1942 Boston Braves Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 59-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 285,332, Avg. 6,392
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (59-89)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1942 Boston Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 59-89
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 285,332, Avg. 6,392
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (59-89)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1942 Boston Braves Results
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1942 season with a record of 59 wins and 89 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Braves scored 515 runs and yielded 645 runs. Max West paced Boston with 16 home runs and recorded 56 runs batted in. Tommy Holmes led batters with significant playing time with a .278 average. Al Javery and Jim Tobin topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Manny Salvo and Al Javery registered a 3.03 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Casey Stengel coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cooney | OF | R | L | March 18, 1901 | 5'10" | 165 | Cranston, RI USA |
| Tony Cuccinello | 3B | R | R | November 8, 1907 | 5'7" | 160 | Long Island City, NY USA |
| Frank Demaree | LF | R | R | June 10, 1910 | 5'11" | 185 | Winters, CA USA |
| Ducky Detweiler | 3B | R | R | February 15, 1919 | 5'11" | 178 | Trumbauersville, PA USA |
| George Diehl | P | R | R | February 25, 1918 | 6'2" | 196 | Emmaus, PA USA |
| Bill Donovan | P | R | L | July 6, 1916 | 6'2" | 198 | Maywood, IL USA |
| Tom Earley | P | R | R | February 19, 1917 | 6'0" | 180 | Boston, MA USA |
| Dick Errickson | P | L | R | March 5, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Vineland, NJ USA |
| Nanny Fernandez | 3B | R | R | October 25, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, CA USA |
| Buddy Gremp | 1B | R | R | August 5, 1919 | 6'1" | 175 | Denver, CO USA |
| Jim Hickey | P | R | R | October 22, 1920 | 6'1" | 204 | North Abington, MA USA |
| Tommy Holmes | CF | L | L | March 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Johnny Hutchings | P | B | R | April 14, 1916 | 6'2" | 250 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Al Javery | P | R | R | June 5, 1918 | 6'3" | 183 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Art Johnson | P | L | L | July 16, 1919 | 6'2" | 185 | Winchester, MA USA |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC USA |
| Hank LaManna | P | R | R | August 22, 1919 | 6'2" | 195 | Homer City, PA USA |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | R | R | April 6, 1908 | 6'3" | 230 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Phil Masi | C | R | R | January 6, 1916 | 5'10" | 177 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Frank McElyea | LF | R | R | August 4, 1918 | 6'6" | 221 | Hawthorne Township, IL USA |
| Eddie Miller | SS | R | R | November 26, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Skippy Roberge | 2B | R | R | May 19, 1917 | 5'11" | 185 | Lowell, MA USA |
| Chet Ross | LF | R | R | April 1, 1917 | 6'1" | 195 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Johnny Sain | P | R | R | September 25, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Havana, AR USA |
| Manny Salvo | P | R | R | June 30, 1912 | 6'4" | 210 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Mike Sandlock | SS | B | R | October 17, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Old Greenwich, CT USA |
| Sibby Sisti | 2B | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'11" | 175 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Warren Spahn | P | L | L | April 23, 1921 | 6'0" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Jim Tobin | P | R | R | December 27, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Lou Tost | P | L | L | June 1, 1911 | 6'0" | 175 | Cumberland, WA USA |
| Lefty Wallace | P | L | L | August 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Evansville, IN USA |
| Paul Waner | RF | L | L | April 16, 1903 | 5'8" | 153 | Harrah, OK USA |
| Max West | 1B | L | R | November 28, 1916 | 6'1" | 182 | Dexter, MO USA |
| Whitey Wietelmann | SS | B | R | March 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Zanesville, OH USA |
