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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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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.
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).
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
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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 | — |
6 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Note: 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 |
Note: 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 |
Note: 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942