1942 St. Louis Browns

82-69 • .543 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1942 St. Louis Browns went 82-69 (.543) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Chet Laabs (27 HR, 99 RBI) and Johnny Niggeling (15-11, 2.66 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

82 Wins
69 Losses
.543 Win %
3rd Rank
730 R 637 RA
Diff +93

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+93 Run Diff
285K Attendance

📈 vs. 1942 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% above the 1942 league average (.257)
OBP .337 3% above the 1942 league average (.328)
SLG .384 8% above the 1942 league average (.357)
Team ERA 3.59 2% better than the 1942 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 730 12% above the 1942 league average (651 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 285,899
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Avg per Game 3,712

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1942

Batting Avg

1 Wally Judnich 0.313 2 Tony Criscola 0.297 3 Vern Stephens 0.294 4 Johnny Berardino 0.284 5 Glenn McQuillen 0.283

Home Runs

1 Chet Laabs 27 2 Wally Judnich 17 3 Vern Stephens 14 4 George McQuinn 12 5 Mike Chartak 9

RBI

1 Chet Laabs 99 2 Vern Stephens 92 3 Wally Judnich 82 4 George McQuinn 78 5 Harlond Clift 55
1942 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Gutteridge 147 616 90 157 27 11 1 50 59 54 16 0.255
Vern Stephens 145 575 84 169 26 6 14 92 41 53 1 0.294
George McQuinn 145 554 86 145 32 5 12 78 60 77 1 0.262
Harlond Clift 143 541 108 148 39 4 7 55 106 48 6 0.274
Chet Laabs 144 520 90 143 21 7 27 99 88 88 0 0.275
Wally Judnich 132 457 78 143 22 6 17 82 74 41 3 0.313
Glenn McQuillen 100 339 40 96 15 12 3 47 10 17 1 0.283
Rick Ferrell 99 273 20 61 6 1 0 26 33 13 0 0.223
Mike Chartak 73 237 37 59 11 2 9 43 40 27 3 0.249
Frankie Hayes 56 159 14 40 6 0 2 17 28 39 0 0.252
Tony Criscola 91 158 17 47 9 2 1 13 8 13 2 0.297
Roy Cullenbine 38 109 15 21 7 1 2 14 30 20 0 0.193
Elden Auker 51 87 9 14 1 1 0 4 3 28 0 0.161
Bob Swift 29 76 3 15 4 0 1 8 3 5 0 0.197
Johnny Berardino 29 74 11 21 6 0 1 10 4 2 3 0.284
Denny Galehouse 32 72 3 14 0 1 0 6 3 15 0 0.194
Johnny Niggeling 28 72 3 10 0 0 0 2 3 15 0 0.139
Al Hollingsworth 36 56 5 10 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.179
Bob Muncrief 24 45 2 5 0 1 0 3 3 8 0 0.111
Steve Sundra 20 40 5 9 2 1 1 7 1 9 0 0.225
Alan Strange 19 37 3 10 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0.270
Don Heffner 19 36 2 6 2 0 0 3 1 4 1 0.167
Stan Ferens 19 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Fritz Ostermueller 10 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.188
George Caster 39 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.067
Luke Sewell 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.083
Bob Harris 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Pete Appleton 14 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0.167
Frank Biscan 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Loy Hanning 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Ewald Pyle 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Babe Dahlgren 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Hayworth 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Trotter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Whitehead 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1942

ERA

1 Johnny Niggeling 2.66 2 George Caster 2.81 3 Al Hollingsworth 2.96 4 Denny Galehouse 3.60 5 Fritz Ostermueller 3.71

Wins

1 Johnny Niggeling 15 2 Elden Auker 14 3 Denny Galehouse 12 4 Al Hollingsworth 10 5 George Caster 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Niggeling 107 2 Denny Galehouse 75 3 Elden Auker 62 4 Al Hollingsworth 60 5 Bob Muncrief 39
1942 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Elden Auker 14 13 4.08 35 34 0 249.0 273 113 86 62
Johnny Niggeling 15 11 2.66 28 27 0 206.1 173 61 93 107
Denny Galehouse 12 12 3.60 32 28 1 192.1 193 77 79 75
Al Hollingsworth 10 6 2.96 33 18 4 161.0 173 53 52 60
Bob Muncrief 6 8 3.89 24 18 0 134.1 149 58 31 39
Steve Sundra 8 3 3.82 20 13 0 110.2 122 47 29 26
George Caster 8 2 2.81 39 0 5 80.0 62 25 39 34
Stan Ferens 3 4 3.78 19 3 0 69.0 76 29 21 23
Fritz Ostermueller 3 1 3.71 10 4 0 43.2 46 18 17 21
Bob Harris 1 5 5.61 6 6 0 33.2 37 21 17 9
Pete Appleton 1 1 2.96 14 0 2 27.1 25 9 11 12
Frank Biscan 0 1 2.33 11 0 1 27.0 13 7 11 10
Loy Hanning 1 1 7.79 11 0 0 17.1 26 15 12 9
Ewald Pyle 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 5.1 6 4 4 1
John Whitehead 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 8 3 1 0
Bill Trotter 0 1 18.00 3 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 0

👥 Roster (35)

Pete Appleton Elden Auker Johnny Berardino Frank Biscan George Caster Mike Chartak Harlond Clift Tony Criscola Roy Cullenbine Babe Dahlgren Stan Ferens Rick Ferrell +23 more

35 players

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The 1942 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1942 St. Louis Browns reads 82 wins and 69 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 730 scored against 637 allowed (+93). The team batting average of .258 was 1% above the 1942 league mark of .257. 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 12% ahead.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 285,899 for the year. For power, Chet Laabs led the way with 27 homers. The hits leader was Vern Stephens with 169. Johnny Niggeling led the pitchers with 15 wins. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club. The 1941 season and the 1943 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1942 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1942 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1942 St. Louis Browns finished 82-69 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1942 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Chet Laabs led the 1942 St. Louis Browns with 27 home runs.
What was the 1942 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1942 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1942 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1942 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1942 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1942 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1942 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chet Laabs (27 HR, 99 RBI) and Johnny Niggeling (15-11, 2.66 ERA).
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