1942 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 103-51
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,094,044, Avg. 17,366
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
Manager: Joe McCarthy (103-51)
Location: New York, New York
1942 New York Yankees StatisticsTeam Record: 103-51
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,094,044, Avg. 17,366
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
Manager: Joe McCarthy (103-51)
Location: New York, New York
1942 New York Yankees Roster
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1942 season with a record of 103 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees scored 801 runs, best in the league. New York conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Charlie Keller led the team with 26 home runs, while Joe DiMaggio and Joe Gordon walloped 20 or more also. Joe DiMaggio drove in 114 runs. Joe Gordon paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .322. Tiny Bonham topped the squad with 21 wins, and Hank Borowy and Spud Chandler as well added 15 or more victories as well Tiny Bonham recorded a 2.27 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe McCarthy coached the team. The 1942 New York Yankees won the League Championship Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 801
Regular Season Runs Against: 507
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1942 | New York Yankees 9 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 17, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 18, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 1-2 | 4-0 | 5-2 | ||
| April 22, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 2-2 | 4-0 | 6-2 | ||
| April 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 3-2 | 4-0 | 7-2 | ||
| April 24, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 3-2 | 5-0 | 8-2 | ||
| April 25, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 3-2 | 5-1 | 8-3 | ||
| April 26, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 3-2 | 6-1 | 9-3 | ||
| April 28, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 3-3 | 6-1 | 9-4 | ||
| April 29, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 11 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 3-4 | 6-1 | 9-5 | ||
| April 30, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 4-4 | 6-1 | 10-5 | ||
| May 1, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 4-5 | 6-1 | 10-6 | ||
| May 2, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 4-6 | 6-1 | 10-7 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 5-6 | 6-1 | 11-7 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 6-6 | 6-1 | 12-7 | ||
| May 4, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 7-6 | 6-1 | 13-7 | ||
| May 5, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 8-6 | 6-1 | 14-7 | ||
| May 6, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 9-6 | 6-1 | 15-7 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 10-6 | 6-1 | 16-7 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 11-6 | 6-1 | 17-7 | ||
| May 13, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 11-6 | 6-2 | 17-8 | ||
| May 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 11-6 | 7-2 | 18-8 | ||
| May 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 11-6 | 8-2 | 19-8 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 11-6 | 8-3 | 19-9 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 11-6 | 9-3 | 20-9 | ||
| May 20, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 11-6 | 10-3 | 21-9 | ||
| May 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 11-6 | 11-3 | 22-9 | ||
| May 23, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 11-6 | 12-3 | 23-9 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 11-6 | 12-4 | 23-10 | ||
| May 25, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 12-6 | 12-4 | 24-10 | ||
| May 26, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 13-6 | 12-4 | 25-10 | ||
| May 27, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 14-6 | 12-4 | 26-10 | ||
| May 28, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 15-6 | 12-4 | 27-10 | ||
| May 29, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 16 | W | 16-6 | 12-4 | 28-10 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 17-6 | 12-4 | 29-10 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 18-6 | 12-4 | 30-10 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 18-6 | 12-5 | 30-11 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 18-6 | 13-5 | 31-11 | ||
| June 3, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 19-6 | 13-5 | 32-11 | ||
| June 4, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 20-6 | 13-5 | 33-11 | ||
| June 5, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 21-6 | 13-5 | 34-11 | ||
| June 6, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 22-6 | 13-5 | 35-11 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 23-6 | 13-5 | 36-11 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 23-7 | 13-5 | 36-12 | ||
| June 8, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 10 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 24-7 | 13-5 | 37-12 | ||
| June 9, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 25-7 | 13-5 | 38-12 | ||
| June 10, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 25-8 | 13-5 | 38-13 | ||
| June 13, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 26-8 | 13-5 | 39-13 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 27-8 | 13-5 | 40-13 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 28-8 | 13-5 | 41-13 | ||
| June 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 28-8 | 13-6 | 41-14 | ||
| June 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-8 | 14-6 | 42-14 | ||
| June 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 28-8 | 14-7 | 42-15 | ||
| June 18, 1942 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 28-8 | 14-8 | 42-16 | ||
| June 19, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 28-8 | 14-9 | 42-17 | ||
| June 20, 1942 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 28-8 | 14-10 | 42-18 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 28-8 | 15-10 | 43-18 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 28-8 | 15-11 | 43-19 | ||
| June 23, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 28-8 | 16-11 | 44-19 | ||
| June 24, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 28-8 | 17-11 | 45-19 | ||
| June 26, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 28-8 | 17-12 | 45-20 | ||
| June 27, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 28-8 | 18-12 | 46-20 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 28-8 | 18-13 | 46-21 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | New York Yankees 1 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 28-8 | 18-14 | 46-22 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 28-8 | 19-14 | 47-22 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 28-8 | 19-15 | 47-23 | ||
| July 1, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 28-8 | 19-16 | 47-24 | ||
| July 3, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-8 | 20-16 | 48-24 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 28-8 | 21-16 | 49-24 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 28-8 | 21-17 | 49-25 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 29-8 | 21-17 | 50-25 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 29-9 | 21-17 | 50-26 | ||
| July 9, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 30-9 | 21-17 | 51-26 | ||
| July 10, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 31-9 | 21-17 | 52-26 | ||
| July 11, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 31-10 | 21-17 | 52-27 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 31-11 | 21-17 | 52-28 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 32-11 | 21-17 | 53-28 | ||
| July 13, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 33-11 | 21-17 | 54-28 | ||
| July 14, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 34-11 | 21-17 | 55-28 | ||
| July 15, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 35-11 | 21-17 | 56-28 | ||
| July 16, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 36-11 | 21-17 | 57-28 | ||
| July 17, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 37-11 | 21-17 | 58-28 | ||
| July 18, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 38-11 | 21-17 | 59-28 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 39-11 | 21-17 | 60-28 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 40-11 | 21-17 | 61-28 | ||
| July 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 40-11 | 22-17 | 62-28 | ||
| July 22, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 40-11 | 23-17 | 63-28 | ||
| July 23, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 40-11 | 23-18 | 63-29 | ||
| July 24, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 40-11 | 24-18 | 64-29 | ||
| July 25, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 40-11 | 25-18 | 65-29 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 40-11 | 26-18 | 66-29 | ||
| July 28, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 40-11 | 27-18 | 67-29 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 40-11 | 27-19 | 67-30 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 40-11 | 27-20 | 67-31 | ||
| July 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 40-11 | 28-20 | 68-31 | ||
| July 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 40-11 | 28-21 | 68-32 | ||
| August 1, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 40-11 | 28-22 | 68-33 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | New York Yankees 10 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 40-11 | 29-22 | 69-33 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 40-11 | 30-22 | 70-33 | ||
| August 4, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 40-11 | 30-23 | 70-34 | ||
| August 6, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 40-11 | 30-24 | 70-35 | ||
| August 8, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 41-11 | 30-24 | 71-35 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 42-11 | 30-24 | 72-35 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 42-12 | 30-24 | 72-36 | ||
| August 11, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 42-13 | 30-24 | 72-37 | ||
| August 12, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 43-13 | 30-24 | 73-37 | ||
| August 14, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 43-13 | 31-24 | 74-37 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 43-13 | 32-24 | 75-37 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 43-13 | 32-25 | 75-38 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 43-13 | 33-25 | 76-38 | ||
| August 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 15 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 43-13 | 34-25 | 77-38 | ||
| August 18, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 43-13 | 34-26 | 77-39 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 43-13 | 35-26 | 78-39 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 43-13 | 35-27 | 78-40 | ||
| August 20, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 43-13 | 35-28 | 78-41 | ||
| August 21, 1942 | Washington Senators 7 at New York Yankees 17 | W | 44-13 | 35-28 | 79-41 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 45-13 | 35-28 | 80-41 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Washington Senators 7 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 45-14 | 35-28 | 80-42 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 46-14 | 35-28 | 81-42 | ||
| August 25, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 47-14 | 35-28 | 82-42 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 5 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 47-15 | 35-28 | 82-43 | ||
| August 28, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 48-15 | 35-28 | 83-43 | ||
| August 29, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 48-16 | 35-28 | 83-44 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 49-16 | 35-28 | 84-44 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 50-16 | 35-28 | 85-44 | ||
| August 31, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 51-16 | 35-28 | 86-44 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 52-16 | 35-28 | 87-44 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 0 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 53-16 | 35-28 | 88-44 | ||
| September 5, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 53-16 | 36-28 | 89-44 | ||
| September 5, 1942 | New York Yankees 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 53-16 | 36-29 | 89-45 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | New York Yankees 15 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 53-16 | 37-29 | 90-45 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Washington Senators 9 | W | 53-16 | 38-29 | 91-45 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 54-16 | 38-29 | 92-45 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 55-16 | 38-29 | 93-45 | ||
| September 9, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 55-16 | 39-29 | 94-45 | ||
| September 10, 1942 | New York Yankees 0 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 55-16 | 39-30 | 94-46 | ||
| September 11, 1942 | New York Yankees 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 55-16 | 39-31 | 94-47 | ||
| September 12, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 55-16 | 40-31 | 95-47 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | New York Yankees 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 55-16 | 41-31 | 96-47 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 55-16 | 42-31 | 97-47 | ||
| September 14, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 55-16 | 43-31 | 98-47 | ||
| September 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 55-16 | 44-31 | 99-47 | ||
| September 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 55-16 | 45-31 | 100-47 | ||
| September 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 55-17 | 45-31 | 100-48 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 56-17 | 45-31 | 101-48 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 56-18 | 45-31 | 101-49 | ||
| September 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 56-19 | 45-31 | 101-50 | ||
| September 22, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 57-19 | 45-31 | 102-50 | ||
| September 23, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 58-19 | 45-31 | 103-50 | ||
| September 27, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 58-19 | 45-32 | 103-51 | ||
| September 30, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 1, 1942 | New York Yankees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 3, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Yankees 0 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 4, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| October 5, 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-4 |
