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The Eastern League in 1941 would have a tough battle at the top between Philadelphia, Ottawa, and Baltimore. The Phillies ended up taking the league title at 109-53 for their first playoff berth since 1930. Defending World Series champ Ottawa was second at 108-54, extending their record postseason streak to 10 seasons. Baltimore ended up out despite 102 wins. In a weak Midwest League, Omaha took the title for the second straight year with a 90-72 finish. Louisville again was second, going 86-76.

Hawks 1B Kaby Silva at age 34 got his fourth MVP and first since 1935. Silva led the National Association in home runs (52) for the fifth time, and also had the NA lead in slugging (.619) and OPS (.999) with 7.6 WAR. Philadelphia’s Henry Lopez in his second season grabbed Pitcher of the Year with the lead in ERA (2.35), posting 6.0 WAR with only 27 starts due to injury.

In the first round, Ottawa downed Omaha in four games and Philadelphia survived five games with Louisville. The NACS went the distance with Philadelphia beating Ottawa in seven. This would serve as a sort of passing-of-the-torch moment as Ottawa's playoff streak would end the next season and it marked the start of what would become a historic Phillies dynasty.



In the Southern League, Charlotte grabbed first at 100-72, giving the Canaries their sixth playoff appearance in eight seasons. New Orleans made it back-to-back berths by taking second at 92-70, three games ahead of Atlanta and four over Houston. Defending American Association champ Calgary improved and again won the Western League, this time at 108-54. Oakland beat out Seattle by a game and San Diego by three as the Owls finished at 93-69. It's Oakland's second-ever playoff berth, joining the 1925 season.

Mudcats LF Andrei Tanev secured his sixth and final MVP award. The 34-year old was the AA leader in RBI (134), slugging (.709), OPS (1.117), wRC+ (196) and a career-high 10.7 WAR. Charlotte pitcher Domingo Martinez got his second Pitcher of the Year in three seasons by tossing a 20-9 record with 2.45 ERA and 8.7 WAR.

The first round had Calgary survive in five games over New Orleans and Charlotte sweeping Oakland. The AACS went seven games with Charlotte preventing a Calgary repeat. In the 41st World Series, Philadelphia prevailed in six to take the franchise's third MLB title, joining the 1917 and 1918 seasons. It has now been 12 consecutive seasons with a different World Series winner.





Other notes: Brooklyn's Brayden Sherwood put together a 36-game hitting streak. It stands as the fourth longest streak to date, behind Jax Sanders (37, 1928), Condela Gurrola (40, 1902), and Jayden Gagnon (49, 1930). New Orleans' Andrei Tanev and Calgary's Ryan Gray joined the 500 home run club. Tanev also crossed 1500 RBI, as did teammate Balthasar Sharp and Louisville's J.R. Johnson. Sharp also crossed 2500 hits, as did Omaha's Kaby Silva. Kansas City CF Luke Murray earned his eighth Silver Slugger.

In pitching notables, Ned Giles, now in Montreal, crossed 3000 strikeouts. Andy Cowan of Montreal became the ninth to reach 250 career wins. Ottawa’s Julian Ouellet became a three-time Reliever of the Year.