1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season
Brooklyn, New York | |
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Owners | James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company |
President | Larry MacPhail |
Managers | Leo Durocher |
Radio | WOR Red Barber, Al Helfer |
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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 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.[1]
Offseason
- November 11, 1940: Vito Tamulis, Bill Crouch, Mickey Livingston and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kirby Higbe.[2]
- November 19, 1940: Tot Pressnell was purchased from the Dodgers by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- December 1940: Boze Berger was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Jack Graham.[4]
- December 4, 1940: New York Giants.[5]
- December 4, 1940: Gus Mancuso, minor leaguer John Pintar and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mickey Owen.[6]
- December 9, 1940: Pep Young was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Lew Riggs.[7]
- January 27, 1941: Pep Rambert was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[8]
- February 4, 1941: Lefty Mills was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.[9]
- Prior to 1941 season: Wally Westlake was acquired from the Dodgers by the Merced Bears.[10]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 0.634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 4–18–2 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 18–4–2 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 8–14–2 | 6–15–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 14–8–2 | 16–6 | — | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–6–1 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1941: Roxie Lawson was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.[11]
- April 15, 1941: Newt Kimball was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[12]
- April 15, 1941: Lefty Mills was returned by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Browns.[9]
- April 22, 1941: Mace Brown was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[13]
- May 6, 1941: Lee Grissom was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Vito Tamulis.[2]
- May 6, 1941: Johnny Hudson, Charlie Gilbert and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Herman.[14]
- 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.[15]
- August 26, 1941: Mace Brown and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Augie Galan.[13]
Roster
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Mickey Owen | 128 | 386 | 32 | 89 | .231 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
1B | Dolph Camilli | 149 | 529 | 92 | 151 | .285 | 34 | 120 | 3 |
2B | Billy Herman | 133 | 536 | 77 | 156 | .291 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
3B | Cookie Lavagetto | 132 | 441 | 75 | 122 | .277 | 1 | 78 | 7 |
SS | Pee Wee Reese | 152 | 595 | 76 | 136 | .229 | 2 | 46 | 10 |
OF | Dixie Walker | 148 | 531 | 88 | 165 | .311 | 9 | 71 | 4 |
OF | Pete Reiser | 137 | 536 | 117 | 184 | .343 | 14 | 76 | 4 |
OF | Joe Medwick | 133 | 538 | 100 | 171 | .318 | 18 | 88 | 2 |
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
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Jimmy Wasdell | 94 | 265 | 39 | 79 | .298 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
Lew Riggs | 77 | 197 | 27 | 60 | .305 | 5 | 36 | 1 |
Herman Franks | 57 | 139 | 10 | 28 | .201 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Pete Coscarart | 43 | 62 | 13 | 8 | .129 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Joe Vosmik | 25 | 56 | 0 | 11 | .196 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Alex Kampouris | 16 | 51 | 8 | 16 | .314 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Leo Durocher | 18 | 42 | 2 | 12 | .286 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Paul Waner | 11 | 35 | 5 | 6 | .171 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Babe Phelps | 16 | 30 | 3 | 7 | .233 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Augie Galan | 17 | 27 | 3 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Tommy Tatum | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Giuliani | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Pfister | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Kirby Higbe | 48 | 39 | 19 | 298.0 | 22 | 9 | 3.14 | 132 | 121 |
Whit Wyatt | 38 | 35 | 23 | 288.1 | 22 | 10 | 2.34 | 82 | 176 |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | 13 | 12 | 3 | 82.2 | 6 | 1 | 2.07 | 26 | 19 |
Ed Albosta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.23 | 8 | 5 |
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
Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Hugh Casey | 45 | 18 | 4 | 162.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.89 | 57 | 61 |
Curt Davis | 28 | 16 | 10 | 154.1 | 13 | 7 | 2.97 | 27 | 50 |
Luke Hamlin | 30 | 20 | 5 | 136.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.24 | 41 | 58 |
Johnny Allen | 11 | 4 | 2 | 57.1 | 3 | 0 | 2.51 | 12 | 21 |
Newt Kimball | 15 | 5 | 1 | 52.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.63 | 29 | 17 |
Tom Drake | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.38 | 12 | 21 |
Larry French | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 4 | 8 |
Lee Grissom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 8 | 5 |
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
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Mace Brown | 24 | 42.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.16 | 26 | 22 |
Kemp Wicker | 16 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.66 | 14 | 8 |
Vito Tamulis | 12 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 10 | 8 |
Bill Swift | 9 | 22.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.27 | 7 | 9 |
Bob Chipman | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 |
Van Mungo |
2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 |
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 "
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
Game 1
October 1, 1941, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 1 |
W: Red Ruffing (1–0) L: Curt Davis (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: NYY – Joe Gordon (1) |
Game 2
October 2, 1941, at Yankee Stadium in New York
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
W: Whit Wyatt (1–0) L: Spud Chandler (0–1) |
Game 3
October 4, 1941, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
W: Marius Russo (1–0) L: Hugh Casey (0–1) |
Game 4
October 5, 1941, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
W: Johnny Murphy (1–0) L: Hugh Casey (0–2) | ||||||||||||
HR: : BRO – Pete Reiser (1) |
Game 5
October 6, 1941, at
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
W: Tiny Bonham (1–0) L: Whit Wyatt (1–1) | ||||||||||||
HR: : NYY – Tommy Henrich (1) |
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
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
- TSN NL Most Valuable Player
League top ten finishers
- 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)
- #2 tied in NL in saves with Bill Crouch (7)
- NL leader in wins (22)
- #4 in NL in strikeouts (121)
- #3 in NL in batting average (.318)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (100)
- 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)
- 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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Montreal Royals | International League | Clyde Sukeforth |
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Knoxville Smokies
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Southern Association | Fred Lindstrom |
B
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Reading Brooks
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Interstate League | Fresco Thompson |
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Durham Bulls | Piedmont League | Bruno Betzel |
C
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Santa Barbara Saints
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California League | John Clancy |
C
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Quebec Athletics
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Canadian–American League | Del Bissonette Roland Gladu |
C
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Grand Rapids Colts
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Michigan State League | Charles Lucas |
C
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Dayton Ducks | Middle Atlantic League | Paul Chervinko Howard Holmes William McWilliams |
C
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Tuskegee Airmen
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Alabama State League | Orace Powers |
D
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Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox
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Appalachian League | Hobe Brummitt |
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Valdosta Trojans | Georgia–Florida League | Stew Hofferth |
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Newport Dodgers | Northeast Arkansas League | Merle Settlemire |
D
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Johnstown Johnnies
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Pennsylvania State Association | George Treadwell |
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Olean Oilers | Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League
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Jake Pitler |
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Big Spring Bombers | West Texas–New Mexico League | Joe Tate |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Montreal, Durham, Santa Barbara, Elizebethton, Newport
Notes
- ^ Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Vito Tamulis at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Tot Pressnell at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Boze Berger at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Glen Stewart at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Gus Mancuso at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Pep Young at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Pep Rambert at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Lefty Mills at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Wally Westlake at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Roxie Lawson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Newt Kimball at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Mace Brown at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnny Hudson at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Becker at Baseball-Reference
References
External links
- 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet