1942 New York Yankees season
The 1942 New York Yankees season was the team's 40th season in New York and its 42nd overall. The team finished with a record of 103–51, winning their 13th pennant, finishing 9 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in 5 games.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 82 | 268 | 79 | .295 | 2 | 37 |
| 1B | | 132 | 538 | 153 | .284 | 5 | 48 |
| 2B | | 155 | 538 | 162 | .322 | 18 | 103 |
| 3B | | 74 | 285 | 69 | .242 | 4 | 23 |
| SS | | 144 | 553 | 157 | .284 | 4 | 68 |
| OF | | 154 | 610 | 173 | .305 | 21 | 114 |
| OF | | 152 | 544 | 159 | .292 | 26 | 108 |
| OF | | 127 | 483 | 129 | .267 | 13 | 67 |
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 |
| 69 | 285 | 48 | .219 | 8 | 25 |
| 69 | 209 | 48 | .230 | 2 | 34 |
| 59 | 189 | 53 | .280 | 2 | 28 |
| 31 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 0 | 15 |
| 42 | 78 | 15 | .192 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | 77 | 28 | .364 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 28 | 226 | 21 | 5 | 2.27 | 71 |
| 24 | 200.2 | 16 | 5 | 2.38 | 74 |
| 24 | 193.2 | 14 | 7 | 3.21 | 80 |
| 25 | 178.2 | 15 | 4 | 2.52 | 85 |
| 27 | 164.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.07 | 72 |
| 20 | 147.2 | 11 | 3 | 3.11 | 53 |
| 13 | 80 | 6 | 4 | 4.28 | 41 |
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 |
| 9 | 45.1 | 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 15 |
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 |
| 31 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3.41 | 24 |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.76 | 28 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.32 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
NL St. Louis Cardinals vs. AL New York Yankees Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Butler
