1942 Kansas City Monarchs season

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{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Kansas City Monarchs

| season = 1942

| image =

| caption =

| record = 35–17 ({{Winning percentage|35|17|0}})

| league = Negro American League

| ballpark = Ruppert Stadium

| city = Kansas City, Missouri

| league_place = 1st

| managers= Frank Duncan

| owners =

}}

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 ({{Winning percentage|35|17|0}}) record, won the NAL pennant, and defeated the Homestead Grays in the 1942 Negro World Series.{{cite web|title=1942 Kansas City Monarchs|publisher=Seamheads.com|accessdate=September 6, 2020|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1942&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=roster}}

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.

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

{{cite web|title=1942 Kansas City Monarchs Batting|publisher=Seamheads.com|accessdate=September 6, 2020|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1942&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=bat&sort=BA_a}}

The team's leading pitchers were Jack Matchett (5–1, 1.92 ERA) and Booker McDaniel (5–1, 2.44 ERA).{{cite web|title=1942 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting|publisher=Seamheads.com|accessdate=September 6, 2020|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1942&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=pit&sort=W_a}}