1942 Baltimore Elite Giants

24-14 • .632 Win% • 2nd in NN2

The 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants went 24-14 (.632) finishing 2nd in the NN2. The club scored 277 runs, allowed 253, and played home games at Bugle Field. Team leaders included Sammy Hughes (3 HR, 30 RBI) and Bill Byrd (8-3, 3.46 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

24 Wins
14 Losses
.632 Win %
2nd Rank
277 R 253 RA
Diff +24

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⚡ Quick Stats

277 Runs Scored
253 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
18 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1942 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .253 equal to the 1942 league average (.253)
OBP .317 3% below the 1942 league average (.327)
SLG .350 equal to the 1942 league average (.349)
Team ERA 3.62 9% better than the 1942 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 277 7% above the 1942 league average (259 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBugle Field
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Home Games (est.) 19 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Wild Bill Wright 0.310 2 Bill Hoskins 0.295 3 Sammy Hughes 0.294 4 Roy Campanella 0.280 5 Bill Byrd 0.264

Home Runs

1 Bill Hoskins 3 2 Sammy Hughes 3 3 George Scales 3 4 Henry Kimbro 2 5 Jesse Brown 1

RBI

1 Wild Bill Wright 35 2 Sammy Hughes 30 3 Bill Hoskins 27 4 Henry Kimbro 27 5 Roy Campanella 26
1942 Baltimore Elite Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Henry Kimbro 54 224 38 58 8 5 2 27 24 3 4 0.259
Tommy Butts 59 218 28 52 1 2 0 16 19 7 8 0.239
Sammy Hughes 54 211 47 62 13 1 3 30 18 4 2 0.294
Wild Bill Wright 53 200 27 62 13 5 1 35 22 4 5 0.310
Bill Hoskins 51 183 23 54 8 5 3 27 13 6 5 0.295
Felton Snow 49 176 23 39 6 5 1 26 9 10 2 0.222
George Scales 49 160 26 41 12 1 3 24 25 8 1 0.256
Roy Campanella 42 150 22 42 8 3 1 26 14 6 2 0.280
Bob Clarke 35 111 8 20 1 0 0 7 6 4 1 0.180
Bill Byrd 34 72 10 19 1 2 1 10 8 5 0 0.264
Lefty Turner 23 49 7 7 1 0 0 0 6 2 1 0.143
Bill Harvey 29 41 7 9 0 1 1 2 4 8 1 0.220
Tom Glover 16 35 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.143
Henry Spearman 8 35 4 11 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.314
Emery Adams 19 29 1 9 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 0.310
Jonas Gaines 10 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.172
Granville Lyons 7 26 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.154
Bill Barnes 15 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.091
Jesse Brown 13 15 1 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.333
Andy Porter 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Roy K. Williams 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Casey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Jonas Gaines 1.59 2 Bill Byrd 3.46 3 Tom Glover 3.50 4 Emery Adams 4.06 5 Bill Harvey 4.26

Wins

1 Bill Byrd 8 2 Tom Glover 6 3 Jonas Gaines 5 4 Bill Harvey 5 5 Bill Barnes 3

Strikeouts

1 Jonas Gaines 58 2 Tom Glover 52 3 Bill Byrd 48 4 Bill Barnes 32 5 Bill Harvey 31
1942 Baltimore Elite Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Byrd 8 3 3.46 17 11 2 96.1 91 37 26 48
Tom Glover 6 5 3.50 16 10 0 92.2 89 36 23 52
Jonas Gaines 5 3 1.59 10 9 0 84.2 57 15 32 58
Bill Barnes 3 3 4.92 14 8 1 67.2 66 37 36 32
Bill Harvey 5 3 4.26 17 7 1 57.0 51 27 15 31
Emery Adams 2 3 4.06 14 6 0 51.0 42 23 30 21
Jesse Brown 1 4 5.13 6 5 0 26.1 25 15 19 9
Andy Porter 3 0 2.89 6 2 0 18.2 17 6 8 11
Felton Snow 0 0 4.15 1 0 0 4.1 4 2 1 2
Roy K. Williams 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 5 4 5 1

👥 Roster (22)

Emery Adams Bill Barnes Jesse Brown Tommy Butts Bill Byrd Roy Campanella Bill Casey Bob Clarke Jonas Gaines Tom Glover Bill Harvey Bill Hoskins +10 more

22 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants

What was the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants record?
The 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants finished 24-14 (.632 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants in home runs?
Bill Hoskins led the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants team ERA?
The 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants play?
The 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants played home games at Bugle Field.
Who led the 1942 Baltimore Elite Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sammy Hughes (3 HR, 30 RBI) and Bill Byrd (8-3, 3.46 ERA).
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