1942 World Series
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St. Louis Cardinals (106-48, NL) vs. New York Yankees (103-51, AL)
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The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall.
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals set a franchise record for victories with 106. The Yankees won Game 1 despite a Cardinals rally but the Cardinals swept the rest. The loss was the Yankees' first since the 1926 World Series to the Cardinals. They had won eight Series in the interim.
Records: St. Louis Cardinals (W: 106, L: 48, Pct: .688, GA: 2) - New York Yankees (W: 103, L: 51, Pct: .669, GA: 9)
Managers: Billy Southworth (St. Louis), Joe McCarthy (New York)
Umpires: George Magerkurth (NL), Bill Summers (AL), George Barr (NL), Cal Hubbard (AL)
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[edit] Summary
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 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
September 30, 1942 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Mort Cooper (0-1) | ||||||||||||
In Game 1, Red Ruffing had a no-hitter until Terry Moore singled for the St Louis Cardinals with two out in the 8th inning. In the 9th inning, the Cardinals scored four runs and then managed to load the bases, bringing Stan Musial to the plate as the winning run, only to have Musial ground out.
[edit] Game 2
October 1, 1942 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| St. Louis (N) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Johnny Beazley (1-0) L: Tiny Bonham (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 3, 1942 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Ernie White (1-0) L: Spud Chandler (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 4, 1942 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Max Lanier (1-0) L: Atley Donald (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 5, 1942 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| St. Louis (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| W: Johnny Beazley (2-0) L: Red Ruffing (1-1) | |||||||||||||
| HR: STL – Enos Slaughter (1), Whitey Kurowski (1) NYY – Phil Rizzuto (1)
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[edit] Composite Box
1942 World Series (4-1): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 10 | |
| New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 5 | |
| Total Attendance: 277,101 Average Attendance: 55,420 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $6,193 Losing Player’s Share – $3,352 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- Every player — except for Harry Gumbert — on the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals roster was a "product" of the teams' farm system which was put in place by Branch Rickey.
- This World Series was used as a background for the plot endings in Philip Roth's 2004 novel The Plot Against America.
[edit] Stats
[edit] St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Batting
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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[edit] Pitching
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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[edit] New York Yankees
[edit] Batting
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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[edit] Pitching
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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[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 188-191)
[edit] External links
- 1942 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1942 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1942 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
[edit] Further Reading
- Mel R. Freese: The St. Louis Cardinals in the 1940s, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2007.
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