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,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1942 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 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 145 577 147 .255 6 55 SS 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 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 37 287.2 12 21 3.97 71 Al Javery 42 261.0 12 16 3.03 85 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 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 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 1 0 0 0 2.45 0

Farm system

Greeneville club folded, June 14, 1942Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1942 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference