1942 Chicago White Sox

66-82 • .446 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1942 Chicago White Sox went 66-82 (.446) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 538 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Wally Moses (7 HR, 49 RBI) and Ted Lyons (14-6, 2.10 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

66 Wins
82 Losses
.446 Win %
6th Rank
538 R 609 RA
Diff -71

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538 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
482K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .316 4% below the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .318 11% below the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 3.58 2% better than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 538 17% below the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 482,865
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Avg per Game 6,898

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Taffy Wright 0.333 2 Dario Lodigiani 0.280 3 Don Kolloway 0.273 4 Wally Moses 0.270 5 Luke Appling 0.262

Home Runs

1 Wally Moses 7 2 Joe Kuhel 4 3 Luke Appling 3 4 Don Kolloway 3 5 Tom Turner 3

RBI

1 Don Kolloway 60 2 Luke Appling 53 3 Joe Kuhel 52 4 Wally Moses 49 5 Taffy Wright 47
1942 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Kolloway 147 601 72 164 40 4 3 60 30 39 16 0.273
Wally Moses 146 577 73 156 28 4 7 49 74 27 16 0.270
Luke Appling 142 543 78 142 26 4 3 53 63 23 17 0.262
Joe Kuhel 115 413 60 103 14 4 4 52 60 22 22 0.249
Myril Hoag 113 412 47 99 18 2 2 37 36 21 17 0.240
Bob Kennedy 113 412 37 95 18 5 0 38 22 41 11 0.231
Taffy Wright 85 300 43 100 13 5 0 47 48 9 1 0.333
Mike Tresh 72 233 21 54 8 1 0 15 28 24 2 0.232
Tom Turner 56 182 18 44 9 1 3 21 19 15 0 0.242
Dario Lodigiani 59 168 9 47 7 0 0 15 18 10 3 0.280
Sam West 49 151 14 35 5 0 0 25 31 18 2 0.232
George Dickey 59 116 6 27 3 0 1 17 9 11 0 0.233
Skeeter Webb 32 94 5 16 2 1 0 4 4 13 1 0.170
Bill Mueller 26 85 5 14 1 0 0 5 12 9 2 0.165
Johnny Humphries 28 80 9 18 6 1 0 5 4 33 0 0.225
Eddie Smith 29 73 2 9 0 1 0 0 3 15 1 0.123
Ted Lyons 20 67 10 16 4 0 0 10 3 7 0 0.239
Leo Wells 35 62 8 12 2 0 1 4 4 5 1 0.194
Bill Dietrich 26 48 2 5 1 0 0 5 5 22 0 0.104
Val Heim 13 45 6 9 1 1 0 7 5 3 1 0.200
Buck Ross 22 38 2 6 3 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.158
Jimmy Grant 12 36 0 6 1 1 0 1 5 6 0 0.167
Harry Sketchley 13 36 1 7 1 0 0 3 7 4 0 0.194
Thornton Lee 11 30 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.200
Jake Wade 15 29 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.241
Joe Haynes 40 28 3 5 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0.179
Thurman Tucker 7 24 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.125
Orval Grove 12 22 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0.227
Jake Jones 7 20 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.150
Johnny Rigney 7 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.053
Len Perme 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Ed Weiland 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Appleton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Ted Lyons 2.10 2 Joe Haynes 2.62 3 Johnny Humphries 2.68 4 Johnny Rigney 3.20 5 Thornton Lee 3.32

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 14 2 Johnny Humphries 12 3 Joe Haynes 8 4 Eddie Smith 7 5 Bill Dietrich 6

Strikeouts

1 Eddie Smith 78 2 Johnny Humphries 71 3 Ted Lyons 50 4 Bill Dietrich 39 5 Buck Ross 37
1942 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Humphries 12 12 2.68 28 28 0 228.1 227 68 59 71
Eddie Smith 7 20 3.98 29 28 1 215.0 223 95 86 78
Ted Lyons 14 6 2.10 20 20 0 180.1 167 42 26 50
Bill Dietrich 6 11 4.89 26 23 0 160.0 173 87 70 39
Buck Ross 5 7 5.00 22 14 1 113.1 118 63 39 37
Joe Haynes 8 5 2.62 40 1 6 103.0 88 30 47 35
Jake Wade 5 5 4.10 15 10 0 85.2 84 39 56 32
Thornton Lee 2 6 3.32 11 8 0 76.0 82 28 31 25
Orval Grove 4 6 5.16 12 8 0 66.1 77 38 33 21
Johnny Rigney 3 3 3.20 7 7 0 59.0 40 21 16 34
Len Perme 0 1 1.38 4 1 0 13.0 5 2 4 4
Ed Weiland 0 0 7.45 5 0 0 9.2 18 8 3 4
Pete Appleton 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 2 2 3 2

👥 Roster (33)

Pete Appleton Luke Appling George Dickey Bill Dietrich Jimmy Grant Orval Grove Joe Haynes Val Heim Myril Hoag Johnny Humphries Jake Jones Bob Kennedy +21 more

33 players

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The 1942 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1942 Chicago White Sox won 66 games and lost 82, ending up 6th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 538 runs and allowed 609, a run differential of -71. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .245, 4% worse than the league's .257. Pitchers allowed 3.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.66. The 1942 Chicago White Sox scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (538 against 651).

The home park, Comiskey Park, recorded 482,865 in attendance, about 6,898 a game. For power, Wally Moses led the way with 7 homers. Don Kolloway led in RBI with 60. Ted Lyons led the pitchers with 14 wins. Eddie Smith struck out 78, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1942 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1942 Chicago White Sox finished 66-82 (.446 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Wally Moses led the 1942 Chicago White Sox with 7 home runs.
What was the 1942 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1942 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1942 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1942 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1942 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Moses (7 HR, 49 RBI) and Ted Lyons (14-6, 2.10 ERA).
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