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.Johnny Welaj page at Baseball Reference

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.Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day lineup   6 Johnny Pesky SS  7 Dom DiMaggio CF  9 Ted Williams LF  3 Jimmie Foxx 1B  5 Jim Tabor 3B12 Pete Fox RF26 Skeeter Newsome 2B11 Johnny Peacock C28 Dick Newsome P

Roster 1942 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third base) (Pitching) (First base)

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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB C 88 286 76 .266 0 251 1B 128 463 130 .281 3 7010 2B 144 545 158 .290 15 1024 SS 147 620 205 .331 2 5112 3B 139 508 128 .252 12 756 OF 150 522 186 .356 36 1373 OF 113 397 113 .285 3 613 OF 151 622 178 .286 14 4816

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 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 Player 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 Player 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

External links

1942 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1942 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com