1942 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1942 throughout the world.

Major League Baseball

 * World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-1)
 * All-Star Game, July 6 at Polo Grounds: American League, 3-1

Other champions

 * Negro League World Series: Kansas City Monarchs over Homestead Grays (4-0)
 * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 5-2
 * Minor leagues
 * Northern League: Winnipeg Maroons

Awards and honors
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 * 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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MLB Statistical Leaders
Ted Williams was MLB Tripe Crown winner.

January-March

 * March 18 - Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland request try-outs with the White Sox. Jimmie Dykes later fails to make either an offer.

April-June

 * June 2 - Ted Williams enlists in the United States Navy.

Movies

 * The Pride of the Yankees

Births

 * March 8 - Dick Allen
 * March 9 - Bert Campaneris
 * March 12 - Jimmy Wynn
 * April 4 - Jim Fregosi
 * May 14 - Tony Pérez
 * June 1 - Randy Hundley
 * July 17 - Don Kessinger
 * September 21 - Sam McDowell
 * October 13 - Bob Bailey
 * October 18 - Willie Horton
 * October 31 - Dave McNally
 * December 23 - Jerry Koosman

Deaths

 * January 22 - Louis Santop, 52, star catcher in the Negro Leagues who was among the sport's earliest home run sluggers
 * June 26 - Gene Stack, 24, minor league pitcher with the White Sox who was the first player on a major league roster to be drafted for WWII service
 * July 20 - Rap Dixon, 39, All-Star outfielder in the Negro Leagues
 * December 6 - Amos Rusie, 71, pitcher who won 245 games by age 27 in a 10-year career (1889-98), mainly with the New York Giants; led NL in ERA twice and in strikeouts five times, twice topping 300; his powerful delivery was major reason for 1893 change in pitching distance from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches