1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season

the baseball team the NFL team 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1942 104–50 (.675) 2nd National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company Larry MacPhail Leo Durocher WHN, WOR Red Barber, Alan Hale The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers team won 104 games in the season, but fell two games short of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League pennant race. The Dodgers' 104 wins tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs for the most wins by a team that failed to finish first in its league (or, since 1969, division); this record lasted until 2021, when the Dodgers won 106 games but finished a game behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.October 3, 2021 Trea Turner wins NL batting title, Dodgers beat Brewers 10-3 en-US Associated Press https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401229475 October 4, 2021 ESPN Offseason December 9, 1941: Heinie Mueller was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.Heinie Mueller page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1941: Mace Brown was purchased from the Dodgers the Boston Red Sox.Mace Brown page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1941: Don Padgett was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Don Padgett page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1941: Johnny Rizzo was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.Johnny Rizzo page at Baseball Reference 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.Pete Coscarart page at Baseball Reference March 13, 1942: Billy Sullivan was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.Billy Sullivan page at Baseball Reference March 23, 1942: Frenchy Bordagaray was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.Frenchy Bordagaray page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1942 season: Steve Nagy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Steve Nagy page at Baseball Reference Regular season 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 could not keep up their early pace. A healthy Reiser may very well have made up the two-game difference.http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1942-baseball-season.htm/printable HowStuffWorks "1942 Baseball Season" entertainment.howstuffworks.com 6 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024258/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1942-baseball-season.htm/printable 7 June 2011 dead Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.Schoolboy Rowe page at Baseball Reference May 19, 1942: Babe Dahlgren was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.Babe Dahlgren page at Baseball Reference August 30, 1942: Bobo Newsom was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.Bobo Newsom page at Baseball Reference Roster 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 22 Johnny Allen 25 Hugh Casey 12 Bob Chipman 26 Curt Davis 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20 Larry French 23 Ed Head 13 Kirby Higbe 33 Chet Kehn 21 Newt Kimball 28 Max Macon  8 Bobo Newsom  8 Schoolboy Rowe 31 Les Webber 17 Whit Wyatt Catchers 19 Cliff Dapper 10 Mickey Owen  9 Billy Sullivan Infielders  4 Dolph Camilli 12 Babe Dahlgren 16 Billy Herman  3 Alex Kampouris  1 Pee Wee Reese 18 Lew Riggs  3 Stan Rojek  5 Arky Vaughan Outfielders 37 Frenchy Bordagaray 24 Augie Galan  6 Joe Medwick 27 Pete Reiser 32 Johnny Rizzo 11 Dixie Walker Manager  2 Leo Durocher Coaches 30 Red Corriden  7 Charlie Dressen 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position 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 C Mickey Owen 133 421 53 109 .259 0 44 10 1B Dolph Camilli 150 524 89 132 .252 26 109 10 2B Billy Herman 155 571 76 146 .256 2 65 6 3B Arky Vaughan 128 495 82 137 .277 2 49 8 SS Pee Wee Reese 151 564 87 144 .255 3 53 15 LF Joe Medwick 142 553 69 166 .300 4 96 2 CF Pete Reiser 125 480 89 149 .310 10 64 20 RF Dixie Walker 118 393 57 114 .290 6 54 1 Other batters 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 Johnny Rizzo 78 217 31 50 .230 4 27 2 Augie Galan 69 209 24 55 .263 0 22 2 Lew Riggs 70 199 20 50 .278 3 22 0 Billy Sullivan Billy Sullivan, Jr. 43 101 11 27 .267 1 14 1 Frenchy Bordagaray 48 58 11 14 .241 0 5 2 Alex Kampouris 10 21 3 5 .238 0 3 0 Babe Dahlgren 17 19 2 1 .053 0 0 0 Cliff Dapper 8 17 2 8 .471 1 9 0 Stan Rojek 1 0 1 0 ---- 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 Kirby Higbe 38 32 13 221.2 16 11 3.25 106 115 Whit Wyatt 31 30 16 217.1 19 7 2.73 63 104 Curt Davis 32 26 13 206.0 15 6 2.36 51 60 Bobo Newsom 6 5 2 32.0 2 2 3.38 14 21 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1 1 0 3.0 0 0 15.00 1 0 Other pitchers 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 Larry French 38 14 5 147.2 15 4 1.83 36 62 Ed Head 36 15 5 136.2 10 6 3.56 47 78 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 27 15 5 118.0 10 6 3.20 39 50 Max Macon 14 8 4 84.0 5 3 1.93 33 27 Les Webber 19 3 1 51.2 3 2 2.96 22 23 Schoolboy Rowe 9 2 0 30.1 1 0 5.34 12 6 Chet Kehn 3 1 0 7.2 0 0 7.04 4 3 Relief pitchers 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 Hugh Casey Hugh Casey (baseball) 50 112.0 6 3 13 2.25 44 54 Newt Kimball 14 29.1 2 0 0 3.68 19 8 Bob Chipman 2 1.1 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 Awards and honors 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 Mickey Owen League top five finishers Dolph Camilli #2 in NL in home runs (26) #2 in NL in RBI (109) #3 in NL in walks (97) Hugh Casey MLB leader in saves (13) Curt Davis #3 in NL in ERA (2.36) Kirby Higbe #3 in NL in strikeouts (115) Ducky Medwick #2 in NL in doubles (37) #4 in NL in RBI (96) Pistol Pete Reiser NL leader in stolen bases (20) #4 in NL in batting average (.310) Farm System AA Montreal Royals International League Clyde Sukeforth AA San Francisco Seals Pacific Coast League Lefty O'Doul B Durham Bulls Piedmont League Bruno Betzel C Santa Barbara Saints California League John Clancy C Dayton Ducks Middle Atlantic League Paul ChervinkoHoward HolmesWilliam McWilliams D Kingsport Dodgers Appalachian League Merle Settlemire D Valdosta Trojans Georgia–Florida League Stew HofferthClancy Odell D Johnstown Johnnies Pennsylvania State Association Jay Kirke, Jr. D Olean Oilers Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League Jake Pitler D Lamesa Dodgers West Texas–New Mexico League Joe Tate LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Santa Barbara Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics at Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Brooklyn Category:1940s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn