1941 New York Yankees

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1941 New York Yankees
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Major league affiliations
1941 Uniform
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Location
1941 Information
Owner(s) Estate of Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s) Joe McCarthy
Local television none
Local radio none
Baseball-Reference 1941 New York Yankees

1941 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 101-53-2 Finished 1st in American League (1941 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 4, 1941, At Boston Red Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Joe McCarthy

Coaches: Earle Combs, Art Fletcher and Johnny Schulte

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

The 1941 New York Yankees played the 39th season in team history. 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 at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in 6 games.

Books and songs have been written about the 1941 season, the last before the United States became drawn into World War II. Yankees' centerfielder 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.

The 1941 Yankees are one of three teams since 1900 to have won 42 games over a 50-game stretch; the others are the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals and the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees' streak started on June 7th, when having lost their last three, they were in fourth place with a record of 25-22. When they swept a doubleheader over the Detroit Tigers on July 31st, they had improved to 67-30 and had a 12-game lead over their nearest pursuers. They would then also win their next two games, for a 44-8 record over 52 games. The string included winning streaks of 14 and 9 games. DiMaggio's historic hitting streak went from May 15th to July 16th, so by the time his streak became long enough to capture the nation's imagination, the Yankees were nearly unbeatable and running away with the pennant, a combination which explains why Joe won the MVP Award in spite of Ted Williams hitting over .400 that year.

Awards and Honors[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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

World Series[edit]

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

Further Reading[edit]

  • JOHN DREBINGER: "Yanks Clinch 12th Pennant; Idle Dodgers Take 1st Place", New York Times, September 5, 1941, Sports pg. 25
  • Lew Freedman: DiMaggio's Yankees: A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-5906-3
  • Kostya Kennedy: 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports, Sports Illustrated Books, New York, NY, 2011. ISBN 978-1603201773

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