1942 world series roster

Louis cardinals roster was a product of the teams farm system which was put in place by future hall of famer branch rickey. Cardinal pitcher ernie white, second from left, gets an escort of teammates as he leaves the diamond after beating the yankees 20 in the third game of the world series, oct. Louis side of the 1942 fall classic that put the redbirds up agai. Slaughter led the cardinals to a world series victory in 1942. Bill trotter and roy cullenbine were traded by the browns to the washington senators for mike chartak and steve sundra.

By the start of the 1942 baseball season, solutions to wartime play needed to be found. After the return of many of their best players, who had been called to service during world war ii, they annexed another flag in 1946. The main series of wwii army unit records is the world war ii operations reports, 19401948 in records of the adjutant generals office, 1917 record group 407. Louis cardinals season was the teams 61st season in st. Click on the link below to see the 1942 yankees roster. What is the value of a 1942 world series program answers. Louis cardinals roster was a product of the teams farm. Seager back, granderson left off curtis granderson was dropped from the world series roster to make room. Powered by official averages, stats and exclusive strato research. Louis cardinals in the national league pennant race. The team finished with a record of 10351, winning their th pennant, finishing 9 games ahead of the boston red sox. Original 1942 world series program ny yankees vs st.

Get the best deals on new york yankees vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at. It was yankees manager joe mccarthys final series win. In 1942, the first world series since 1927 was played between the monarchs and the homestead grays, with the monarchs sweeping the grays in four straight games. Did you know that every player except for harry gumbert on the 1942 st. List of series in the philippine archives collection this page lists the titles of series found in the philippine archives collection and links to each series in the catalog. Louis cardinals had an opening on their roster that september. With rivals hank greenberg, charlie gehringer and bob feller enlisting in the u. Louis cardinals world series program played at sportsmans park is worth about. New york yankees vintage mlb programs for sale ebay. Joe mccarthy 10351 1942 new york yankees statistics 1942 new york yankees roster. There are 10 players on their championship series roster including five new to the organization who werent on the world series roster.

Eventual world champion baltimore orioles playoff roster. The cardinals would go on to beat the yankees in the 1942 world series and repeat as pennant winners in 1943, 1944, and 1946, taking the championship in the latter two seasons. Most of the astros won a ring, but the front office didnt sit on last seasons roster. The 1942 cardinals set a franchise record for victories with 106. The 194x series are a group of vertically scrolling shootemup games based on actual events which occurred during world war ii. Alltime historical stats draft history hall of fame history world series history. Jose altuve and the astros show why they could be a nightmare. The 1942 new york yankees season was the teams 40th season in new york and its 42nd overall. Louis cardinals to win 100plus games in three straight seasons with at least two world series. Most cardinals fans who remember the 1942 season remember it as the rookie. The 1942 rosters stayed mostly intact, but by the 1943 season, many players had been enlisted or were drafted. Cardinals world series ring a contender for best bling deb. He stayed at louisville two more years, finishing in the second.

The american leagues newest dynasty had once again, swept the national league champs in four games without babe ruth or lou gehrig in their lineup. The fifa world cup was set to take place in 1942 in either nazi germany or brazil. Louis cardinals original vintage mlb programs for sale. Check out the 1942 mlb season history, featuring league standings, postseason results, nohitters, and baseballs leaders in home runs, era, and more. Mlb 108win boston red sox and 103win houston astros. Louis cardinals world series roster consisted of bob forsch, jim kaat, dave lapoint, jeff lahti, john stuper, doug blair, bruce sutter, joaquin andujar, willie mcgee, darrell porter. Louis world series brought out the best in cardinals. The 1942 world series featured the defending champion new york yankees against the st. July 6, 1942, al 31, polo grounds, new york, ny, 33,694, spud chandler. The 1944 world series, considered a david versus goliath matchup at the time, was an allst. Louis cardinals over new york yankees 41 series statistics and schedule. Every player except for harry gumbert on the 1942 st. In 1942 the cardinals won the world series and the ball used for the last out, was signed by the team, plus the manager and the national league president. Cora received a fat world series check last year after serving as bench coach for the astros.

It was yankees manager joe mccarthys final series win this series was scheduled for a 34 format due to wartime travel restrictions. The new york yankees of the american league ended the season with a record of 103 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the al. This page lists the titles of series found in the philippine archives collection and links to each series in the catalog. Louis cardinals beating the new york yankees four games to one. In the world series, they met the new york yankees. The yankees won the series in five games for their 10 th championship in 21 seasons. He helped the team win the world series in 1942 and won the national league most valuable player. Louis cardinals, whose large inventory of players from their vast farm system helps ignite a terrific lateseason sprint. The new york mets of the national league ended the 1969 season with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the nls east division.

The first three games were extremely popular and were included on the first volume of capcom generations and later on capcom classics collection. The 1941 world series by baseball almanac with a detailed description, complete rosters, cumulative statistics and box scores. As world war ii reaches its peak and its impact on baseball, the typically inept st. Americas entry into world war ii saps the majors of many of their playersaffecting everyone but the st. The 1944 world series between the st louis browns and the cardinals was also known as the trolley series, streetcar series, or the st. Many consider the 1939 yankees one of baseballs greatest teams.

Louis cardinals, with the cardinals winning the series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall the 1942 cardinals set a franchise record for victories with 106. Every cardinalexcept for harry gumbertwas a product of the teams farm system, which had been put in. That ball was put up for the fans in some sort of raffle andor contest, which my now deceased uncle won, of all places, while living in cuba. The textual reference archives ii branch at the national archives at college park, maryland, has custody of several series of records related to world war ii army units. Louis browns reach the world series for the only time in their existencebut remain the second best team in town. At the start of a world series two black bats were placed in the locker of each player on a teams roster as a gift from louisville slugger.

Records of the bureau of naval personnel national archives. Bob harris and bob swift were traded by the browns to the philadelphia athletics for frankie hayes. Record books show that no one won the world cup in 1942, but thats not the entire story. Department of special collections university of north dakota.

The 1942 world series by baseball almanac with a detailed description, complete rosters, cumulative statistics, and box scores. In the months following pearl harbor, teams struggled to fill rosters, minor league feeder teams struggled to exist, and war rationing and restrictions affected travel and interleague play. For definitions of abbreviations, refer to the philippine archives collection. Navy until a separate department of the navy was established by act of april 30, 1798 1 stat. Louis browns president donald barnes with two extra tickets best world series poster ever 1944 is the year my grandmother was born why baseball workout plans so. Louis cardinals original vintage mlb programs when you shop the largest online selection at. Extremely rare color footage of the 1939 world series between the yankees and reds. Louis cardinals against the new york yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 series. The 1942 new york yankees won the league championship series. The papers include daily journals, periodic reports, battle reports, killed in action reports, missing in action reports, military awards, orders and information on the regiment, including its early history before activation for world war ii. Its the first meeting of 103win or more teams in any playoff series since the 1942 world series. The 1943 world series matched the defending champion st. Roosevelts green light did not exempt players from the draft. Cardinals outslug yankees to take 31 advantage in world series this article was written by greg erion on sunday, october 4, 1942, a crowd of 69,902 filled yankee stadium for game four of the world series, breaking the series attendance record set only the day before.

Revisit baseballs best with s mlb allstar game rosters. Apr 14, 2012 ticket to game 1 of the 1942 world series. Revisit baseballs best with s mlb allstar game rosters, covering every allstar player since 1933. Louis affair featuring the prodigious cardinals, a franchise having just won its third consecutive national league pennant, and the plucky browns, the winners of its first american league pennant in its 43rd year of existence. After besting the yankees in the world series 4 games to 1, the team was. It marked the third and final time in world series history in which both teams had the same home field the other two being the 1921 and 1922 world series in the polo grounds in new york city. The little league world series only perfect game in 1957, mexicos scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the little league world series. The battle of midway 1987 the first sequel introduced a health meter and. They are four wins against the nationals away from becoming the first team since the 1942 44 st. Major league baseball, mlb, the silhouetted batter logo, world series, national league, american league. Glossary of initialisms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Philippine archives collection alphabetical list of guerrilla units list of series in the philippine archives collection. The next time the dodgers would win a pennant would be in 1947, with a roster substantially rebuilt by branch rickey, now reunited with reiser. Quietly repeating in the american league pennant race, the new york yankees returned to the world series with a roster largely untouched by draft and.

On this day 70 years ago, the first game of the 1942 world series got underway with the defending champion new york yankees outlasting the st. To learn more about the collection, visit the journey of the philippine archives. Ernie bonham and johnny beazley during game 2 of the 1942 world series, st. The 1942 brooklyn dodgers team won 104 games in the season, but fell two games short of the st. In the al, hank greenberg returned at midseason from four years at war and hit the finalday, ninthinning grand slam that gave detroit a 53 win and a pennant. The roster of the cardinals 1982 world series team answers. The little league world series only perfect game history. I high quality program that we present here from the first of three championship seasons enjoyed by the 1940s st. War department, established by act of august 7, 1789 1 stat. Louis cardinals beat the new york yankees in the 1942 world series.

Baseball original vintage sports memorabilia 1942 year for. Philippine archives collection alphabetical list of. Nine players from the 1942 world series rosters were in the service the next season, including joe dimaggio, phil rizzuto, red ruffing, enos slaughter and johnny beazley. Louis cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 season.

At the beginning of the 1942 baseball season, the yankees lost tommy henrich to the army a continuation of world war iis affect on baseball rosters. Louis cardinals in front of an audience of 34,769 at sportsmans park in st. Red ruffing of yankees hits to right field where slaughter muffs ball allowing two key runs to score in yankee win. Louis cardinals roster was a product of the teams farm system which was put in place by branch rickey. The south americans were outraged that germany was even considered, as the previous two world cups 1934 in italy, 1938 in france had also been hosted in europe. Louis cardinals, with the cardinals winning the series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall. The yankees won the series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. Despite losing the american league pennant to the detroit tigers the year before, the bronx bombers were still favored after winning thirteen of their last fourteen series games and.

Still, the bronx bombers managed a nearrepeat of their 1941 performance. Its the first meeting of 100win teams in a championship series since 1977. Louis, missouri and its 51st season in the national league. Coming into the series, with an array of future hall of famers on its roster including the great joe dimaggio, the 42 bronx bombers had every. This bat is an authentic louisville slugger black bat from 1942. The 15 youngest mvps in baseball history bleacher report. This was the first world series the new york yankees had lost since losing the 1926 world series to the cardinals.