1942 Boston Braves
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Boston Braves finished with a record of 58-89. They scored 515 runs and belted 68 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. The offense was powered by Max West, who led the team with 16 home runs and 56 RBI. Tommy Holmes led the team with 155 hits for a .278 average.
The team allowed 645 runs and had a team ERA of 3.76. Al Javery and Jim Tobin were tied for the team lead in wins with 12. Al Javery struck out 85 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Cuccinello | 3B | 40 | 104 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .265 | .260 | .525 | .202 |
| Ducky Detweiler | 3B | 12 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .348 | .409 | .757 | .318 |
| Nanny Fernandez | 3B | 145 | 577 | 63 | 147 | 6 | 55 | 15 | .303 | .347 | .650 | .255 |
| Buddy Gremp | 1B | 72 | 207 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .267 | .314 | .581 | .217 |
| Eddie Miller | SS | 142 | 534 | 47 | 130 | 6 | 47 | 11 | .279 | .337 | .616 | .243 |
| Skippy Roberge | 2B | 74 | 172 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .258 | .273 | .531 | .215 |
| Mike Sandlock | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Sibby Sisti | 2B | 129 | 407 | 50 | 86 | 4 | 35 | 5 | .296 | .287 | .583 | .211 |
| Max West | 1B | 134 | 452 | 54 | 115 | 16 | 56 | 4 | .354 | .409 | .763 | .254 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | SS | 13 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .265 | .554 | .206 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Cooney | OF | 74 | 198 | 23 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .290 | .237 | .527 | .207 |
| Frank Demaree | OF | 64 | 187 | 18 | 42 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .289 | .299 | .588 | .225 |
| Tommy Holmes | OF | 141 | 558 | 56 | 155 | 4 | 41 | 2 | .353 | .357 | .710 | .278 |
| Frank McElyea | OF | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Chet Ross | OF | 76 | 220 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .250 | .314 | .564 | .195 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 114 | 333 | 43 | 86 | 1 | 39 | 2 | .376 | .324 | .700 | .258 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 72 | 210 | 21 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .294 | .338 | .632 | .267 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 105 | 309 | 32 | 102 | 11 | 46 | 1 | .403 | .482 | .885 | .330 |
| Phil Masi | C | 57 | 87 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .313 | .276 | .589 | .218 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5077 | 515 | 1216 | 68 | 479 | 49 | .302 | .329 | .631 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Diehl | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.45 | 1.081 | |||
| Bill Donovan | 31 | 10 | 89.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 3.43 | 1.445 | |||
| Tom Earley | 27 | 18 | 112.7 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 28 | 55 | 4.71 | 1.553 | |||
| Dick Errickson | 21 | 4 | 59.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 5.01 | 1.619 | |||
| Jim Hickey | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 4.615 | |||
| Johnny Hutchings | 20 | 3 | 65.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 4.39 | 1.522 | |||
| Al Javery | 42 | 37 | 261 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 85 | 78 | 3.03 | 1.261 | |||
| Art Johnson | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.42 | 1.429 | |||
| Hank LaManna | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.194 | |||
| Johnny Sain | 40 | 3 | 97 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | 68 | 63 | 3.90 | 1.464 | |||
| Manny Salvo | 25 | 14 | 130.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 3.03 | 1.301 | |||
| Warren Spahn | 4 | 2 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 5.74 | 2.293 | |||
| Jim Tobin | 37 | 33 | 287.7 | 12 | 21 | .364 | 0 | 71 | 96 | 3.97 | 1.317 | |||
| Lou Tost | 35 | 22 | 147.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 52 | 3.53 | 1.341 | |||
| Lefty Wallace | 19 | 3 | 49.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 3.83 | 1.278 | |||
| Team Totals | 312 | 150 | 1334.1 | 58 | 89 | .395 | 8 | 414 | 518 | 3.76 | 1.382 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nanny Fernandez | 145 |
| At Bats | Nanny Fernandez | 577 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Holmes | 633 |
| Batting Average | Tommy Holmes | .278 |
| On-Base % | Max West | .354 |
| Slugging % | Max West | .409 |
| OPS | Max West | .763 |
| Runs | Nanny Fernandez | 63 |
| Hits | Tommy Holmes | 155 |
| Total Bases | Nanny Fernandez | 200 |
| Doubles | Nanny Fernandez | 29 |
| Triples | Tommy Holmes and Sibby Sisti | 4 |
| Home Runs | Max West | 16 |
| RBI | Max West | 56 |
| Walks | Max West | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Nanny Fernandez | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | Nanny Fernandez | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Sibby Sisti | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Lombardi | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Al Javery and Jim Tobin | 12 |
| Losses | Jim Tobin | 21 |
| Saves | Johnny Sain | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Lou Tost | .500 |
| ERA | Al Javery | 3.03 |
| WHIP | Al Javery | 1.261 |
| Innings Pitched | Jim Tobin | 287.7 |
| Games | Al Javery | 42 |
| Games Started | Al Javery | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Al Javery | 85 |
| Complete Games | Jim Tobin | 28 |
| Shutouts | Al Javery | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Jim Tobin | 1224 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Tobin | 127 |
| Hits Allowed | Jim Tobin | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Tobin | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Tobin | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Tobin | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Tobin | 6 |
