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1942 Boston Red Sox Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1941 / 1943)
93-59, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 761 runs, Allowed 594 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-59
Manager: Joe Cronin (93-59)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 730,340 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 100

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1941 / 1943 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Bill Conroy 27 83 298 250 22 50 4 2 4 20 2 0 40 47 .200 .315 .280 .595 66 70 4 2 6
2 1B Tony Lupien* 25 128 525 463 63 130 25 7 3 70 10 12 50 20 .281 .351 .384 .735 104 178 4 0 12
3 2B Bobby Doerr 24 144 625 545 71 158 35 5 15 102 4 4 67 55 .290 .369 .455 .824 128 248 11 1 12
4 SS Johnny Pesky* 22 147 686 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 7 42 36 .331 .375 .416 .791 119 258 8 2 22
5 3B Jim Tabor 25 139 554 508 56 128 18 2 12 75 6 13 37 47 .252 .303 .366 .669 85 186 11 0 9
6 OF Ted Williams* 23 150 671 522 141 186 34 5 36 137 3 2 145 51 .356 .499 .648 1.147 217 338 12 4 0
7 OF Lou Finney* 31 113 431 397 58 113 16 7 3 61 3 3 29 11 .285 .335 .383 .718 99 152 9 1 4
8 OF Dom DiMaggio 25 151 702 622 110 178 36 8 14 48 16 10 70 52 .286 .364 .437 .801 122 272 9 6 4
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 C Johnny Peacock* 32 88 309 286 17 76 7 3 0 25 1 1 21 11 .266 .316 .311 .627 74 89 5 0 2
10 OF Pete Fox 33 77 286 256 42 67 15 5 3 42 8 7 20 28 .262 .323 .395 .717 99 101 8 3 7
11 1B Jimmie Foxx 34 30 120 100 18 27 4 0 5 14 0 0 18 15 .270 .392 .460 .852 136 46 1 2 0
12 IF Skeeter Newsome 31 29 105 95 7 26 6 0 0 9 2 1 9 5 .274 .337 .337 .673 87 32 2 0 1
13 IF Joe Cronin 35 45 95 79 7 24 3 0 4 24 0 1 15 21 .304 .415 .494 .909 152 39 3 0 1
14 OF Paul Campbell* 24 26 16 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .067 .125 .067 .192 -46 1 0 0 0
15 OF Andy Gilbert 27 6 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 1 0 0 2
16 2B Tom Carey 35 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 456 1 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Tex Hughson 26 38 117 102 8 18 3 0 0 6 0 0 8 26 .176 .236 .206 .442 23 21 0 0 7
18 P Joe Dobson 25 30 78 69 6 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 17 .145 .192 .159 .351 -2 11 1 1 5
19 P Charlie Wagner 29 29 78 65 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 14 .077 .104 .077 .181 -49 5 1 0 11
20 P Oscar Judd* 34 36 73 67 10 18 2 1 2 4 0 0 3 7 .269 .300 .418 .718 98 28 0 0 3
21 P Dick Newsome 32 24 62 55 3 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .236 .250 .273 .523 45 15 1 0 6
22 P Bill Butland 24 23 37 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 12 .036 .229 .036 .264 -24 1 1 0 2
23 P Ken Chase* 28 13 36 33 5 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 .182 .182 .303 .485 33 10 1 0 3
24 P Yank Terry 31 20 28 27 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .185 .296 -19 5 2 0 1
25 P Mace Brown 33 34 20 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .067 .176 .067 .243 -31 1 0 0 3
26 P Mike Ryba 39 21 17 17 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 .294 .294 .588 64 5 0 0 0
Team Totals 26.4 152 5984 5248 761 1451 244 55 103 702 68 61 591 508 .276 .352 .403 .755 109 2114 94 22 123
Rank in 8 AL teams 6 2 1 1 4 2 5 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Mace Brown 33 20 17 0 0.0 97 .083 .067 .269 .176 .344 .067 .377 .243 .721 -31 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .214 .133 .000 1
Bill Butland 24 37 30 0 0.0 97 .063 .036 .269 .229 .344 .036 .377 .264 .721 -24 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .286 .250 .000 1
*Paul Campbell 24 16 14 0 0.0 97 .100 .067 .269 .125 .344 .067 .377 .192 .721 -46 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .214 .133 .000 .0 /O
Tom Carey 35 1 0 1 97 1.000 1.000 .269 1.000 .344 1.000 .377 2.000 .721 456 0.5 0.0 .000 .000 /4
*Ken Chase 28 36 31 2 1.7 97 .231 .182 .269 .182 .344 .303 .377 .485 .721 33 .170 -3.2 -0.3 .357 .121 .121 1
Bill Conroy 27 298 210 22 2.8 97 .231 .200 .269 .315 .344 .280 .377 .595 .721 66 .332 -11.0 -1.2 .559 .248 .080 2.7 2
Joe Cronin 35 95 60 16 7.2 97 .370 .304 .269 .415 .344 .494 .377 .909 .721 152 .733 6.0 0.6 .898 .367 .190 .0 5/36
Dom DiMaggio 25 702 467 97 5.6 97 .295 .286 .269 .364 .344 .437 .377 .801 .721 122 .635 18.3 1.9 .765 .273 .151 14.9 *O
Joe Dobson 25 78 65 2 0.8 97 .192 .145 .269 .192 .344 .159 .377 .351 .721 -2 .051 -9.7 -1.0 .250 .058 .014 1
Bobby Doerr 24 625 414 90 5.8 97 .301 .290 .269 .369 .344 .455 .377 .824 .721 128 .654 20.7 2.1 .786 .288 .165 6.3 *4
*Lou Finney 31 431 300 50 4.5 97 .287 .285 .269 .335 .344 .383 .377 .718 .721 99 .537 -2.0 -0.2 .615 .171 .098 3.0 O/3
Pete Fox 33 286 211 31 3.9 97 .284 .262 .269 .323 .344 .395 .377 .717 .721 99 .480 -1.4 -0.1 .613 .215 .133 4.4 O
Jimmie Foxx 34 120 74 18 6.5 97 .275 .270 .269 .392 .344 .460 .377 .852 .721 136 .699 5.5 0.6 .892 .370 .190 .0 3
Andy Gilbert 27 14 12 0 0.0 97 .125 .091 .269 .167 .344 .091 .377 .258 .721 -27 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .091 .000 /O
Tex Hughson 26 117 91 5 1.5 97 .237 .176 .269 .236 .344 .206 .377 .442 .721 23 .132 -10.7 -1.1 .345 .108 .029 1
*Oscar Judd 34 73 52 8 4.1 97 .276 .269 .269 .300 .344 .418 .377 .718 .721 98 .501 -0.8 -0.1 .633 .194 .149 .0 1
*Tony Lupien 25 525 361 60 4.5 97 .289 .281 .269 .351 .344 .384 .377 .735 .721 104 .536 2.6 0.3 .648 .207 .104 4.6 *3
Dick Newsome 32 62 49 4 2.2 97 .271 .236 .269 .250 .344 .273 .377 .523 .721 45 .239 -4.3 -0.4 .372 .055 .036 1
Skeeter Newsome 31 105 73 11 4.0 97 .289 .274 .269 .337 .344 .337 .377 .673 .721 87 .491 -1.4 -0.2 .583 .168 .063 .0 54/6
*Johnny Peacock 32 309 218 28 3.4 97 .276 .266 .269 .316 .344 .311 .377 .627 .721 74 .420 -10.4 -1.1 .509 .119 .045 .0 2
*Johnny Pesky 22 686 452 96 5.7 97 .349 .331 .269 .375 .344 .416 .377 .791 .721 119 .644 15.0 1.6 .714 .161 .085 3.4 *6
Mike Ryba 39 17 12 1 2.2 97 .313 .294 .269 .294 .344 .294 .377 .588 .721 64 .247 -0.9 -0.1 .417 .000 .000 1/2
Jim Tabor 25 554 413 53 3.4 97 .258 .252 .269 .303 .344 .366 .377 .669 .721 85 .418 -12.4 -1.3 .535 .173 .114 8.0 *5
Yank Terry 31 28 27 1 1.0 97 .150 .111 .269 .111 .344 .185 .377 .296 .721 -19 .068 -4.4 -0.5 .192 .074 .074 1
Charlie Wagner 29 78 72 1 0.4 97 .098 .077 .269 .104 .344 .077 .377 .181 .721 -49 .012 -13.4 -1.4 .115 .031 .000 1
*Ted Williams 23 671 350 168 12.9 97 .345 .356 .269 .499 .344 .648 .377 1.147 .721 217 .890 93.3 9.4 1.394 .571 .291 5.5 *O
League Average 4.1 94 .274 .256 .266 .329 .340 .356 .372 .685 .712 93 .494 .604 .207 .100
Team Total 5984 4075 765 5.0 97 .291 .276 .269 .352 .344 .403 .377 .755 .721 109 .591 63.8 6.1 .692 .240 .126 81.9
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Mace Brown 33 36 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 34 34
Bill Butland 24 24 37 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 .000 .189 .000 .189 0 23 23
*Paul Campbell 24 28 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 26 26
Tom Carey 35 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 1 1
*Ken Chase 28 14 35 35 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 13 13
Bill Conroy 27 88 309 265 23 53 4 2 4 21 2 42 50 .200 .314 .275 .589 23 83 83
Joe Cronin 35 48 99 83 8 25 3 0 4 26 0 16 22 .301 .414 .482 .896 17 45 45
Dom DiMaggio 25 160 738 658 117 188 38 8 15 51 17 74 55 .286 .363 .436 .799 103 151 151
Joe Dobson 25 32 77 73 6 11 1 0 0 3 0 3 18 .151 .195 .164 .359 2 30 30
Bobby Doerr 24 152 649 577 76 167 37 5 16 109 4 71 58 .289 .368 .454 .822 96 144 144
*Lou Finney 31 120 452 420 61 119 17 7 3 64 3 31 12 .283 .334 .379 .713 53 113 113
Pete Fox 33 82 294 270 45 70 16 5 3 45 8 21 30 .259 .320 .389 .709 33 77 77
Jimmie Foxx 34 106 377 329 51 79 14 0 9 39 1 46 74 .240 .337 .365 .702 40 100 100
Andy Gilbert 27 6 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .077 .000 .077 0 6 6
Tex Hughson 26 40 116 108 9 19 3 0 0 6 0 8 28 .176 .233 .204 .436 5 38 38
*Oscar Judd 34 38 74 71 10 19 2 1 2 4 0 3 7 .268 .297 .408 .706 8 36 36
*Tony Lupien 25 136 539 487 67 134 26 7 3 74 10 52 21 .275 .345 .376 .721 64 128 128
Dick Newsome 32 25 59 58 3 14 2 0 0 3 0 1 7 .241 .254 .276 .530 4 24 24
Skeeter Newsome 31 31 111 101 8 28 6 0 0 10 2 10 5 .277 .342 .337 .679 12 29 29
*Johnny Peacock 32 93 324 302 18 80 7 3 0 26 1 22 12 .265 .315 .308 .623 30 88 88
*Johnny Pesky 22 156 704 657 112 218 31 10 2 55 13 45 38 .332 .376 .419 .795 103 147 147
Mike Ryba 39 22 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 21 21
Jim Tabor 25 147 571 533 60 131 18 2 12 80 6 38 50 .246 .296 .355 .651 56 139 139
Yank Terry 31 21 29 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 20 20
Charlie Wagner 29 31 74 71 8 7 0 0 0 4 0 3 15 .099 .135 .099 .234 1 29 29
*Ted Williams 23 159 712 554 151 198 36 5 38 146 3 154 54 .357 .500 .646 1.146 179 150 150
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Mace Brown 33 8 325 320 325 291 24 42 7 0 0 17 0 0 11 56 .144 .178 .168 .347 -5 49 7 1 22 0 0
Bill Butland 24 2 45 26 45 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 15 .029 .190 .029 .219 -38 1 1 0 3
*Paul Campbell 24 2 16 27 16 15 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .067 .125 .067 .192 -46 1 0 0 0
Tom Carey 35 7 1603 463 1603 1516 169 417 79 13 2 167 3 5 66 72 .275 .308 .348 .656 64 528 7 6 15
*Ken Chase 28 7 392 160 392 366 25 59 8 2 1 27 0 0 11 88 .161 .188 .202 .390 3 74 6 1 14
Bill Conroy 27 4 372 111 372 316 26 64 6 3 4 23 3 0 48 57 .203 .311 .278 .590 61 88 4 2 6
Joe Cronin 35 17 8508 1986 8508 7303 1200 2212 504 118 160 1366 86 67 1011 675 .303 .390 .470 .860 119 3432 47 33 161
Dom DiMaggio 25 3 1856 403 1856 1624 308 469 105 20 30 152 36 22 201 155 .289 .372 .433 .806 114 704 21 15 16
Joe Dobson 25 4 179 132 179 158 9 21 1 0 1 9 0 0 11 50 .133 .194 .158 .352 -5 25 3 1 9
Bobby Doerr 24 6 3166 754 3166 2821 399 819 159 29 72 467 23 36 282 247 .290 .355 .444 .799 105 1252 50 3 60
*Lou Finney 31 11 4477 1123 4477 4131 582 1189 184 79 29 437 38 45 283 168 .288 .335 .392 .727 87 1618 42 9 54
Pete Fox 33 10 4863 1147 4863 4443 750 1330 249 64 62 566 124 66 320 379 .299 .350 .426 .776 97 1893 29 24 76
Jimmie Foxx 34 18 9400 2213 9400 7890 1721 2585 446 124 527 1882 87 72 1427 1267 .328 .431 .616 1.047 164 4860 66 13 70
Andy Gilbert 27 1 14 6 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 -27 1 0 0 2
Tex Hughson 26 2 139 50 139 119 9 19 3 0 0 8 0 0 10 30 .160 .225 .185 .410 14 22 0 0 10
*Oscar Judd 34 2 80 46 80 71 12 20 3 1 2 6 0 0 6 7 .282 .338 .437 .774 113 31 0 0 3
*Tony Lupien 25 2 545 138 545 482 68 139 28 9 3 74 10 12 51 21 .288 .356 .402 .759 110 194 4 0 12
Dick Newsome 32 2 148 60 148 133 6 32 5 0 0 11 0 0 3 29 .241 .257 .278 .536 44 37 1 0 12
Skeeter Newsome 31 7 1849 546 1849 1672 176 392 69 5 4 136 44 23 118 90 .234 .286 .289 .575 47 483 15 2 57
*Johnny Peacock 32 6 1310 403 1310 1179 130 332 51 11 1 146 9 5 112 39 .282 .344 .346 .690 79 408 21 1 18
*Johnny Pesky 22 1 686 147 686 620 105 205 29 9 2 51 12 7 42 36 .331 .375 .416 .791 119 258 8 2 22
Mike Ryba 39 6 141 125 141 125 11 33 4 0 0 18 0 0 9 15 .264 .313 .296 .609 64 37 2 0 7 0 0
Jim Tabor 25 5 2283 553 2283 2099 278 583 111 21 64 360 53 43 156 213 .278 .328 .442 .770 99 928 48 1 27
Yank Terry 31 2 36 24 36 35 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .200 .343 -7 7 2 0 1
Charlie Wagner 29 5 185 95 185 159 14 19 1 0 0 8 0 0 5 42 .119 .146 .126 .272 -27 20 2 0 21
*Ted Williams 23 4 2615 586 2615 2104 541 749 154 33 127 515 11 11 495 196 .356 .481 .642 1.123 191 1350 45 12 4
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1941 / 1943 Batting Statistics