| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| Owner(s) | James & Dearie Mulvey |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
| Local radio | WHN Red Barber, Alan Hale |
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The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers team won 104 games after another terrific season, but fell two games short of the St. Louis Cardinals in a great National League pennant race.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 9, 1941: Heinie Mueller was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
- December 10, 1941: Mace Brown was purchased from the Dodgers the Boston Red Sox.[2]
- December 10, 1941: Don Padgett was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- December 10, 1941: Johnny Rizzo was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
- December 12, 1941: Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell were traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Arky Vaughan.[5]
- March 13, 1942: Billy Sullivan was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.[6]
- March 23, 1942: Frenchy Bordagaray was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.[7]
- Prior to 1942 season: Steve Nagy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[8]
Regular season[edit]
The Dodgers were 73–30 and 10 games ahead on August 4, but the Cardinals went on to win 45 of their last 56 to grab the NL title. To exacerbate the problem, the Dodgers had also dropped several close games to St. Louis in September.
Defending NL batting champ Pete Reiser, hitting .380, was sidelined in mid-season after repeatedly crashing into the unpadded outfield wall in Ebbets Field. While he recovered from a fractured skull, Brooklyn couldn't keep up their early pace. A healthy Reiser may very well have made up the two-game difference.[9]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | -- | .688 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | 2 | .675 |
| New York Giants | 85 | 67 | 20 | .559 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | 29 | .500 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | 36.5 | .449 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | 38 | .442 |
| Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | 44 | .399 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 109 | 62.5 | .278 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1942 National League Records
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
| St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — | |||||
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.[10]
- May 19, 1942: Babe Dahlgren was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.[11]
- August 30, 1942: Bobo Newsom was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.[12]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Owen, MickeyMickey Owen | 133 | 421 | 53 | 109 | .259 | 0 | 44 | 10 |
| 1B | Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli | 150 | 524 | 89 | 132 | .252 | 26 | 109 | 10 |
| 2B | Herman, BillyBilly Herman | 155 | 571 | 76 | 146 | .256 | 2 | 65 | 6 |
| 3B | Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan | 128 | 495 | 82 | 137 | .277 | 2 | 49 | 8 |
| SS | Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese | 151 | 564 | 87 | 144 | .255 | 3 | 53 | 15 |
| LF | Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick | 142 | 553 | 69 | 166 | .300 | 4 | 96 | 2 |
| CF | Reiser, PetePete Reiser | 125 | 480 | 89 | 149 | .310 | 10 | 64 | 20 |
| RF | Walker, DixieDixie Walker | 118 | 393 | 57 | 114 | .290 | 6 | 54 | 1 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Rizzo, JohnnyJohnny Rizzo | 78 | 217 | 31 | 50 | .230 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Galan, AugieAugie Galan | 69 | 209 | 24 | 55 | .263 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Riggs, LewLew Riggs | 70 | 199 | 20 | 50 | .278 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Sullivan, BillyBilly Sullivan | 43 | 101 | 11 | 27 | .267 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray | ||||||||
| Kampouris, AlexAlex Kampouris | ||||||||
| Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren | ||||||||
| Dapper, CliffCliff Dapper | ||||||||
| Rojek, StanStan Rojek |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe | |||||||||
| Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt | |||||||||
| Davis, CurtCurt Davis | |||||||||
| Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom | |||||||||
| Fitzsimmons, FreddieFreddie Fitzsimmons |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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| French, LarryLarry French | |||||||||
| Head, EdEd Head | |||||||||
| Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen | 27 | 15 | 5 | 118 | 10 | 6 | 3.20 | 39 | 50 |
| Macon, MaxMax Macon | |||||||||
| Webber, LesLes Webber | |||||||||
| Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe | |||||||||
| Kehn, ChetChet Kehn |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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| Casey, HughHugh Casey | 50 | 112 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2.25 | 44 | 54 |
| Kimball, NewtNewt Kimball | ||||||||
| Chipman, BobBob Chipman |
Awards and honors[edit]
- 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Arky Vaughan starter
- Joe Medwick starter
- Pete Reiser starter
- Billy Herman reserve
- Mickey Owen reserve
- Pee Wee Reese reserve
- Whit Wyatt reserve
- TSN Major League All-Star Team
League top five finishers[edit]
- #2 in NL in home runs (26)
- #2 in NL in RBI (109)
- #3 in NL in walks (97)
- MLB leader in saves (13)
- #3 in NL in ERA (2.36)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (115)
- #2 in NL in doubles (37)
- #4 in NL in RBI (96)
- NL leader in stolen bases (20)
- #4 in NL in batting average (.310)
Farm System[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Santa Barbara
Notes[edit]
- ^ Heinie Mueller page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mace Brown page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Padgett page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Rizzo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pete Coscarart page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Sullivan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frenchy Bordagaray page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Nagy page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1942-baseball-season.htm/printable
- ^ Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Babe Dahlgren page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobo Newsom page at Baseball Reference
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External links[edit]
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