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1942 St. Louis Cardinals

106-48 • .688 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals went 106-48 (.688) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 482, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Enos Slaughter (13 HR, 98 RBI) and Mort Cooper (22-7, 1.78 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

106 Wins
48 Losses
.688 Win %
1st Rank
755 R 482 RA
Diff +273

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⚡ Quick Stats

755 Runs Scored
482 Runs Allowed
+273 Run Diff
581K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 8% above the 1942 league average (.248)
OBP .338 6% above the 1942 league average (.318)
SLG .378 10% above the 1942 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.55 23% better than the 1942 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 755 26% above the 1942 league average (598 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 581,110
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Avg per Game 7,450

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Enos Slaughter 0.318 2 Stan Musial 0.315 3 Harry Walker 0.314 4 Terry Moore 0.288 5 Walker Cooper 0.281

Home Runs

1 Enos Slaughter 13 2 Stan Musial 10 3 Whitey Kurowski 9 4 Walker Cooper 7 5 Terry Moore 6

RBI

1 Enos Slaughter 98 2 Stan Musial 72 3 Jimmy Brown 71 4 Walker Cooper 65 5 Marty Marion 54
1942 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Brown 145 606 75 155 28 4 1 71 52 11 4 0.256
Enos Slaughter 152 591 100 188 31 17 13 98 88 30 9 0.318
Terry Moore 130 489 80 141 26 3 6 49 56 26 10 0.288
Marty Marion 147 485 66 134 38 5 0 54 48 50 8 0.276
Stan Musial 140 467 87 147 32 10 10 72 62 25 6 0.315
Walker Cooper 125 438 58 123 32 7 7 65 29 29 4 0.281
Whitey Kurowski 115 366 51 93 17 3 9 42 33 60 7 0.254
Johnny Hopp 95 314 41 81 16 7 3 37 36 40 14 0.258
Frank Crespi 93 292 33 71 4 2 0 35 27 29 4 0.243
Ray Sanders 95 282 37 71 17 2 5 39 42 31 2 0.252
Ken O'Dea 58 192 22 45 7 1 5 32 17 23 0 0.234
Harry Walker 74 191 38 60 12 2 0 16 11 14 2 0.314
Coaker Triplett 64 154 18 42 7 4 1 23 17 15 1 0.273
Mort Cooper 37 103 6 19 1 0 0 7 3 21 0 0.184
Johnny Beazley 43 73 6 10 2 2 0 9 3 37 0 0.137
Harry Gumbert 38 54 2 6 2 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.111
Max Lanier 34 47 6 12 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 0.255
Murry Dickson 37 42 6 8 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.190
Howie Krist 35 42 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.143
Ernie White 27 41 5 8 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.195
Howie Pollet 27 31 2 7 2 0 0 7 7 7 0 0.226
Lon Warneke 12 30 2 10 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.333
Erv Dusak 12 27 4 5 3 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.185
Buddy Blattner 19 23 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.043
Gus Mancuso 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.077
Sam Narron 10 10 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.400
Estel Crabtree 10 9 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.333
Jeff Cross 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Lohrman 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Whitey Moore 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Beckmann 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Shoun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Mort Cooper 1.78 2 Johnny Beazley 2.13 3 Howie Krist 2.51 4 Ernie White 2.52 5 Howie Pollet 2.88

Wins

1 Mort Cooper 22 2 Johnny Beazley 21 3 Howie Krist 13 4 Max Lanier 13 5 Harry Gumbert 9

Strikeouts

1 Mort Cooper 152 2 Max Lanier 93 3 Johnny Beazley 91 4 Ernie White 67 5 Murry Dickson 66
1942 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mort Cooper 22 7 1.78 37 35 0 278.2 207 55 68 152
Johnny Beazley 21 6 2.13 43 23 3 215.1 181 51 73 91
Harry Gumbert 9 5 3.26 38 19 5 163.0 156 59 59 52
Max Lanier 13 8 2.96 34 20 2 161.0 137 53 60 93
Ernie White 7 5 2.52 26 19 2 128.1 113 36 41 67
Murry Dickson 6 3 2.91 36 7 2 120.2 91 39 61 66
Howie Krist 13 3 2.51 34 8 1 118.1 103 33 43 47
Howie Pollet 7 5 2.88 27 13 0 109.1 102 35 39 42
Lon Warneke 6 4 3.29 12 12 0 82.0 76 30 15 31
Bill Lohrman 1 1 1.42 5 0 0 12.2 11 2 2 6
Whitey Moore 0 1 4.38 9 0 0 12.1 10 6 11 1
Bill Beckmann 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 7.0 4 0 1 3
Clyde Shoun 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
SLN def. NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (32)

Johnny Beazley Bill Beckmann Buddy Blattner Jimmy Brown Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Estel Crabtree Frank Crespi Jeff Cross Murry Dickson Erv Dusak Harry Gumbert +20 more

32 players

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The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1942 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 106-48 mark (.688) and finished 1st in the NL. The club won the World Series. With 755 runs scored and 482 given up, the 1942 differential was +273. Against a league average of .248, the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals batted .268. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 2.55 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.32.

League clubs averaged 598 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 26% more. Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 581,110 for the year. The home run leader was Enos Slaughter, who hit 13. Mort Cooper led the pitchers with 22 wins. The World Series ended in a win against NYA 4-1. The 1942 roster runs to 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals finished 106-48 (.688 win pct).
Did the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Enos Slaughter led the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals with 13 home runs.
What was the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.55.
Where did the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Enos Slaughter (13 HR, 98 RBI) and Mort Cooper (22-7, 1.78 ERA).
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