1942
From BR Bullpen
| 1942 in baseball |
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| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1941 1943 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1942.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Japanese Professional Baseball League: Tokyo Kyojin (Details)
- Claxton Shield: series suspended due to World War II
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 1 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Columbus Red Birds
- International League: Syracuse Chiefs
- Pacific Coast League: Seattle Rainiers over Los Angeles Angels, 4-2, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Algodoneros del Unión Laguna
- Negro Leagues
- Negro World Series: Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) over the Homestead Grays (NNL), 4 - 0 (Details)
- Negro American League: Kansas City Monarchs (Details)
- Negro National League: Homestead Grays (Details)
- East-West Game (First Game): The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 5 - 2 at Comiskey Park (Details)
- East-West Game (Second Game): The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 9 - 2 at Municipal Stadium (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
[edit] Amateur
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: canceled due to war
- National High School Baseball Championship: canceled due to war
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Cuba (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Dominican Republic (Silver); Venezuela (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1942
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1942
