1942 Philadelphia Athletics

55-99 • .357 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics went 55-99 (.357) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 549 runs, allowed 801, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bob Johnson (13 HR, 80 RBI) and Phil Marchildon (17-14, 4.20 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

55 Wins
99 Losses
.357 Win %
8th Rank
549 R 801 RA
Diff -252

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549 Runs Scored
801 Runs Allowed
-252 Run Diff
546K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 3% below the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .309 6% below the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .325 9% below the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 4.45 22% worse than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 549 16% below the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 546,142
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Avg per Game 7,186

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Bob Johnson 0.291 2 Buddy Blair 0.279 3 Dee Miles 0.272 4 Dick Siebert 0.260 5 Jack Wallaesa 0.256

Home Runs

1 Bob Johnson 13 2 Buddy Blair 5 3 Pete Suder 4 4 Crash Davis 2 5 Dick Siebert 2

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 80 2 Dick Siebert 74 3 Buddy Blair 66 4 Pete Suder 54 5 Elmer Valo 40
1942 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Siebert 153 612 57 159 25 7 2 74 24 17 4 0.260
Bob Johnson 149 550 78 160 35 7 13 80 82 61 3 0.291
Buddy Blair 137 484 48 135 26 8 5 66 30 30 1 0.279
Pete Suder 128 476 46 122 20 4 4 54 24 39 4 0.256
Elmer Valo 133 459 64 115 13 10 2 40 70 21 13 0.251
Mike Kreevich 116 444 57 113 19 1 1 30 47 31 7 0.255
Dee Miles 99 346 41 94 12 5 0 22 12 10 5 0.272
Bill Knickerbocker 87 289 25 73 12 0 1 19 29 30 1 0.253
Hal Wagner 104 288 26 68 17 1 1 30 24 29 1 0.236
Crash Davis 86 272 31 61 8 1 2 26 21 30 1 0.224
Bob Swift 60 192 9 44 3 0 0 15 13 17 1 0.229
Jack Wallaesa 36 117 13 30 4 1 2 13 8 26 0 0.256
Eric McNair 34 103 8 25 2 0 0 4 11 5 1 0.243
Phil Marchildon 38 84 3 20 2 0 0 7 4 13 0 0.238
Roger Wolff 32 68 4 6 1 0 0 4 7 19 0 0.088
Frankie Hayes 21 63 8 15 4 0 0 5 9 8 1 0.238
Lum Harris 26 62 0 10 1 0 0 2 0 14 0 0.161
Russ Christopher 30 56 2 5 0 1 0 3 1 17 0 0.089
Herman Besse 34 53 7 12 1 0 0 7 4 10 0 0.226
Dick Fowler 32 50 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.160
Eddie Collins 20 34 6 8 2 0 0 4 4 2 1 0.235
Jack Knott 20 29 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 17 0 0.138
Bob Harris 16 26 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.269
Jim Castiglia 16 18 2 7 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.389
Ken Richardson 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.067
Felix Mackiewicz 6 14 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.214
George Yankowski 6 13 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.154
Fred Caligiuri 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.083
Larry Eschen 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.000
Bruce Konopka 5 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.300
Bob Savage 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Tex Shirley 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Dick Adkins 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.143
Bill Beckmann 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Joe Coleman 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sam Lowry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Les McCrabb 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Bob Harris 2.88 2 Bob Savage 3.23 3 Roger Wolff 3.32 4 Lum Harris 3.74 5 Russ Christopher 3.82

Wins

1 Phil Marchildon 17 2 Roger Wolff 12 3 Lum Harris 11 4 Dick Fowler 6 5 Russ Christopher 4

Strikeouts

1 Phil Marchildon 110 2 Roger Wolff 94 3 Herman Besse 78 4 Lum Harris 60 5 Russ Christopher 58
1942 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Phil Marchildon 17 14 4.20 38 31 1 244.0 215 114 140 110
Roger Wolff 12 15 3.32 32 25 3 214.1 206 79 69 94
Lum Harris 11 15 3.74 26 20 0 166.0 146 69 70 60
Russ Christopher 4 13 3.82 30 18 1 165.0 154 70 99 58
Dick Fowler 6 11 4.95 31 17 1 140.0 159 77 45 38
Herman Besse 2 9 6.16 30 14 1 133.0 163 91 69 78
Jack Knott 2 10 5.57 20 14 0 95.1 127 59 36 31
Bob Harris 1 5 2.88 16 8 0 78.0 77 25 24 26
Fred Caligiuri 0 3 6.38 13 2 1 36.2 45 26 18 20
Tex Shirley 0 1 5.30 15 1 1 35.2 37 21 22 10
Bob Savage 0 1 3.23 8 3 0 30.2 24 11 31 10
Bill Beckmann 0 1 7.08 5 1 0 20.1 24 16 9 10
Joe Coleman 0 1 3.00 1 0 0 6.0 8 2 1 0
Les McCrabb 0 0 31.50 1 0 0 4.0 14 14 2 0
Sam Lowry 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0
Ted Abernathy 0 0 10.13 1 0 0 2.2 2 3 3 1

👥 Roster (38)

Ted Abernathy Dick Adkins Bill Beckmann Herman Besse Buddy Blair Fred Caligiuri Jim Castiglia Russ Christopher Joe Coleman Eddie Collins Crash Davis Larry Eschen +26 more

38 players

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The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 55-99 record (.357) put the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 549 scored against 801 allowed (-252). At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .248, 3% worse than the league's .257. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.45 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. The 549 runs scored compare with a league average of 651 per club, 16% fewer.

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 546,142 fans came through the gates. For power, Bob Johnson led the way with 13 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Phil Marchildon (17). The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club. The 1941 season and the 1943 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics finished 55-99 (.357 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bob Johnson led the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics with 13 home runs.
What was the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.45.
Did the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1942 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Johnson (13 HR, 80 RBI) and Phil Marchildon (17-14, 4.20 ERA).
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