The Giants select Mel Ott to replace Bill Terry, who compiled an 823-661 (.550) record during his decade as the team’s skipper. The team’s new player-manager will spend all of his 22 years in the majors with the New York franchise, hitting 511 home runs during his Hall of Fame career.
On November 29, 1941 Bill Freehan was born in Detroit, MI. Playing his entire career with the Detroit Tigers, he was one of the best catchers of his era (arguably the best catcher in the 1960s). He was a 11X All-Star, won 5 Gold Glove Awards, and was a key member of…
1941 – Joe DiMaggio is named American League Most Valuable Player. His 56-game hitting streak edges out Ted Williams and his .406 batting average for the award (291 points for DiMaggio and 254 for Williams).
1941 – With only three years of major league experience, shortstop Lou Boudreau is named as the Cleveland Indians’ manager. He takes over for Roger Peckinpaugh, who moves up to the front office as the Indians’ general manager. At the age of 24 years, four months, and eight days, Boudreau becomes the youngest skipper to pilot a team in the 20th century. Scotland-born Jim McCormick managed Cleveland in 1879 at age 23.
In Game 5 of the Fall Classic, Tiny Bonham goes the distance, limiting the Dodgers to just four hits to give the Yankees their 12th World Championship in franchise history. In one inning during the Bronx Bombers’ 3-1 victory at Ebbets Field, the New York fireballing right-hander will need just three pitches to retire the side.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On October 5, 1941, Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a third strike on Tommy Henrich, allowing the New York Yankee outfielder to reach base. Joe DiMaggio followed with a single and Charlie Keller hit a double to drive in Henrich and DiMaggio and take the lead. Bill Dickey…
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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…
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.
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.
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