1941 New York Yankees

The New York Yankees' 1941 season was the 39th season for the Yankees. 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Bill Dickey	109	348	99	.284	7	71
Joe DiMaggio	139	541	193	.357	30	125
Joe Gordon	156	588	162	.276	24	87
Tommy Henrich	144	538	149	.277	31	85
Charlie Keller	140	507	151	.298	33	122
Phil Rizzuto	133	515	158	.307	3	46
Red Rolfe	136	561	148	.264	8	42
Johnny Sturm	124	524	125	.239	3	36

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Frenchy Bordagaray	36	73	19	.260	0	4
Frankie Crosetti	50	148	33	.223	1	22
Johnny Lindell	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Jerry Priddy	56	174	37	.213	1	26
Buddy Rosar	67	209	60	.287	1	36
Ken Silvestri	17	40	10	.250	1	4
George Selkirk	70	164	36	.220	6	25

[edit] 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
Tiny Bonham	23	126.7	9	6	2.98	43
Marv Breuer	26	141	9	7	4.09	77
Spud Chandler	28	163.7	10	4	3.19	60
Atley Donald	22	159	9	5	3.57	71
Lefty Gomez	23	156.3	15	5	3.74	76
Red Ruffing	23	185.7	15	6	3.54	60
Marius Russo	28	209.7	14	10	3.09	105

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Steve Peek	17	80	4	2	5.06	18
George Washburn	1	2	0	1	13.50	1

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Norm Branch	27	5	1	2	2.87	28
Johnny Murphy	35	8	3	15	1.98	29
Charley Stanceu	22	3	3	0	5.63	21

[edit] 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