1941 Major League Baseball season

The 1941 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, four games to three.

This article is about the 1941 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1941 in baseball.
1941 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 6, 1941
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY)
NL: Dolph Camilli (BKN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsBrooklyn Dodgers
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upBrooklyn Dodgers

In addition to a seven-game World Series between New York City teams, highlights of the season included Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game hitting streak; it has been called the "best baseball season ever".[1]

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders
 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGTed Williams BSR.406Pete Reiser BKN.343
HRTed Williams BSR37Dolph Camilli BKN34
RBIJoe DiMaggio NYY125Dolph Camilli BKN120
WinsBob Feller CLE25Kirby Higbe BKN
Whit Wyatt BKN		22
ERAThornton Lee CHW2.37Elmer Riddle CIN2.24
SOBob Feller CLE260Johnny Vander Meer CIN202
SVJohnny Murphy NYY15Jumbo Brown NYG8
SBGeorge Case WSH33Danny Murtaugh PHP18

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

  World Series
       
  AL New York Yankees 4
  NL Brooklyn Dodgers 1

Managers

American League
Team Manager
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Del Baker
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Fred Haney and Luke Sewell
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League
Team Manager
Boston Braves Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs Jimmie Wilson
Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie
New York Giants Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Doc Prothro
Pittsburgh Pirates Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals Billy Southworth

Home Field Attendance
Team Name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per Game
Brooklyn Dodgers[2] 100 13.6% 1,214,910 24.5% 15,379
New York Yankees[3] 101 14.8% 964,722 -2.5% 12,368
New York Giants[4] 74 2.8% 763,098 2.0% 9,783
Cleveland Indians[5] 75 -15.7% 745,948 -17.4% 9,688
Boston Red Sox[6] 84 2.4% 718,497 0.3% 9,331
Detroit Tigers[7] 75 -16.7% 684,915 -38.4% 8,895
Chicago White Sox[8] 77 -6.1% 677,077 2.5% 8,571
Cincinnati Reds[9] 88 -12.0% 643,513 -24.3% 8,146
St. Louis Cardinals[10] 97 15.5% 633,645 95.5% 8,021
Chicago Cubs[11] 70 -6.7% 545,159 1.9% 7,080
Philadelphia Athletics[12] 64 18.5% 528,894 22.4% 6,869
Pittsburgh Pirates[13] 81 3.8% 482,241 -5.1% 6,183
Washington Senators[14] 70 9.4% 415,663 9.0% 5,329
Boston Braves[15] 62 -4.6% 263,680 9.1% 3,469
Philadelphia Phillies[16] 43 -14.0% 231,401 11.7% 3,045
St. Louis Browns[17] 70 4.5% 176,240 -26.4% 2,231

References
  1. Creamer, Robert (1991). Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever". Viking Press. ISBN 0670833746.
  2. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

Further reading


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