1941

April 15, 1941 — September 28, 1941: Boston Red Sox left fielder, Ted Williams, recorded a .406 batting average over 146 baseball games and 456 at-bats.

May 15, 1941 — July 16, 1941: New York Yankees center fielder, Joe DiMaggio, recorded a base hit in 56 consecutive baseball games.

What follows is each out recorded by Ted Williams in his 1941 season, and each out recorded by Joe DiMaggio during his hitting streak.

Pinch hitting, Ted Williams strikes out. Pinch hitting, Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to first baseman on bunt attempt. Pinch hitting, Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Pinch hitting, Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams reaches on a fielding error by shortstop. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to unknown player. Ted Williams lines out to center fielder in right-center field. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder in deep center field. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder in deep center field. Ted Williams grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams grounds into fielder’s choice, second baseman to shortstop. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, second baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams pops up to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams lines out to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams lines out to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds into fielder’s choice, first baseman to shortstop. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, third baseman to shortstop to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio lines out to the third baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Ted Williams lines into a double play, first baseman to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams grounds into a fielder’s choice, first baseman to shortstop. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio lines out to center fielder. Ted Williams reaches on a fielding error by shortstop (fly ball to shallow left). Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder in deep center. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to shortstop. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder in deep center field. Ted Williams flies out to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, second baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, third baseman to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, center fielder to third baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio lines out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up to third baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a throwing error by third baseman. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by third baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, second baseman to shortstop. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio strikes out looking. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams grounds into double play, first baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio strikes out looking. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to catcher. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Joe DiMaggio lines out to third baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams grounds into fielder’s choice, out at second. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio lines out to shortstop. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio strikes out, catcher to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to third baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to second baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder in deep left-center field. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to catcher. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio strikes out, catcher to first baseman. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, third baseman to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio pops up to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds into double play, shortstop to second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams lines into a double play, second baseman to shortstop. Ted Williams unknown out to catcher. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio lines out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio lines out to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio lines out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to unknown player. Joe DiMaggio grounds into double play, shortstop to second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to second baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio lines out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, first baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies into double play, left fielder to shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams pops up to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, second baseman to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio lines out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by shortstop. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by third baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio flies out to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio flies out to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds into a double-play, first baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds into a double-play, second baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio pops up to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio lines out to shortstop. Ted Williams flies out to catcher. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams lines out to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second, unassisted. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams reaches on fielding error by first baseman. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, first baseman to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio lines out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds into fielder’s choice, second baseman to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio lines out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to pitcher. Joe DiMaggio pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to shortstop. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Ted Williams pops up to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio hits into fielder’s choice, unknown play. Joe DiMaggio lines out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio grounds into fielder’s choice, shortstop to second baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio flies out to left fielder. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to center fielder. Joe DiMaggio reaches on a fielding error by shortstop. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Joe DiMaggio grounds out, third baseman to first baseman. Pinch hitting, Ted Williams flies out to center. Pinch hitting, Ted Williams pops up to third baseman. Ted Williams pops up to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds into a fielder’s choice, shortstop to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams lines out to second baseman. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams grounds into fielder’s choice, second baseman unassisted. Ted Williams pops up to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams reaches on a fielding error by first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams strikes out, catcher to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to third baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams pops up to unknown player. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams lines out to center fielder. Ted Williams lines out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, first baseman to shortstop to pitcher. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams pops up to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds into double-play, second baseman to shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams grounds out to unknown player. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams reaches on a fielding error by right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to third baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, first baseman to pitcher. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder. Ted Williams pops up to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to shortstop. Ted Williams grounds into double play, first baseman to second baseman to catcher to third baseman to first baseman to shortstop to third baseman. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams pops up to second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder in deep right field. Ted Williams grounds out, second baseman to first baseman. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams flies out to shortstop. Ted Williams grounds out, shortstop to first baseman. Ted Williams lines out to center fielder. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to catcher. Ted Williams grounds out, pitcher to first baseman. Ted Williams flies out to center fielder. Ted Williams strikes out looking. Ted Williams grounds out to first baseman, unassisted. Ted Williams out on an unknown play. Ted Williams flies out to right fielder. Ted Williams pops up in foul territory to left fielder. Ted Williams strikes out. Ted Williams reaches on a fielding error by second baseman. Ted Williams flies out to left fielder.

Notes:

All outs were found using BaseballReference.com and Retrosheet.

Outs are chronological. If Williams and DiMaggio played on the same day (which often happened), I ordered their outs by inning.

A sacrifice fly was not an official stat in 1941.

“Ted Williams bats ball, unknown out on play” is a placeholder in the official play-by-play where specific information was lost. You will note that nothing about Joe DiMaggio’s plate appearances are “unknown.” DiMaggio was an established star by 1941 and played for the eventual World Series champion, New York Yankees; while Williams was 22, in his 3rd season, and played for the parochial Boston Red Sox who had not won the American League Pennant since 1918. The Yankees were the Nation’s team and Joe DiMaggio was the Nation’s star, thus one of his plate appearances was a National event.

I initially went through Williams’s 1941 plate appearances in 2020 before doing so again in January 2023 and found some of the “unknown outs” had been updated to specific ones. In some ways, Ted Williams 1941 season is still being played.