1942 Brooklyn Dodgers

104-50 • .675 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers went 104-50 (.675) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 742 runs, allowed 510, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Dolph Camilli (26 HR, 109 RBI) and Whit Wyatt (19-7, 2.73 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

104 Wins
50 Losses
.675 Win %
2nd Rank
742 R 510 RA
Diff +232

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742 Runs Scored
510 Runs Allowed
+232 Run Diff
1,133K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 6% above the 1942 league average (.248)
OBP .337 6% above the 1942 league average (.318)
SLG .362 6% above the 1942 league average (.343)
Team ERA 2.84 14% better than the 1942 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 742 24% above the 1942 league average (598 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,133,606
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Avg per Game 14,349

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Pete Reiser 0.310 2 Joe Medwick 0.300 3 Dixie Walker 0.290 4 Lew Riggs 0.278 5 Arky Vaughan 0.277

Home Runs

1 Dolph Camilli 26 2 Pete Reiser 10 3 Dixie Walker 6 4 Joe Medwick 4 5 Johnny Rizzo 4

RBI

1 Dolph Camilli 109 2 Joe Medwick 96 3 Billy Herman 65 4 Pete Reiser 64 5 Dixie Walker 54
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Herman 155 571 76 146 34 2 2 65 72 52 6 0.256
Pee Wee Reese 151 564 87 144 24 5 3 53 82 55 15 0.255
Joe Medwick 142 553 69 166 37 4 4 96 32 25 2 0.300
Dolph Camilli 150 524 89 132 23 7 26 109 97 85 10 0.252
Arky Vaughan 128 495 82 137 18 4 2 49 51 17 8 0.277
Pete Reiser 125 480 89 149 33 5 10 64 48 45 20 0.310
Mickey Owen 133 421 53 109 16 3 0 44 44 17 10 0.259
Dixie Walker 118 393 57 114 28 1 6 54 47 15 1 0.290
Johnny Rizzo 78 217 31 50 8 0 4 27 24 25 2 0.230
Augie Galan 69 209 24 55 16 0 0 22 24 12 2 0.263
Lew Riggs 70 180 20 50 5 0 3 22 13 9 0 0.278
Billy Sullivan 43 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 12 6 1 0.267
Kirby Higbe 38 77 2 8 2 0 0 8 0 16 0 0.104
Whit Wyatt 31 77 5 14 3 0 0 6 3 15 0 0.182
Curt Davis 32 68 4 12 2 0 0 5 1 24 0 0.176
Frenchy Bordagaray 48 58 11 14 2 0 0 5 3 3 2 0.241
Max Macon 26 43 4 12 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0.279
Larry French 38 40 5 12 3 0 0 6 3 8 0 0.300
Johnny Allen 27 39 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.179
Ed Head 36 39 4 13 1 0 0 6 3 9 1 0.333
Hugh Casey 50 27 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.148
Alex Kampouris 10 21 3 5 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 0.238
Babe Dahlgren 17 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.053
Schoolboy Rowe 14 19 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.211
Cliff Dapper 8 17 2 8 1 0 1 9 2 2 0 0.471
Les Webber 19 14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.071
Bobo Newsom 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Newt Kimball 14 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Freddie Fitzsimmons 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Chet Kehn 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Bob Chipman 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Rojek 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Larry French 1.83 2 Max Macon 1.93 3 Hugh Casey 2.25 4 Curt Davis 2.36 5 Whit Wyatt 2.73

Wins

1 Whit Wyatt 19 2 Kirby Higbe 16 3 Curt Davis 15 4 Larry French 15 5 Johnny Allen 10

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 115 2 Whit Wyatt 104 3 Ed Head 78 4 Larry French 62 5 Curt Davis 60
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kirby Higbe 16 11 3.25 38 32 0 221.2 180 80 106 115
Whit Wyatt 19 7 2.73 31 30 0 217.1 185 66 63 104
Curt Davis 15 6 2.36 32 26 2 206.0 179 54 51 60
Larry French 15 4 1.83 38 14 0 147.2 127 30 36 62
Ed Head 10 6 3.56 36 15 4 136.2 118 54 47 78
Johnny Allen 10 6 3.20 27 15 3 118.0 106 42 39 50
Hugh Casey 6 3 2.25 50 2 13 112.0 91 28 44 54
Max Macon 5 3 1.93 14 8 1 84.0 67 18 33 27
Les Webber 3 2 2.96 19 3 1 51.2 46 17 22 23
Bobo Newsom 2 2 3.38 6 5 0 32.0 28 12 14 21
Schoolboy Rowe 1 0 5.34 9 2 0 30.1 36 18 12 6
Newt Kimball 2 0 3.68 14 1 0 29.1 27 12 19 8
Chet Kehn 0 0 7.04 3 1 0 7.2 8 6 4 3
Freddie Fitzsimmons 0 0 15.00 1 1 0 3.0 6 5 1 0
Bob Chipman 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 1

👥 Roster (32)

Johnny Allen Frenchy Bordagaray Dolph Camilli Hugh Casey Bob Chipman Babe Dahlgren Cliff Dapper Curt Davis Freddie Fitzsimmons Larry French Augie Galan Ed Head +20 more

32 players

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The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

A 104-50 record (.675) put the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 742 scored against 510 allowed (+232). Against a league average of .248, the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .264. The Brooklyn Dodgers staff finished with a 2.84 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.32. The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers outscored the average club by 24% (742 against 598).

Ebbets Field was home in 1942, drawing a total attendance of 1,133,606. The home run leader was Dolph Camilli, who hit 26. The hits leader was Joe Medwick with 166. On the mound, Whit Wyatt won 19 games to lead the staff. Kirby Higbe struck out 115, the most on the club. Hugh Casey saved 13 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 104-50 (.675 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Dolph Camilli led the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers with 26 home runs.
What was the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.84.
Did the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dolph Camilli (26 HR, 109 RBI) and Whit Wyatt (19-7, 2.73 ERA).
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