyBuddy Rosar	67	209	60	.287	1	36
Priddy, JerryJerry Priddy	56	174	37	.213	1	26
Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk	70	164	36	.220	6	25
Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti	50	148	33	.223	1	22
Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray	36	73	19	.260	0	4
Silvestri, KenKen Silvestri	17	40	10	.250	1	4
Lindell, JohnnyJohnny Lindell	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Russo, MariusMarius Russo	28	209.2	14	10	3.09	105
Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez	23	156.1	15	5	3.74	76
Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing	23	185.2	15	6	3.54	60
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler	28	163.2	10	4	3.19	60
Donald, AtleyAtley Donald	22	159	9	5	3.57	71
Washburn, GeorgeGeorge Washburn	1	2	0	1	13.50	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Breuer, MarvMarv Breuer	26	141	9	7	4.09	77
Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham	23	126.2	10	6	2.98	43
Peek, SteveSteve Peek	17	80	4	2	5.06	18

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Branch, NormNorm Branch	27	5	1	2	2.87	28
Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy	35	8	3	15	1.98	29
Stanceu, CharleyCharley Stanceu	22	3	3	0	5.63	21

1941 World Series

Main article: 1941 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn 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

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Kansas City Blues	American Association	Billy Meyer
AA	Newark Bears	International League	Johnny Neun
A	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	Phil Page
B	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	Eddie Sawyer
B	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Lefty Jenkins and Alton Biggs
C	Amsterdam Rugmakers	Canadian-American League	Paul O'Malley
C	Akron Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	Buzz Boyle
C	Idaho Falls Russets	Pioneer League	Bob Coltrin and Doc Marshall
C	Joplin Miners	Western Association	Doc Bennett
D	Easton Yankees	Eastern Shore League	Dallas Warren
D	Butler Yankees	Pennsylvania State Association	Tom Kain
D	Norfolk Yankees	Western League	Ray Powell

Notes

^ ^a ^b Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.5, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1941 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1941 All-Star Game • 1941 World Series

Preceded by Detroit Tigers 1940	American League Champions 1941	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1942
Preceded by Cincinnati Reds 1940	World Series Champions 1941	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1942

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

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Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Yankee Years • The Core Four • Wildcard Wednesday

Culture

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Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

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American League
Pennants (40)

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Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

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New York Yankees 1941 World Series Champions

1 Frankie Crosetti \| 2 Red Rolfe \| 3 George Selkirk \| 5 Joe DiMaggio \| 6 Joe Gordon \| 7 Tommy Henrich \| 8 Bill Dickey \| 9 Charlie Keller \| 10 Phil Rizzuto \| 12 Buddy Rosar \| 14 Jerry Priddy \| 15 Red Ruffing \| 19 Johnny Murphy \| 20 Tiny Bonham \| 21 Spud Chandler \| 22 Marius Russo \| 24 Marv Breuer \| 26 Ken Silvestri \| 27 Frenchy Bordagaray \| 28 Atley Donald \| 34 Johnny Sturm Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches: 31 Art Fletcher \| 32 Earle Combs \| 33 Johnny Schulte

Regular season • Rivalry • Subway Series