1942 American League (AL) Statistics and Awards

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1942 American League Previous Year / Next Year

Expanded Standings

Team W L WL% GB NewYorkY NYY 103 51 .669 -- BostonRS BOS 93 59 .612 9.0 St.Louis SLB 82 69 .543 19.5 Clvlnd CLE 75 79 .487 28.0 Detroit DET 73 81 .474 30.0 ChicagoW CHW 66 82 .446 34.0 Washngtn WSH 62 89 .411 39.5 Phildlpa PHA 55 99 .357 48.0

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1942 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft - League Splits

League Batting Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  5.20   801  154  5305  1429  223  57  108  591   556  .269  .343  .394   69   33 119  5.12  5.29
 BOS  5.01   761  152  5248  1451  244  55  103  591   508  .276  .350  .403   68   61 118  5.23  4.77
 SLB  4.83   730  151  5229  1354  239  62   98  609   607  .259  .336  .385   37   38 110  4.88  4.78
 WSH  4.32   653  151  5295  1364  224  49   40  581   536  .258  .331  .341   98   29  97  4.40  4.24
 CLE  3.78   590  156  5317  1344  223  58   50  500   544  .253  .317  .345   69   74  97  3.33  4.26
 DET  3.78   589  156  5327  1313  217  37   76  509   476  .246  .312  .344   39   40  87  4.47  3.10
 CHW  3.64   538  148  4949  1215  214  36   25  497   427  .246  .314  .318  114   70  85  3.66  3.62
 PHA  3.56   549  154  5285  1315  213  46   33  440   490  .249  .307  .325   44   45  86  3.28  3.85
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.26  5211 1222 41955 10785 1797 400  533 4318  4144  .257  .329  .357  538  390

League Pitching Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  3.29   507  154  2.91  1375  1259   8.2   431  2.8   71   558   88    18     0  17 118  2.94  3.65
 DET  3.76   587  156  3.13  1399  1321   8.5   598  3.8   60   671   65    12     0  14 126  3.92  3.61
 BOS  3.91   594  152  3.44  1358  1260   8.3   553  3.6   65   500   84    11     0  17 108  3.88  3.93
 CHW  4.11   609  148  3.58  1314  1304   8.8   473  3.2   74   432   86     8     0   8 101  3.93  4.28
 CLE  4.22   659  156  3.59  1402  1353   8.7   560  3.6   61   448   61    12     0  11  96  3.85  4.62
 SLB  4.22   637  151  3.59  1363  1387   9.2   505  3.3   63   488   68    10     0  13 103  4.55  3.88
 PHA  5.20   801  154  4.45  1374  1404   9.1   639  4.1   89   546   67     5     0   9  85  5.46  4.95
 WSH  5.41   817  151  4.58  1346  1496   9.9   558  3.7   50   496   68    12     0  11  80  5.31  5.51
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.26  5211 1222  3.66 10931 10784   8.9  4317  3.6  533  4139  587          90 100

League Miscellaneous Stats Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 NYY  142  190  .976   .721    922,011  11,974  107-47  58-19 45-32  98  94 28.4 30.6   5   9  25 McCarthy
 BOS  157  156  .974   .719    730,340   9,485   93-59  53-24 40-35 103 102 26.6 29.1   4   4  15 Cronin
 SLB  167  143  .972   .702    255,617   3,320   85-66  40-37 42-32 101 101 28.6 31.7   1   1  11 Sewell
 CLE  163  175  .974   .715    459,447   5,743   69-85  39-39 36-40  94  94 27.3 29.2   2   3  19 Boudreau
 DET  193  142  .969   .704    580,087   7,534   77-77  43-34 30-47 108 108 28.3 27.1   2   4  13 Baker
 CHW  173  144  .970   .709    425,734   6,082   66-82  35-35 31-47  98  99 29.1 29.7   2   1  11 Dykes
 WSH  222  133  .962   .676    403,493   5,240   60-91  35-42 27-47  99 100 26.6 27.4   1   2  13 Harris
 PHA  188  124  .969   .700    423,487   5,572   51-103 25-51 30-48  99 103 28.7 27.4   0   2   7 Mack
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results

Most Valuable Player Joe Gordon
NYY .322/.409/.491

Triple Crown Winner Ted Williams
BOS .356/.499/.648

League Leaderboards Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average

Williams-BOS .356

Pesky-BOS .331

Spence-WSH .323

Gordon-NYY .322

Case-WSH .320

On-base %

Williams-BOS .499

Keller-NYY .417

Judnich-SLB .413

Fleming-CLE .412

Gordon-NYY .409

Slugging %

Williams-BOS .648

Keller-NYY .513

Judnich-SLB .499

DiMaggio-NYY .498

Laabs-SLB .498

OPS

Williams-BOS 1.147

Keller-NYY .930

Judnich-SLB .912

Gordon-NYY .900

Laabs-SLB .878

Games

Fleming-CLE 156

DiMaggio-NYY 154

McCosky-DET 154

Siebert-PHA 153

York-DET 153

At Bats

Cramer-DET 630

Spence-WSH 629

Keltner-CLE 624

DiMaggio-BOS 622

Vernon-WSH 621

Plate Appearances (approx.)

DiMaggio-BOS 702

Spence-WSH 696

Gutteridge-SLB 689

Pesky-BOS 686

Vernon-WSH 685

Runs

Williams-BOS 141

DiMaggio-NYY 123

DiMaggio-BOS 110

Clift-SLB 108

Keller-NYY 106

Hits

Pesky-BOS 205

Spence-WSH 203

DiMaggio-NYY 186

Williams-BOS 186

Keltner-CLE 179

Total Bases

Williams-BOS 338

DiMaggio-NYY 304

Keller-NYY 279

DiMaggio-BOS 272

Spence-WSH 272

Doubles

Kolloway-CHW 40

Clift-SLB 39

Heath-CLE 37

DiMaggio-BOS 36

Doerr-BOS 35

Johnson-PHA 35

Triples

Spence-WSH 15

DiMaggio-NYY 13

Heath-CLE 13

McQuillen-SLB 12

Gutteridge-SLB 11

McCosky-DET 11

Home Runs

Williams-BOS 36

Laabs-SLB 27

Keller-NYY 26

DiMaggio-NYY 21

York-DET 21

RBI

Williams-BOS 137

DiMaggio-NYY 114

Keller-NYY 108

Gordon-NYY 103

Doerr-BOS 102

Bases on Balls

Williams-BOS 145

Keller-NYY 114

Clift-SLB 106

Fleming-CLE 106

Cullenbine-TOT 92

Strikeouts

Gordon-NYY 95

Laabs-SLB 88

McQuinn-SLB 77

York-DET 71

Heath-CLE 66

Stolen Bases

Case-WSH 44

Vernon-WSH 25

Kuhel-CHW 22

Rizzuto-NYY 22

Appling-CHW 17

Hoag-CHW 17

Singles

Pesky-BOS 165

Spence-WSH 157

Cramer-DET 136

Keltner-CLE 135

Case-WSH 131

Adjusted OPS+

Williams-BOS 217

Keller-NYY 163

Judnich-SLB 155

Gordon-NYY 155

DiMaggio-NYY 147

Runs Created

Williams-BOS 168

Keller-NYY 118

DiMaggio-NYY 114

Gordon-NYY 108

Spence-WSH 105

Adjusted Batting Runs

Williams-BOS 93

Keller-NYY 49

Gordon-NYY 41

Fleming-CLE 38

DiMaggio-NYY 36

Batting Wins

Williams-BOS 9.4

Keller-NYY 5.0

Gordon-NYY 4.2

Fleming-CLE 3.9

DiMaggio-NYY 3.7

Extra-Base Hits

Williams-BOS 75

DiMaggio-NYY 63

Heath-CLE 60

Keller-NYY 59

DiMaggio-BOS 58

Times on Base

Williams-BOS 335

Keller-NYY 275

Fleming-CLE 272

Spence-WSH 266

Clift-SLB 256

DiMaggio-NYY 256

Offensive Win%

Williams-BOS .890

Keller-NYY .773

Judnich-SLB .750

Gordon-NYY .738

DiMaggio-NYY .727

Hit By Pitch

Crosetti-NYY 9

DiMaggio-BOS 6

Fleming-CLE 6

Rizzuto-NYY 6

Bloodworth-DET 5

Henrich-NYY 5

Sac. Hits

Pesky-BOS 22

Boudreau-CLE 19

Keltner-CLE 16

McQuinn-SLB 16

Gutteridge-SLB 14

Grounded into Double Plays

Gordon-NYY 22

Higgins-DET 21

McQuillen-SLB 21

Suder-PHA 20

Estalella-WSH 19

Caught Stealing

Boudreau-CLE 16

Kolloway-CHW 14

Gutteridge-SLB 13

Tabor-BOS 13

Weatherly-CLE 13

Power/Speed Number

Keller-NYY 18.2

DiMaggio-BOS 14.9

Gordon-NYY 14.4

Vernon-WSH 13.2

Moses-CHW 9.7

At Bats per Strikeout

Spence-WSH 39.3

Finney-BOS 36.1

Siebert-PHA 36.0

Cramer-DET 35.0

Hassett-NYY 33.6

At Bats per Home Run

Williams-BOS 14.5

Laabs-SLB 19.3

Keller-NYY 20.9

Judnich-SLB 26.9

York-DET 27.5

Outs

Gutteridge-SLB 494

Cramer-DET 489

Keltner-CLE 480

Hockett-CLE 478

Kolloway-CHW 474

ERA

Lyons-CHW 2.10

Bonham-NYY 2.27

Chandler-NYY 2.38

Newhouser-DET 2.45

Borowy-NYY 2.52

Wins

Hughson-BOS 22

Bonham-NYY 21

Bagby-CLE 17

Marchildon-PHA 17

Chandler-NYY 16

Won-Loss %

Bonham-NYY .808

Borowy-NYY .789

Donald-NYY .786

Hughson-BOS .786

Chandler-NYY .762

BB + H per IP (WHIP)

Bonham-NYY 0.987

Lyons-CHW 1.070

Ruffing-NYY 1.157

Breuer-NYY 1.181

Hughson-BOS 1.185

Hits Allowed/9IP

Newhouser-DET 6.71

Niggeling-SLB 7.55

Dobson-BOS 7.64

Trucks-DET 7.89

Chandler-NYY 7.89

Bases on Balls/9IP

Bonham-NYY 0.96

Lyons-CHW 1.30

Ruffing-NYY 1.91

Breuer-NYY 2.03

Bagby-CLE 2.13

Strikeouts/9IP

Newhouser-DET 5.05

Bridges-DET 5.02

Trucks-DET 4.88

Newsom-WSH 4.76

Niggeling-SLB 4.67

Games

Haynes-CHW 40

Caster-SLB 39

Bagby-CLE 38

Hughson-BOS 38

Marchildon-PHA 38

Newhouser-DET 38

Saves

Murphy-NYY 11

Brown-BOS 6

Haynes-CHW 6

Caster-SLB 5

Newhouser-DET 5

Innings

Hughson-BOS 281.0

Bagby-CLE 270.7

Auker-SLB 249.0

Marchildon-PHA 244.0

Hudson-WSH 239.3

Strikeouts

Hughson-BOS 113

Newsom-WSH 113

Benton-DET 110

Marchildon-PHA 110

Niggeling-SLB 107

Games Started

Bagby-CLE 35

Auker-SLB 34

Hudson-WSH 31

Marchildon-PHA 31

Benton-DET 30

Hughson-BOS 30

Comp. Games

Bonham-NYY 22

Hughson-BOS 22

Lyons-CHW 20

Hudson-WSH 19

Marchildon-PHA 18

Smith-CHW 18

Shutouts

Bonham-NYY 6

Bagby-CLE 4

Borowy-NYY 4

Harder-CLE 4

Hughson-BOS 4

Masterson-WSH 4

Ruffing-NYY 4

White-DET 4

Home Runs Allow.

Bagby-CLE 19

Smith-CHW 17

Auker-SLB 16

Dietrich-CHW 16

Wolff-PHA 16

Bases On Balls Allow.

Marchildon-PHA 140

Newhouser-DET 114

Christopher-PHA 99

Wagner-BOS 95

Niggeling-SLB 93

Hits Allowed

Auker-SLB 273

Bagby-CLE 267

Hudson-WSH 266

Hughson-BOS 258

Wynn-WSH 246

SO to Walk

Bonham-NYY 2.96

Breuer-NYY 1.95

Ruffing-NYY 1.95

Lyons-CHW 1.92

Bridges-DET 1.59

Losses

Smith-CHW 20

Trout-DET 18

Hudson-WSH 17

Newsom-WSH 17

Wynn-WSH 16

Earned Runs Allow.

Newsom-WSH 117

Hudson-WSH 116

Marchildon-PHA 114

Auker-SLB 113

Wynn-WSH 108

Wild Pitches

Marchildon-PHA 13

Trout-DET 8

Judd-BOS 7

Niggeling-SLB 7

Trucks-DET 7

Hit Batsmen

Niggeling-SLB 11

Humphries-CHW 7

Dietrich-CHW 5

Hudson-WSH 5

Smith-CLE 5

Wagner-BOS 5

White-DET 5

Batters Faced

Hughson-BOS 1150

Bagby-CLE 1111

Auker-SLB 1093

Marchildon-PHA 1081

Hudson-WSH 1048

Games Finished

Haynes-CHW 35

Murphy-NYY 26

Caster-SLB 24

Brown-BOS 23

Eisenstat-CLE 19

Gorsica-DET 19

Zuber-WSH 19

Adjusted ERA+

Lyons-CHW 173

Newhouser-DET 161

Bonham-NYY 151

Chandler-NYY 145

Trucks-DET 144

Oldest Player

Heving-CLE 1900-09-02 (41)

Lyons-CHW 1900-12-28 (41)

Sewell-SLB 1901-01-05 (41)

Gehringer-DET 1903-05-11 (39)

Ryba-BOS 1903-06-09 (39)

Youngest Player

Sepkowski-CLE 1923-11-09 (18)

Bevil-WSH 1922-11-27 (19)

Yankowski-PHA 1922-11-19 (19)

Lipon-DET 1922-11-10 (19)

Coleman-PHA 1922-07-30 (19)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters
P. Spud Chandler (NYY)
C. Birdie Tebbetts (DET)
1B. Rudy York (DET)
2B. Joe Gordon (NYY)
3B. Ken Keltner (CLE)
SS. Lou Boudreau (CLE)
LF. Ted Williams (BOS)
CF. Joe DiMaggio (NYY)
RF. Tommy Henrich (NYY)

Jim Bagby (CLE)
Al Benton* (DET)
Tiny Bonham (NYY)
Bill Dickey (NYY)
Dom DiMaggio (BOS)
Bobby Doerr (BOS)
Sid Hudson (WSH)
Tex Hughson (BOS)
Bob Johnson* (PHA)

George McQuinn (SLB)
Hal Newhouser (DET)
Phil Rizzuto (NYY)
Buddy Rosar (NYY)
Red Ruffing (NYY)
Eddie Smith (CHW)
Stan Spence (WSH)
Hal Wagner (PHA)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Spud Chandler (NYY) C. Birdie Tebbetts (DET) 1B. Rudy York (DET) 2B. Joe Gordon (NYY) 3B. Ken Keltner (CLE) SS. Lou Boudreau (CLE) LF. Ted Williams (BOS) CF. Joe DiMaggio (NYY) RF. Tommy Henrich (NYY)		Jim Bagby (CLE) Al Benton* (DET) Tiny Bonham (NYY) Bill Dickey (NYY) Dom DiMaggio (BOS) Bobby Doerr (BOS) Sid Hudson (WSH) Tex Hughson (BOS) Bob Johnson* (PHA)		George McQuinn (SLB) Hal Newhouser (DET) Phil Rizzuto (NYY) Buddy Rosar (NYY) Red Ruffing (NYY) Eddie Smith (CHW) Stan Spence (WSH) Hal Wagner (PHA)