1941 Major League Baseball season

The 1941 Major League Baseball season included the New York Yankees defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game hitting streak; it has been called the "best baseball season ever".[1]

This article is about the 1941 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1941 in baseball.

1941 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – October 6, 1941
Regular season
Season champions	AL: New York Yankees NL: Brooklyn Dodgers
Season MVP	AL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY) NL: Dolph Camilli (BKN)
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Brooklyn Dodgers

Awards and honors

• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF
  • Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B
• The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
  • Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF
  • Dolph Camilli, Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Ted Williams (AL) – OF, Boston Red Sox
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Billy Southworth (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals

Statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ted Williams BSR .406 Pete Reiser BKN .343 HR Ted Williams BSR 37 Dolph Camilli BKN 34 RBI Joe DiMaggio NYY 125 Dolph Camilli BKN 120 Wins Bob Feller CLE 25 Kirby Higbe BKN Whit Wyatt BKN 22 ERA Thornton Lee CHW 2.37 Elmer Riddle CIN 2.24 SO Bob Feller CLE 260 Johnny Vander Meer CIN 202 SV Johnny Murphy NYY 15 Jumbo Brown NYG 8 SB George Case WSH 33 Danny Murtaugh PHP 18

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	101	53	0.656	—	51–26	50–27
Boston Red Sox	84	70	0.545	17	47–30	37–40
Chicago White Sox	77	77	0.500	24	38–39	39–38
Cleveland Indians	75	79	0.487	26	42–35	33–44
Detroit Tigers	75	79	0.487	26	43–34	32–45
St. Louis Browns	70	84	0.455	31	40–37	30–47
Washington Senators	70	84	0.455	31	40–37	30–47
Philadelphia Athletics	64	90	0.416	37	36–41	28–49

National League final standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

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

References

1. Creamer, Robert (1991). Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever". Viking Press. ISBN 0670833746.

Further reading

• Creamer, Robert (2000). Baseball and Other Matters in 1941. Bison Books. ISBN 0803264062.
• Vaccaro, Mike (2007). 1941--The Greatest Year In Sports: Two Baseball Legends, Two Boxing Champs, and the Unstoppable Thoroughbred Who Made History in the Shadow of War. Doubleday. ISBN 0385517955.

External links

• 1941 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference