1942 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 42-109. They scored 394 runs and belted 44 home runs to go along with a .232 batting average. The offense was powered by Danny Litwhiler, who led the team with 9 home runs, 56 RBI, and 160 hits.
The team allowed 703 runs and had a team ERA of 4.12. Tommy Hughes was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Rube Melton racked up 107 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Bragan | SS | 109 | 335 | 17 | 73 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .264 | .284 | .548 | .218 |
| Bill Burich | SS | 25 | 80 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .337 | .300 | .637 | .287 |
| Nick Etten | 1B | 139 | 459 | 37 | 121 | 8 | 41 | 3 | .357 | .375 | .732 | .264 |
| Al Glossop | 2B | 121 | 454 | 33 | 102 | 4 | 40 | 3 | .273 | .289 | .562 | .225 |
| Bert Hodges | 3B | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Hal Marnie | 2B | 24 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .167 | .361 | .167 |
| Pinky May | 3B | 115 | 345 | 25 | 82 | 0 | 18 | 3 | .338 | .281 | .619 | .238 |
| Ed Murphy | 1B | 13 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .321 | .621 | .250 |
| Danny Murtaugh | SS | 144 | 506 | 48 | 122 | 0 | 27 | 13 | .311 | .289 | .600 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Stan Benjamin | OF | 78 | 210 | 24 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .262 | .319 | .581 | .224 |
| Ed Freed | OF | 13 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .378 | .455 | .833 | .303 |
| Ernie Koy | OF | 91 | 258 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .283 | .349 | .632 | .244 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 151 | 591 | 59 | 160 | 9 | 56 | 2 | .310 | .389 | .699 | .271 |
| Earl Naylor | OF | 76 | 168 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .246 | .232 | .478 | .196 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 127 | 402 | 31 | 101 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .300 | .331 | .631 | .251 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 101 | 287 | 23 | 75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .300 | .307 | .607 | .261 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Benny Culp | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mickey Livingston | C | 89 | 239 | 20 | 49 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .283 | .264 | .547 | .205 |
| Bill Peterman | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Bennie Warren | C | 90 | 225 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .288 | .356 | .644 | .209 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Klein | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .142 | .071 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5060 | 394 | 1174 | 44 | 356 | 37 | .285 | .306 | .591 | .232 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 26 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 4.75 | 1.623 | |||
| Cy Blanton | 6 | 3 | 22.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 5.64 | 1.928 | |||
| Hilly Flitcraft | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.10 | 2.424 | |||
| George Hennessey | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.65 | 1.235 | |||
| Lefty Hoerst | 33 | 22 | 150.7 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 1 | 52 | 78 | 5.20 | 1.593 | |||
| Tommy Hughes | 40 | 31 | 253 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 1 | 77 | 99 | 3.06 | 1.277 | |||
| Si Johnson | 39 | 26 | 195.3 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 0 | 78 | 72 | 3.69 | 1.382 | |||
| Gene Lambert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Andy Lapihuska | 3 | 2 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5.23 | 1.449 | |||
| Paul Masterson | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6.48 | 1.807 | |||
| Rube Melton | 42 | 29 | 209.3 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 4 | 107 | 114 | 3.70 | 1.405 | |||
| Sam Nahem | 35 | 2 | 74.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 38 | 40 | 4.94 | 1.499 | |||
| Earl Naylor | 20 | 4 | 60.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 6.12 | 1.609 | |||
| Ike Pearson | 35 | 7 | 85.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 21 | 50 | 4.54 | 1.606 | |||
| Johnny Podgajny | 43 | 23 | 186.7 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 40 | 63 | 3.91 | 1.360 | |||
| Team Totals | 335 | 151 | 1340.9 | 42 | 109 | .278 | 6 | 472 | 605 | 4.12 | 1.442 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Danny Litwhiler | 151 |
| At Bats | Danny Litwhiler | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Danny Litwhiler | 627 |
| Batting Average | Danny Litwhiler | .271 |
| On-Base % | Nick Etten | .357 |
| Slugging % | Danny Litwhiler | .389 |
| OPS | Nick Etten | .732 |
| Runs | Danny Litwhiler | 59 |
| Hits | Danny Litwhiler | 160 |
| Total Bases | Danny Litwhiler | 230 |
| Doubles | Danny Litwhiler | 25 |
| Triples | Danny Litwhiler | 9 |
| Home Runs | Danny Litwhiler | 9 |
| RBI | Danny Litwhiler | 56 |
| Walks | Nick Etten | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Ernie Koy | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Danny Murtaugh | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Danny Murtaugh | 21 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Danny Litwhiler | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tommy Hughes | 12 |
| Losses | Rube Melton | 20 |
| Saves | Rube Melton | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Tommy Hughes | .400 |
| ERA | Tommy Hughes | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Tommy Hughes | 1.277 |
| Innings Pitched | Tommy Hughes | 253 |
| Games | Johnny Podgajny | 43 |
| Games Started | Tommy Hughes | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Melton | 107 |
| Complete Games | Tommy Hughes | 19 |
| Shutouts | Si Johnson and Rube Melton | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Tommy Hughes | 1069 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lefty Hoerst | 87 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy Hughes | 224 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Melton | 114 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lefty Hoerst | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Melton | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Podgajny | 11 |
