| 1942 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 106–48 (.688) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Billy Southworth | |||
| Radio | KWK (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) KXOK (France Laux) | |||
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The1942 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 61st season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 51st season in theNational League. TheCardinals won 106 games, the most in team history. They finished first in the National League, and met theNew York Yankees in theWorld Series. They won the series in 5 games to capture their fourth National League title and fourthWorld Series title.
PitcherMort Cooper won theMVP Award this year, with a 1.78 ERA, 22 wins, and 152 strikeouts.
This wasBranch Rickey's 24th and final year with the Cardinals, the next year, he left to become the general manager of theBrooklyn Dodgers.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | .688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | .675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 67 | .559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | .500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | .449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | .399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phils | 42 | 109 | .278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — | |||||
| 1942 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Walker Cooper | 125 | 438 | 123 | .281 | 7 | 65 |
| 1B | Johnny Hopp | 95 | 314 | 81 | .258 | 3 | 37 |
| 2B | Jimmy Brown | 145 | 606 | 155 | .256 | 1 | 71 |
| 3B | Whitey Kurowski | 115 | 366 | 93 | .254 | 9 | 42 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 147 | 485 | 134 | .276 | 0 | 54 |
| OF | Stan Musial | 140 | 467 | 147 | .315 | 10 | 72 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 152 | 591 | 188 | .318 | 13 | 98 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 130 | 489 | 141 | .288 | 6 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creepy Crespi | 93 | 292 | 71 | .243 | 0 | 35 |
| Ray Sanders | 95 | 282 | 71 | .252 | 5 | 39 |
| Ken O'Dea | 58 | 192 | 45 | .234 | 5 | 32 |
| Harry Walker | 74 | 191 | 60 | .314 | 0 | 16 |
| Coaker Triplett | 64 | 154 | 42 | .273 | 1 | 23 |
| Erv Dusak | 12 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 3 |
| Buddy Blattner | 19 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Mancuso | 5 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Narron | 10 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
| Estel Crabtree | 10 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Cross | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | 37 | 278.2 | 22 | 7 | 1.78 | 152 |
| Johnny Beazley | 43 | 215.1 | 21 | 6 | 2.13 | 91 |
| Ernie White | 26 | 128.1 | 7 | 5 | 2.52 | 67 |
| Lon Warneke | 12 | 82.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.29 | 31 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gumbert | 38 | 163.0 | 9 | 5 | 3.26 | 52 |
| Max Lanier | 34 | 161.0 | 13 | 8 | 2.96 | 93 |
| Howie Pollet | 27 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 2.88 | 42 |
Note: Harry Gumbert was the team leader insaves with 5.
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Murry Dickson | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.91 | 66 |
| Howie Krist | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2.51 | 47 |
| Whitey Moore | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 1 |
| Bill Lohrman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 6 |
| Bill Beckmann | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Clyde Shoun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. ALNew 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 |