All-Star Game — July 6, 1942
AL Roster
26 players
| Pos | Player | Team | Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Spud Chandler | New York Yankees | Yes |
| C | Birdie Tebbetts | Detroit Tigers | Yes |
| 1B | Rudy York | Detroit Tigers | Yes |
| 2B | Joe Gordon HOF | New York Yankees | Yes |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | Cleveland Indians | Yes |
| SS | Lou Boudreau HOF | Cleveland Indians | Yes |
| LF | Ted Williams HOF | Boston Red Sox | Yes |
| CF | Joe DiMaggio HOF | New York Yankees | Yes |
| RF | Tommy Henrich | New York Yankees | Yes |
| — | Al Benton | Detroit Tigers | Yes |
| — | Bill Dickey HOF | New York Yankees | — |
| — | Bob Johnson | Philadelphia Athletics | Yes |
| — | Bobby Doerr HOF | Boston Red Sox | — |
| — | Buddy Rosar | New York Yankees | — |
| — | Dom DiMaggio | Boston Red Sox | — |
| — | Eddie Smith | Chicago White Sox | — |
| — | George McQuinn | St. Louis Browns | — |
| — | Hal Newhouser HOF | Detroit Tigers | — |
| — | Hal Wagner | Philadelphia Athletics | — |
| — | Jim Bagby | Cleveland Indians | — |
| — | Phil Rizzuto HOF | New York Yankees | — |
| — | Red Ruffing HOF | New York Yankees | — |
| — | Sid Hudson | Washington Senators | — |
| — | Stan Spence | Washington Senators | — |
| — | Tex Hughson | Boston Red Sox | — |
| — | Tiny Bonham | New York Yankees | — |
NL Roster
27 players
East-West Game
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East Roster
16 players
| Pos | Player | Team | Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Barney Brown | Philadelphia Stars | Yes |
| P | Dave Barnhill | New York Cubans | — |
| P | Eugene Smith | New York Black Yankees | Yes |
| P | Jonas Gaines | Baltimore Elite Giants | — |
| P | Leon Day HOF | Newark Eagles | — |
| — | Dan Wilson | New York Black Yankees | — |
| — | Heberto Blanco | New York Cubans | — |
| — | Jim West | Philadelphia Stars | — |
| — | Josh Gibson HOF | Homestead Grays | — |
| — | Lennie Pearson | Newark Eagles | — |
| — | Pat Patterson | Philadelphia Stars | — |
| — | Sam Bankhead | Homestead Grays | — |
| — | Tetelo Vargas | New York Cubans | — |
| — | Vic Harris | Homestead Grays | Yes |
| — | Wild Bill Wright | Baltimore Elite Giants | — |
| — | Willie Wells HOF | Newark Eagles | — |
West Roster
20 players
| Pos | Player | Team | Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Alvin Gipson | Birmingham Black Barons | Yes |
| P | Eugene Bremer | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | — |
| P | Hilton Smith HOF | Kansas City Monarchs | Yes |
| P | Verdell Mathis | Memphis Red Sox | Yes |
| 2B | Fred Bankhead | Memphis Red Sox | — |
| 3B | Marlin Carter | Memphis Red Sox | — |
| SS | Ralph Wyatt | Chicago American Giants | Yes |
| SS | T. J. Brown | Memphis Red Sox | Yes |
| CF | Cool Papa Bell HOF | Chicago American Giants | — |
| CF | Sam Jethroe | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | — |
| — | Art Pennington | Chicago American Giants | — |
| — | Buck O'Neil HOF | Kansas City Monarchs | — |
| — | Joe Greene | Kansas City Monarchs | — |
| — | Lloyd Davenport | Birmingham Black Barons | Yes |
| — | Parnell Woods | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | — |
| — | Porter Moss | Memphis Red Sox | Yes |
| — | Satchel Paige HOF | Kansas City Monarchs | Yes |
| — | Ted Strong | Kansas City Monarchs | — |
| — | Tommy Sampson | Birmingham Black Barons | — |
| — | Willard Brown HOF | Kansas City Monarchs | — |