1940s – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 1, 1941: Olean’s John Moller collects pitching wins, key hits in last doubleheader before death in World War II

Dolph Camilli (Trading Card DB)

September 6, 1941: Camilli’s blast helps extend Dodgers’ lead over Cardinals

September 7, 1941: Dodgers sweep Giants as 17-game road trip looms with pennant on line

September 7, 1941: Braves deliver ‘an absolute clubbing’ to Phillies in doubleheader

September 13, 1941: Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt shuts out Cardinals 1-0 in pennant-race thriller

September 17, 1941: Stan Musial makes his major-league debut

September 18, 1941: The Aurora Borealis game at Forbes Field

September 26, 1941: Bob Feller’s great goodbye

September 28, 1941: With .400 at stake, Williams decides to play

September 28, 1941: Teddy Ballgame finishes at .406

October 4, 1941: Fitzsimmons’s injury, Casey’s blunders, Russo’s pitching lead Yankees in Game 3

Brooklyn Dodgers catcher famously dropped a third strike in the 1941 World Series, which eventually allowed the Yankees to win the game.

October 5, 1941: Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike costs Dodgers series-tying win

Ernie "Tiny" Bonham

October 6, 1941: Dodgers submit quietly to Tiny Bonham and the Yankees

May 3, 1942: Bill Werber makes his return to Cincinnati

May 13, 1942: The pitcher is a slugger: Braves’ Jim Tobin belts three homers

May 24, 1942: Paige, Monarchs get the best of Dizzy Dean All-Stars at Wrigley Field

Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

May 29, 1942: Ted Williams’ grand slam was just the icing on the cake

May 30, 1942: New York Black Yankees defeat Birmingham Black Barons on Decoration Day at Sportsman’s Park

Clyde Vollmer (Trading Card Database)

May 31, 1942: Reds’ Clyde Vollmer becomes youngest player to homer on first major-league pitch he sees

Courtesy of Trading Card Database

June 5, 1942: Dick Fowler goes the distance for A’s in tough-luck marathon

Paul Waner (TRADING CARD DB)

June 19, 1942: Braves’ Paul Waner joins 3,000-hit club against his former team

June 24, 1942: Ted Williams hits first of 12 homers off Virgil Trucks, a game-winner for Red Sox

June 28, 1942: Tommy Hughes’ marathon

July 6, 1942: Boudreau, York homers lead AL stars to victory