1942 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 61st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 51st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 106–48 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they met the New York Yankees. They won the series in 5 games.
| 1942 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| 1942 World Series Champions 1942 National League Champions | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 106–48 (.688) |
| League place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Billy Southworth |
| Local radio | (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) |
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Pitcher Mort Cooper won the MVP Award this year, with a 1.78 ERA, 22 wins, and 152 strikeouts.
Offseason
- December 1, 1941: Hank Gornicki was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
- Prior to 1942 season (exact date unknown)
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| 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 |
Other batters
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 |
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| 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 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mort Cooper | 37 | 278.2 | 22 | 7 | 1.78 | 152 |
| Johnny Beazley | 43 | 215.1 | 21 | 6 | 2.13 | 91 |
| Max Lanier | 34 | 161 | 13 | 8 | 2.96 | 93 |
| Ernie White | 26 | 128.1 | 7 | 5 | 2.52 | 67 |
| Lon Warneke | 12 | 82 | 6 | 4 | 3.29 | 31 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Lohrman | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.42 | 6 |
| Bill Beckmann | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Clyde Shoun | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
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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| Harry Gumbert | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3.26 | 52 |
| Murry Dickson | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.91 | 66 |
| Howie Krist | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2.51 | 47 |
| Howie Pollet | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.88 | 42 |
| Whitey Moore | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 1 |
1942 World Series
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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 |
Farm system
References
- Hank Gornicki at Baseball-Reference
- Del Rice Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1942 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1942 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac