Their 11 championships lead the national league and are second only to the. Louis cardinals, with the cardinals winning the series in five games. Oct 30, 20 the 1942 negro leagues world series was a baseball dream come true. Louis, but it was the cardinals who appeared jittery as the yankees scored seven runs, four of them unearned. The war, always looming over the series, came closer to home before the 1943 season began.
It had everything that you would ask for from a fall classic. Louis cardinals defeated the new york yankees four games to one to win the 1942 world series. It was yankees manager joe mccarthys final series win. In a sixgame series, the monarchs swept the grays four games to none, with two additional games not counted in the standings. The coin features the world series logo and the team names.
The 1949 world series featured the new york yankees and brooklyn dodgers, with the yankees winning in five games for their second defeat of the dodgers in three years, and the twelfth championship in team history. The 1942 cardinals set a franchise record for victories with 106. 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 new york yankees of the al have won the most series. Cardinals clinch world series on kurowskis ninthinning clout this article was written by greg erion the new york yankees did their best to intimidate the umpires and the opposition st. Billy southworth managed the cardinals from 1940 through 1945.
Won world series over new york yankees 41 staff comments. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. New york yankees over brooklyn dodgers 41 statheads want to know. He led them to three nl pennants, with 106 wins in 1942 and 105 wins in 1943 and again in 1944. This series was also the first to have an accompanying world series highlight film initially, the films were created as. What team made the most appearances in the negro league. What is the value of a 1942 world series program answers. Louis cardinals team won the world series and still owns the franchise record for most wins in a season check out. They played the yankees in the world series in 1942 and 1943. Louis cardinals beat the new york yankees 43 in st. City championship series 19031942 the city series represents the most competitive games ever played between the two teams.
Their roster included the likes of joe dimaggio, bill dickey, charlie keller, phil rizzuto, and joe gordon, who would be. 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. While the yankees were 152 in series appearances during that time, they would lose again in 1957, 1960, 1963, and 1964, for a record of 45 in world series over the next decade. Louis cardinals returned to the big show after edging out the defending champion new york giants in the final 3 12 weeks of the season and winning the national league pennant by two games. In total, seven hall of famers took to the diamond. Louis cardinals bird on the bat logo and the phrase 11time world series champions.
The monarchs actually won the 1942 series 51, but a second game. Louis cardinals world series ring, 1942 digital collection. Going into game two on october 1, the cardinals faced a mustwin situation no team had ever come back to win a bestofseven series after dropping the first two contests. Louis cardinals won world series titles in 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, and 2011. The yankees won 103 regularseason games themselves, cruising to a ninegame edge over the surprising boston red sox. Louis cardinals beat the new york yankees in the 1942 world series. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present.
Louis cardinals defeated the new york yankees in 4 games to 1. It was the yankees first loss in a world series since 1942 and only their second since 1926. They won the title in 1942, but lost it the next year. Louis won an incredible 106 games, which was just enough to hold off the brooklyn dodgers, who won a teamrecord 104. Learn more about the history and results of the world series in this article.
Louis gehrig homered twice, but in game 3, and in the 2nd and 4th inningsnot in the 9th. Louis cardinals over new york yankees 41 1941 ws 1943 ws. Alltime lineup of cardinals champions derrick goold. You want a great matchup between a pitcher and hitter. Their roster included the likes of joe dimaggio, bill dickey, charlie keller, phil rizzuto, and joe gordon, who would be named the american league most valuable player for 1942.
Louis cards came from behind twice and broke a lateinning tie in one game to beat the new york yankees in the world series of my apba replay of that year. Louis to even the world series at one game apiece, the teams traveled to new york for game. Louis cardinals against the new york yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 series. The 1943 world series matched the defending champion st. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. What team made the most appearances in the negro league world. Click on the 1942 world series link to see a game by game breakdown. Around once a week well give you a quick update on all the things weve been up to. Louiss lastinning heroics the previous day, the fact remained that new york had taken game one of the 1942 world series. Here are some of the sporting highlights in the world of sport for 1942. The 1942 negro world series marked the resumption of the negro world series after more than a decade, and was the first of seven consecutive official postseason series to crown a champion of the two negro leagues.
Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Louis cardinals beating the new york yankees four games to one. Enos slaughter center celebrates with cardinals teammates whitey kurowski left and johnny beazley after winning the 1942 world series with a. Louis cardinals 1 in a classicrematch of the previous years contest, the st. Cardinals clinch world series on kurowskis ninthinning clout. The cardinals, not the yankees, won the 1926 world series in 7 games the final out was babe ruth caught stealing 2nd. Going into game two on october 1, the cardinals faced a mustwin situation no team had ever come back to win a bestofseven series after dropping the first. The 1952 world series was the fourth straight for the new york yankees and the third in six seasons for the brooklyn dodgers. Apr 09, 2020 enos slaughter center celebrates with cardinals teammates whitey kurowski left and johnny beazley after winning the 1942 world series with a game 5 victory at yankee stadium in new york. The 1942 negro leagues world series a story thats hard to tell. Gordon was a part of five world serieswinning teams and was named the 1942 american league most valuable player. The first time was in 1959 when they were the new york giants. In 1952, new york was looking for its 15th world championship, the dodgers, seemingly as ever, for their first.
Louis cardinals and new york yankees once again found themselves competing for the world championship title. Then they moved to san fransico,ca and won there first and only world series in san. The 1942 world series featured the defending champion new york yankees against the st. Many of the games best players were called away for tours of duty and the result was a seriously depleted pool of talent. This series also marked the end of a long period of invulnerability for the yankees in the world series. Red ruffing of yankees hits to right field where slaughter muffs ball allowing two key runs to score in yankee win. Cardinals win world series from the great sports moments from the pages of the postdispatch series this item is set to be published on oct 5, 1942.
World series, in baseball, a postseason playoff series between champions of the two major. They went to the postseason four times, and won three world series titles. The table provides a list of world series champions. This victory would start a record run of five straight world series championships by the yankees, and was also the first of 14 al pennants in 16 years 19491964 except for 1954 and. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. 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. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Louis cardinals over new york yankees 41 series statistics and schedule. This series featured future hall of fame performers ray brown, willard brown, josh gibson, buck leonard, satchel paige, hilton smith, and jud wilson. Gordon was a part of five world series winning teams and was named the 1942 american league most valuable player. The new york yankees won 27 world series titles, in 40 world series appearances.
Louis shortstop had told one and all that if they won the series, each player. The world series name has been applied to several baseball championships of lesser import, including the junior world series, played between champions of the international league and the american association both american professional minor leagues, and the little league world series, an annual event with international representation for teams of boys and girls 9 to 18 years old. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903 with two exceptions. The years that they won are 2011, 2006, 1982, 1967, 1964, 1946, 1944, 1942, 1934, 1931, 1926. Louis cardinals 4 vs new york yankees 1 in 1942, it was business as usual for the perennial champion new york yankees.
Manager billy southworths redbirds had proved conclusively during the 1942 season that they had what it took to win championships. The 1942 world series by baseball almanac with a detailed description. The teams had met in the last game seven, in 1947, with the yankees winninga familiar outcome. Since 1922 the world series has followed a bestofsevengames format. A 1942 world series champions coin featuring the new york yankees logo as well as the st. New york world series participants dimaggio, gordon, buddy hassett, rizzuto, ruffing, and selkirk had gone into the service.
Louis cardinals, with the cardinals winning the series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall. Louis cardinals world series program played at sportsmans park is worth about. Mort cooper, who won twentytwo games, threw ten shutouts and posted an era of. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. New york yankees over brooklyn dodgers 43 this week in sports reference. Trailing the national leagueleading dodgers by ten games on august 5, they rallied down the stretch winning fortythree of their last fiftyone games to finish with a twogame margin over new york.
The yankees had appeared in 12 series, including five of the last six, during which they won 20 of 24 games, including sweeps in 1938 and 1939. World series, in baseball, a postseason playoff series between champions of the two major professional baseball leagues of north america. The world series is major league baseballs mlb postseason playoff series between the champions of its two leagues. During that period, the dodgers won eight league championships, thanks largely to the talent of rickey. Held concurrent with the world series, the usual bestofseven series was chicagos own world series, played for city bragging rights. The yankees won the series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. Gordons allaround excellence led to 1942 al mvp baseball. The 1942 negro world series was a bestofseven matchup between the negro american league champion kansas city monarchs and the negro national league champion washingtonhomestead grays. Joe gordon of the yankees is congratulated by teammate phil rizzuto 10 after hitting a home run in game 1 of the 1941 world series against the dodgers. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and.
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