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1942 Major League Team Statistics

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Negro League teams are presented with both league-only and overall records against top Black clubs. Player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black clubs. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Major League Detailed Standings

Explanation of Simple Rating System (SRS)

Major League Detailed Standings
Rk	Tm	W	L	Ties	W-L%	R	RA	Rdiff	SOS	SRS	pythWL	Luck	Home	Road	ExInn	1Run	vRHP	vLHP	≥.500	<.500
1	Homestead Grays	23	10	1	.697	5.9	4.0	1.9					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
2	St. Louis Cardinals	106	48	2	.688	4.8	3.1	1.8	-0.2	1.5	107-47	-1	60-17	46-31	12-5	25-24	74-25	32-23	43-23	63-25
3	New York Yankees	103	51	0	.669	5.2	3.3	1.9	-0.2	1.7	107-47	-4	58-19	45-32	9-7	22-22	78-40	25-11	25-19	78-32
4	Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes	42	22	1	.656	4.6	5.8	-1.1					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
5	Kansas City Monarchs	36	14	0	.720	5.6	3.5	2.0					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
6	Brooklyn Dodgers	104	50	1	.675	4.8	3.3	1.5	-0.2	1.3	102-52	2	57-22	47-28	13-7	27-17	69-34	35-16	38-28	66-22
7	Baltimore Elite Giants	24	14	0	.632	4.7	4.3	0.4					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
8	Boston Red Sox	93	59	0	.612	5.0	3.9	1.1	-0.1	1.0	93-59	0	53-24	40-35	10-6	30-23	81-55	12-4	23-21	70-38
9	New York Giants	85	67	2	.559	4.4	3.9	0.5	-0.1	0.4	84-68	1	47-31	38-36	8-9	21-18	62-47	23-20	28-38	57-29
10	St. Louis Browns	82	69	0	.543	4.8	4.2	0.6	-0.1	0.5	85-66	-3	40-37	42-32	8-5	22-26	66-56	16-13	18-26	64-43
11	Birmingham Black Barons	25	23	0	.521	4.5	3.7	0.8					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
12	Newark Eagles	16	18	1	.471	5.5	4.3	1.2					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
13	Memphis Red Sox	34	27	1	.557	5.0	4.9	0.1					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
14	Cincinnati Reds	76	76	2	.500	3.4	3.5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	74-78	2	38-39	38-37	9-17	24-25	75-75	1-1	23-43	53-33
15	Cleveland Indians	75	79	2	.487	3.8	4.2	-0.4	0.1	-0.4	69-85	6	39-39	36-40	11-7	30-17	56-63	19-16	24-42	51-37
16	Philadelphia Stars	19	22	0	.463	5.2	5.0	0.3					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
17	Detroit Tigers	73	81	2	.474	3.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	77-77	-4	43-34	30-47	6-12	20-30	59-76	14-5	25-41	48-40
18	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	81	4	.449	3.9	4.2	-0.3	0.1	-0.2	68-79	-2	41-34	25-47	9-8	20-21	49-61	17-20	30-57	36-24
19	New York Black Yankees	8	20	0	.286	3.8	5.7	-1.9					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
20	Jacksonville Red Caps	7	30	0	.189	2.7	5.7	-3.0					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
21	Chicago White Sox	66	82	0	.446	3.6	4.1	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	66-82	0	35-35	31-47	5-11	19-31	56-74	10-8	21-41	45-41
22	Chicago Cubs	68	86	1	.442	3.8	4.3	-0.5	0.1	-0.4	69-85	-1	36-41	32-45	8-12	21-24	53-64	15-22	34-54	34-32
23	New York Cubans	8	14	0	.364	3.4	5.8	-2.4					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
24	Chicago American Giants	8	36	0	.182	3.6	6.5	-3.0					0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
25	Washington Nationals	62	89	0	.411	4.3	5.4	-1.1	0.1	-1.0	60-91	2	35-42	27-47	7-11	24-21	45-64	17-25	23-42	39-47
26	Boston Braves	59	89	2	.399	3.4	4.3	-0.9	0.1	-0.8	59-89	0	33-36	26-53	9-9	24-27	47-70	12-19	25-60	34-29
27	Philadelphia Athletics	55	99	0	.357	3.6	5.2	-1.6	0.2	-1.4	51-103	4	25-51	30-48	8-5	29-26	45-80	10-19	20-46	35-53
28	Philadelphia Phils	42	109	0	.278	2.6	4.7	-2.1	0.3	-1.8	39-112	3	23-51	19-58	9-10	23-29	36-96	6-13	20-68	22-41
	Average	52	52	0	.500	4.3	4.5				51-52		23-19	19-23	5-5	13-13	33-35	9-8	15-23	28-20

In this table, Negro League team records are for league games only. Runs scored and allowed are for all games against top Black clubs for which a box score has been discovered.

Postseason

Team Standard Batting

Team Standard Batting Table
Tm	#Bat	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	LOB
Birmingham Black Barons	39	28.7	4.49	37	1299	1170	166	305	41	8	7	138	41		88		.261	.318	.327	.646	92	383		11	30
Baltimore Elite Giants	22	30.2	4.69	59	2224	1994	277	506	78	30	18	247	32		176		.254	.318	.350	.668	91	698		13	41
Boston Red Sox	26	26.7	5.01	152	5988	5248	761	1451	244	55	103	702	68	61	591	508	.276	.352	.403	.755	109	2114	94	22	123		47	1196
Brooklyn Dodgers	32	29.3	4.79	155	5995	5286	742	1398	263	34	62	678	81	43	572	485	.264	.338	.362	.700	103	1915	95	14	119		51	1143
Boston Braves	34	27.0	3.43	150	5664	5077	515	1216	210	19	68	479	49	33	474	509	.240	.307	.329	.635	88	1668	114	20	89		31	1090
Chicago American Giants	45	30.3	3.57	44	1613	1472	157	348	41	19	5	132	23		113		.236	.294	.300	.594	77	442		7	21
Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes	32	26.8	4.64	45	1635	1495	209	380	72	22	9	171	38		102		.254	.310	.350	.660	96	523		19	19
Chicago Cubs	39	26.9	3.81	155	5991	5354	591	1360	224	41	75	533	63	41	511	606	.254	.321	.353	.674	101	1891	110	19	104		38	1164
Chicago White Sox	33	29.1	3.64	148	5552	4949	538	1215	214	36	25	486	114	70	497	425	.246	.316	.318	.635	81	1576	102	16	90		38	1041
Cincinnati Reds	35	28.7	3.42	154	5865	5260	527	1216	198	39	66	488	42	43	485	549	.231	.299	.321	.620	82	1690	96	23	92		48	1106
Cleveland Indians	36	27.3	3.78	156	5932	5317	590	1344	223	58	50	539	69	74	500	544	.253	.320	.345	.665	92	1833	109	24	90		55	1116
Detroit Tigers	31	28.3	3.78	156	5932	5327	589	1313	217	37	76	547	39	40	508	472	.246	.314	.344	.658	79	1832	138	19	73		30	1134
Homestead Grays	25	32.6	5.90	71	2742	2398	419	637	88	27	34	361	60		297		.266	.352	.367	.719	105	881		22	25
Jacksonville Red Caps	36	24.6	2.73	15	525	473	41	96	9	6	2	31	7		38		.203	.271	.260	.531	58	123		6	8
Kansas City Monarchs	21	29.5	5.58	48	1825	1669	268	477	86	21	27	228	33		135		.286	.342	.411	.753	123	686		7	14
Memphis Red Sox	26	31.4	5.00	31	1146	1050	155	286	40	16	5	135	31		72		.272	.324	.355	.679	102	373		8	16
New York Black Yankees	29	29.9	3.75	36	1305	1171	135	273	39	8	8	115	28		115		.233	.303	.301	.604	72	352		3	16
Newark Eagles	27	26.8	5.47	55	2033	1816	301	481	83	20	34	274	18		184		.265	.336	.389	.725	107	706		12	21
New York Cubans	25	31.1	3.41	32	1125	1021	109	226	40	9	1	94	6		83		.221	.284	.281	.565	61	287		6	15
New York Giants	31	29.5	4.38	154	5885	5210	675	1323	162	35	109	632	39	40	557	507	.254	.330	.361	.691	101	1882	140	34	80		42	1136
New York Yankees	31	28.3	5.20	154	6009	5305	801	1429	223	57	108	744	69	33	591	556	.269	.346	.394	.740	110	2090	103	29	84		51	1157
Philadelphia Athletics	38	28.7	3.56	154	5823	5285	549	1315	213	46	33	517	44	45	441	489	.249	.309	.325	.635	79	1719	129	23	74		25	1085
Philadelphia Phils	35	26.9	2.61	151	5573	5060	394	1174	168	37	44	356	37	50	392	487	.232	.289	.306	.595	79	1548	109	16	89		36	1053
Pittsburgh Pirates	35	27.9	3.87	151	5762	5107	585	1250	173	49	54	544	41	50	535	539	.245	.320	.330	.649	88	1683	105	26	86		39	1098
Philadelphia Stars	25	31.3	5.22	60	2231	1973	313	509	83	21	24	278	14		224		.258	.335	.358	.693	98	706		4	30
St. Louis Browns	35	28.6	4.83	151	5949	5229	730	1354	239	62	98	669	37	38	609	608	.259	.338	.385	.722	101	2011	115	13	96		22	1159
St. Louis Cardinals	32	26.4	4.84	156	6128	5422	755	1454	282	69	60	680	71	29	551	505	.268	.338	.379	.717	103	2054	90	22	130		66	1219
Washington Nationals	36	26.6	4.32	151	5951	5295	653	1364	224	49	40	593	98	29	579	536	.258	.333	.341	.674	91	1806	106	19	54		24	1221
League Average	18	27.9	3.35	106	3357	2990	357	756	124	26	38	328	34	26	300	297	.253	.323	.350	.674	93	1047	63	12	53		23	647
	512	27.9	3.35	2981	93999	83731	9995	21176	3477	723	1071	9187	961	719	8393	8325	.253	.323	.350	.674	93	29312	1755	339	1473		643	18118
Tm	#Bat	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	LOB