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).
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…
On July 17, 1941, Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium in front of 67,000 fans, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio sees his hitting streak halted at 56 games by two Cleveland Indians pitchers, Al Smith and Jim Bagby. Third baseman Ken Keltner makes two great plays on hot smashes by DiMaggio, robbing the “Yankee Clipper” of hits…
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On July 16, 1941, New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to a major league record 56 games. The future Hall of Famer, whose record still stands today, helps the Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians, 10-3.@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ New York Yankees 10, Cleveland Indians 3…
On July 8, 1941, at Briggs Stadium, Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams, hitting .405 at the break, hits a dramatic two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, off Chicago Cubs P Claude Passeau giving the American League a 7-5 win in the All-Star Game. Williams’s 4 RBI are matched by National…
On July 2, 1941, On a sweltering day in front of 52,832 fans at Yankee Stadium, Joe DiMaggio sets a new major league record by hitting in his 45th consecutive game when he hits a three-run homer off Red Sox hurler Dick Newsome. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ surpasses Wee Willie Keeler’s 1897 major league mark of…
On June 29, 1941, Joe DiMaggio breaks George Sisler’s record for the longest hitting streak in American League history. In the first game of a doubleheader, DiMaggio hits a double to tie the mark off Dutch Leonard. in the nightcap, the “Yankee Clipper” tops the record with a 7th-inning single against Walt Masterson to break…
On June 24, 1941 at Yankee Stadium, after going hitless in his first three at-bats vs St. Louis Browns, Joe DiMaggio singles in the eighth inning to extend his hit streak to 36 games off Bob Muncrief helping ignite a 5 run 8th inning. The Yankees and Lefty Gomez coast to a 9-1 victory over…
On June 19, 1941 Joe DiMaggio goes 3-for-3 against the White Sox to extend his consecutive game hit streak to 32. The Yankee Clipper’s perfect day at the plate, which includes two singles and an eight inning home run off Buck Ross, contributes to the Bronx Bombers’ 7-2 victory over the Pale Hose at Yankee…
1941 – Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees is credited with a hit in his 30th consecutive game when an easy grounder to shortstop Luke Appling bounces up and hits him on the shoulder. The Chicago White Sox beat the Yankees, 8 – 7.
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