The 1942 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1942 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1942 New York Yankees salary list, a 1942 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1942 New York Yankees primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base. That relay might get away and you've got another shot at him." - Lefty Gomez
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Tiny Bonham | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1913-08-16 |
38 | Hank Borowy | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1916-05-12 |
30 | Norm Branch | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1915-03-22 |
24 | Marv Breuer | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1914-04-29 |
21 | Spud Chandler | 6-00 | 181 | Right | Right | 1907-09-12 |
28 | Atley Donald | 6-01 | 186 | Right | Left | 1910-08-19 |
11 | Lefty Gomez | 6-02 | 173 | Left | Left | 1908-11-26 |
18 | Johnny Lindell | 6-04½ | 217 | Right | Right | 1916-08-30 |
19 | Johnny Murphy | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1908-07-14 |
36 | Mel Queen | 6-00½ | 204 | Right | Right | 1918-03-04 |
15 | Red Ruffing | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Right | 1905-05-03 |
22 | Marius Russo | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Right | 1914-07-19 |
30 | Jim Turner | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Left | 1903-08-06 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Bill Dickey | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1907-06-06 |
39 | Rollie Hemsley | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1907-06-24 |
25 | Eddie Kearse | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1916-02-23 |
12 | Buddy Rosar | 5-09 | 190 | Right | Right | 1914-07-03 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Frankie Crosetti | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1910-10-04 |
6 | Joe Gordon | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-02-18 |
34 | Buddy Hassett | 5-11 | 180 | Left | Left | 1911-09-05 |
17 | Ed Levy | 6-05½ | 190 | Right | Right | 1916-10-28 |
14 | Jerry Priddy | 5-11½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1919-11-09 |
10 | Phil Rizzuto | 5-06 | 160 | Right | Right | 1917-09-25 |
2 | Red Rolfe | 5-11½ | 170 | Right | Left | 1908-10-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
7 | Roy Cullenbine | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Both | 1913-10-18 |
5 | Joe DiMaggio | 6-02 | 193 | Right | Right | 1914-11-25 |
7 | Tommy Henrich | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1913-02-20 |
9 | Charlie Keller | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Left | 1916-09-12 |
3 | George Selkirk | 6-01 | 182 | Right | Left | 1908-01-04 |
16 | Tuck Stainback | 5-11½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1911-08-04 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
39 | Mike Chartak | 6-02 | 180 | Left | Left | 1916-04-28 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1942 New York Yankees Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1942 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 103 games, lost 51 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/94) where 922,011 fans witnessed their 1942 Yankees finish the season with a .669 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1942 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1942 New York Yankees salary list, a 1942 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1942 New York Yankees primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1942 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?