On This Day

Monday, October 6, 1941

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1941 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 1

New York Yankees 3
Brooklyn Dodgers 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.82
2 Tiny Bonham 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 9
2 Tiny Bonham 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .500
2 Charlie Keller .389
3 Red Rolfe .300
4 Johnny Sturm .286
5 Joe DiMaggio .263

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Pete Reiser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
3 Pete Reiser 3
4 Mickey Owen 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Johnny Sturm 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
3 Tiny Bonham 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Marius Russo 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 14
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Marius Russo 5
4 Johnny Murphy 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Gordon .500
2 Charlie Keller .368
3 Red Rolfe .300
4 Johnny Sturm .286
5 Joe DiMaggio .261

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Arky Vaughan 2
2 Joe Gordon 1
2 Tommy Henrich 1
2 Pete Reiser 1
2 Ted Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 5
1 Charlie Keller 5
3 Arky Vaughan 4
3 Ted Williams 4
5 Pete Reiser 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 1
1 Johnny Sturm 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.00
1 Johnny Murphy 0.00
3 Tiny Bonham 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Marius Russo 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tiny Bonham 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 14
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Marius Russo 5
4 Bob Feller 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 53 .656 --
Red Sox 84 70 .545 17.0
White Sox 77 77 .500 24.0
Tigers 75 79 .487 26.0
Indians 75 79 .487 26.0
Senators 70 84 .455 31.0
Browns 70 84 .455 31.0
Athletics 64 90 .416 37.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 54 .649 --
Cardinals 97 56 .634 2.5
Reds 88 66 .571 12.0
Pirates 81 73 .526 19.0
Giants 74 79 .484 25.5
Cubs 70 84 .455 30.0
Braves 62 92 .403 38.0
Phillies 43 111 .279 57.0