| 1942 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Estate ofJacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Joe McCarthy | |||
| Radio | WOR (AM) (Mel Allen,Connie Desmond) | |||
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The 1942New York Yankees season was the team's 40th season. The team finished with a record of 103–51, winning their 13thpennant, finishing 9 games ahead of theBoston Red Sox. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. The Yankees played home games atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they lost to theSt. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | — | 58–19 | 45–32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 | 53–24 | 40–35 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19½ | 40–37 | 42–32 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 | 35–35 | 31–47 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39½ | 35–42 | 27–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 | 25–51 | 30–48 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
| Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | |||||
| 1942 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Dickey | 82 | 268 | 79 | .295 | 2 | 37 |
| 1B | Buddy Hassett | 132 | 538 | 153 | .284 | 5 | 48 |
| 2B | Joe Gordon | 155 | 538 | 162 | .322 | 18 | 103 |
| 3B | Frankie Crosetti | 74 | 285 | 69 | .242 | 4 | 23 |
| SS | Phil Rizzuto | 144 | 553 | 157 | .284 | 4 | 68 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 154 | 610 | 173 | .305 | 21 | 114 |
| OF | Charlie Keller | 152 | 544 | 159 | .292 | 26 | 108 |
| OF | Tommy Henrich | 127 | 483 | 129 | .267 | 13 | 67 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rolfe | 69 | 285 | 48 | .219 | 8 | 25 |
| Buddy Rosar | 69 | 209 | 48 | .230 | 2 | 34 |
| Jerry Priddy | 59 | 189 | 53 | .280 | 2 | 28 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 31 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 0 | 15 |
| George Selkirk | 42 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 10 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 21 | 77 | 28 | .364 | 2 | 17 |
| Ed Levy | 13 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Kearse | 11 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuck Stainback | 15 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Chartak | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Bonham | 28 | 226.0 | 21 | 5 | 2.27 | 71 |
| Spud Chandler | 24 | 200.2 | 16 | 5 | 2.38 | 74 |
| Red Ruffing | 24 | 193.2 | 14 | 7 | 3.21 | 80 |
| Hank Borowy | 25 | 178.2 | 15 | 4 | 2.52 | 85 |
| Marv Breuer | 27 | 164.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.07 | 72 |
| Atley Donald | 20 | 147.2 | 11 | 3 | 3.11 | 53 |
| Lefty Gomez | 13 | 80.0 | 6 | 4 | 4.28 | 41 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Russo | 9 | 45.1 | 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 31 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3.41 | 24 |
| Johnny Lindell | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.76 | 28 |
| Norm Branch | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.32 | 13 |
| Jim Turner | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 2 |
| Mel Queen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
NLSt. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankees – 7, Cardinals – 4 | September 30 | Sportsman's Park | 34,769 |
| 2 | Yankees – 3,Cardinals – 4 | October 1 | Sportsman's Park | 34,255 |
| 3 | Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 0 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 69,123 |
| 4 | Cardinals – 9, Yankees – 6 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 69,902 |
| 5 | Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 2 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 69,052 |
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