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1942 New York Yankees

103-51 • .669 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1942 New York Yankees went 103-51 (.669) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 801 runs, allowed 507, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Charlie Keller (26 HR, 108 RBI) and Tiny Bonham (21-5, 2.27 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

103 Wins
51 Losses
.669 Win %
1st Rank
801 R 507 RA
Diff +294

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801 Runs Scored
507 Runs Allowed
+294 Run Diff
1,094K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 5% above the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .345 5% above the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .393 10% above the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 2.91 20% better than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 801 23% above the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,094,044
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Avg per Game 14,208

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Roy Cullenbine 0.364 2 Joe Gordon 0.322 3 Joe DiMaggio 0.305 4 Bill Dickey 0.295 5 Rollie Hemsley 0.294

Home Runs

1 Charlie Keller 26 2 Joe DiMaggio 21 3 Joe Gordon 18 4 Tommy Henrich 13 5 Red Rolfe 8

RBI

1 Joe DiMaggio 114 2 Charlie Keller 108 3 Joe Gordon 103 4 Phil Rizzuto 68 5 Tommy Henrich 67
1942 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe DiMaggio 154 610 123 186 29 13 21 114 68 36 4 0.305
Phil Rizzuto 144 553 79 157 24 7 4 68 44 40 22 0.284
Charlie Keller 152 544 106 159 24 9 26 108 114 61 14 0.292
Joe Gordon 147 538 88 173 29 4 18 103 79 95 12 0.322
Buddy Hassett 132 538 80 153 16 6 5 48 32 16 5 0.284
Tommy Henrich 127 483 77 129 30 5 13 67 58 42 4 0.267
Frankie Crosetti 74 285 50 69 5 5 4 23 31 31 1 0.242
Bill Dickey 82 268 28 79 13 1 2 37 26 11 2 0.295
Red Rolfe 69 265 42 58 8 2 8 25 23 18 1 0.219
Buddy Rosar 69 209 18 48 10 0 2 34 17 20 1 0.230
Jerry Priddy 59 189 23 53 9 2 2 28 31 27 0 0.280
Rollie Hemsley 31 85 12 25 3 1 0 15 5 9 1 0.294
Red Ruffing 30 80 8 20 4 0 1 13 5 13 0 0.250
George Selkirk 42 78 15 15 3 0 0 10 16 8 0 0.192
Roy Cullenbine 21 77 16 28 7 0 2 17 18 2 0 0.364
Tiny Bonham 28 74 4 9 0 0 0 2 3 17 0 0.122
Spud Chandler 24 71 6 15 2 0 0 5 8 14 0 0.211
Hank Borowy 25 70 4 11 1 1 0 7 1 17 0 0.157
Atley Donald 20 61 4 9 1 0 0 3 1 16 0 0.148
Marv Breuer 27 54 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 24 0 0.056
Ed Levy 13 41 5 5 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0.122
Lefty Gomez 13 33 4 5 0 0 0 4 1 12 0 0.152
Eddie Kearse 11 26 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0.192
Johnny Lindell 27 24 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.250
Marius Russo 9 17 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.235
Johnny Murphy 31 13 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.154
Tuck Stainback 15 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Mike Chartak 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Norm Branch 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Jim Turner 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Queen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Tiny Bonham 2.27 2 Spud Chandler 2.38 3 Hank Borowy 2.52 4 Marius Russo 2.78 5 Marv Breuer 3.07

Wins

1 Tiny Bonham 21 2 Spud Chandler 16 3 Hank Borowy 15 4 Red Ruffing 14 5 Atley Donald 11

Strikeouts

1 Hank Borowy 85 2 Red Ruffing 80 3 Spud Chandler 74 4 Marv Breuer 72 5 Tiny Bonham 71
1942 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tiny Bonham 21 5 2.27 28 27 0 226.0 199 57 24 71
Spud Chandler 16 5 2.38 24 24 0 200.2 176 53 74 74
Red Ruffing 14 7 3.21 24 24 0 193.2 183 69 41 80
Hank Borowy 15 4 2.52 25 21 1 178.1 157 50 66 85
Marv Breuer 8 9 3.07 27 19 1 164.1 157 56 37 72
Atley Donald 11 3 3.11 20 19 0 147.2 133 51 45 53
Lefty Gomez 6 4 4.28 13 13 0 80.0 67 38 65 41
Johnny Murphy 4 10 3.41 31 0 11 58.0 66 22 23 24
Johnny Lindell 2 1 3.76 23 2 1 52.2 52 22 22 28
Marius Russo 4 1 2.78 9 5 0 45.1 41 14 14 15
Norm Branch 0 1 6.32 10 0 2 15.2 18 11 16 13
Jim Turner 1 1 1.29 5 0 1 7.0 4 1 1 2
Mel Queen 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 5.2 6 0 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-1

👥 Roster (31)

Tiny Bonham Hank Borowy Norm Branch Marv Breuer Spud Chandler Mike Chartak Frankie Crosetti Roy Cullenbine Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Atley Donald Lefty Gomez +19 more

31 players

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The 1942 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1942 New York Yankees reads 103 wins and 51 losses, good for 1st in the AL. That season the New York Yankees won the pennant. With 801 runs scored and 507 given up, the 1942 differential was +294. At the plate the New York Yankees hit .269, 5% better than the league's .257. The staff ERA of 2.91 was 20% better than the league average of 3.66.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,094,044 for the year. Charlie Keller topped the New York Yankees with 26 home runs. The RBI leader was Joe DiMaggio, with 114. On the mound, Tiny Bonham won 21 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Hank Borowy with 85. The World Series ended in a loss against SLN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 New York Yankees

What was the 1942 New York Yankees record?
The 1942 New York Yankees finished 103-51 (.669 win pct).
How did the 1942 New York Yankees finish?
The 1942 New York Yankees finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1942 New York Yankees in home runs?
Charlie Keller led the 1942 New York Yankees with 26 home runs.
What was the 1942 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1942 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 2.91.
Did the 1942 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1942 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 New York Yankees play?
The 1942 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
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