1941 National League
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The 1941 season of the National League was the sixty-sixth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 157 | 100 | 54 | 3 | .637 | -.- | 800 (5.10) | 581 (3.70) | 0.272 | 0.344 | 0.405 | 3.14 | 0.974 |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 97 | 56 | 2 | .626 | 2.5 | 734 (4.74) | 589 (3.80) | 0.272 | 0.337 | 0.377 | 3.19 | 0.973 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 88 | 66 | 0 | .571 | 12.0 | 616 (4.00) | 564 (3.66) | 0.247 | 0.310 | 0.337 | 3.17 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 81 | 73 | 2 | .519 | 19.0 | 690 (4.42) | 643 (4.12) | 0.268 | 0.336 | 0.368 | 3.48 | 0.968 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 156 | 74 | 79 | 3 | .474 | 25.5 | 667 (4.28) | 706 (4.53) | 0.260 | 0.323 | 0.371 | 3.94 | 0.974 |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 70 | 84 | 1 | .452 | 30.0 | 666 (4.30) | 670 (4.32) | 0.253 | 0.325 | 0.365 | 3.72 | 0.970 |
| 7 | Boston Braves | 156 | 62 | 92 | 2 | .397 | 38.0 | 592 (3.79) | 720 (4.62) | 0.251 | 0.311 | 0.334 | 3.95 | 0.970 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 43 | 111 | 1 | .277 | 57.0 | 501 (3.23) | 793 (5.12) | 0.244 | 0.304 | 0.331 | 4.50 | 0.969 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League lost the ninth midsummer classic at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, MI on Tuesday, July 8, 1941 by a score of 7 to 5. The league's manager was Bill McKechnie.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion Brooklyn Dodgers were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 1.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Dolph Camilli, a first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 300 out of a possible 336 points and 19 first place votes.
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The second annual Hall of Fame Game was played on June 13 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Cincinnati Reds lost to the Cleveland Indians of the American League by a score of 2 to 1. The game was stopped by rain after six innings.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Lee Ballanfant
- Al Barlick
- George Barr
- Jocko Conlan
- Johnny Cooney*
- Tom Dunn
- Freddie Fitzsimmons*
- Larry Goetz
- Lou Jorda
- Bill Klem
- George Magerkurth
- Babe Pinelli
- Beans Reardon
- Ziggy Sears
- Bill Stewart
* Denotes a fill-in umpire
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