1942 Boston Red Sox season

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
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	93–59 (.612)
League place	2nd (9 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local 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

• 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

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1942 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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

• June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs.[3]

Opening Day lineup

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

Roster

1942 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 25 Mace Brown 24 Bill Butland 10 Ken Chase 17 Joe Dobson 21 Tex Hughson 29 Oscar Judd 28 Dick Newsome 20 Mike Ryba 18 Yank Terry 27 Charlie Wagner		Catchers 23 Bill Conroy 11 Johnny Peacock Infielders 14 Tom Carey  4 Joe Cronin  1 Bobby Doerr  3 Jimmie Foxx 16 Tony Lupien 26 Skeeter Newsome  6 Johnny Pesky  5 Jim Tabor		Outfielders 15 Paul Campbell  7 Dom DiMaggio  8 Lou Finney 12 Pete Fox 42 Andy Gilbert  9 Ted Williams		Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly (Third base) 31 Frank Shellenback (Pitching) 22 Larry Woodall (First base)

Player stats

Starters by position

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	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

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
Bill Conroy	83	250	50	.200	4	20
Pete Fox	77	256	67	.262	3	42
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

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tex Hughson	38	281	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	8	10	5.01	40
Ken Chase	13	80.1	5	1	3.81	34

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Oscar Judd	31	150.1	8	10	3.89	70
Bill Butland	23	111.1	7	1	2.51	46
Yank Terry	20	85	6	5	3.92	37

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mace Brown	34	9	3	6	3.43	20
Mike Ryba	18	3	3	3	3.86	16

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Ted Williams, American League home run leader (36), RBI leader (137), and batting average leader (.356)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Louisville Colonels	American Association	Bill Burwell
A	Scranton Red Sox	Eastern League	Nemo Leibold
B	Greensboro Red Sox	Piedmont League	Heinie Manush
C	Oneonta Indians	Canadian–American League	Red Barnes
C	Canton Terriers	Middle Atlantic League	Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D	Danville-Scholfield Leafs	Bi-State League	Elmer Yoter
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Wally Schang

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro

KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942

Notes

1. "1942 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
2. Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
3. Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference

References

• 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