# 1942 Boston Red Sox season

The 1942 Boston Red Sox season was the 42nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses, nine games behind the New York Yankees.
Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, leading the AL in home runs (36), runs batted in (137), and batting average (.356).

## Offseason

* December 13, 1941: Stan Spence and Jack Wilson were traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Johnny Welaj and Ken Chase.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| 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

1942 American League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 1, 1942: Jimmie Foxx was selected off waivers from the Red Sox by the Chicago Cubs.

### Opening Day lineup

| 6 | Johnny Pesky | SS |
| 7 | Dom DiMaggio | CF |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
| 5 | Jim Tabor | 3B |
| 12 | Pete Fox | RF |
| 26 | Skeeter Newsome | 2B |
| 11 | Johnny Peacock | C |
| 28 | Dick Newsome | P |

### Roster
## 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 | Johnny Peacock | 88 | 286 | 76 | .266 | 0 | 25 |
| 1B | Tony Lupien | 128 | 463 | 130 | .281 | 3 | 70 |
| 2B | Bobby Doerr | 144 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 15 | 102 |
| SS | Johnny Pesky | 147 | 620 | 205 | .331 | 2 | 51 |
| 3B | Jim Tabor | 139 | 508 | 128 | .252 | 12 | 75 |
| OF | Ted Williams | 150 | 522 | 186 | .356 | 36 | 137 |
| OF | Lou Finney | 113 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 3 | 61 |
| OF | Dom DiMaggio | 151 | 622 | 178 | .286 | 14 | 48 |

#### 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 |
| Pete Fox | 77 | 256 | 67 | .262 | 3 | 42 |
| Bill Conroy | 83 | 250 | 50 | .200 | 4 | 20 |
| Jimmie Foxx | 30 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 5 | 14 |
| Skeeter Newsome | 29 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Cronin | 45 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 4 | 24 |
| Paul Campbell | 26 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Gilbert | 6 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Carey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Tex Hughson | 38 | 281.0 | 22 | 6 | 2.59 | 113 |
| Charlie Wagner | 29 | 205.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.29 | 52 |
| Joe Dobson | 30 | 182.2 | 11 | 9 | 3.30 | 72 |
| Dick Newsome | 24 | 158.0 | 8 | 10 | 5.01 | 40 |
| Ken Chase | 13 | 80.1 | 5 | 1 | 3.81 | 34 |

#### 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 |
| Oscar Judd | 31 | 150.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 70 |
| Bill Butland | 23 | 111.1 | 7 | 1 | 2.51 | 46 |
| Yank Terry | 20 | 85.0 | 6 | 5 | 3.92 | 37 |

#### 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 |
| Mace Brown | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 20 |
| Mike Ryba | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 16 |

## Awards and honors
### League leaders

* Ted Williams, American League home run leader (36), RBI leader (137), and batting average leader (.356)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Bill Burwell |
| A | Scranton Red Sox | Eastern League | Nemo Leibold |
| B | Greensboro Red Sox | Piedmont League | Heinie Manush |
| C | Oneonta Indians | Canadian–American League | Red Barnes |
| C | Canton Terriers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Danville-Schoolfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Elmer Yoter |
| D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Wally Schang |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942