Tommy Henrich....68 years later....show us his cards.

[tedzan]

Thanx for posting your photo of Tommy Henrich's famous "3rd Strike" passed ball event in the 1941 World Series.

1941 was a magic season for Henrich. He had a career high of 31 HR's, and drove in 106 runs. Tommy was very
effective in 3 of the Yankees victories against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series. He singled, and scored
the go ahead run in the 8th inning in Game 3.
In Game 4, he came to bat with 2 outs in the 9th inning with Brooklyn leading 4-3. Henrich swung at a 3-2 count
breaking curveball for strike three. But, the ball got past catcher Mickey Owen. Henrich ran to 1st base. DiMaggio
then singled, and Keller doubled to score Henrich and DiMaggio. Joe Gordon later doubled to bring in 2 more runs.
The Yankees won Game 4 (7-4) to take a 3-1 lead in the Series.
In Game 5, Henrich hit a HR, enabling the the Yankees to win the World Series.

Thus started one of the most exciting rivalries in World Series play. The Brooklyn Dodgers and NY Yankees would
face each other 6 more times (1947 thru 1956).

TED Z