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Index 1941 World Series

The 1941 World Series, the last before the entry of the United States into the Second World War, matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall.[1]

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  1. 59 relations: Atley Donald, Babe Pinelli, Bill Dickey, Bill Grieve, Bill McGowan, Billy Herman, Bob Elson, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Dodgers, Casey at the Bat, Charlie Keller, Cookie Lavagetto, Curt Davis, Curveball, Dixie Walker, Dolph Camilli, Eastern Time Zone, Ebbets Field, Freddie Fitzsimmons, George Selkirk, Herman Franks, Hugh Casey (baseball), Jimmy Wasdell, Joe DiMaggio, Joe Gordon, Joe McCarthy (baseball manager), Joe Medwick, Johnny Murphy, Johnny Sturm, Kirby Higbe, Larry Goetz, Leo Durocher, Lew Riggs, Major League Baseball on Mutual, Marius Russo, Meyer Berger, Mickey Owen, New York (state), New York City, New York Yankees, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Red Ruffing, Spitball, Spud Chandler, Subway Series, The Bronx, Tiny Bonham, ... Expand index (9 more) »

  2. 1940s in Brooklyn
  3. 1940s in the Bronx
  4. 1941 Major League Baseball season
  5. 1941 in sports in New York City
  6. Brooklyn Dodgers postseason
  7. October 1941 sports events

Atley Donald

Richard Atley Donald (August 19, 1910 – October 19, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Babe Pinelli

Ralph Arthur "Babe" Pinelli, born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli (October 18, 1895 – October 22, 1984), was an American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball.

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Bill Dickey

William Malcolm Dickey (June 6, 1907 – November 12, 1993) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager.

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Bill Grieve

William Thomas Turner Grieve (April 25, 1900 – August 15, 1979) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1938 to 1955.

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Bill McGowan

William Aloysius McGowan (January 18, 1896 – December 9, 1954) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1925 to 1954.

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Billy Herman

William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Bob Elson

Robert Arthur Elson (March 22, 1904 – March 10, 1981) was a pioneering American sportscaster who was the voice of the Chicago White Sox for all or parts of four decades.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.

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Casey at the Bat

"Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic, Sung in the Year 1888" is a mock-heroic poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer.

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Charlie Keller

Charles Ernest Keller (September 12, 1916 – May 23, 1990) was an American professional baseball player.

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Harry Arthur "Cookie" Lavagetto (December 1, 1912 – August 10, 1990) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

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Curt Davis

Curtis Benton Davis (September 7, 1903 – October 12, 1965) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Curveball

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.

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Dixie Walker

Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (September 24, 1910 – May 17, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and minor league manager.

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Dolph Camilli

Adolph Louis Camilli (April 23, 1907 – October 21, 1997) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York.

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Freddie Fitzsimmons

Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons (July 28, 1901 – November 18, 1979) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.

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George Selkirk

George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 – January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball.

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Herman Franks

Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009) was an American catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in Major League Baseball.

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Hugh Casey (baseball)

Hugh Thomas Casey (October 14, 1913 – July 3, 1951) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Jimmy Wasdell

James Charles Wasdell (May 15, 1914 – August 6, 1983) was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.

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Joe DiMaggio

Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio;; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "The Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

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Joe Gordon

Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 – April 14, 1978), nicknamed "Flash", in reference to the comic-book character Flash Gordon, was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians from 1938 to 1950.

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Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)

Joseph Vincent McCarthy (April 21, 1887 – January 13, 1978) was an American manager in Major League Baseball, most renowned for his leadership of the "Bronx Bombers" teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946.

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Joe Medwick

Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player.

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Johnny Murphy

John Joseph Murphy (July 14, 1908 – January 14, 1970) was an American All-Star right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (1932, 1934–1943, 1946–1947) who later became a front office executive in the game.

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Johnny Sturm

John Peter Joseph Sturm (January 23, 1916 – October 8, 2004) was a Major League Baseball player.

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Kirby Higbe

Walter Kirby Higbe (April 8, 1915 – May 6, 1985) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1937 to 1950.

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Larry Goetz

Lawrence John Goetz (February 15, 1895 – October 31, 1962) was an American professional baseball umpire.

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Leo Durocher

Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach.

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Lew Riggs

Lewis Sidney Riggs (April 22, 1910 – August 12, 1975) was an American third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1934), Cincinnati Reds (1935–40), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–42 and 1946).

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Major League Baseball on Mutual

Major League Baseball on Mutual was the de facto title of the Mutual Broadcasting System's (MBS) national radio coverage of Major League Baseball games.

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Marius Russo

Marius Ugo Russo (July 19, 1914 – March 26, 2005) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1939–43, 1946).

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Meyer Berger

Meyer "Mike" Berger (September 1, 1898 – February 8, 1959) was an American journalist, considered one of the finest newspaper reporters.

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Mickey Owen

Arnold Malcolm "Mickey" Owen (April 4, 1916 – July 13, 2005) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Pee Wee Reese

Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese (July 23, 1918 – August 14, 1999) was an American professional baseball player.

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Pete Reiser

Harold Patrick Reiser (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1981), nicknamed "Pistol Pete", was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), during the 1940s and early 1950s.

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Phil Rizzuto

Philip Francis Rizzuto (September 25, 1917 – August 13, 2007), nicknamed "the Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop.

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Red Barber

Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer and author.

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Red Ruffing

Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing (May 3, 1905 – February 17, 1986) was an American professional baseball player.

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Spitball

A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly.

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Spud Chandler

Spurgeon Ferdinand "Spud" Chandler (September 12, 1907 – January 9, 1990) was an American professional baseball player.

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Subway Series

The Subway Series is a series of Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry games played between the teams based in New York City.

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The Bronx

The Bronx is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Tiny Bonham

Ernest Edward "Tiny" Bonham (August 16, 1913 – September 15, 1949) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Tommy Henrich

Thomas David Henrich (February 20, 1913 – December 1, 2009), nicknamed "the Clutch" and "Old Reliable", was an American professional baseball player of German descent.

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Uncaught third strike

In baseball and softball, an uncaught third strike (sometimes referred to as dropped third strike or non-caught third strike) occurs when the catcher fails to cleanly catch a pitch for the third strike of a plate appearance.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Whit Wyatt

John Whitlow Wyatt (September 27, 1907 – July 16, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yankee Stadium (1923)

The original Yankee Stadium was located in the Bronx in New York City.

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1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers, led by manager Leo Durocher, won their first pennant in 21 years, edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games. 1941 World Series and 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season are 1940s in Brooklyn, 1941 Major League Baseball season and 1941 in sports in New York City.

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1941 New York Yankees season

The 1941 New York Yankees season was the 39th season for the team. 1941 World Series and 1941 New York Yankees season are 1940s in the Bronx, 1941 Major League Baseball season and 1941 in sports in New York City.

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1947 World Series

The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1941 World Series and 1947 World Series are 1940s in Brooklyn, 1940s in the Bronx, baseball competitions in New York City, Brooklyn Dodgers postseason, new York Yankees postseason and World Series.

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See also

1940s in Brooklyn

1940s in the Bronx

1941 Major League Baseball season

1941 in sports in New York City

Brooklyn Dodgers postseason

October 1941 sports events

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_World_Series

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