1942 Boston Braves season

1942 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	59–89 (.399)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	J.A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
Local radio	WAAB (Jim Britt)
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The 1942 Boston Braves season was the 72nd in franchise history.

Regular season

• May 13, 1942: Jim Tobin of the Braves became the first Major League Baseball pitcher to hit three home runs in one game.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	106	48	0.688	—	60–17	46–31
Brooklyn Dodgers	104	50	0.675	2	57–22	47–28
New York Giants	85	67	0.559	20	47–31	38–36
Cincinnati Reds	76	76	0.500	29	38–39	38–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	81	0.449	36½	41–34	25–47
Chicago Cubs	68	86	0.442	38	36–41	32–45
Boston Braves	59	89	0.399	44	33–36	26–53
Philadelphia Phillies	42	109	0.278	62½	23–51	19–58

Record vs. opponents

1942 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–16	13–9	5–16–1	8–12	14–8	7–12–1	6–16
Brooklyn	16–6	—	16–6	15–7	14–8–1	18–4	16–6	9–13
Chicago	9–13	6–16	—	13–9	9–13–1	14–8	11–11	6–16
Cincinnati	16–5–1	7–15	9–13	—	9–13	16–6	12–9–1	7–15
New York	12–8	8–14–1	13–9–1	13–9	—	17–5	15–7	7–15
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14	6–16	5–17	—	6–13	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–7–1	6–16	11–11	9–12–1	7–15	13–6	—	8–14–2
St. Louis	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	15–7	17–5	14–8–2	—

Roster

1942 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers 20 George Diehl 21 Bill Donovan 26 Tom Earley 19 Dick Errickson 24 Jim Hickey 17 Johnny Hutchings 18 Al Javery 29 Art Johnson 24 Frank LaManna 28 Johnny Sain 23 Manny Salvo 16 Warren Spahn 22 Jim Tobin 27 Lou Tost 16 Lefty Wallace		Catchers 11 Clyde Kluttz  5 Ernie Lombardi 10 Phil Masi Infielders 16 Tony Cuccinello 31 Ducky Detweiler  3 Nanny Fernandez 30 Buddy Gremp  7 Eddie Miller 14 Skippy Roberge 19 Mike Sandlock  2 Sibby Sisti  4 Max West 25 Whitey Wietelmann		Outfielders  9 Johnny Cooney 12,31 Frank Demaree  1 Tommy Holmes 20 Frank McElyea  6 Chet Ross  8 Paul Waner		Manager 32 Casey Stengel Coaches  9 Johnny Cooney 33 George Kelly

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	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	105	309	102	.330	11	46
3B	Fernandez, NannyNanny Fernandez	145	577	147	.255	6	55
SS	Miller, EddieEddie Miller	142	534	130	.243	6	47

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
Sandlock, MikeMike Sandlock	2	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
Tobin, JimJim Tobin	37	287.2	12	21	3.97	71
Earley, TomTom Earley	27	112.2	6	11	4.71	28
Hickey, JimJim Hickey	1	1.1	0	1	20.25	0

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
Donovan, BillBill Donovan	31	89.1	3	6	3.43	23

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
Errickson, DickDick Errickson	21	2	5	1	5.01	15
Diehl, GeorgeGeorge Diehl	1	0	0	0	2.45	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Hartford Bees	Eastern League	Del Bissonette
B	Evansville Bees	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
D	Greeneville Burley Cubs	Appalachian League	Dale Alexander
D	Welch Miners	Mountain State League	Don Manno
D	Bradford Bees	PONY League	Jack Burns

Greeneville club folded, June 14, 1942^[2]

Notes

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 259, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1942 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference