1942 Philadelphia Phillies

42-109 • .278 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies went 42-109 (.278) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 394 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Danny Litwhiler (9 HR, 56 RBI) and Tommy Hughes (12-18, 3.06 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

42 Wins
109 Losses
.278 Win %
8th Rank
394 R 706 RA
Diff -312

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394 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
-312 Run Diff
278K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 NL Average

Batting Avg .232 7% below the 1942 league average (.248)
OBP .289 9% below the 1942 league average (.318)
SLG .305 11% below the 1942 league average (.343)
Team ERA 4.12 24% worse than the 1942 league average (3.32)
Runs Scored 394 34% below the 1942 league average (598 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 278,211
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Avg per Game 3,759

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Bill Burich 0.287 2 Danny Litwhiler 0.271 3 Nick Etten 0.264 4 Lloyd Waner 0.261 5 Ron Northey 0.251

Home Runs

1 Danny Litwhiler 9 2 Nick Etten 8 3 Bennie Warren 7 4 Ron Northey 5 5 Al Glossop 4

RBI

1 Danny Litwhiler 56 2 Nick Etten 41 3 Al Glossop 40 4 Ron Northey 31 5 Danny Murtaugh 27
1942 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny Litwhiler 151 591 59 160 25 9 9 56 27 42 2 0.271
Danny Murtaugh 144 506 48 122 16 4 0 27 49 39 13 0.241
Nick Etten 139 459 37 121 21 3 8 41 67 26 3 0.264
Al Glossop 121 454 33 102 15 1 4 40 29 35 3 0.225
Ron Northey 127 402 31 101 13 2 5 31 28 33 2 0.251
Merrill May 115 345 25 82 15 0 0 18 51 17 3 0.238
Bobby Bragan 109 335 17 73 12 2 2 15 20 21 0 0.218
Lloyd Waner 101 287 23 75 7 3 0 10 16 6 1 0.261
Ernie Koy 91 258 21 63 9 3 4 26 14 50 0 0.244
Mickey Livingston 89 239 20 49 6 1 2 22 25 20 0 0.205
Bennie Warren 90 225 19 47 6 3 7 20 24 36 0 0.209
Stan Benjamin 78 210 24 47 8 3 2 8 10 27 5 0.224
Earl Naylor 76 168 9 33 4 1 0 14 11 18 1 0.196
Bill Burich 25 80 3 23 1 0 0 7 6 13 2 0.287
Tommy Hughes 42 80 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0.100
Rube Melton 42 65 3 8 3 0 1 7 2 26 0 0.123
Johnny Podgajny 44 60 5 11 0 1 0 5 0 15 0 0.183
Si Johnson 39 58 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.103
Lefty Hoerst 33 46 1 7 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.152
Ed Freed 13 33 3 10 3 1 0 1 4 3 1 0.303
Hal Marnie 24 30 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.167
Ed Murphy 13 28 2 7 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 0.250
Ike Pearson 35 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.043
Sam Nahem 35 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.100
Chuck Klein 14 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.071
Boom-Boom Beck 27 12 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333
Bert Hodges 8 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.182
Cy Blanton 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Andy Lapihuska 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
George Hennessey 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Peterman 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Benny Culp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hilly Flitcraft 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Lambert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Masterson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Tommy Hughes 3.06 2 Si Johnson 3.69 3 Rube Melton 3.70 4 Johnny Podgajny 3.91 5 Ike Pearson 4.54

Wins

1 Tommy Hughes 12 2 Rube Melton 9 3 Si Johnson 8 4 Johnny Podgajny 6 5 Lefty Hoerst 4

Strikeouts

1 Rube Melton 107 2 Si Johnson 78 3 Tommy Hughes 77 4 Lefty Hoerst 52 5 Johnny Podgajny 40
1942 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Hughes 12 18 3.06 40 31 1 253.0 224 86 99 77
Rube Melton 9 20 3.70 42 29 4 209.1 180 86 114 107
Si Johnson 8 19 3.69 39 26 0 195.1 198 80 72 78
Johnny Podgajny 6 14 3.91 43 23 0 186.2 191 81 63 40
Lefty Hoerst 4 16 5.20 33 22 1 150.2 162 87 78 52
Ike Pearson 1 6 4.54 35 7 0 85.1 87 43 50 21
Sam Nahem 1 3 4.94 35 2 0 74.2 72 41 40 38
Earl Naylor 0 5 6.12 20 4 0 60.1 68 41 29 19
Boom-Boom Beck 0 1 4.75 26 1 0 53.0 69 28 17 10
Cy Blanton 0 4 5.64 6 3 0 22.1 30 14 13 15
Andy Lapihuska 0 2 5.23 3 2 0 20.2 17 12 13 8
George Hennessey 1 1 2.65 5 1 0 17.0 11 5 10 2
Paul Masterson 0 0 6.48 4 0 0 8.1 10 6 5 3
Hilly Flitcraft 0 0 8.10 3 0 0 3.1 6 3 2 1
Gene Lambert 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Boom-Boom Beck Stan Benjamin Cy Blanton Bobby Bragan Bill Burich Benny Culp Nick Etten Hilly Flitcraft Ed Freed Al Glossop George Hennessey Bert Hodges +23 more

35 players

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The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies won 42 games and lost 109, ending up 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 394 scored against 706 allowed (-312). At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .232, 7% worse than the league's .248. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.12 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.32. The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies scored 34% fewer runs than the average club (394 against 598).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 278,211 for the year. For power, Danny Litwhiler led the way with 9 homers. Tommy Hughes was the top winner, with 12 victories. Rube Melton struck out 107, the most on the club. The 1942 roster runs to 35 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1941 season and the 1943 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies finished 42-109 (.278 win pct).
Who led the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Danny Litwhiler led the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies with 9 home runs.
What was the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1942 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Danny Litwhiler (9 HR, 56 RBI) and Tommy Hughes (12-18, 3.06 ERA).
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