1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season

This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season.

1942 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local radio	WHN Red Barber, Alan Hale
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The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers team won 104 games after another terrific season, but fell two games short of the St. Louis Cardinals in a great National League pennant race.

Offseason

December 9, 1941: Heinie Mueller was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]
December 10, 1941: Mace Brown was purchased from the Dodgers the Boston Red Sox.^[2]
December 10, 1941: Don Padgett was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]
December 10, 1941: Johnny Rizzo was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[4]
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.^[5]
March 13, 1942: Billy Sullivan was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.^[6]
March 23, 1942: Frenchy Bordagaray was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.^[7]
Prior to 1942 season: Steve Nagy was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.^[8]

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 couldn't keep up their early pace. A healthy Reiser may very well have made up the two-game difference.^[9]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	106	48	0.688	—	60–17	46–31
Brooklyn Dodgers	104	50	0.675	2	57–22	47–28
New York Giants	85	67	0.559	20	47–31	38–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	76	0.500	29	38–39	38–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	81	0.449	36½	41–34	25–47
Chicago Cubs	68	86	0.442	38	36–41	32–45
Boston Braves	59	89	0.399	44	33–36	26–53
Philadelphia Phillies	42	109	0.278	62½	23–51	19–58

Record vs. opponents

1942 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–16	13–9	5–16–1	8–12	14–8	7–12–1	6–16
Brooklyn	16–6	—	16–6	15–7	14–8–1	18–4	16–6	9–13
Chicago	9–13	6–16	—	13–9	9–13–1	14–8	11–11	6–16
Cincinnati	16–5–1	7–15	9–13	—	9–13	16–6	12–9–1	7–15
New York	12–8	8–14–1	13–9–1	13–9	—	17–5	15–7	7–15
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14	6–16	5–17	—	6–13	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–7–1	6–16	11–11	9–12–1	7–15	13–6	—	8–14–2
St. Louis	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	15–7	17–5	14–8–2	—

Notable transactions

April 30, 1942: Schoolboy Rowe was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.^[10]
May 19, 1942: Babe Dahlgren was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago Cubs.^[11]
August 30, 1942: Bobo Newsom was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.^[12]

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

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	Owen, MickeyMickey Owen	133	421	53	109	.259	0	44	10
1B	Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli	150	524	89	132	.252	26	109	10
2B	Herman, BillyBilly Herman	155	571	76	146	.256	2	65	6
3B	Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan	128	495	82	137	.277	2	49	8
SS	Reese, Pee WeePee Wee Reese	151	564	87	144	.255	3	53	15
LF	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick	142	553	69	166	.300	4	96	2
CF	Reiser, PetePete Reiser	125	480	89	149	.310	10	64	20
RF	Walker, DixieDixie 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
Rizzo, JohnnyJohnny Rizzo	78	217	31	50	.230	4	27	2
Galan, AugieAugie Galan	69	209	24	55	.263	0	22	2
Riggs, LewLew Riggs	70	199	20	50	.278	3	22	0
Sullivan, BillyBilly Sullivan	43	101	11	27	.267	1	14	1
Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray
Kampouris, AlexAlex Kampouris
Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren
Dapper, CliffCliff Dapper
Rojek, StanStan Rojek

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
Higbe, KirbyKirby Higbe
Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt
Davis, CurtCurt Davis
Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom
Fitzsimmons, FreddieFreddie Fitzsimmons

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
French, LarryLarry French
Head, EdEd Head
Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen	27	15	5	118	10	6	3.20	39	50
Macon, MaxMax Macon
Webber, LesLes Webber
Rowe, SchoolboySchoolboy Rowe
Kehn, ChetChet Kehn

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
Casey, HughHugh Casey	50	112	6	3	13	2.25	44	54
Kimball, NewtNewt Kimball
Chipman, BobBob Chipman

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

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Chervinko Howard Holmes William McWilliams
D	Kingsport Dodgers	Appalachian League	Merle Settlemire
D	Valdosta Trojans	Georgia–Florida League	Stew Hofferth Clancy 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

References

External links

1942 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1942 All-Star Game 1942 World Series

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