On June 1, 1941, At the Polo Grounds, Mel Ott hit his 400th career home run and collected his 1,500th career RBI in the Giants’ 3-2 victory over Cincinnati. His 2 run 3rd inning homerun came off Monte Pearson. ‘Master Melvin’ will finish his 22-year career, all with the Giants, with 511 home runs, the third…
The Cards nip the Reds, 10 – 9, for their 10th straight win. The last five are one-run victories. The Reds almost pull the game out‚ scoring 3 in the 9th‚ but Marty Marion snags a line drive off the bat of Ernie Lombardi and doubles up Ernie Koy at second base.
The New York Yankees defeat the Washington Senators, 6 – 5, in the first night game played at Griffith Stadium.
ON May 25, 1941 – In a 10-3 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium, Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams goes 4-for-5 to raise his batting average to over .400 for the first time this season. The ‘Splendid Splinter’ will finish the campaign batting .406.
A smart play by the Reds’ Lonny Frey helps Cincy to a 6 – 4 win over the Giants. With one out and the sacks full in the 1st, Chuck Aleno hits a double play grounder to short. Frey, running from second base, allows the ball to hit him for an out, stopping play and putting Aleno on first base. Ernie Lombardi then hits a grand slam. Frank McCormick adds a two-run home run in the 3rd.
The Yankees bench top prospects Phil Rizzuto and Jerry Priddy, putting Joe Gordon and Frankie Crosetti back in the lineup. New York then rallies in the 9th to beat the White Sox, 5 – 4.
On May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees starts his record-setting 56-game hitting streak by collecting a single in four at-bats against the Chicago White Sox. DiMaggio’s first victim is Sox pitcher Ed Smith. Joe D’s hit goes unnoticed as the Yankees lose, 13 – 1. Taffy Wright homers and drives in four White Sox runs,…
May 7 1941: Dolph Camilli and manager Leo Durocher argue a close play at the plate. That’s Pee Wee Reese on the left, Paul Waner on the right, and Cardinals’ catcher Walker Cooper listening in.
On May 7, 1941, Hank Greenberg plays his final game with the Detroit Tigers before entering the Army for service in World War II. The future Hall of Famer hits two home runs and drives in three, helping the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees. Greenberg had won the American…
On May 7, 1941, the Pittsburgh Pirates trade future Hall of Famer Lloyd Waner to the Boston Braves for pitcher Nick Strincevich. Although Waner will hit .412 in 19 games, the Braves will trade him to the Cincinnati Reds on June 12.
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