1942 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1942 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 43rd season. They finished with a record of 66–82, good enough for sixth place in the American League, 34 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
LeagueAmerican League
OwnersGrace Comiskey
RadioWGN (AM)
(Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD
(Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick)
(Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD
(Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick)
| 1942 Chicago White Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Owners | Grace Comiskey |
| General manager | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio | WGN (AM) (Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse) WCFL (Hal Totten) WJJD (Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick) |
Offseason
- December 9, 1941: Mike Kreevich and Jack Hallett were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Wally Moses.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 103 | 51 | .669 | — | 58–19 | 45–32 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 59 | .612 | 9 | 53–24 | 40–35 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 69 | .543 | 19½ | 40–37 | 42–32 |
| Cleveland Indians | 75 | 79 | .487 | 28 | 39–39 | 36–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 81 | .474 | 30 | 43–34 | 30–47 |
| Chicago White Sox | 66 | 82 | .446 | 34 | 35–35 | 31–47 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 89 | .411 | 39½ | 35–42 | 27–47 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 99 | .357 | 48 | 25–51 | 30–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 13–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 14–7 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 12–10 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 11–11 | — | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 9–13 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15 | 13–9 | 13–9–2 | — | 7–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| New York | 10–12 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 17–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 13–6 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 16–6 | — | 11–11 | |||||
| Washington | 7–14 | 7–13 | 7–15 | 13–9 | 5–17 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
- Don Kolloway, 2B
- Wally Moses, CF
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Luke Appling, SS
- Bud Sketchley, RF
- Myril Hoag, LF
- Bob Kennedy, 3B
- Mike Tresh, C
- Johnny Rigney, P
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 142 | 543 | 78 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 63 | 23 | .262 | 17 |
| George Dickey, C | 59 | 116 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 11 | .233 | 0 |
| Jimmy Grant, 3B | 12 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .167 | 0 |
| Val Heim, LF, RF | 13 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .200 | 1 |
| Myril Hoag, CF, LF | 113 | 412 | 47 | 99 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 21 | .240 | 17 |
| Jake Jones, 1B | 7 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .150 | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy, 3B, LF | 113 | 412 | 37 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 41 | .231 | 11 |
| Don Kolloway, 2B, 1B | 147 | 601 | 72 | 164 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 30 | 39 | .273 | 16 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B | 115 | 413 | 60 | 103 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 60 | 22 | .249 | 22 |
| Dario Lodigiani, 3B, 2B | 59 | 168 | 9 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 10 | .280 | 3 |
| Wally Moses, RF, CF | 146 | 577 | 73 | 156 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 74 | 27 | .270 | 16 |
| Bill Mueller, CF, RF | 26 | 85 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | .165 | 2 |
| Bud Sketchley, RF | 13 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .194 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 72 | 233 | 21 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 24 | .232 | 2 |
| Thurman Tucker, CF | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .125 | 0 |
| Tom Turner, C | 56 | 182 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | .242 | 0 |
| Skeeter Webb, 2B | 32 | 94 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | .170 | 1 |
| Leo Wells, SS, 3B | 35 | 62 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .194 | 1 |
| Sam West, CF, LF | 49 | 151 | 14 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 18 | .232 | 2 |
| Taffy Wright, LF | 85 | 300 | 43 | 100 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 9 | .333 | 1 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dietrich, P | 26 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | .104 | 0 |
| Orval Grove, P | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .227 | 0 |
| Joe Haynes, P | 40 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .179 | 0 |
| Johnny Humphries, P | 28 | 80 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 33 | .225 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee, P | 11 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .200 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons, P | 20 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .239 | 0 |
| Len Perme, P | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney, P | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .053 | 0 |
| Buck Ross, P | 22 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .158 | 0 |
| Eddie Smith, P | 29 | 73 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .123 | 1 |
| Jake Wade, P | 15 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .241 | 0 |
| Ed Weiland, P | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Team totals |
148 | 4949 | 538 | 1215 | 214 | 36 | 25 | 486 | 497 | 425 | .246 | 114 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Appleton | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bill Dietrich | 6 | 11 | 4.89 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 160.0 | 173 | 92 | 87 | 16 | 70 | 39 |
| Orval Grove | 4 | 6 | 5.16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 66.1 | 77 | 47 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
| Joe Haynes | 8 | 5 | 2.62 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 103.0 | 88 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 47 | 35 |
| Johnny Humphries | 12 | 12 | 2.68 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 228.1 | 227 | 85 | 68 | 9 | 59 | 71 |
| Thornton Lee | 2 | 6 | 3.32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 76.0 | 82 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 31 | 25 |
| Ted Lyons | 14 | 6 | 2.10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 180.1 | 167 | 52 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 50 |
| Len Perme | 0 | 1 | 1.38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Johnny Rigney | 3 | 3 | 3.20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 59.0 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| Buck Ross | 5 | 7 | 5.00 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 113.1 | 118 | 63 | 63 | 6 | 39 | 37 |
| Eddie Smith | 7 | 20 | 3.98 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 215.0 | 223 | 112 | 95 | 17 | 86 | 78 |
| Jake Wade | 5 | 5 | 4.10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 85.2 | 84 | 45 | 39 | 2 | 56 | 32 |
| Ed Weiland | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Team totals |
66 | 82 | 3.58 | 148 | 148 | 8 | 1314.1 | 1304 | 609 | 523 | 74 | 473 | 432 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Truck Hannah and Bob Tarlton |
| B | Waterloo White Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Johnny Mostil |
| C | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | Larry Bettencourt |
| C | Superior Blues | Northern League | Art Haugher |
| D | Lockport White Sox | PONY League | Joe Martin and Bill Prince |
| D | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | Wisconsin State League | Frank Parenti and Roger Reinhart |