1942 St. Louis Browns season
The 1942 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 69 losses.
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Record | 82–69 (.543) |
League place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Donald Lee Barnes |
General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
Manager(s) | Luke Sewell |
Local radio | (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) |
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Regular season
Season standings
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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: Bob Harris and Bob Swift were traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frankie Hayes.[1]
- June 1, 1942: Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine were traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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Bob Swift | 29 | 76 | 15 | .197 | 1 | 8 |
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 |
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Elden Auker | 35 | 249 | 14 | 13 | 4.08 | 62 |
Bob Harris | 6 | 33.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.61 | 9 |
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 |
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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 |
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Pete Appleton | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.96 | 12 |
Loy Hanning | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.79 | 9 |
Bill Trotter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Toledo Mud Hens | American Association | Fred Haney |
A1 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Ralph Winegarner |
B | Springfield Browns | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Jimmy Adair |
C | Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers | Canadian–American League | Bill Hornsby |
D | Huntington Jewels | Mountain State League | Art Scharein |
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References
- Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
- Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=20567
External links
- 1942 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1942 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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