1942 Brooklyn Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Brooklyn Dodgers finished with a record of 104-50. They scored 742 runs and belted 62 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Dolph Camilli, who led the team with 26 home runs and 109 RBI. Joe Medwick led the team with 166 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 512 runs and had a team ERA of 2.84. Leading the team in wins was Whit Wyatt, with 19. Kirby Higbe led the team with 115 strikeouts. Hugh Casey was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dolph Camilli | 1B | 150 | 524 | 89 | 132 | 26 | 109 | 10 | .372 | .471 | .843 | .252 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .053 | .270 | .053 |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 155 | 571 | 76 | 146 | 2 | 65 | 6 | .339 | .333 | .672 | .256 |
| Alex Kampouris | 2B | 10 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .238 | .429 | .667 | .238 |
| Pee Wee Reese | SS | 151 | 564 | 87 | 144 | 3 | 53 | 15 | .350 | .332 | .682 | .255 |
| Lew Riggs | 3B | 70 | 180 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .333 | .356 | .689 | .278 |
| Arky Vaughan | 3B | 128 | 495 | 82 | 137 | 2 | 49 | 8 | .348 | .341 | .689 | .277 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frenchy Bordagaray | OF | 48 | 58 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .279 | .276 | .555 | .241 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 69 | 209 | 24 | 55 | 0 | 22 | 2 | .339 | .340 | .679 | .263 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 142 | 553 | 69 | 166 | 4 | 96 | 2 | .338 | .403 | .741 | .300 |
| Pete Reiser | OF | 125 | 480 | 89 | 149 | 10 | 64 | 20 | .375 | .463 | .838 | .310 |
| Johnny Rizzo | OF | 78 | 217 | 31 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 2 | .307 | .323 | .630 | .230 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 118 | 393 | 57 | 114 | 6 | 54 | 1 | .367 | .412 | .779 | .290 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Dapper | C | 8 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .526 | .706 | 1.232 | .471 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 133 | 421 | 53 | 109 | 0 | 44 | 10 | .330 | .311 | .641 | .259 |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 43 | 101 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .345 | .337 | .682 | .267 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Stan Rojek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5286 | 742 | 1398 | 62 | 678 | 81 | .331 | .362 | .693 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Allen | 27 | 15 | 118 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3 | 50 | 39 | 3.20 | 1.229 | |||
| Hugh Casey | 50 | 2 | 112 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 2.25 | 1.205 | |||
| Bob Chipman | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 2.308 | |||
| Curt Davis | 32 | 26 | 206 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2 | 60 | 51 | 2.36 | 1.117 | |||
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Larry French | 38 | 14 | 147.7 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 1.83 | 1.104 | |||
| Ed Head | 36 | 15 | 136.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4 | 78 | 47 | 3.56 | 1.207 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 38 | 32 | 221.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 115 | 106 | 3.25 | 1.290 | |||
| Chet Kehn | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7.04 | 1.558 | |||
| Newt Kimball | 14 | 1 | 29.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 3.68 | 1.570 | |||
| Max Macon | 14 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 1.93 | 1.190 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 6 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3.38 | 1.313 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 9 | 2 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5.34 | 1.584 | |||
| Les Webber | 19 | 3 | 51.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 2.96 | 1.315 | |||
| Whit Wyatt | 31 | 30 | 217.3 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 104 | 63 | 2.73 | 1.141 | |||
| Team Totals | 320 | 155 | 1398.7 | 104 | 50 | .675 | 24 | 612 | 493 | 2.84 | 1.214 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Billy Herman | 155 |
| At Bats | Billy Herman | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pee Wee Reese | 655 |
| Batting Average | Pete Reiser | .310 |
| On-Base % | Pete Reiser | .375 |
| Slugging % | Dolph Camilli | .471 |
| OPS | Dolph Camilli | .843 |
| Runs | Dolph Camilli and Pete Reiser | 89 |
| Hits | Joe Medwick | 166 |
| Total Bases | Dolph Camilli | 247 |
| Doubles | Joe Medwick | 37 |
| Triples | Dolph Camilli | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dolph Camilli | 26 |
| RBI | Dolph Camilli | 109 |
| Walks | Dolph Camilli | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Dolph Camilli | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Pete Reiser | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mickey Owen | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mickey Owen | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Whit Wyatt | 19 |
| Losses | Kirby Higbe | 11 |
| Saves | Hugh Casey | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry French | .789 |
| ERA | Curt Davis | 2.36 |
| WHIP | Curt Davis | 1.117 |
| Innings Pitched | Kirby Higbe | 221.7 |
| Games | Hugh Casey | 50 |
| Games Started | Kirby Higbe | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Kirby Higbe | 115 |
| Complete Games | Whit Wyatt | 16 |
| Shutouts | Curt Davis | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Kirby Higbe | 929 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 80 |
| Hits Allowed | Whit Wyatt | 185 |
| Walks Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 106 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Ed Head and Kirby Higbe | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Curt Davis and Whit Wyatt | 7 |
