1942 St. Louis Cardinals season


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 went 106–48 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they met the New York Yankees. They won the series in 5 games.
Pitcher Mort Cooper won the MVP Award this year, with a 1.78 ERA, 22 wins, and 152 strikeouts.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C125438123.281765
1B9531481.258337
2B145606155.256171
3B11536693.254942
SS147485134.276054
OF140467147.3151072
OF152591188.3181398
OF130489141.288649

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9329271.243035
9528271.252539
5819245.234532
7419160.314016
6415442.273123
12275.18503
19231.04301
5131.07701
10104.40001
1093.33302
141.25001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
37278.22271.78152
43215.12162.1391
341611382.9693
26128.1752.5267
1282643.2931

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
512.2111.426
27100.003
21.2000.000

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
329553.2652
366322.9166
3413312.5147
277502.8842
90104.381

1942 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals vs. AL New York Yankees

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Pocatello
California League folded, June 28, 1942; KITTY League folded, June 19