1941 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1941 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City, New York 101 53 y 1st Estate of Jacob Ruppert Ed Barrow Joe McCarthy The 1941 New York Yankees season was the 39th season for the team. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. The team finished with a record of 101–53, winning their 12th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. In the World Series, they beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in 5 games. Books and songs have been written about the 1941 season, the last before the United States became drawn into World War II. Yankees' center fielder 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 recorded by the Les Brown orchestra and became a hit the following year. Additionally, DiMaggio, Tommy Henrich and Charlie Keller became the only outfield trio in major league history to each hit 30 home runs in a season. Regular season May 15, 1941: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Joe DiMaggio began his major league record 56-game hitting streak with a hit off Sox pitcher Eddie Smith.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.5, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 During the hitting streak, DiMaggio had a batting average of .408, hit 15 home runs, and accumulated 55 runs batted in. After the streak ended, DiMaggio began a 16-game hitting streak. DiMaggio would hit safely in 72 of 73 games, another record. Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1941 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 20 Tiny Bonham 30 Norm Branch 24 Marv Breuer 21 Spud Chandler 28 Atley Donald 11 Lefty Gomez 19 Johnny Murphy 18 Steve Peek 15 Red Ruffing 22 Marius Russo 17 Charley Stanceu 29 George Washburn Catchers  8 Bill Dickey 12 Buddy Rosar 26 Ken Silvestri Infielders  1 Frankie Crosetti  6 Joe Gordon 14 Jerry Priddy 10 Phil Rizzuto  2 Red Rolfe 34 Johnny Sturm Outfielders 27 Frenchy Bordagaray  5 Joe DiMaggio  7 Tommy Henrich  9 Charlie Keller  3 George Selkirk Other batters 16 Johnny Lindell Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches 32 Earle Combs 31 Art Fletcher 33 Johnny Schulte Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bill Dickey 109 348 99 .284 7 71 1B Johnny Sturm 124 524 125 .239 3 36 2B Joe Gordon 156 588 162 .276 24 87 3B Red Rolfe 136 561 148 .264 8 42 SS Phil Rizzuto 133 515 158 .307 3 46 OF Joe DiMaggio 139 541 193 .357 30 125 OF Tommy Henrich 144 538 149 .277 31 85 OF Charlie Keller 140 507 151 .298 33 122 Other batters 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 Buddy Rosar 67 209 60 .287 1 36 Jerry Priddy 56 174 37 .213 1 26 George Selkirk 70 164 36 .220 6 25 Frankie Crosetti 50 148 33 .223 1 22 Frenchy Bordagaray 36 73 19 .260 0 4 Ken Silvestri 17 40 10 .250 1 4 Johnny Lindell 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching 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 Marius Russo 28 209.2 14 10 3.09 105 Red Ruffing 23 185.2 15 6 3.54 60 Spud Chandler 28 163.2 10 4 3.19 60 Atley Donald 22 159.0 9 5 3.57 71 Lefty Gomez 23 156.1 15 5 3.74 76 George Washburn George Washburn (baseball player) 1 2.0 0 1 13.50 1 Other 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 Marv Breuer 26 141.0 9 7 4.09 77 Tiny Bonham 23 126.2 10 6 2.98 43 Steve Peek 17 80.0 4 2 5.06 18 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Johnny Murphy 35 8 3 15 1.98 29 Norm Branch 27 5 1 2 2.87 28 Charley Stanceu 22 3 3 0 5.63 21 1941 World Series 1941 World Series AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 3 October 1Yankee Stadium 68,5402 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 2 October 2Yankee Stadium 66,2483 Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 1 October 4Ebbets Field 33,1004 Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 4 October 5Ebbets Field 33,8135 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 1 October 6Ebbets Field 34,072 Awards and honors Joe DiMaggio, AL MVP Joe DiMaggio, Associated Press Athlete of the YearAssociated Press Athlete of the Year (male) Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Kansas City Blues American Association Billy Meyer AA Newark Bears International League Johnny Neun A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Phil Page B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Eddie Sawyer B Augusta Tigers Sally League Lefty Jenkins and Alton Biggs C Amsterdam Rugmakers Canadian–American League Paul O'Malley C Akron Yankees Middle Atlantic League Buzz Boyle C Idaho Falls Russets Pioneer League Bob Coltrin and Doc Marshall C Joplin Miners Western Association Doc Bennett D Easton Yankees Eastern Shore League Dallas Warren D Butler Yankees Pennsylvania State Association Tom Kain D Norfolk Yankees Western League Ray PowellLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Joplin, Easton, ButlerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1941 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1941 World Series 1941 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1940s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons