1942 Major League Baseball season

The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5, 1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series, four games to one.

In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason.

Awards and honors

 * Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Rogers Hornsby
 * Most Valuable Player
 * Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B)
 * Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P)
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Ted Williams – Boston Red Sox (LF)
 * The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award
 * Joe Gordon (AL) – New York Yankees (2B)
 * Mort Cooper (NL) – St. Louis Cardinals (P)
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Billy Southworth – St. Louis Cardinals

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Feats
The Philadelphia Athletics set a record for the fewest runs batted in during a season, with only 354.