1942 Major League Baseball season

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Sports season

1942 MLB season

League| Major League Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 14 – October 5, 1942
Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16
Regular season
Season MVP| AL: Joe Gordon (NYY)
NL: Mort Cooper (SLC)
AL champions| New York Yankees
AL runners-up| Boston Red Sox
NL champions| St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up| Brooklyn Dodgers
World Series
Champions| St. Louis Cardinals
Runners-up| New York Yankees
MLB seasons

← 1941

1943 →

The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one.

In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason.[1]

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Baseball Hall of Fame
* Rogers Hornsby
* Most Valuable Player
* Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B)
* Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P)
* The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
* Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF)
* The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
* Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B)
* Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P)
* The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
* Billy Southworth – St. Louis Cardinals

## Standings[edit]

### American League[edit]

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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Yankees | 103 | 51  | 0.669  | —  | 58–19  | 45–32
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59  | 0.612  | 9  | 53–24  | 40–35
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69  | 0.543  | 19½  | 40–37  | 42–32
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79  | 0.487  | 28  | 39–39  | 36–40
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81  | 0.474  | 30  | 43–34  | 30–47
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82  | 0.446  | 34  | 35–35  | 31–47
Washington Senators | 62 | 89  | 0.411  | 39½  | 35–42  | 27–47
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99  | 0.357  | 48  | 25–51  | 30–48

### National League[edit]

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National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48  | 0.688  | —  | 60–17  | 46–31
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50  | 0.675  | 2  | 57–22  | 47–28
New York Giants | 85 | 67  | 0.559  | 20  | 47–31  | 38–36
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76  | 0.500  | 29  | 38–39  | 38–37
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81  | 0.449  | 36½  | 41–34  | 25–47
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86  | 0.442  | 38  | 36–41  | 32–45
Boston Braves | 59 | 89  | 0.399  | 44  | 33–36  | 26–53
Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109  | 0.278  | 62½  | 23–51  | 19–58

## Postseason[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| World Series |

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| AL | New York Yankees | 1 |
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |

## Managers[edit]

### American League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Red Sox | Joe Cronin | Finished 2nd
Chicago White Sox | Jimmy Dykes |
Cleveland Indians | Roger Peckinpaugh |
Detroit Tigers | Del Baker |
New York Yankees | Joe McCarthy | Won Pennant
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | Luke Sewell | Finished 3rd
Washington Senators | Bucky Harris |

### National League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Braves | Casey Stengel |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Leo Durocher | Finished 2nd
Chicago Cubs | Jimmie Wilson |
Cincinnati Reds | Bill McKechnie |
New York Giants | Bill Terry | Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies | Hans Lobert |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Frankie Frisch |
St. Louis Cardinals | Billy Southworth | Won World Series

## Home field attendance[edit]

Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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Brooklyn Dodgers[2] | 104  | 4.0%  | 1,037,765  | -14.6%  | 13,136
New York Yankees[3] | 103  | 2.0%  | 922,011  | -4.4%  | 11,974
New York Giants[4] | 85  | 14.9%  | 779,621  | 2.2%  | 9,869
Boston Red Sox[5] | 93  | 10.7%  | 730,340  | 1.6%  | 9,485
Chicago Cubs[6] | 68  | -2.9%  | 590,972  | 8.4%  | 7,577
Detroit Tigers[7] | 73  | -2.7%  | 580,087  | -15.3%  | 7,534
St. Louis Cardinals[8] | 106  | 9.3%  | 553,552  | -12.6%  | 7,097
Cleveland Indians[9] | 75  | 0.0%  | 459,447  | -38.4%  | 5,743
Pittsburgh Pirates[10] | 66  | -18.5%  | 448,897  | -6.9%  | 5,830
Cincinnati Reds[11] | 76  | -13.6%  | 427,031  | -33.6%  | 5,546
Chicago White Sox[12] | 66  | -14.3%  | 425,734  | -37.1%  | 6,082
Philadelphia Athletics[13] | 55  | -14.1%  | 423,487  | -19.9%  | 5,572
Washington Senators[14] | 62  | -11.4%  | 403,493  | -2.9%  | 5,240
Boston Braves[15] | 59  | -4.8%  | 285,332  | 8.2%  | 4,019
St. Louis Browns[16] | 82  | 17.1%  | 255,617  | 45.0%  | 3,320
Philadelphia Phillies[17] | 42  | -2.3%  | 230,183  | -0.5%  | 3,111

## Feats[edit]

The Philadelphia Athletics set a record for the fewest runs batted in during a season, with only 354.[18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Adler, David (September 30, 2019). "Best MLB teams to miss the postseason". MLB.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
18. ^ "Runs Batted In – Single Season RBI Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

## External links[edit]

* 1942 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1942 MLB season by team

American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

* 1942 All-Star Game
* 1942 World Series

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