1942 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 World Series champions National League champions National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 106–48 (.688) 1st Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Billy Southworth KWK(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)KXOK(France Laux) 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 won 106 games, the most in team history. They finished first in the National League, and met the New York Yankees in the World Series. They won the series in 5 games to capture their fourth National League title and fourth World Series title. Pitcher Mort Cooper won the MVP Award this year, with a 1.78 ERA, 22 wins, and 152 strikeouts. This was Branch Rickey's 26th and final year with the Cardinals, the last 17 of them as the team's de facto general manager. In October, he will become president and GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Offseason December 1, 1941: Hank Gornicki was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Hank Gornicki Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gorniha01.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en Prior to 1942 season (exact date unknown) Del Rice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Del Rice Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac Regular season Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1942 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 21 Johnny Beazley 27 Bill Beckmann 13 Mort Cooper 22 Murry Dickson 19 Harry Gumbert 29 Howie Krist 23 Max Lanier 34 Bill Lohrman 35 Whitey Moore 11,27 Howie Pollet 24 Clyde Shoun 18 Lon Warneke 28 Ernie White Catchers 15 Walker Cooper 14 Gus Mancuso 32 Sam Narron 16 Ken O'Dea 38 Kenneth Saeger Infielders  2 Buddy Blattner  3 Jimmy Brown  7 Creepy Crespi  2 Jeff Cross 12 Johnny Hopp  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  5 Ray Sanders Outfielders 17 Erv Dusak  8 Terry Moore  6 Stan Musial  9 Enos Slaughter 20 Coaker Triplett 10 Harry Walker Other batters 11 Estel Crabtree Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches {{MLBplayer|25|Mike González (Third base)}} 26 Buzzy Wares Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C Walker Cooper 125 438 123 .281 7 65 1B Johnny Hopp 95 314 81 .258 3 37 2B Jimmy Brown Jimmy Brown (baseball) 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 Terry Moore (baseball) 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 Creepy Crespi 93 292 71 .243 0 35 Ray Sanders baseball 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 Sam Narron (catcher) 10 10 4 .400 0 1 Estel Crabtree 10 9 3 .333 0 2 Jeff Cross Jeff Cross (baseball) 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 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 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 SOHarry Gumbert38163.0953.2652Max Lanier34161.01382.9693Howie Pollet27109.1752.8842 Note: Harry Gumbert was the team leader in saves with 5. 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 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 1Bill Lohrman51101.426Bill Beckmann21000.003Clyde Shoun20000.000 1942 World Series 1942 World Series NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 7, Cardinals – 4 September 30Sportsman's Park 34,7692 Yankees – 3, Cardinals – 4 October 1Sportsman's Park 34,2553 Cardinals – 2, Yankees – 0 October 3Yankee Stadium 69,1234 Cardinals – 9, Yankees – 6 October 4Yankee Stadium 69,9025 Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 2 October 5Yankee Stadium 69,052 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Eddie Dyer AA Rochester Red Wings International League Tony Kaufmann, Estel Crabtree and Ray Hayworth AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Pepper Martin A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Pat Ankenman A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Clay Hopper B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Adel White and Tony Kaufmann B Allentown Wings Interstate League Benny Borgmann B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Bill DeLancey B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Harrison Wickel B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Tommy West and Adel White C Fresno Cardinals California League Lou Scoffic C Springfield Cardinals Middle Atlantic League Walter Alston C Duluth Dukes Northern League Eddie Malone C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Nick Cullop C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Runt Marr D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Mercer Harris D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Joe Cusick D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Everett Johnston D Williamson Red Birds Mountain State League Ollie Vanek D Washington Red Birds Pennsylvania State Association George Jenkins and Moose Fralick D Hamilton Red Wings PONY League Roy Pfleger, Ken Blackman and Joe Sugden D La Crosse Blackhawks Wisconsin State League Ed Konetchy and Lou Scoffic LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (American Assn.), Pocatello California League folded, June 28, 1942; KITTY League folded, June 19Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1942 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1942 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons St Louis Cardinals