- Source: 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season
The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, led by manager Leo Durocher, won their first pennant in 21 years, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
In The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, this team was referenced as one of "The Greatest Teams That Never Was", due to the quality of its starting lineup. Dolph Camilli was the slugging star with 34 home runs and 120 RBI. He was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player. Pete Reiser, a 22-year-old rookie, led the league in batting average, slugging percentage, and runs scored. Other regulars included Hall of Famers Billy Herman, Joe Medwick, Pee Wee Reese, and Dixie Walker. Not surprisingly, the Dodgers scored the most runs of any NL team (800).
The pitching staff featured a pair of 22-game winners, Kirby Higbe and Whitlow Wyatt, having their best pro seasons.
On July 1, the Dodgers played the Phillies in Brooklyn; the game was televised by WNBT in New York (now WNBC), making the contest the first program aired by a commercial TV station in the United States. Although the Dodgers would later win the pennant and the Phillies would finish dead last in the NL, Philadelphia won the game 6–4, in 10 innings.
Offseason
November 11, 1940: Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kirby Higbe.
November 19, 1940: Tot Pressnell was purchased from the Dodgers by the St. Louis Cardinals.
December 1940: Boze Berger was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Jack Graham.
December 4, 1940: Glen Stewart was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.
December 4, 1940: Gus Mancuso, minor leaguer John Pintar and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Owen.
December 9, 1940: Pep Young was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Lew Riggs.
January 27, 1941: Pep Rambert was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
February 4, 1941: Lefty Mills was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.
Prior to 1941 season: Wally Westlake was acquired from the Dodgers by the Merced Bears.
Regular season
= Season standings
== Record vs. opponents
== Notable transactions
=April 3, 1941: Roxie Lawson was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.
April 15, 1941: Newt Kimball was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
April 15, 1941: Lefty Mills was returned by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns.
April 22, 1941: Mace Brown was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 6, 1941: Lee Grissom was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vito Tamulis.
May 6, 1941: Johnny Hudson, Charlie Gilbert and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Herman.
August 14, 1941: Joe Becker, George Staller, and minor leaguers John S. Bell and Ray Roche were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dixie Howell.
August 26, 1941: Mace Brown and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Augie Galan.
= Roster
=Player stats
= Batting
=Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
= Pitching
=Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Note: Hugh Casey was team leader in saves with 7.
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
1941 World Series
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the 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 to Tommy Henrich 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 to 1956 – the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955.
= Game 1
=October 1, 1941, at Yankee Stadium in New York
= Game 2
=October 2, 1941, at Yankee Stadium in New York
= Game 3
=October 4, 1941, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
= Game 4
=October 5, 1941, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
= Game 5
=October 6, 1941, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York
Awards and honors
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
Dolph Camilli
TSN Major League All-Star Team
Whit Wyatt
Pete Reiser
Dolph Camilli
TSN NL Most Valuable Player
Dolph Camilli
= League top ten finishers
=Dolph Camilli
NL leader in home runs (34)
NL leader in RBI (120)
#2 in NL in slugging percentage (.556)
#2 in NL in bases on balls (104)
#3 in NL in on-base percentage (.407)
Hugh Casey
#2 tied in NL in saves with Bill Crouch (7)
Kirby Higbe
NL leader in wins (22)
#4 in NL in strikeouts (121)
Joe Medwick
#3 in NL in batting average (.318)
#3 in NL in runs scored (100)
Pete Reiser
NL leader in batting average (.343)
NL leader in slugging percentage (.558)
NL leader in runs scored (117)
NL leader in triples (17)
#4 in NL in on-base percentage (.406)
Whit Wyatt
MLB leader in shutouts (7)
NL leader in wins (22)
#2 in NL in strikeouts (176)
#2 in NL in ERA (2.34)
#2 in NL in complete games (23)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Durham, Santa Barbara, Elizebethton, Newport
Notes
References
Baseball-Reference season page
Baseball Almanac season page
External links
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Retrosheet
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