1941 world series yankee dodger pennant

They remained competitive through the 1940s, apart from one wartorn team in 1944, but after the 1946 season a whole new era, the final. Vintage baseball pennants sports memorabilia museum. How many times have the dodgers been to the world series. The yankee clipper is an unforgettable yankee who brought his team to 10 pennant wins and nine world series championships in his years with the new york yankees. Yankees won the 1941 pennant by 17 games over boston, but the pennant. The yankees beat durocher in the first game of the series at cavernous yankee.

With young stars pete reiser and pee wee reese, and veteran dolph camilli, the dodgers won 100 games and took the 1941 pennant, and duly lost the world series to the new york yankees. The yankees and the dodgers have faced each other 11 times in the world series, starting in 1941, when the dodgers still played in brooklyn. One of baseballs most memorable seasons witnesses joe dimaggios wildly popular 56game hitting streak, ted williams quest to bat. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Suddenly, things turned around, and in 1941 the dodgers won the pennant. The rivalry between the yankees and brooklyn dodgers began when the teams first met in the 1941 world series. Until beaten by brooklyn in the second game of the 1941 world series, the yankees had a string of ten straight games won in world series play, also an alltime record. By 1941, all eight brooklyn field regulars and starting five pitchers began their professional careers with other major league organizations. Pin comes from a limited edition subscription only series tough to find singly. New yorks american league mvp joe dimaggio put together a record 56game hitting streak, and. Check out the 1941 mlb season history, featuring league standings, postseason results, nohitters, and baseballs leaders in home runs, era, and more. In another heartstopping world series, the yankees prevailed in seven games. The dodgers hadnt won a national league pennant since 1920, and they lost the world series that year in part because. The 1941 new york yankees season was the 39th season for the team in new york, and its 41st season overall.

Dodgers world series history includes some big wins, lots of heartbreaking. The dodgers hadnt won a national league pennant since 1920, and. These, plus the difficult endings to the 1950 and 1951 seasons, left dodgers fans with an empty feeling and a constant cry of wait until next year. Baseball legend joe dimaggio set a record with his hitting streak in 1941 and won nine world series titles during his years with the new york yankees. New york yankee highlights from early 1950s featuring joe. They compete in major league baseball mlb as a member club of the american league al east division.

This is an extremely rare and very sought after vintage baseball pennant. New york yankees 4 at brooklyn dodgers 2, f gene woodling and mickey mantle homered, and billy martin made a gamesaving grab of an infield popup gone awry, as the yankees recovered from a. He came from cincinnati and brought with him night games, a slew of new signings, and radio broadcasts. The team finished with a record of 10153, winning their 12th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the boston red sox. It was the third world series title for the dodgers in franchise history.

General manager branch rickey brought jackie robinson to team in 1947. Top 5 reasons you cant blame mickey owen for the brooklyn dodgers losing the 1941 world series 5. Additional 19151969 salaries researched via baseball hall of fame contract archives by dr. In fact it happened in flatbush celebrated what happened in real life, the dodgers winning their first pennant in 21 years in 1941. The yankees had every world series matchup with the dodgers since 1941, so to knock them off their pedestal in the seventh game of the 55 series was a big moment for the dodgers. Having thursday off in advance of the weekend series gives us a little time and space to fill. A series of shrewd trades and acquisitions had turned the dodgers from a seconddivision mainstay into pennant favorites within three short years. Despite losing the american league pennant to the detroit tigers the year before, the bronx bombers were still favored after winning thirteen of their last fourteen series games and.

Up through 1953 it had lost all seven world series in which they played. Vintage baseball pennants antique baseball pennants. And casey was never the most clutch of relief pitchers. These 1963 world series souvenir pennants were sold at both yankee and dodger stadiums. The dodgers took game 7 at yankee stadium as series mvp johnny podres shut out the yankees, 20.

Primary salary data courtesy doug pappas, and the society for american baseball research. In game 4, with the yankees leading the series two games to one, the dodgers led by one going to the top of the ninth inning and, with two outs, just barely. The top right corner of the pennant features the yankees logo, with the dodgers logo at the far right, close to the tip. New york yankees over brooklyn dodgers 41 statheads want to know. The dodgers repeated as national league champions in 1956 and once again faced the yankees. Details about 1941 ny new york yankees vs brooklyn dodgers ws world series pin. They went on to lose to the new york yankees in the world series in the new bill james historical baseball abstract, this team was referenced as one of the greatest teams that never was, due to the quality of its starting lineup. The tigers, reds, braves, pirates, orioles, phillies, twins, white sox, and indians all in existence since the first world series in 1903 have all appeared in fewer world series than there have been yankee dodger match ups. Despite losing the american league pennant to the detroit tigers the year before, the bronx bombers were still favored after winning thirteen of their last fourteen series games and twentyeight of their last thirtyone games in baseballs premier event. In the world series, the yankees won two of the first three games. A long line forms for world series tickets at yankee stadium circa in new york city.

The yankees beat durocher in the first game of the series at. Even if the pitch was a curve, a totally legal pitch, it was still in a bad spot. Its the most any two teams have faced each other in the the history of the fall classic. Yankee tommy henrich, the beneficiary of mickey owens passed ball. In this top of the ninth dramatic faceoff, the dodgers led 43 with no yankees. Broken hearts in brooklyn october 5, 1941tommy henrichs lucky break at the end of world series game 4 crushed the. The only black cloud darkening the franchises door was the teams historical lack of success in the world series. The yankees won thirteen of their last fourteen series games and twentyeight of their last thirtyone games. Had nine names before becoming brooklyn dodgers in 1932. Coming into the 1941 world series, the yankees had won 11 pennants and brooklyn just two, one in 1916 and the other in 1920. In game 4 of the 1941 world series, with two out, two strikes, and no runners on base in the ninth, a swing and a miss by the yankees tommy henrich would have ended the game, but the ball got away from the dodgers catcher mickey owen, allowing henrich to reach first base and the yankee. But they lost the world series in five games to the yankees, a pattern that would repeat itself until 1955. This world series was won by the detroit tigers in six games despite losing the services of hall of famer hank greenberg in game 2 when he collided with his catcher gabby hartnett.

Clicking on the years will open the the sporting news archives of each world series summary. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Won world series against new york yankees in 1955 with pee wee reese, duke snider. World series lore henrich appeared in four world series, in 1938, 1941, 1947, and 1949, wrote rob edelman in a profile of henrich published at the website for the society for american baseball. Mickey owens story part of world series lore in cooperstown.

This was the first subway series between the brooklyn dodgers and new york yankees though the yankees had already faced the crosstown new york giants five times. The 1941 world series matched the new york yankees against the brooklyn dodgers, with the yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six. Dodger righthander don newcombe made baseball history in 1956 when he became. The dodgers had barely scraped it together to win the pennant at all and then.

The 1941 brooklyn dodgers, led by manager leo durocher, won their first pennant in 21 years, edging the st. The 1941 world series 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. Rare 1950s 15 x 6 baseball brooklyn dodgers world series champions pennant. They are one of two major league clubs based in new york city, the other being the national league s nl new york mets. The 1941 world series was the first subway series between the yankees and dodgers. The yankees played their home games at yankee stadium. Each of these pennants have earned them an appearance in the world series where they have come away with 26 world champion titles.

The brooklyn dodgers community, 19411957 new york city. Dodger world series, and all eight of their previous meetings have produced something especially memorable in baseball history. Clincher 1941 world series ticket brooklyn dodgers yankees joe. Mickey owen the goat of the 1941 world seriesbut hes not the. During the 1941 baseball season, the new york yankees won the 1941 pennant by 17 games over boston, but the pennant race was overshadowed by the personal heroics of two superstars. Today we stop in 1941, the series made notable by an infamous misplay that is still talked about 78 years later. Baseball 1941 year vintage sports ticket stubs for sale ebay. The 1941 dodgersyankees world series looked like it was headed for at least six games. After losing to the dodgers whitlow wyatt 32 in game 2, the yankees got a. Won five national league pennants in late 1800s, early 1900s. The new york yankees have won the american league pennant 39 times.