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1942 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1942
league	American League
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	93–59 (.612)
league_place	2nd
owners	Tom Yawkey
president	Tom Yawkey
general_managers	Eddie Collins
managers	Joe Cronin
radio	WAAB
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) The 1942 Boston Red Sox season was the 42nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses, nine games behind the New York Yankees.

Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, leading the AL in home runs (36), runs batted in (137), and batting average (.356).

Offseason

December 13, 1941: Stan Spence and Jack Wilson were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase.

Regular season

The team's season spanned April 14 to September 27, although the team did not play any major-league games from September 22 through September 26, inclusive. On September 25, the Red Sox defeated the Pawtucket Slaters, a team in the then semi-professional New England League, in a game at Pawtucket Stadium (later known as McCoy Stadium) in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs.

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1942 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

	= Indicates league 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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	88	286	76	.266	0	25	1
1B	128	463	130	.281	3	70	10
2B	144	545	158	.290	15	102	4
SS	147	620	205	.331	2	51	12
3B	139	508	128	.252	12	75	6
OF	150	522	186	.356	36	137	3
OF	113	397	113	.285	3	61	3
OF	151	622	178	.286	14	48	16

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
77	256	67	.262	3	42
83	250	50	.200	4	20
30	100	27	.270	5	14
29	95	26	.274	0	9
45	79	24	.304	4	24
26	15	1	.067	0	0
6	11	1	.091	0	1
1	1	1	1.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
38	281.0	22	6	2.59	113*
29	205.1	14	11	3.29	52
30	182.2	11	9	3.30	72
24	158.0	8	10	5.01	40
13	80.1	5	1	3.81	34

Tied with Bobo Newsom (Washington)

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
31	150.1	8	10	3.89	70
23	111.1	7	1	2.51	46
20	85.0	6	5	3.92	37

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
	34	9	3	6	3.43	20
	18	3	3	3	3.86	16

Awards and honors

League leaders

Ted Williams, American League home run leader (36), RBI leader (137), and batting average leader (.356)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro

KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942

References

"1942 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/welajjo01.shtml Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference]
"The 1942 Boston Red Sox Regular Season Game Log".
(September 26, 1942). "Pawtucket Fans Idolize Williams". [[The Boston Globe]].
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foxxji01.shtml Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference]

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