1942 Boston Red Sox season

1942 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local radio	WAAB (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
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The 1942 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing second in the American League with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses.

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.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	103	51	.669	--
Boston Red Sox	93	59	.612	9
St. Louis Browns	82	69	.543	19.5
Cleveland Indians	75	79	.487	28
Detroit Tigers	73	81	.474	30
Chicago White Sox	66	82	.446	34
Washington Senators	62	89	.411	39.5
Philadelphia Athletics	55	99	.357	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.^[2]

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 31 Frank Shellenback 22 Larry Woodall

Player stats

Batting

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

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
Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	45	79	24	.304	4	24

Pitching

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
Chase, KenKen 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

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
Brown, MaceMace Brown	34	9	3	6	3.43	20

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Ted Williams, American League home run leader, (36)

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. Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference
2. 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