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1941 MLB Season Overview

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The 1941 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, four games to one. In addition to a seven-game World Series between New York City teams, highlights of the season included Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game hitting streak; it has been called the "best baseball season ever".

The 1941 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, four games to one. In addition to a seven-game World Series between New York City teams, highlights of the season included Ted Williams batting .406, and Joe DiMaggio having a 56-game hitting streak; it has been called the "best baseball season ever".

Other baseball leagues in 1941:

1941 MLB champion New York Yankees

1941 New York Yankees

1941 MLB Season
New York Yankees

16 teams competed during the regular season

New York Yankees defeated Brooklyn Dodgers for the championship

Commissioner

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

NL President

Ford Frick

AL President

Will Harridge

1 Comment

Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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