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Owner(s) | Connie Mack |
Manager(s) | Connie Mack |
Local radio | WIBG (By Saam, Taylor Grant) |
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The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 99 losses.
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Offseason[edit]
- November 26, 1941: Fred Chapman was traded by the Athletics to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Walter Klimczak (minors).[1]
- December 9, 1941: Wally Moses was traded by the Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Kreevich and Jack Hallett.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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 |
Notable transactions[edit]
- June 1, 1942: Frankie Hayes was traded by the Athletics to the St. Louis Browns for Bob Harris and Bob Swift.[3]
Roster[edit]
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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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OF | Kreevich, MikeMike Kreevich | 116 | 444 | 113 | .255 | 1 | 30 |
OF | Johnson, BobBob Johnson | 149 | 550 | 160 | .291 | 13 | 80 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Davis, CrashCrash Davis | 86 | 272 | 61 | .224 | 2 | 26 |
Swift, BobBob Swift | 60 | 192 | 44 | .229 | 0 | 15 |
Hayes, FrankieFrankie Hayes | 21 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 0 | 5 |
Collins, EddieEddie Collins | 20 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Richardson, KenKen Richardson | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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Other pitchers[edit]
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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Christopher, RussRuss Christopher | 30 | 165 | 4 | 13 | 3.82 | 58 |
Besse, HermanHerman Besse | 30 | 133 | 2 | 9 | 6.16 | 78 |
Harris, BobBob Harris | 16 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 2.88 | 26 |
Savage, BobBob Savage | 8 | 30.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | 10 |
Beckmann, BillBill Beckmann | 5 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.08 | 10 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Caligiuri, FredFred Caligiuri | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.38 | 20 |
Abernathy, TalTal Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 1 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington
Toronto affiliation shared with Pittsburgh Pirates[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fred Chapman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Wally Moses page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
- 1942 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1942 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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