1942 Kansas City Monarchs season

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1942 Kansas City Monarchs
LeagueNegro American League
BallparkRuppert Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record35–17 (.673)
League place1st
ManagersFrank Duncan
← 1941 Seasons

The 1942 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1942 baseball season. The team compiled a 35–17 (.673) record, won the NAL pennant, and defeated the Homestead Grays in the 1942 Negro World Series.[1]

The team featured three players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Willard Brown; and pitchers Hilton Smith and Satchel Paige.[1]

The team's leading batters were:

  • Right fielder Ted Strong - .364 batting average, .561 slugging percentage, six home runs, 32 RBIs in 34 games
  • Second baseman Bonnie Serrell - .360 batting average, .561 slugging percentage, 22 RBIs in 33 games
  • Willard Brown - .338 batting average, .493 slugging percentage, four home runs, 26 RBIs in 35 games

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The team's leading pitchers were Jack Matchett (5–1, 1.92 ERA) and Booker McDaniels (5–1, 2.44 ERA).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1942 Kansas City Monarchs". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1942 Kansas City Monarchs Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "1942 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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