1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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| 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| Owner(s) | James & Dearie Mulvey |
| General Manager(s) | Larry MacPhail |
| Manager(s) | Leo Durocher |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WHN Red Barber, Alan Hale |
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers team won 104 games after another terrific season, but fell two games short of the St. Louis Cardinals in a terrific National League pennant race.
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[edit] Season standings
| 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 |
[edit] 1942 Roster
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1942 Brooklyn Dodgers roster
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Starting Pitchers
Relief Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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[edit] Starting Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Kirby Higbe | ||||||||
| Whit Wyatt | ||||||||
| Curt Davis | ||||||||
| Johnny Allen | ||||||||
| Max Macon | ||||||||
| Bobo Newsom |
[edit] Relief Pitchers stats
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Hugh Casey | ||||||||
| Larry French | ||||||||
| Ed Head | ||||||||
| Les Webber | ||||||||
| Newt Kimball | ||||||||
| Schoolboy Rowe | ||||||||
| Chet Kehn | ||||||||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | ||||||||
| Bob Chipman |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Mickey Owen | C | ||||||||
| Billy Sullivan | C | ||||||||
| Cliff Dapper | C | ||||||||
| Dolph Camilli | 1B | ||||||||
| Billy Herman | 2B/1B | ||||||||
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | ||||||||
| Arky Vaughan | 3B/SS/2B | ||||||||
| Lew Riggs | 3B/1B | ||||||||
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | ||||||||
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | ||||||||
| Stan Rojek | PR | ||||||||
| Joe Medwick | OF | ||||||||
| Pete Reiser | OF | ||||||||
| Dixie Walker | OF | ||||||||
| Johnny Rizzo | OF | ||||||||
| Augie Galan | OF/SS/1B/2B | ||||||||
| Frenchy Bordagaray | OF |
[edit] 1942 Awards
- 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
[edit] 1942 Transactions
- December 9: Purchased Heinie Mueller from the Philadelphia Phillies
- December 10: Sold Mace Brown to the Boston Red Sox
- December 10: Purchased Don Padgett from the St. Louis Cardinals
- December 10: Purchased Johnny Rizzo from the Philadelphia Phillies
- December 12: Traded Pete Coscarart, Luke Hamlin, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Arky Vaughan
- March 13: Purchased Billy Sullivan from the Detroit Tigers
- March 23: Purchased Frenchy Bordagaray from the New York Yankees
- April 30: Purchased Schoolboy Rowe from the Detroit Tigers
- May 19: Purchased Babe Dahlgren from the Chicago Cubs
- August 30: Purchased Bobo Newsom from the Washington Senators
[edit] 1942 Minor League Teams
- AA: Montreal Royals (managed by Clyde Sukeforth) - International League
- AA: San Francisco Seals (managed by Lefty O'Doul) - Pacific Coast League
- B: Durham Bulls (managed by Bruno Betzel) - Piedmont League
- C: Santa Barbara Saints (managed by John Clancy) - California League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
- C: Dayton Ducks (managed by Paul Chervinko/Howard Holmes) - Middle Atlantic League
- D: Kingsport Dodgers (managed by Merle Settlemire) - Appalachian League
- D: Valdosta Trojans (managed by Stewart Hofferth/Clancy Odell) - Georgia-Florida League
- D: Johnstown Johnnies (managed by Jay Kirke, Jr.) - Pennsylvania State Association
- D: Olean Oilers (managed by Jake Pitler)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
- D: Lamesa Dodgers (managed by Joe Tate) - West Texas-New Mexico League
[edit] External links
- 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Baseball-Reference season page
- Baseball Almanac season page
- Dodgers Media Guide History
- Acme Dodgers page
- Retrosheet
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