The 1942 Philadelphia Phils season was the 60th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Hans Lobert, began their fifth season at Shibe Park. Prior to the season, the team shortened the team nickname form Phillies to 'Phils'. Of the change, baseball writer George Kirksey opined prior to the season, "the gag is they wanted to get the 'lie' out of their name."[1]
^[a]The original schedule indicated single games on May 10 and August 21 at Boston;[70] which became a double-header on May 10.
^[b]The second game of a scheduled double-header on June 7, 1942, ended after seven innings due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew law[71] with the score 6–8.[72][73]
^[c]The July 3, 1942, game was protested by the Phils in the top of the fifth inning.[74][75][76] The protest was later denied.[77]
^[d]The original schedule indicated single games on August 22 and 23 and September 21 and 22 at Boston;[70] which became double-headers on August 22 and 23.
^[e]The original schedule indicated single games on August 26 and 27 at Chicago;[70] which became a double-header on August 26.
^[f]The original schedule indicated single games on September 5 and 6 with Boston;[70] which became a double-header on September 6.
↑ "Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1". retrosheet.org. July 3, 1942. Retrieved June 14, 2019. Whit Wyatt's ball appeared to land in the LF seats and rebound onto the field; 1B umpire Tom Dunn signaled home run, but Al Glossop had retrieved the ball and tagged Wyatt as he rounded 2B; Wyatt ignored him and kept running; 3B umpire Ziggy Sears then ruled the ball in play and called Wyatt out; several Dodgers challenged Sears; HP umpire Bill Stewart then ruled that due to the confusion by the umpires, it would be fair to award Wyatt a double; Phillies manager Hans Lobert argued that Wyatt should be out and announced he was protesting the game; a fan behind the Dodger dugout tried to throw a pop bottle onto the field, but dropped it into the dugout where it shattered; Stewart called a policeman and had the fan ejected[.]
↑ "Phils Bow To Dodgers, Wyatt, 8 to 1: Whit Yields Five Hits In Scoring Eighth Victory as Mates Gather 13 Safeties". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. Associated Press (AP). July 4, 1942. p.10. Retrieved June 14, 2019. [A]n umpire's decision caused the remainder of the contest to be played under protest by Manager Hans Lobert of the Phils. ... [Whit] Wyatt led off the fifth by slamming the ball toward the left field bleachers. It appeared to have landed in the lower seats and bounced back to the playing field. Umpire Tom Dunn motioned Wyatt to trot around the bases; but the ball was returned to the infield and Al Glossop tagged Wyatt. Umpire Ziggy Sears, however, ruled that the ball bounced off the bleacher screen[,] and he sent Wyatt back to second base with a ground rule double. Sears' decision prevailed and play was resumed after Lobert lodged his official protest.
↑ "Brooks Trim Phillies, 8-1". St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL. International News Service (INS). July 4, 1942. p.8. Retrieved June 14, 2019. But the latter half of yesterday's game was played under protest[.] ... [Whit] Wyatt himself was responsible for the protest. In the fifth inning he belted a drive toward the leftfield corner. The ball appeared to enter the stands and bounce back. Umpire Tom Dunn, at first base, gave Wyatt the go-ahead, homerun signal. When Wyatt slowed down for the long jog[,] he found a group of Phils waiting for him at second base, with Albie Glossop having the ball in his hand and tagging Wyatt. Later it was ruled that Wyatt would have reached second base safely had he not slowed down, so he was allowed a double.
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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