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SEPTEMBER
1941
IN THE NEWS:
Rudy York wallops 3 HRs for the Detroit Tigers.
Dolph Camilli hits the 200th HR of his career
against the Braves to put the game into extra innings.
Camilli gives the Dodgers a 6-5 victory in the
15th inning with his 5th hit of the game. He will
end the season with 34 HRs and be selected as the
NL MVP.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
13, Washington Senators
9 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
10, Washington Senators
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
7, Cleveland Indians
5 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
9, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
16, St. Louis Browns
8 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
13, Philadelphia Athletics
11 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, New York Yankees
1 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Boston Braves
2, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1941 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, Boston Braves
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1941 | | New York Yankees
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Washington Senators
9, Philadelphia Athletics
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3
to clinch the AL pennant, the earliest date in ML
history. The Yankees need only 136 games, giving them
a 91-45 record.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1941 | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
3, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1941 | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cincinnati Reds
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
1, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1941 | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Chicago White Sox
7, St. Louis Browns
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
8, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Washington Senators
3 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
4 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 | | St. Louis Browns
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
4, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
17, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
10, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
13, New York Giants
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, New York Giants
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Cincinnati Reds
7 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
6, Detroit Tigers
0 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
13, Philadelphia Athletics
7 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
7, Chicago White Sox
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Boston Braves
7 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Johnny Schmitz makes his ML debut and notches a
victory by throwing only one pitch in the 9th inning
of the Cubs 5-4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
11, Detroit Tigers
2 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Cleveland Indians
4 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
12, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Boston Braves
4, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
10, New York Giants
7 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1941 | | Detroit Tigers
5, New York Yankees
4 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
2, Chicago White Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
8, Washington Senators
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | New York Giants
6, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Boston Braves
5 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Braves
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
5, St. Louis Browns
0 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
8, Detroit Tigers
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
7, Cleveland Indians
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, New York Giants
4 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Boston Braves
3 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers Whit Wyatt beats the Cards Mort Cooper
1-0 in St. Louis. Dixie Walker's double in the
8th is the first Dodger hit. Walker then relays
a stolen sign to Billy Herman, who singles him home.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
7, St. Louis Browns
2 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
5, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Chicago White Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, New York Giants
4 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
1, Boston Braves
0 at Forbes Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
1, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
9, Chicago White Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
6, Cleveland Indians
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
5, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
2, Detroit Tigers
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
6, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Chicago Cubs
10, Boston Braves
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Forbes Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, New York Giants
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, New York Giants
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
After 16 scoreless innings, the Dodgers score 5
in the top of the 17th and beat the Reds 5-1.
Johnny Allen pitches 15 innings for Brooklyn, and
Hugh Casey wins in relief.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
6, Chicago White Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
8, Detroit Tigers
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1941 | | St. Louis Browns
9, Philadelphia Athletics
8 at Shibe Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
8, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
1, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Stan Musial makes his ML debut, going 2-for-4 as
the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves. Musial,
who started the season in the Western Association
(Class C), will hit .426 in 12 games.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
5, Chicago White Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | Washington Senators
9, St. Louis Browns
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
7, New York Giants
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
1, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Crosley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Boston Braves
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Boston Braves
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1941 | | Cleveland Indians
6, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Washington Senators
9, St. Louis Browns
8 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
7, New York Giants
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Crosley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Forbes Field | | | Boston Braves
4, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1941 | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Chicago Cubs
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1941 | | New York Yankees
8, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
6, St. Louis Browns
2 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
1, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
7, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
7, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1941 | | Boston Red Sox
4, New York Yankees
1 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
1, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
14, St. Louis Browns
0 at League Park II | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Cleveland Indians
0 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Boston Braves
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
15, Boston Braves
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1941 | | Detroit Tigers
11, Chicago White Sox
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Cleveland Indians
0 at League Park II | | | New York Giants
5, Boston Braves
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
2, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1941 | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, New York Yankees
8 at Yankee Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
4, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, New York Giants
2 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1941 | | Chicago White Sox
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
0 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
2, Philadelphia Phillies
0 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1941 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Chicago Cubs
0 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
3, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Shibe Park | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1941 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
1, Washington Senators
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
3, St. Louis Browns
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ted Williams starts the day with a .401 batting
average and refuses Boston manager Joe Cronin's suggestion
that he sit out the season to preserve his average.
Against the A's he hits one single in 4 at bats to
drop his average to .3995.
You won't find the name of George Pfister
in the NL records, though he appears as C for the
Dodgers. The NL rules Pfister, who never signed
a Brooklyn contract, is the property of Montreal (IL),
and his name is removed from the box score.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1941 | | Chicago White Sox
10, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
4, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
4 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, St. Louis Cardinals
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
15, Pittsburgh Pirates
9 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Ted Williams collects 4 hits in 5 at bats in the
12-11 first-game victory in Philadelphia to bring
his average to .404. He goes 2-for-3 in game 2 against
rookie Fred Caligiuri, who beats Lefty Grove 7-1.
Williams will finish the season with a .406 batting
average.
A jubilant crowd at Ebbets Field watches as
the Dodgers beat the Phillies 6-1 to clinch the
pennant. The crowd sets a new attendance record at
1,215,253.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1941 | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, New York Yankees
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
12, Philadelphia Athletics
11 at Shibe Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Cleveland Indians
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Overshadowed by the .406 mark of Ted Williams and
the hitting streak of Joe DiMaggio, Jeff Heath of
the Indians hits over 20 doubles, triples, and HRs
during the season. The Canadian muscleman will finish
with 32 doubles, 20 triples, and 24 HRs. It will be
38 years before George Brett will duplicate the feat
in the AL.
A crowd estimated at one million jams downtown
Brooklyn to cheer the Dodgers in a parade.
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