1942 St. Louis Browns season explained

St. Louis Browns
Season:	1942
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Sportsman's Park
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Record:	82–69 (.543)
League Place:	3rd
Owners:	Donald Lee Barnes
General Managers:	Bill DeWitt
Managers:	Luke Sewell
Radio:	(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)

The 1942 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 69 losses.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 1, 1942: Bob Harris and Bob Swift were traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frankie Hayes.^[1]
• June 1, 1942: Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine were traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra.^[2]

Roster

1942 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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		99	273	61	.223	0	26
1B		145	554	145	.262	12	78
2B		147	616	157	.255	1	50
SS		145	575	169	.294	14	92
3B		143	541	148	.274	7	55
OF		100	339	96	.283	3	47
OF		132	457	143	.313	17	82
OF		144	520	143	.275	27	99

Other batters

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
	73	237	59	.249	9	43
	56	159	40	.252	2	17
	91	158	47	.297	1	13
	38	109	21	.193	2	14
	29	76	15	.197	1	8
	29	74	21	.284	1	10
	19	37	10	.270	0	5
	19	36	6	.167	0	3
	6	12	1	.083	0	0
	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	1	1.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	35	249.0	14	13	4.08	62
	28	206.1	15	11	2.66	107
	32	192.1	12	12	3.60	75
	24	134.1	6	8	3.89	39
	20	110.2	8	3	3.82	26
	6	33.2	1	5	5.61	9

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	33	161.0	10	6	2.96	60
	19	69.0	3	4	3.78	23
	10	43.2	3	1	3.71	21

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	39	8	2	5	2.81	34
	14	1	1	2	2.96	12
	11	0	1	1	2.33	10
	11	1	1	0	7.79	9
	4	0	0	0	6.75	0
	3	0	1	0	18.00	0
	2	0	0	0	6.75	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1942 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1942 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hayesfr01.shtml Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trottbi01.shtml Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
4. Web site: 1942 Huntington Jewels Statistics.