Mort Cooper and Joe Gordon win MVP Awards and Ted Williams is snubbed again
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Mort Cooper and Joe Gordon win MVP Awards and Ted Williams is snubbed again

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1942 – Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams was the Triple Crown winner in the American League, but the Baseball Writers Association of America selects Joe Gordon as AL Most Valuable Player. Williams finished with a .356 average, 36 home runs and 137 RBI. Gordon of the New York Yankees led the AL in strikeouts (95), most ground balls hit into double plays (22) and the most errors at second base (28). St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mort Cooper, who posted a 22-7 record with 152 strikeouts and a 1.78 ERA, gets the National League MVP honors.

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Larry MacPhail enters the United States Army for service in World War II

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Pinterest Instagram Facebook Youtube On November 1, 1942, Larry MacPhail, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and one of the brightest innovators in the game, enters the United States Army for service in World War II. When he returns in 1945, he accepts a similar role with the Yankees, where he helps that…

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Branch Rickey resigns as the Cardinals’ vice president and moves over to the Dodgers

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Branch Rickey, the innovator of the farm systems which helped to build a strong Redbird franchise, resigns as the Cardinals’ vice president. Three days later, the Dodgers will announce the Mahatma has been named president of the Brooklyn club, a move that will help to fill the void created by Brooklyn’s general manager Larry MacPhail’s enlistment in the army to serve in World War II.

Feisty Umpire Babe Pinelli gets into it with Leo Durocher in 1942

Feisty Umpire Babe Pinelli gets into it with Leo Durocher in 1942

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    Feisty Umpire Babe Pinelli gets into it with Leo Durocher in 1942. A San Francisco native, the son of Italian immigrants, was born Rinaldo Angelo Paolinelli and spent 8 years in the big leagues as a SS/3rd baseman mainly with the Reds. His hot temper was legendary and he had to tone it…

Whitey Kurowski hits a two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4 – 2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees
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Whitey Kurowski hits a two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4 – 2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees

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1942 – Whitey Kurowski hits a two-run home run in the 9th inning of Game 5, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4 – 2 victory to capture the World Series over the Yankees.

Ernie White fires a six-hit shutout against Yankees in game 3 of Series
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Ernie White fires a six-hit shutout against Yankees in game 3 of Series

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  Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more On October 3, 1942 the third game of the 1942 World Series was played at Yankee Stadium – Ernie White pitched a six-hit shutout…

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Satchel Paige Feat Again Raises Question

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  Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 2, 1942, Satchel’ Paige’s feat of tossing 5 1-3 innings of the hitless ball while pitching the Kansas City Monarchs to victory over…

Cardinals even series on Musial clutch hit
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Cardinals even series on Musial clutch hit

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  Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 1, 1942, At Sportsman Park, in Game 2, Walker Cooper’s two-run double in the first, the Cardinals’ first hit of the game, put…