| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1942 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Alva Bradley |
| General Managers: | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Managers: | Lou Boudreau |
| Radio: | WCLEWHK (Jack Graney, Lew Henry) |
The 1942 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American major league baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 75–79–2.
| 1942 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | Otto Denning | 91 | 214 | 45 | .210 | 1 | 19 |
| 1B | Les Fleming | 156 | 548 | 160 | .292 | 14 | 82 |
| 2B | Ray Mack | 143 | 481 | 108 | .225 | 2 | 45 |
| SS | 147 | 506 | 143 | .283 | 2 | 58 | |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 152 | 624 | 179 | .287 | 6 | 78 |
| OF | Oris Hockett | 148 | 601 | 150 | .250 | 7 | 48 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 147 | 568 | 158 | .278 | 10 | 76 |
| OF | Roy Weatherly | 128 | 473 | 122 | .258 | 5 | 39 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Mills | 80 | 195 | 54 | .277 | 1 | 26 | |
| Jim Hegan | 68 | 170 | 33 | .194 | 0 | 11 | |
| Gene Desautels | 62 | 162 | 40 | .247 | 0 | 9 | |
| Oscar Grimes | 51 | 84 | 15 | .179 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fabian Gaffke | 40 | 67 | 11 | .164 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rusty Peters | 34 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hank Edwards | 13 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 7 | |
| Ted Sepkowski | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Robinson | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bob Lemon | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 270.2 | 17 | 9 | 2.96 | 54 | |
| Mel Harder | 29 | 198.2 | 13 | 14 | 3.44 | 74 |
| Chubby Dean | 27 | 172.2 | 8 | 11 | 3.81 | 46 |
| Al Smith | 30 | 168.1 | 10 | 15 | 3.96 | 66 |
| Al Milnar | 28 | 157.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.13 | 35 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Embree | 19 | 63.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.86 | 44 | |
| Steve Gromek | 14 | 44.1 | 2 | 0 | 3.65 | 14 | |
| Ray Poat | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 8 | |
| Clint Brown | 7 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | |
| Joe Krakauskas | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 | |
| Allie Reynolds | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | |
| Pete Center | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 | |
| Paul Calvert | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ferrick | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.99 | 28 | |
| Harry Eisenstat | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.45 | 19 | |
| Vern Kennedy | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4.08 | 37 | |
| Joe Heving | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4.86 | 13 |
Jim Bagby, Pitcher
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop (starter)
Ken Keltner, Third baseman (starter)
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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