1942 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1942 American League League ParkCleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Roger Peckinpaugh Lou Boudreau WCLEWHK(Jack Graney, Lew Henry) The 1942 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 75–79–2. Offseason Prior to 1942 season: Grant Dunlap was acquired by the Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.Grant Dunlap at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1942 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 17 Jim Bagby 21 Clint Brown -- Paul Calvert  7 Pete Center 16 Chubby Dean 10 Harry Eisenstat 47 Red Embree 38 Tom Ferrick 36 Steve Gromek 18 Mel Harder 11 Joe Heving 12 Vern Kennedy 15 Joe Krakauskas 20 Al Milnar 35 Ray Poat -- Allie Reynolds 32 Al Smith Catchers  9 Otto Denning  4 Gene Desautels 40 Jim Hegan 28 George Susce Infielders  5 Lou Boudreau 23 Les Fleming  1 Oscar Grimes  8 Ken Keltner 42 Bob Lemon  6 Ray Mack  3 Rusty Peters 31 Eddie Robinson 15 Ted Sepkowski Outfielders 33 Hank Edwards 45 Fabian Gaffke 24 Jeff Heath 34 Oris Hockett 14 Buster Mills 22 Roy Weatherly Manager  5 Lou Boudreau Coaches 27 Ski Melillo 26 Burt Shotton 28 George Susce Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 RBICOtto Denning9121445.2101191BLes Fleming156548160.29214822BRay Mack143481108.225245 SS Lou Boudreau 147 506 143 .283 2 583BKen Keltner152624179.287678OFOris Hockett148601150.250748OFJeff Heath147568158.2781076OFRoy Weatherly128473122.258539 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 RBIBuster Mills8019554.277126Jim Hegan6817033.194011Gene Desautels6216240.24709Oscar Grimes518415.17902Fabian Gaffke406711.16403Rusty Peters345813.22402Hank Edwards134812.25007Ted Sepkowski5101.10000Eddie Robinson881.12502Bob Lemon550.00000 George Susce George Susce (catcher) 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 Bagby Jim Bagby, Jr. 38 270.2 17 9 2.96 54Mel Harder29198.213143.4474Chubby Dean27172.28113.8146Al Smith30168.110153.9666Al Milnar28157.0684.1335 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 SORed Embree1963.0343.8644Steve Gromek1444.1203.6514Ray Poat418.1135.408Clint Brown79.0116.004Joe Krakauskas37.0003.862Allie Reynolds25.0000.002Pete Center13.10016.200Paul Calvert12.0000.002 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOTom Ferrick313231.9928Harry Eisenstat292122.4519Vern Kennedy284814.0837Joe Heving275334.8613 Awards and honors All-Star Game Jim Bagby, Pitcher Lou Boudreau, Shortstop (starter) Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter) Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Baltimore Orioles International League Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Earl Wolgamot B Cedar Rapids Raiders Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ollie Marquardt C Charleston Senators Middle Atlantic League Ed Hall C Wausau Timberjacks Northern League Wally Gilbert D Thomasville Tommies North Carolina State League Jim Gruzdis and Woody Mabry D Batavia Clippers PONY League Jack Sanford D Appleton Papermakers Wisconsin State League Ed Dancisak and Dutch ZwillingLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Cedar Rapids, ThomasvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1942 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1942 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1940s in Cleveland