1942 St. Louis Browns | ||
---|---|---|
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 82–69 (.543) | |
League place | 3rd | |
Owners | Donald Lee Barnes | |
General managers | Bill DeWitt | |
Managers | Luke Sewell | |
Radio | (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) | |
|
The 1942 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 69 losses.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | 0.669 | — | 58–19 | 45–32 |
Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | 0.612 | 9 | 53–24 | 40–35 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | 0.543 | 19½ | 40–37 | 42–32 |
Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 28 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 30 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | 0.446 | 34 | 35–35 | 31–47 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | 0.411 | 39½ | 35–42 | 27–47 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | 0.357 | 48 | 25–51 | 30–48 |
Sources: | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
1942 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
| ||||||
Note: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Rick Ferrell | 99 | 273 | 61 | .223 | 0 | 26 |
1B | George McQuinn | 145 | 554 | 145 | .262 | 12 | 78 |
2B | Don Gutteridge | 147 | 616 | 157 | .255 | 1 | 50 |
SS | Vern Stephens | 145 | 575 | 169 | .294 | 14 | 92 |
3B | Harlond Clift | 143 | 541 | 148 | .274 | 7 | 55 |
OF | Glenn McQuillen | 100 | 339 | 96 | .283 | 3 | 47 |
OF | Wally Judnich | 132 | 457 | 143 | .313 | 17 | 82 |
OF | Chet Laabs | 144 | 520 | 143 | .275 | 27 | 99 |
Note: 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Chartak | 73 | 237 | 59 | .249 | 9 | 43 |
Frankie Hayes | 56 | 159 | 40 | .252 | 2 | 17 |
Tony Criscola | 91 | 158 | 47 | .297 | 1 | 13 |
Roy Cullenbine | 38 | 109 | 21 | .193 | 2 | 14 |
Bob Swift | 29 | 76 | 15 | .197 | 1 | 8 |
Johnny Berardino | 29 | 74 | 21 | .284 | 1 | 10 |
Alan Strange | 19 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 5 |
Don Heffner | 19 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
Luke Sewell | 6 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
Babe Dahlgren | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Hayworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elden Auker | 35 | 249.0 | 14 | 13 | 4.08 | 62 |
Johnny Niggeling | 28 | 206.1 | 15 | 11 | 2.66 | 107 |
Denny Galehouse | 32 | 192.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.60 | 75 |
Bob Muncrief | 24 | 134.1 | 6 | 8 | 3.89 | 39 |
Steve Sundra | 20 | 110.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.82 | 26 |
Bob Harris | 6 | 33.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.61 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Hollingsworth | 33 | 161.0 | 10 | 6 | 2.96 | 60 |
Stan Ferens | 19 | 69.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.78 | 23 |
Fritz Ostermueller | 10 | 43.2 | 3 | 1 | 3.71 | 21 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Caster | 39 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2.81 | 34 |
Pete Appleton | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.96 | 12 |
Frank Biscan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 | 10 |
Loy Hanning | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.79 | 9 |
John Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Bill Trotter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Ewald Pyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
The 1931 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 50th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 40th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 101–53 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they beat the Philadelphia Athletics in 7 games.
The 1889 St. Louis Browns season was the team's eighth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its eighth season in the American Association. The Browns went 90–45 during the season and finished second in the American Association.
The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
The 1947 Boston Red Sox season was the 47th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League (AL) with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, 14 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1947 World Series.
The 1950 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses.
The 1937 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses. Despite finishing last, the Browns as a team hit .285, which was higher than the American League average of .281. Pitching was the problem - the team's ERA was 6.00 compared to the American League average of 4.62.
The 1931 St. Louis Browns season involved the team finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses.
The 1930 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 64 wins and 90 losses.
The 1921 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing third in the American League with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses.
The 1919 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 67 wins and 72 losses.
The 1918 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 64 losses.
The 1917 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 97 losses.
The 1915 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses.
The 1914 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 71 wins and 82 losses.
The 1913 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses.
The 1911 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 45 wins and 107 losses.
The 1950 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 102 losses. It would be 87-year-old Connie Mack's 50th and last as A's manager, a North American professional sports record. During that year the team wore uniforms trimmed in blue and gold, in honor of the Golden Jubilee of "The Grand Old Man of Baseball."
The 1945 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 52 wins and 98 losses.
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 99 losses.