1942 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 104-50
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,037,765, Avg. 16,919
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (104-50)
Location: New York, New York
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers StatisticsTeam Record: 104-50
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,037,765, Avg. 16,919
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Manager: Leo Durocher (104-50)
Location: New York, New York
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers Results
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League ended the 1942 season with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Dodgers scored 742 runs and allowed 510 runs. Dolph Camilli led Brooklyn with 26 home runs and drove in 109 runs. Pete Reiser paced all regular hitters by hitting .310. Whit Wyatt topped the team with 19 wins, while Larry French, Kirby Higbe and Curt Davis each added 15 or more wins, too Larry French recorded a 1.83 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Leo Durocher coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Allen | P | R | R | September 30, 1904 | 6'0" | 180 | Lenoir, NC USA |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | CF | R | R | January 3, 1910 | 5'7" | 175 | Coalinga, CA USA |
| Dolph Camilli | 1B | L | L | April 23, 1907 | 5'10" | 185 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Hugh Casey | P | R | R | October 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 207 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Bob Chipman | P | L | L | October 11, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | R | R | June 15, 1912 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Cliff Dapper | C | R | R | January 2, 1920 | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Curt Davis | P | R | R | September 7, 1903 | 6'2" | 185 | Greenfield, MO USA |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | P | R | R | July 28, 1901 | 5'11" | 185 | Mishawaka, IN USA |
| Larry French | P | R | L | November 1, 1907 | 6'1" | 195 | Visalia, CA USA |
| Augie Galan | OF | B | R | May 23, 1912 | 6'0" | 175 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Ed Head | P | R | R | January 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 175 | Selma, LA USA |
| Billy Herman | 2B | R | R | July 7, 1909 | 5'11" | 180 | New Albany, IN USA |
| Kirby Higbe | P | R | R | April 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | Columbia, SC USA |
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | R | R | November 13, 1912 | 5'8" | 155 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Chet Kehn | P | R | R | October 30, 1921 | 5'11" | 168 | San Diego, CA USA |
| Newt Kimball | P | R | R | March 27, 1915 | 6'2" | 190 | Logan, UT USA |
| Max Macon | P | L | L | October 14, 1915 | 6'3" | 175 | Pensacola, FL USA |
| Joe Medwick | LF | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ USA |
| Bobo Newsom | P | R | R | August 11, 1907 | 6'3" | 200 | Hartsville, SC USA |
| Mickey Owen | C | R | R | April 4, 1916 | 5'10" | 190 | Nixa, MO USA |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | R | R | July 23, 1918 | 5'10" | 160 | Ekron, KY USA |
| Pete Reiser | CF | L | R | March 17, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Lew Riggs | 3B | L | R | April 22, 1910 | 6'0" | 175 | Mebane, NC USA |
| Johnny Rizzo | RF | R | R | July 30, 1912 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX USA |
| Stan Rojek | P | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | North Tonawanda, NY USA |
| Schoolboy Rowe | P | R | R | January 11, 1910 | 6'4" | 210 | Waco, TX USA |
| Billy Sullivan | C | L | R | October 23, 1910 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Arky Vaughan | 3B | L | R | March 9, 1912 | 5'10" | 175 | Clifty, AR USA |
| Dixie Walker | RF | L | R | September 24, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | Villa Rica, GA USA |
| Les Webber | P | R | R | May 6, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Kelseyville, CA USA |
| Whit Wyatt | P | R | R | September 27, 1907 | 6'1" | 185 | Kensington, GA USA |
