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1942 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Brooklyn BRN 102 52 .662 ---- 2 1 3 47-30 55-22 26-22 23-11 Robert Rescigno New York NL NYN 89 65 .578 13.0 9 5 7 42-35 47-30 30-14 21-13 Rick Field St. Louis NL SLN 89 65 .578 13.0 3 7 9 44-33 45-32 32-26 17-17 Mike Rescigno Chicago NL CHN 74 80 .481 28.0 6 10 8 33-44 41-36 22-30 15-19 Alan Boodman Cincinnati CIN 70 84 .455 32.0 13 4 6 38-39 32-45 27-21 13-21 John Storer, Larry Cupp Pittsburgh PIN 60 94 .390 42.0 14 11 11 26-51 34-43 26-25 14-20 Tom Edwards Boston NL BON 60 94 .390 42.0 12 8 5 32-45 28-49 25-39 14-20 Thomas Treece 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 AL | NL 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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BRN  4.76   733  5301  1436  275  36   70  612   623  .271  .346  .376  129   51   44   29   80   57  112
 SLN  4.47   689  5397  1427  245  81   78  490   649  .264  .326  .383  122   49   32   28   63   48  108
 CHN  4.17   642  5408  1393  222  52   52  554   613  .258  .326  .347   87   43   37   23   73   57  123
 NYN  3.93   605  5425  1363  182  35  107  537   697  .251  .320  .357   62   19   35   27   50   38  137
 BON  3.31   510  5207  1224  208  31   69  459   646  .235  .297  .327   74   41   26   25   71   52  116
 CIN  2.99   461  5167  1180  168  32   59  480   646  .228  .296  .308  113   34   34   25   89   28   99
 PIN  2.97   458  5310  1259  205  42   35  379   607  .237  .288  .311   65   35   22   20   30   40  112
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  3.80  4098 37215  9282 1505 309  470 3511  4481  .249  .315  .344  652  272  230  177  456  320  807

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BRN  3.03   467  2.63  1393  1280   62   446   628  35  21  41  .305  808  596  .738
 CIN  3.66   564  3.00  1390  1230   52   517   745  36  15  25  .328  778  551  .708
 NYN  3.67   565  3.12  1421  1311  100   504   569  16  10  39  .330  801  561  .700
 SLN  3.84   591  3.18  1408  1295   64   617   767  23  12  35  .275  812  548  .675
 BON  3.88   597  3.35  1393  1394   73   487   501  44  13  19  .269  795  570  .717
 CHN  3.98   613  3.40  1415  1387   79   451   618  22  12  36  .458  826  572  .692
 PIN  4.27   657  3.46  1397  1418   67   489   619  56  11  19  .455  791  506  .640
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  3.76  4054  3.16  9820  9315  497  3511  4447 232  94 214       5611 3904  .696

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 Dolph Camilli  (471) Johnny Mize  (430) Mel Ott  (427) Enos Slaughter  (427) Bill Nicholson  (385) Pete Reiser  (383) Stan Hack  (348) Joe Medwick  (336) Lonny Frey  (327) Tommy Holmes  (319) Vince Dimaggio  (317) Eddie Miller  (303) Marty Marion  (301) Wally Moses  (300) Phil Cavarretta  (299) Stan Musial  (295) Pee Wee Reese  (295) Bob Elliott  (295) Frank McCormick  (294) Dixie Walker  (293)

Cy Young Award Voting Curt Davis  (290) Johnny Vander Meer  (276) Mort Cooper  (217) Ace Adams  (186) Whit Wyatt  (174) Max Lanier  (174) Hal Schumacher  (173) Larry French  (161) Kirby Higbe  (158) Tom Ferrick  (153) Tiny Bonham  (152) Ed Head  (141) Bill Lohrman  (130) Tommy Hughes  (125) Joe Beggs  (123) Ernie White  (111) Howie Pollet  (106) Ray Starr  (105) Howie Krist  (103) Cliff Melton  (92)

Gold Gloves

P: Lon Warneke C: Harry Danning 1B: Frank McCormick 2B: Lonny Frey 3B: Stan Hack SS: Eddie Miller OF: Vince Dimaggio OF: Enos Slaughter OF: Terry Moore

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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