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Sports season
Walt Judnich , circa 1941
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 one.
In addition to a five-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]
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
Home field attendance [ edit ]
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
^ Creamer, Robert (1991). Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever" . Viking Press . ISBN 0670833746 .
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
Creamer, Robert (2000). Baseball and Other Matters in 1941 . Bison Books . ISBN 0803264062 .
Petriello, Mike (December 25, 2020). "The L.A. Browns? How one day in '41 changed MLB" . MLB.com . Retrieved May 8, 2021 . And so, the vote was scheduled. It was to take place in Chicago on the morning of Monday, Dec. 8, 1941.
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 978-0385517959 .
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also