Last season the New York Yankees won the A.L. Pennant by 17 games over the Boston Red Sox. The Brooklyn Dodgers edged the St. Louis Cardinals by only 2 1/2 games. The Dodgers lost the 1941 World Series, 4-1 to the Yanks. It appears the favorites are once again the Yankees and Dodgers, and another close race for the N.L. Pennant again.