1941 World Series Article Index for
1941
Website Links For
1941
 

Information About

1941 World Series




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 .

Records: (W: 100, L: 54, Pct: .649, GA: 2 ½)

Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Leo Durocher (Brooklyn)

Umpires: Bill McGowan (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Larry Goetz (NL)


SUMMARY

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


MATCHUPS


Game 1

October 1 , 1941 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York


Game 2

October 2 , 1941 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York


Game 3

October 4 , 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


Game 4

October 5 , 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


Game 5

October 6 , 1941 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York


COMPOSITE BOX

1941 World Series (4-1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.)


REFERENCES

  • Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. ''The World Series.'' 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 184-187)



EXTERNAL LINKS