1942 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1942 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 59–89 (.399) 7th J.A. Robert Quinn Casey Stengel WAAB(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) The 1942 Boston Braves season was the 72nd in franchise history. Regular season May 13, 1942: Jim Tobin of the Braves became the first Major League Baseball pitcher to hit three home runs in one game.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 259, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Boston Braves Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1942 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 20 George Diehl 21 Bill Donovan 26 Tom Earley 19 Dick Errickson 24 Jim Hickey 17 Johnny Hutchings 18 Al Javery 29 Art Johnson 24 Frank LaManna 28 Johnny Sain 23 Manny Salvo 16 Warren Spahn 22 Jim Tobin 27 Lou Tost 16 Lefty Wallace Catchers 11 Clyde Kluttz  5 Ernie Lombardi 10 Phil Masi Infielders 16 Tony Cuccinello 31 Ducky Detweiler  3 Nanny Fernandez 30 Buddy Gremp  7 Eddie Miller 14 Skippy Roberge 19 Mike Sandlock  2 Sibby Sisti  4 Max West 25 Whitey Wietelmann Outfielders  9 Johnny Cooney 12,31 Frank Demaree  1 Tommy Holmes 20 Frank McElyea  6 Chet Ross  8 Paul Waner Manager 32 Casey Stengel Coaches  9 Johnny Cooney 33 George Kelly Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 C Ernie Lombardi 105 309 102 .330 11 46 1B Max West 134 452 115 .254 16 56 2B Sibby Sisti 129 407 86 .211 4 35 3B Nanny Fernandez 145 577 147 .255 6 55 SS Eddie Miller Eddie Miller (infielder) 142 534 130 .243 6 47 OF Chet Ross 76 220 43 .195 5 19 OF Tommy Holmes 141 558 155 .278 4 41 OF Paul Waner 114 333 86 .258 1 39 Other batters 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 Clyde Kluttz 72 210 56 .267 1 31 Buddy Gremp 72 207 45 .217 3 19 Johnny Cooney 74 198 41 .207 0 7 Frank Demaree 64 187 42 .225 3 24 Skippy Roberge 74 172 37 .215 1 12 Tony Cuccinello 40 104 21 .202 1 8 Phil Masi 57 87 19 .218 0 9 Ducky Detweiler 12 44 14 .318 0 5 Whitey Wietelmann 13 34 7 .206 0 0 Frank McElyea 7 4 0 .000 0 0 Mike Sandlock 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jim Tobin 37 287.2 12 21 3.97 71 Al Javery 42 261.0 12 16 3.03 85 Jim Hickey Jim Hickey (1940s pitcher) 1 1.1 0 1 20.25 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lou Tost 35 147.2 10 10 3.53 43 Manny Salvo 25 130.2 7 8 3.03 25 Tom Earley 27 112.2 6 11 4.71 28 Bill Donovan Bill Donovan (Boston Braves pitcher) 31 89.1 3 6 3.43 23 Johnny Hutchings 20 65.2 1 0 4.39 27 Lefty Wallace 19 49.1 1 3 3.83 20 Warren Spahn 4 15.2 0 0 5.74 7 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Johnny Sain 40 4 7 6 3.90 68 Dick Errickson 21 2 5 1 5.01 15 Hank LaManna 5 0 1 0 5.40 2 Art Johnson 4 0 0 0 1.42 0 George Diehl 1 0 0 0 2.45 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Hartford Bees Eastern League Del Bissonette B Evansville Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman D Greeneville Burley Cubs Appalachian League Dale Alexander D Welch Miners Mountain State League Don Manno D Bradford Bees PONY League Jack Burns Greeneville club folded, June 14, 1942Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1942 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1940s in Boston