1940 | NY Yankees defeat NY Giants in WS again. DiMaggion MVP again. Marius Russo NYY Cy Young. Ted Williams AL batting champ. Josh Gibson* NYG NL MVP. Bullet Rogan*, Sam Rice, Herb Pennock HOF |
1941 | NY Yankees defeat Cardinals in WS. DiMaggio MVP again team mate Tiny Bonham Cy Young. Louis Tiant Sr.* NYY low era. Monte Irvin* WAS top in homers.Babe Ruth HOF |
1942 | Cardinals defeat Yankees in WS. Cardinals Johnny Mize and Mort Cooper MVP and Cy Young winners. Yankees Joe Gordon MVP and Tiny Bonham Cy Young. Piper Davis* NL ROY. |
1943 | NY Yankees defeat Cardinals in WS again. Josh Gibson* NYG NL MVP again. Josh Gibson* and Quincy Trouppe* tie for NL HR lead. Rogers Hornsby 9 time MVP, John Beckwith*, Oscar Charleston*, Frankie Frisch, Mickey Cochrane HOF |
1944 | Yankees defeat Cardinals in WS once again. Buck Leonard* Yankees new first baseman. Cardinals Stan Muisl MVP and Preacher Roe Cy Young. Kiki Cuyler, Goose Goslin HOF, New Yankees competed in their 9th straight WS winning 7. |
1945 | St. Louis Cardinals defeat Red Sox in WS. Cards Stan Musial MVP and Harry Brecheen Cy Young. Biz Mackey*, Lou Gehrig HOF |
1946 | St. Louis Cardinals defeat Red Sox in WS again. Stan Musial MVP again. Red Sox Ted Williams AL MVP. Ted is one RBI shy of triple crown. Hank Thompson* AL ROY. Turkey Stearnes* HOF |
1947 | Cardinals defeat the Athletics this time in WS. Stan Musial and Breechen MVPs again. Lefty Grove, Lefty Gomez, Gabby Hartnett, Al Simmons HOF |
1948 | Cardinals defeat the Yankees in this WS. St. Louis Cardinals competed in their 8th straight WS winning 5. Stan Musial once again MVP. Musial only 4 RBI short of triple crown. Ray Brown* NL Cy Young. Willard Brown* AL MVP. Hal Newhouser AL Cy Young. Charlie Gehringer HOF. |
1949 | Detroit Tigers defeat Brooklyn Dodgers in WS. Ted Williams AL MVP. Once again Ted is only one RBI from triple crown. Stan Musial is MVP again along with Ray Brown* NL Cy Young again. Jimmy Newberry* AL Cy Young. Henry Kimbro* NL batting champ. Carl Hubbell, Chuck Klein HOF |