The New York Yankees in Wartime
The 1941 World Series champion New York Yankees, managed by Joe McCarthy, won 101 regular-season games. The starting lineup (see below) for most of that season consisted of four future Hall of Famers, Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Joe Gordon, and Phil Rizzuto. Charlie Keller in addition to DiMaggio and Gordon were 1941 All-Stars. The pitching […]