1940s

SeasonHighlights
1940NY 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
1941NY 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
1942Cardinals 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.
1943NY 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
1944Yankees 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.
1945St. Louis Cardinals defeat Red Sox in WS. Cards Stan Musial MVP and Harry Brecheen Cy Young. Biz Mackey*, Lou Gehrig HOF
1946St. 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
1947Cardinals defeat the Athletics this time in WS. Stan Musial and Breechen MVPs again. Lefty Grove, Lefty Gomez, Gabby Hartnett, Al Simmons HOF
1948Cardinals 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.
1949Detroit 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