1942 Chicago White Sox season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago White Sox
| season = 1942
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Comiskey Park
| city = Chicago
| owners = Grace Comiskey
| general_manager = Harry Grabiner
| managers = Jimmy Dykes
| television =
| radio = WGN (AM)
(Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD
(Pat Flanagan, Jack L. Fitzpatrick)
|}}
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.
Offseason
- December 9, 1941: Mike Kreevich and Jack Hallett were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Wally Moses.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moseswa01.shtml Wally Moses page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1942 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1942 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CWS}}
= 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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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1942 Chicago White Sox |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|48|Pete Appleton}} {{MLBplayer|18|Bill Dietrich}} {{MLBplayer|45|Orval Grove}} {{MLBplayer|35|Joe Haynes}} {{MLBplayer|26|Johnny Humphries}} {{MLBplayer|27|Thornton Lee}} {{MLBplayer|16|Ted Lyons}} {{MLBplayer|34|Len Perme}} {{MLBplayer|29|Johnny Rigney}} {{MLBplayer|19|Buck Ross}} {{MLBplayer|46|Eddie Smith}} {{MLBplayer|39,24|Jake Wade}} {{MLBplayer|39|Ed Weiland}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|14|George Dickey}} {{MLBplayer|15|Mike Tresh}} {{MLBplayer|17|Tom Turner}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 4|Luke Appling}} {{MLBplayer|20|Jimmy Grant}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Jake Jones}}
{{MLBplayer|25|Bob Kennedy}} {{MLBplayer|47|Don Kolloway}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Joe Kuhel}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Dario Lodigiani}} {{MLBplayer|37|Skeeter Webb}} {{MLBplayer|36|Leo Wells}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer |
| -|Val Heim}}
{{MLBplayer| 8|Myril Hoag}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Wally Moses}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Bill Mueller}}
{{MLBplayer|12|Bud Sketchley}} {{MLBplayer |
| -|Thurman Tucker}}
{{MLBplayer|34|Sam West}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Taffy Wright}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer| 5|Jimmy Dykes}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|22|Mule Haas}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bing Miller}} {{MLBplayer|38|Muddy Ruel}} |
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
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | SB |
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| 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 |
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| width="24%" | Player
! width="6%" | G ! width="6%" | AB ! width="6%" | R ! width="6%" | H ! width="6%" | 2B ! width="6%" | 3B ! width="6%" | HR ! width="6%" | RBI ! width="6%" | BB ! width="6%" | SO ! width="6%" | AVG ! width="6%" | SB |
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| 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 |
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| {{center|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
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! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | ERA ! width="5%" | G ! width="5%" | GS ! width="5%" | SV ! width="5%" | IP ! width="5%" | H ! width="5%" | R ! width="5%" | ER ! width="5%" | HR ! width="5%" | BB ! width="5%" | K |
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| 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 |
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| {{center|Team Totals}} | 66 | 82 | 3.58 | 148 | 148 | 8 | 1314.1 | 1304 | 609 | 523 | 74 | 473 | 432 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System
|level15=AA|team15=St. Paul Saints|league15=American Association|manager15=Truck Hannah and Bob Tarlton
|level16=B|team16=Waterloo White Hawks|league16=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager16=Johnny Mostil
|level17=C|team17=Grand Forks Chiefs|league17=Northern League|manager17=Larry Bettencourt
|level18=C|team18=Superior Blues|league18=Northern League|manager18=Art Haugher
|level19=D|team19=Lockport White Sox|league19=PONY League|manager19=Joe Martin and Bill Prince
|level20=D|team20=Wisconsin Rapids White Sox|league20=Wisconsin State League|manager20=Frank Parenti and Roger Reinhart
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1942.shtml 1942 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference]
{{1942 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago White Sox}}