1942 Cleveland Indians

75-79 • .487 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1942 Cleveland Indians went 75-79 (.487) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 590 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Les Fleming (14 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Bagby (17-9, 2.96 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
4th Rank
590 R 659 RA
Diff -69

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590 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
-69 Run Diff
415K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 2% below the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .319 3% below the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .344 3% below the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 3.59 2% better than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 590 9% below the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 46
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Total Attendance 415,583
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Avg per Game 9,034

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Les Fleming 0.292 2 Ken Keltner 0.287 3 Lou Boudreau 0.283 4 Jeff Heath 0.278 5 Buster Mills 0.277

Home Runs

1 Les Fleming 14 2 Jeff Heath 10 3 Oris Hockett 7 4 Ken Keltner 6 5 Roy Weatherly 5

RBI

1 Les Fleming 82 2 Ken Keltner 78 3 Jeff Heath 76 4 Lou Boudreau 58 5 Oris Hockett 48
1942 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Keltner 152 624 72 179 34 4 6 78 20 36 4 0.287
Oris Hockett 148 601 85 150 22 7 7 48 45 45 12 0.250
Jeff Heath 147 568 82 158 37 13 10 76 62 66 9 0.278
Les Fleming 156 548 71 160 27 4 14 82 106 57 6 0.292
Lou Boudreau 147 506 57 143 18 10 2 58 75 39 7 0.283
Ray Mack 143 481 43 108 14 6 2 45 41 51 9 0.225
Roy Weatherly 128 473 61 122 23 7 5 39 35 25 8 0.258
Otto Denning 92 214 15 45 14 0 1 19 18 14 0 0.210
Buster Mills 80 195 19 54 4 2 1 26 23 18 5 0.277
Jim Hegan 68 170 10 33 5 0 0 11 11 31 1 0.194
Gene Desautels 62 162 14 40 5 0 0 9 12 13 1 0.247
Chubby Dean 70 101 4 27 1 0 0 7 11 7 0 0.267
Jim Bagby 39 95 6 18 1 0 1 6 1 12 0 0.189
Oscar Grimes 51 84 10 15 2 0 0 2 13 17 3 0.179
Al Milnar 40 70 6 12 2 2 1 7 2 23 0 0.171
Fabian Gaffke 40 67 4 11 2 0 0 3 6 13 1 0.164
Mel Harder 29 67 3 8 0 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.119
Al Smith 30 60 4 15 2 0 0 5 1 7 0 0.250
Rusty Peters 34 58 6 13 5 1 0 2 2 14 0 0.224
Hank Edwards 13 48 6 12 2 1 0 7 5 8 2 0.250
Vern Kennedy 33 30 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 9 1 0.200
Tom Ferrick 31 19 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.211
Red Embree 19 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.133
Steve Gromek 14 15 2 5 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0.333
Ted Sepkowski 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Eddie Robinson 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.125
Joe Heving 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Lemon 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ray Poat 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Harry Eisenstat 29 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Joe Krakauskas 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allie Reynolds 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clint Brown 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Center 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Susce 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Paul Calvert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Tom Ferrick 1.99 2 Harry Eisenstat 2.45 3 Jim Bagby 2.96 4 Mel Harder 3.44 5 Steve Gromek 3.65

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 17 2 Mel Harder 13 3 Al Smith 10 4 Chubby Dean 8 5 Al Milnar 6

Strikeouts

1 Mel Harder 74 2 Al Smith 66 3 Jim Bagby 54 4 Chubby Dean 46 5 Red Embree 44
1942 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 17 9 2.96 38 35 1 270.2 267 89 64 54
Mel Harder 13 14 3.44 29 29 0 198.2 179 76 82 74
Chubby Dean 8 11 3.81 27 22 1 172.2 170 73 66 46
Al Smith 10 15 3.96 30 24 0 168.1 163 74 71 66
Al Milnar 6 8 4.13 28 19 0 157.0 146 72 85 35
Vern Kennedy 4 8 4.08 28 12 1 108.0 99 49 50 37
Tom Ferrick 3 2 1.99 31 2 3 81.1 56 18 32 28
Red Embree 3 4 3.86 19 6 0 63.0 58 27 31 44
Harry Eisenstat 2 1 2.45 29 1 2 47.2 58 13 6 19
Joe Heving 5 3 4.86 27 2 3 46.1 52 25 25 13
Steve Gromek 2 0 3.65 14 0 0 44.1 46 18 23 14
Ray Poat 1 3 5.40 4 4 0 18.1 24 11 9 8
Clint Brown 1 1 6.00 7 0 0 9.0 16 6 2 4
Joe Krakauskas 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 7.0 7 3 4 2
Allie Reynolds 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 5.0 5 0 4 2
Pete Center 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 3.1 7 6 4 0
Paul Calvert 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 2

👥 Roster (36)

Jim Bagby Lou Boudreau Clint Brown Paul Calvert Pete Center Chubby Dean Otto Denning Gene Desautels Hank Edwards Harry Eisenstat Red Embree Tom Ferrick +24 more

36 players

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The 1942 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 75-79 record (.487) put the 1942 Cleveland Indians 4th in the AL. The run column shows 590 for and 659 against. Against a league average of .257, the 1942 Cleveland Indians batted .252. The staff ERA of 3.59 was 2% better than the league average of 3.66. Measured against the 651-run league average, the offense was 9% behind. Attendance at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium totaled 415,583 for the year.

For power, Les Fleming led the way with 14 homers. The hits leader was Ken Keltner with 179. Jim Bagby led the pitchers with 17 wins. Mel Harder struck out 74, the most on the club. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club. The 1941 season and the 1943 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1942 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1942 Cleveland Indians finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Les Fleming led the 1942 Cleveland Indians with 14 home runs.
What was the 1942 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1942 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1942 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1942 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1942 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Les Fleming (14 HR, 82 RBI) and Jim Bagby (17-9, 2.96 ERA).
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