1942 in the Negro Leagues
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1942 in the Negro Leagues
Contents |
[edit] Standings
- BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | PCT | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Homestead Grays | 32 | 21 | 11 | .656 | Vic Harris |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | 33 | 21 | 12 | .636 | Felton Snow |
| 3 | Newark Eagles | 34 | 18 | 16 | .529 | Willie Wells |
| 4 | Philadelphia Stars | 34 | 16 | 18 | .471 | Goose Curry |
| 5 | New York Cubans | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | Jose Fernandez |
| 6 | New York Black Yankees | 27 | 7 | 20 | .259 | Tex Burnett |
[edit] Negro American League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | PCT | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 38 | 28 | 10 | .737 | Frank Duncan |
| 2 | Cincinnati/Cleveland Buckeyes | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | Parnell Woods |
| 3 | Birmingham Black Barons | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | Winfield Welch |
| 4 | Memphis Red Sox | 34 | 16 | 18 | .471 | Larry Brown |
| 5 | Jacksonville Red Caps | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | Herman Andrews |
| 6 | Chicago American Giants | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | Candy Jim Taylor |
[edit] Negro Major Baseball League
Contrary to its name, this was a Negro minor league. Few box scores were published, and no final standings were listed, though the Cincinnati Ethiopian Clowns were reported to have had the league's best record. Teams were:
- Baltimore Black Orioles, managed by Bill Casey
- Boston Royal Giants, managed by Burlin White
- Chicago Brown Bombers, managed by Bingo DeMoss
- Cincinnati Ethiopian Clowns, managed by Bunny Downs
- Detroit Black Sox, managed by Charles Henry
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Gophers, managed by Jim Brown
- Sources:
- The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
- The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
- Indianapolis Recorder, 1942
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
[edit] Pitchers
[edit] Postseason
For the first time in a decade the Negro World Series was played. The series was between the league champions of the Negro National League and Negro American League. The Kansas City Monarchs (NAL) defeated the Washington Homestead Grays (NNL), 4 games to none.
| Negro League Seasons
Early Era
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