1942 Major League Baseball season

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1942 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 14 – October 5, 1942
Number of games154
Number of teams16
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

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.

Contents

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

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 1
NL St. Louis Cardinals 4

Managers

American League

TeamManagerComments
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

TeamManagerComments
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

Team nameWinsHome attendancePer game
Brooklyn Dodgers [2] 1044.0%1,037,765-14.6%13,136
New York Yankees [3] 1032.0%922,011-4.4%11,974
New York Giants [4] 8514.9%779,6212.2%9,869
Boston Red Sox [5] 9310.7%730,3401.6%9,485
Chicago Cubs [6] 68-2.9%590,9728.4%7,577
Detroit Tigers [7] 73-2.7%580,087-15.3%7,534
St. Louis Cardinals [8] 1069.3%553,552-12.6%7,097
Cleveland Indians [9] 750.0%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%285,3328.2%4,019
St. Louis Browns [16] 8217.1%255,61745.0%3,320
Philadelphia Phillies [17] 42-2.3%230,183-0.5%3,111

Feats

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

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