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1942 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Boston AL BOA 102 52 .662 ---- 1 2 1 52-25 50-27 18-21 24-10 Steve Bivens Washington WAA 84 70 .545 18.0 7 3 4 44-33 40-37 16-21 15-19 Larry Cupp New York AL NYA 80 74 .519 22.0 4 6 2 47-30 33-44 21-23 21-13 Billy Vanson Detroit DEA 74 80 .481 28.0 7 14 13 41-36 33-44 29-20 18-16 Thomas Treece Chicago AL CHA 69 85 .448 33.0 11 9 12 37-40 32-45 25-28 15-19 Robert Rescigno St. Louis AL SLA 67 87 .435 35.0 4 12 10 32-45 35-42 20-23 14-20 Pat Carr Philadelphia PHA 58 96 .377 44.0 10 13 14 28-49 30-47 15-19 14-20 David Dick OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-3):   Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Dodgers

1942 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.27   811  5364  1491  243  46  112  632   623  .278  .353  .403   35   16   49   21   75   64  115
 NYA  4.27   657  5141  1295  168  57  113  564   568  .252  .326  .373  117   63   35   24  145   44  121
 SLA  4.27   657  5429  1465  236  58   92  508   650  .270  .332  .386   43   19   19   24   62   47  152
 WAA  4.07   627  5284  1342  200  40   79  530   667  .254  .322  .352   91   35   38   19   82   43  124
 DEA  4.07   627  5334  1368  206  55   95  507   690  .256  .321  .369   58   23   22   23   67   42  128
 PHA  3.70   570  5333  1309  212  47   58  467   605  .245  .307  .335   58   45   26   27   35   37  112
 CHA  3.53   544  5208  1247  187  28   38  700   657  .239  .331  .308  103   47   24   29   68   35  148
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.17  4493 37093  9517 1452 331  587 3908  4460  .257  .328  .361  505  248  213  167  534  312  900

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BOA  3.25   501  2.72  1389  1245   70   461   536  57  14  21  .341  779  586  .752
 WAA  3.51   540  2.80  1389  1246   58   499   632  29  18  32  .267  793  575  .725
 NYA  3.75   578  3.11  1384  1266   84   563   658   8  18  44  .203  801  592  .739
 CHA  3.95   608  3.41  1386  1390   67   516   604  19   9  30  .292  770  487  .632
 SLA  4.78   736  4.03  1390  1398   95   633   651  42   6  17  .374  855  564  .660
 PHA  4.99   768  4.41  1371  1471   96   618   659  32   5  23  .412  820  474  .578
 DEA  5.23   806  4.35  1384  1468   90   618   754  31  11  23  .385  849  533  .628
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.21  4537  3.55  9695  9484  560  3908  4494 218  81 190       5667 3811  .672

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Ted Williams  (523) Charlie Keller  (480) Joe Dimaggio  (468) Joe Gordon  (423) Chet Laabs  (412) Bobby Doerr  (409) Dom Dimaggio  (395) Wally Judnich  (388) Bob Johnson  (381) Barney McCosky  (376) Vern Stephens  (360) Harlond Clift  (357) Tommy Henrich  (337) Elbie Fletcher  (337) Phil Rizzuto  (326) Les Fleming  (316) Stan Spence  (311) Roy Cullenbine  (302) Max West  (301) Jeff Heath  (297)

Cy Young Award Voting Tex Hughson  (293) Johnny Beazley  (223) Joe Dobson  (211) Jim Bagby, Jr.  (185) Al Benton  (180) Spud Chandler  (161) Hal Newhouser  (160) Joe Haynes  (148) Phil Marchildon  (145) Hal White  (143) Atley Donald  (141) Charlie Wagner  (137) Hank Borowy  (133) Johnny Niggeling  (131) Denny Galehouse  (127) Walt Masterson  (127) Rube Melton  (120) Johnny Humphries  (107) Dizzy Trout  (107) Marv Breuer  (105)

Gold Gloves

P: Elden Auker C: Mickey Owen 1B: George McQuinn 2B: Bobby Doerr 3B: Harlond Clift SS: Lou Boudreau OF: Joe Dimaggio OF: Dom Dimaggio OF: Oris Hockett

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Ted Williams .358 Wally Judnich .338 Pete Reiser .334 Enos Slaughter .326 Johnny Mize .321 Joe Medwick .321 Joe Dimaggio .318 Barney McCosky .312 Stan Spence .311 Dixie Walker .307 Bill Nicholson .305 Bob Johnson .300	On Base Percentage Ted Williams .494 Charlie Keller .432 Elbie Fletcher .423 Wally Judnich .421 Dolph Camilli .415 Enos Slaughter .407 Bob Johnson .399 Joe Dimaggio .398 Bobby Estalella .398 Pete Reiser .396 Bill Nicholson .393 Joe Gordon .391	Slugging Percentage Ted Williams .611 Johnny Mize .565 Joe Dimaggio .536 Dolph Camilli .532 Charlie Keller .530 Wally Judnich .521 Enos Slaughter .506 Pete Reiser .498 Chet Laabs .485 Bob Johnson .470 Stan Musial .470 Mel Ott .463	On Base + Slugging Ted Williams 1.105 Charlie Keller 0.962 Johnny Mize 0.952 Dolph Camilli 0.947 Wally Judnich 0.943 Joe Dimaggio 0.934 Enos Slaughter 0.913 Pete Reiser 0.894 Bob Johnson 0.870 Chet Laabs 0.859 Bill Nicholson 0.845 Mel Ott 0.844
At Bats Doc Cramer 665 Dom Dimaggio 649 Stan Spence 647 Vern Stephens 640 Wally Moses 619 Barney McCosky 616 Harlond Clift 610 Tommy Holmes 604 Frank McCormick 600 Bill Nicholson 600 Pee Wee Reese 600 Luke Appling 599	Runs Scored Ted Williams 130 Dolph Camilli 127 Charlie Keller 124 Harlond Clift 121 Dom Dimaggio 119 Stan Spence 108 Mel Ott 107 Stan Hack 104 Bobby Doerr 102 Pete Reiser 100 Pee Wee Reese 96 Bill Nicholson 94	Hits Stan Spence 201 Ted Williams 194 Barney McCosky 192 Enos Slaughter 192 Joe Medwick 191 Vern Stephens 188 Joe Dimaggio 187 Dom Dimaggio 183 Bill Nicholson 183 Pete Reiser 181 Johnny Mize 178 Joe Gordon 174	Total Bases Ted Williams 331 Joe Dimaggio 315 Johnny Mize 313 Dolph Camilli 302 Charlie Keller 301 Enos Slaughter 298 Dom Dimaggio 283 Barney McCosky 276 Vern Stephens 273 Mel Ott 272
Doubles Marty Marion 41 Bob Johnson 39 Joe Medwick 38 Pete Reiser 38 Walker Cooper 37 Barney McCosky 37 Harlond Clift 36 Stan Hack 36 Billy Herman 36 Dixie Walker 35 Ted Williams 35	Triples Enos Slaughter 24 Joe Dimaggio 16 Glenn McQuillen 14 Jeff Heath 12 Stan Musial 12 Bob Johnson 10 Chet Laabs 10 Barney McCosky 10 Dom Dimaggio 9 Tommy Henrich 9 Bill Nicholson 9 Pete Reiser 9	Home Runs Charlie Keller 35 Dolph Camilli 32 Johnny Mize 32 Ted Williams 32 Mel Ott 29 Chet Laabs 28 Joe Dimaggio 24 Wally Judnich 19 Roy Cullenbine 18 Joe Gordon 18	RBI Barney McCosky 124 Ted Williams 117 Joe Dimaggio 115 Johnny Mize 106 Bobby Doerr 105 Joe Medwick 104 Chet Laabs 99 Pete Reiser 98 Vern Stephens 98 Bill Nicholson 94 Mel Ott 93 Wally Judnich 92
Walks Ted Williams 156 Charlie Keller 141 Dolph Camilli 125 Elbie Fletcher 122 Mel Ott 105 Harlond Clift 101 Lonny Frey 100 Bob Johnson 97 Joe Gordon 93 Chet Laabs 93 Stan Hack 92 Phil Cavarretta 90	Batters Strikeouts Joe Gordon 119 Vince Dimaggio 113 Chet Laabs 107 Dolph Camilli 104 Mel Ott 97 George McQuinn 96 Jeff Heath 93 Charlie Keller 93 Bill Nicholson 91 Elbie Fletcher 89 Max West 89 Bob Johnson 81	Stolen Bases Lonny Frey 45 George Case 40 Phil Rizzuto 33 Eddie Joost 32 Pee Wee Reese 27 Pete Reiser 25 Luke Appling 24 Dolph Camilli 24 Enos Slaughter 24 Joe Gordon 22 Stan Hack 22 Charlie Keller 22	Caught Stealing Charlie Keller 11 Pete Reiser 11 Buddy Hassett 10 Dick Siebert 10 Luke Appling 9 Tommy Henrich 9 Bill Nicholson 9 Arky Vaughan 9
Hit by Pitch Elbie Fletcher 8 Billy Jurges 6 Eddie Miller 6 Jimmy Bloodworth 5 Ellis Clary 5 Frankie Gustine 5 Jeff Heath 5 Tommy Henrich 5 Whitey Kurowski 5 Ray Lamanno 5 Dixie Walker 5	GIDP Vern Stephens 25 Pinky Higgins 21 Dom Dimaggio 20 Bob Elliott 20 Buddy Hassett 19 Joe Dimaggio 18 Bobby Doerr 18 Nanny Fernandez 18 Phil Rizzuto 18	Errors Eddie Joost 48 John Sullivan 43 Don Kolloway 42 Vern Stephens 42 Frankie Gustine 41 Billy Werber 41 Harlond Clift 36 Pinky Higgins 35 Danny Murtaugh 33 Jim Tabor 33 Buddy Blair 31 Pete Suder 31	Earned Run Average Johnny Vander Meer 1.69 Curt Davis 1.82 Mort Cooper 2.03 Johnny Beazley 2.07 Tex Hughson 2.09 Rube Melton 2.32 Tiny Bonham 2.37 Al Benton 2.51 Bill Lohrman 2.53 Kirby Higbe 2.59 Marv Breuer 2.67 Bucky Walters 2.69
Wins Tex Hughson 26 Curt Davis 23 Jim Bagby, Jr. 21 Johnny Beazley 18 Johnny Vander Meer 17 Hal White 17 Al Benton 16 Mort Cooper 16 Joe Dobson 16 Johnny Humphries 16 Max Lanier 16	Losses Jim Tobin 22 Roger Wolff 20 Elden Auker 19 Rip Sewell 19 Ray Starr 19 Russ Christopher 18 Sid Hudson 18 Paul Derringer 17 Al Javery 17 Claude Passeau 17 Bucky Walters 17	Winning Percentage Curt Davis .821 Joe Dobson .800 Tex Hughson .765 Max Lanier .762 Mort Cooper .696 Ed Head .688 Bill Lohrman .684 Johnny Beazley .667 Hal Schumacher .652 Marv Breuer .647 Howie Pollet .647 Jim Bagby, Jr. .636	Games Pitched Dutch Dietz 67 Ken Chase 62 Elmer Riddle 62 Howie Pollet 61 Ace Adams 57 Larry French 57 Thornton Lee 56 Murry Dickson 55 Ernie White 54 Lefty Wilkie 54 Walt Masterson 53 Howie Krist 52
Games Started Jim Tobin 40 Claude Passeau 39 Elden Auker 38 Jim Bagby, Jr. 38 Ray Starr 38 Sid Hudson 37 Tex Hughson 36 Al Javery 35 Dizzy Trout 35 Bucky Walters 35 Johnny Humphries 34 Johnny Vander Meer 34	Complete Games Tex Hughson 22 Rip Sewell 15 Kirby Higbe 14 Jim Tobin 14 Al Javery 13 Mort Cooper 12 Jim Bagby, Jr. 11 Phil Marchildon 11 Curt Davis 10 Joe Dobson 10 Johnny Vander Meer 10 Whit Wyatt 10	Games Finished Ace Adams 48 Elmer Riddle 46 Ernie White 45 Larry French 43 Tom Ferrick 40 Joe Haynes 37 Johnny Murphy 36 Johnny Sain 36 Ken Chase 35 Thornton Lee 33 Walt Masterson 33 Howie Krist 32	Saves Ace Adams 32 Tom Ferrick 26 Joe Haynes 22 Frank Biscan 20 Ernie White 20 Marius Russo 19 Hugh Casey 18 Joe Beggs 16 Mace Brown 13 Larry French 13 Johnny Murphy 13 George Caster 11
Shutouts Johnny Vander Meer 6 Curt Davis 5 Bill Donovan 5 Johnny Beazley 4 Mort Cooper 4 Hal Newhouser 4 Lon Warneke 4	Innings Pitched Jim Tobin 308.7 Tex Hughson 306.3 Ray Starr 280.7 Bucky Walters 278.0 Jim Bagby, Jr. 272.7 Claude Passeau 271.0 Johnny Vander Meer 266.3 Al Javery 266.0 Johnny Humphries 254.3 Dizzy Trout 254.3 Elden Auker 251.7 Sid Hudson 251.3	Hits Allowed Elden Auker 316 Jim Tobin 303 Claude Passeau 283 Sid Hudson 270 Tex Hughson 269 Johnny Humphries 266 Roger Wolff 265 Paul Derringer 263 Bill Lee 255 Jim Bagby, Jr. 253 Dizzy Trout 253 Al Javery 252	Home Runs Allowed Elden Auker 24 Roger Wolff 23 Dizzy Trout 22 Jim Tobin 20 Jim Bagby, Jr. 19 Lum Harris 18 Carl Hubbell 17 Bill Lohrman 15 Hal Schumacher 15 Eddie Smith 15
Walks Allowed Hal Newhouser 139 Phil Marchildon 127 Johnny Vander Meer 127 Ray Starr 121 Oscar Judd 116 Rube Melton 112 Tommy Hughes 108 Jim Tobin 104 Kirby Higbe 102 Johnny Niggeling 101 Al Benton 100 Elden Auker 95	Pitchers Strikeouts Johnny Vander Meer 243 Mort Cooper 158 Roger Wolff 156 Hal Newhouser 152 Bucky Walters 149 Kirby Higbe 147 Tex Hughson 145 Al Benton 143 Johnny Niggeling 138 Whit Wyatt 136 Phil Marchildon 135 Max Lanier 130

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