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Ted Williams goes 6-for-8 in a season-ending doubleheader to raise his final average to .406.

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  On September 28, 1941, At Shibe Park, Batting .399955, Ted Williams elects to play in a doubleheader against the A’s on the final day of the season rather than go back into the coveted .400 average because the number is rounded up. In-game, Williams goes 4-5 against a trio of Philadelphia A’s pitchers in


George Pfister

George Pfister is removed from records because he never signed a Brooklyn contract

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You won’t find the name of George Pfister in the National League records, though he appears as C for the Dodgers. The NL rules Pfister, who never signed a Brooklyn contract, is the property of Montreal (International League), and his name is removed from the box score.

Ted Williams starts the day with a .401 batting average and refuses Boston manager Joe Cronin’s suggestion that he sit out the rest of the season to preserve his average. Against the A’s he hits one single in 4 at bats to drop his average to .3995.

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Ted Williams starts the day with a .401 batting average and refuses Boston manager Joe Cronin’s suggestion that he sit out the rest of the season to preserve his average. Against the A’s he hits one single in 4 at bats to drop his average to .3995.

1941 – Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6 – 0. Whitlow Wyatt throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.

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1941 – Combined with a Cardinal defeat, the Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years when they beat the Braves, 6 – 0. Whitlow Wyatt throws a five-hitter and Pete Reiser hits a homer in the winning cause.

Twenty-year-old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves

Twenty-year-old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves

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1941 – In front of only 3,585 fans in St. Louis, twenty-year-old Stan Musial makes his major league debut against the Braves going 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Musial, who started the season in the Western Association (Class C), will hit .426 in 12 games.

1941 – After 16 scoreless innings, the Dodgers score 5 in the top of the 17th and beat the Reds 5 – 1. Johnny Allen pitches 15 innings for Brooklyn, and Hugh Casey wins in relief.

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1941 – After 16 scoreless innings, the Dodgers score 5 in the top of the 17th and beat the Reds 5 – 1. Johnny Allen pitches 15 innings for Brooklyn, and Hugh Casey wins in relief.

Cardinals right-hander Howie Krist, with his 6-5 victory over the Giants at Sportsman’s Park, finishes the season with a perfect 10-0 record. Spud’s spotless season establishes a National League record for the most wins in a season by a pitcher without a defeat.

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Cardinals right-hander Howie Krist, with his 6-5 victory over the Giants at Sportsman’s Park, finishes the season with a perfect 10-0 record. Spud’s spotless season establishes a National League record for the most wins in a season by a pitcher without a defeat.

1941 – The Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt beats the Cards’ Mort Cooper, 1 – 0, in St. Louis. Dixie Walker’s double in the 8th is the first Dodger hit. Walker then relays a stolen sign to Billy Herman, who singles him home.

1941 – The Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt beats the Cards’ Mort Cooper, 1 – 0, in St. Louis. Dixie Walker’s double in the 8th is the first Dodger hit. Walker then relays a stolen sign to Billy Herman, who singles him home.

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1941 – The Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt beats the Cards’ Mort Cooper, 1 – 0, in St. Louis. Dixie Walker’s double in the 8th is the first Dodger hit. Walker then relays a stolen sign to Billy Herman, who singles him home.

1941 – Johnny Schmitz makes his major league debut and notches a victory by throwing only one pitch in the 9th inning of the Cubs’ 5 – 4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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1941 – Johnny Schmitz makes his major league debut and notches a victory by throwing only one pitch in the 9th inning of the Cubs’ 5 – 4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.