1941 World Series

Infobox World Series Expanded


year = 1941
champion = New York Yankees (4)
champion_manager = Joe McCarthy
champion_games = 101-53, .656, GA: 17
runnerup = Brooklyn Dodgers (1)
runnerup_manager = Leo Durocher
runnerup_games = 100-54, .649, GA: 2½
date = October 1–October 6
MVP =
television =
announcers =
radio_network = Mutual.
radio_announcers = Red Barber and Bob Elson.
umpires = Bill McGowan (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Larry Goetz (NL)
HOFers = Yankees: Joe McCarthy (mgr.), Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Red Ruffing.
Dodgers: Leo Durocher (mgr.), Billy Herman, Joe Medwick, Pee Wee Reese.
ALCS =
NLCS =

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 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 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 1941-1956 - the Dodgers' only victory coming in 1955.

ummary

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1)

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 1, 1941 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BRO
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=6|RE=0
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NYY
H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=1|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=3|HH=6|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Red Ruffing (1-0)|LP=Curt Davis (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Joe Gordon (1)|

Game 2

Thursday, October 2, 1941 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BRO
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=2|R6=1|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=6|RE=2
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NYY
H1=0|H2=1|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=2|HH=9|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Whit Wyatt (1-0)|LP=Spud Chandler (0-1)|SV=|

Game 3

Saturday, October 4, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NYY
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=2|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=0
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRO
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=1|H9=0|HR=1|HH=4|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Marius Russo (1-0)|LP=Hugh Casey (0-1)|SV=|

Game 4

Sunday, October 5, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NYY
R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=2|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=4|RR=7|RH=12|RE=0
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRO
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=2|H5=2|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=4|HH=9|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Johnny Murphy (1-0)|LP=Hugh Casey (0-2)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=Pete Reiser (1)|

Game 5

Monday, October 6, 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NYY
R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=6|RE=0
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRO
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=4|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Tiny Bonham (1-0)|LP=Whit Wyatt (1-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Tommy Henrich (1)|HomeHR=|

Composite Box

1941 World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)Linescore
Road=New York Yankees
R1=1|R2=4|R3=1|R4=3|R5=1|R6=1|R7=0|R8=2|R9=4|RR=17|RH=41|RE=2
Home=Brooklyn Dodgers
H1=0|H2=0|H3=1|H4=2|H5=5|H6=1|H7=1|H8=1|H9=0|HR=11|HH=29|HE=4Total Attendance: 235,773 Average Attendance: 47,155Winning Player’s Share: – $5,943 Losing Player’s Share – $4,829cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsshares.shtml|title=World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares|accessdate=2008-05-07|publisher=Baseball Almanac] |

Notes

References

*Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. "The World Series." 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 184-187)
*Reichler, Joseph, ed. (1982). "The Baseball Encyclopedia" (5th ed.), p. 2149. MacMillian Publishing. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
*cite web |author=Forman, Sean L. |title=1941 World Series |date= |work=Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1941_WS.shtml |accessdate=2007-12-09

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1941_WS.shtml 1941 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1941 1941 World Series at "WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)"]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1941ws.shtml 1941 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/YPS_1941.htm 1941 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org]
* [http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/25moments/23.html Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Mickey Owen and the Dropped Third Strike]