The 1942 Boston Red Sox season was the 42nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses, nine games behind the New York Yankees.
1942 Boston Red Sox | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Record | 93–59 (.612) | |
League place | 2nd (9 GB) | |
Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
President | Tom Yawkey | |
General managers | Eddie Collins | |
Managers | Joe Cronin | |
Radio | WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, leading the AL in home runs (36), runs batted in (137), and batting average (.356).[1]
Offseason
edit- December 13, 1941: Stan Spence and Jack Wilson were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase.[2]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | — | 58–19 | 45–32 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 | 53–24 | 40–35 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19½ | 40–37 | 42–32 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 | 35–35 | 31–47 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39½ | 35–42 | 27–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 | 25–51 | 30–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs.[3]
Opening Day lineup
edit6 | Johnny Pesky | SS |
7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
9 | Ted Williams | LF |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
5 | Jim Tabor | 3B |
12 | Pete Fox | RF |
26 | Skeeter Newsome | 2B |
11 | Johnny Peacock | C |
28 | Dick Newsome | P |
Roster
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Johnny Peacock | 88 | 286 | 76 | .266 | 0 | 25 |
1B | Tony Lupien | 128 | 463 | 130 | .281 | 3 | 70 |
2B | Bobby Doerr | 144 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 15 | 102 |
SS | Johnny Pesky | 147 | 620 | 205 | .331 | 2 | 51 |
3B | Jim Tabor | 139 | 508 | 128 | .252 | 12 | 75 |
OF | Ted Williams | 150 | 522 | 186 | .356 | 36 | 137 |
OF | Lou Finney | 113 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 3 | 61 |
OF | Dom DiMaggio | 151 | 622 | 178 | .286 | 14 | 48 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pete Fox | 77 | 256 | 67 | .262 | 3 | 42 |
Bill Conroy | 83 | 250 | 50 | .200 | 4 | 20 |
Jimmie Foxx | 30 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 5 | 14 |
Skeeter Newsome | 29 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 0 | 9 |
Joe Cronin | 45 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 4 | 24 |
Paul Campbell | 26 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Gilbert | 6 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Carey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tex Hughson | 38 | 281.0 | 22 | 6 | 2.59 | 113 |
Charlie Wagner | 29 | 205.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.29 | 52 |
Joe Dobson | 30 | 182.2 | 11 | 9 | 3.30 | 72 |
Dick Newsome | 24 | 158.0 | 8 | 10 | 5.01 | 40 |
Ken Chase | 13 | 80.1 | 5 | 1 | 3.81 | 34 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Oscar Judd | 31 | 150.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 70 |
Bill Butland | 23 | 111.1 | 7 | 1 | 2.51 | 46 |
Yank Terry | 20 | 85.0 | 6 | 5 | 3.92 | 37 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mace Brown | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 20 |
Mike Ryba | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 16 |
Awards and honors
editLeague leaders
edit- Ted Williams, American League home run leader (36), RBI leader (137), and batting average leader (.356)
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942
References
edit- ^ "1942 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
- ^ Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
External links
edit- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1942 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1942 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com