1942 St. Louis Browns season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = St. Louis Browns

| season = 1942

| misc =

| 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

| television =

| 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

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

June 1, 1942: Bob Harris and Bob Swift were traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for Frankie Hayes.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hayesfr01.shtml Frankie Hayes page at Baseball Reference]
June 1, 1942: Bill Trotter and Roy Cullenbine were traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Mike Chartak and Steve Sundra.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trottbi01.shtml Bill Trotter page at Baseball Reference]

= Roster =

colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1942 St. Louis Browns
class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #F87217; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|26,27\|Pete Appleton}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Elden Auker}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Frank Biscan}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|George Caster}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Stan Ferens}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Denny Galehouse}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Loy Hanning}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Bob Harris}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Al Hollingsworth}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Bob Muncrief}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Johnny Niggeling}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Fritz Ostermueller}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Ewald Pyle}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Steve Sundra}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Bill Trotter}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|John Whitehead}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Rick Ferrell}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Frankie Hayes}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Luke Sewell}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Bob Swift}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|20\|Johnny Berardino}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Harlond Clift}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Don Gutteridge}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Don Heffner}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|George McQuinn}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Vern Stephens}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Alan Strange}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|10\|Mike Chartak}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Tony Criscola}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Roy Cullenbine}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Wally Judnich}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Chet Laabs}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Glenn McQuillen}} Other batters {{MLBplayer
-\|Babe Dahlgren}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Ray Hayworth}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|32\|Luke Sewell}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|33\|Fred Hofmann}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Zack Taylor}}

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Rick\|Ferrell}}	99	273	61	.223	0	26
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|George\|McQuinn}}	145	554	145	.262	12	78
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Don\|Gutteridge}}	147	616	157	.255	1	50
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Vern\|Stephens}}	145	575	169	.294	14	92
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Harlond\|Clift}}	143	541	148	.274	7	55
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Glenn\|McQuillen}}	100	339	96	.283	3	47
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Wally\|Judnich}}	132	457	143	.313	17	82
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Chet\|Laabs}}	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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Chartak}}	73	237	59	.249	9	43
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frankie\|Hayes}}	56	159	40	.252	2	17
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Criscola}}	91	158	47	.297	1	13
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roy\|Cullenbine}}	38	109	21	.193	2	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Swift}}	29	76	15	.197	1	8
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Berardino}}	29	74	21	.284	1	10
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Alan\|Strange}}	19	37	10	.270	0	5
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|Heffner}}	19	36	6	.167	0	3
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Luke\|Sewell}}	6	12	1	.083	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Babe\|Dahlgren}}	2	2	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ray\|Hayworth}}	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

style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Elden\|Auker}}	35	249.0	14	13	4.08	62
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnny\|Niggeling}}	28	206.1	15	11	2.66	107
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Denny\|Galehouse}}	32	192.1	12	12	3.60	75
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Muncrief}}	24	134.1	6	8	3.89	39
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Steve\|Sundra}}	20	110.2	8	3	3.82	26
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Harris\|Bob Harris (baseball)}}	6	33.2	1	5	5.61	9
align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

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

style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Hollingsworth\|Al Hollingsworth (baseball)}}	33	161.0	10	6	2.96	60
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Stan\|Ferens}}	19	69.0	3	4	3.78	23
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Fritz\|Ostermueller}}	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

style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| SV ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|George\|Caster}}	39	8	2	5	2.81	34
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pete\|Appleton}}	14	1	1	2	2.96	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Biscan}}	11	0	1	1	2.33	10
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Loy\|Hanning}}	11	1	1	0	7.79	9
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Whitehead\|John Whitehead (baseball)}}	4	0	0	0	6.75	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Trotter}}	3	0	1	0	18.00	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ewald\|Pyle}}	2	0	0	0	6.75	1

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AA|team16=Toledo Mud Hens|league16=American Association|manager16=Fred Haney

|level17=A1|team17=San Antonio Missions|league17=Texas League|manager17=Ralph Winegarner

|level18=B|team18=Springfield Browns|league18=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager18=Jimmy Adair

|level19=C|team19=Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers|league19=Canadian–American League|manager19=Bill Hornsby

|level20=D|team20=Huntington Jewels|league20=Mountain State League|manager20=Art Scharein}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=20567|title = 1942 Huntington Jewels Statistics}}

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SLB/1942.shtml 1942 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1942&t=SLA 1942 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com]

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