1941 World Series

vs. World Series (4-1) New York Yankees (101-53, AL) vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (100-54, NL) BR 1941 World Series Summary

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 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 of their last fourteen Series games and twenty-eight of the last thirty-one games they had played 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 times from 1941 to 1956 - the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955.

Records: New York Yankees (W: 101, L: 53, Pct: .656, GA: 17) - Brooklyn Dodgers (W: 100, L: 54, Pct: .649, GA: 2 ½)

Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Leo Durocher (Brooklyn)

Umpires: Bill McGowan (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Larry Goetz (NL)

Summary

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

Matchups

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
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)

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
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)

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
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)

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
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)

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
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)

Composite box

1941 World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Yankees	1	4	1	3	1	1	0	2	4	17	41	2
Brooklyn Dodgers	0	0	1	2	5	1	1	1	0	11	29	4
Total Attendance: 235,773   Average Attendance: 47,155
Winning Player’s Share: – $5,943   Losing Player’s Share – $4,829

References

• David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, 1st ed., St Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990, pp. 184-187.

External links

• 1941 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1941 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1941 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
• Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Mickey Owen and the Dropped Third Strike

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