1942 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1942 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League with a record of 76–76, 29 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

Prior to 1942 season: Grant Dunlap was acquired from the Reds by the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

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National League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	106	48	.688	—	60‍–‍17	46‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers	104	50	.675	2	57‍–‍22	47‍–‍28
New York Giants	85	67	.559	20	47‍–‍31	38‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds	76	76	.500	29	38‍–‍39	38‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates	66	81	.449	36½	41‍–‍34	25‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs	68	86	.442	38	36‍–‍41	32‍–‍45
Boston Braves	59	89	.399	44	33‍–‍36	26‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phils	42	109	.278	62½	23‍–‍51	19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1942 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–16	13–9	5–16–1	8–12	14–8	7–12–1	6–16
Brooklyn	16–6	—	16–6	15–7	14–8–1	18–4	16–6	9–13
Chicago	9–13	6–16	—	13–9	9–13–1	14–8	11–11	6–16
Cincinnati	16–5–1	7–15	9–13	—	9–13	16–6	12–9–1	7–15
New York	12–8	8–14–1	13–9–1	13–9	—	17–5	15–7	7–15
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14	6–16	5–17	—	6–13	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–7–1	6–16	11–11	9–12–1	7–15	13–6	—	8–14–2
St. Louis	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	15–7	17–5	14–8–2	—

Roster

1942 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 43 Joe Beggs 44 Ewell Blackwell 30 Paul Derringer 35 Whitey Moore 41 Elmer Riddle 35 Clyde Shoun 37 Ray Starr 39 Junior Thompson 34 Jim Turner 33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Bucky Walters		Catchers 7 Rollie Hemsley 4 Al Lakeman 9 Ray Lamanno 5 Dick West Infielders 12 Joe Abreu 16 Chuck Aleno 11 Lonny Frey 18 Bert Haas 17 Eddie Joost 15 Bobby Mattick 10 Frank McCormick 16 Dee Phillips 28 Hank Sauer		Outfielders 23 Harry Craft 21 Jim Gleeson 24 Ival Goodman 28 Frankie Kelleher 21 Max Marshall 20 Mike McCormick 29 Frank Secory 23 Eric Tipton 29 Clyde Vollmer 27 Gee Walker Other batters 25 Ernie Koy		Manager 1 Bill McKechnie Coaches 3 Ray Blades 2 Hank Gowdy

1942 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

25 Ernie Koy

Manager

1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches

3 Ray Blades
2 Hank Gowdy

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Ray Lamanno	111	371	98	.264	12	43
1B	Frank McCormick	145	564	156	.277	13	89
2B	Lonny Frey	141	523	139	.266	2	39
SS	Eddie Joost	142	562	126	.224	6	41
3B	Bert Haas	154	585	140	.239	6	54
OF	Gee Walker	119	422	97	.230	5	50
OF	Max Marshall	131	530	135	.255	7	43
OF	Eric Tipton	63	207	46	.222	4	18

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ival Goodman	87	226	55	.243	0	15
Mike McCormick	40	135	32	.237	1	11
Rollie Hemsley	36	115	13	.113	0	7
Harry Craft	37	113	20	.177	0	6
Frankie Kelleher	38	110	20	.182	3	12
Dee Phillips	28	84	17	.202	0	6
Dick West	33	79	14	.177	1	8
Clyde Vollmer	12	43	4	.093	1	4
Al Lakeman	20	38	6	.158	0	2
Joe Abreu	9	28	6	.214	1	3
Jim Gleeson	9	20	4	.200	0	2
Hank Sauer	7	20	5	.250	2	4
Chuck Aleno	7	14	2	.143	0	0
Bobby Mattick	6	10	2	.200	0	0
Frank Secory	2	5	0	.000	0	1
Ernie Koy	3	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ray Starr	37	276.2	15	13	2.67	83
Bucky Walters	34	253.2	15	14	2.66	109
Johnny Vander Meer	33	244.0	18	12	2.43	186
Paul Derringer	29	208.2	10	11	3.06	68

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Elmer Riddle	29	158.1	7	11	3.69	78
Junior Thompson	29	101.2	4	7	3.36	35

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Beggs	38	6	5	8	2.13	24
Clyde Shoun	34	1	3	0	2.23	32
Jim Turner	3	0	0	0	10.80	0
Ewell Blackwell	2	0	0	0	6.00	1
Whitey Moore	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Johnny Riddle
B	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Cap Crossley
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Bill McCorry
D	Cordele Reds	Georgia–Florida League	Frank O'Rourke

References

Grant Dunlap page at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1942 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

1942 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

Negro American League

Negro National League

Cincinnati Reds

Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Tinker Field; Estadio Sixto Escobar; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bob Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
General Manager: Brad Meador
Manager: Freddie Benavides (interim)

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minor league affiliates

Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
Dayton Dragons (High-A)
Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
ACL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)

Media

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