1942 Philadelphia Phils | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Gerald Nugent |
Managers | Hans Lobert |
Radio |
WIBG ( By Saam, Taylor Grant) |
The 1942 Philadelphia Phils season was the 60th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Hans Lobert, began their fifth season at Shibe Park. Prior to the season, the team shortened the team nickname form Phillies to 'Phils'. Of the change, baseball writer George Kirksey opined prior to the season, "the gag is they wanted to get the 'lie' out of their name." [1]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | .688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | .675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
New York Giants | 85 | 67 | .559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | .500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | .449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | .399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phils | 42 | 109 | .278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — |
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Postponement | |
Bold | Phils team member |
1942 Game Log
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April (4–12)
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May (10–20)
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June (5–19)
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July (9–17)
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August (8–20)
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September (6–21)
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mickey Livingston | 89 | 239 | 49 | .205 | 2 | 22 |
1B | Nick Etten | 139 | 459 | 121 | .264 | 8 | 41 |
2B | Al Glossop | 121 | 454 | 102 | .225 | 4 | 40 |
SS | Bobby Bragan | 109 | 335 | 73 | .218 | 2 | 15 |
3B | Pinky May | 115 | 345 | 82 | .238 | 0 | 18 |
OF | Ron Northey | 127 | 402 | 101 | .251 | 5 | 31 |
OF | Lloyd Waner | 101 | 287 | 75 | .261 | 0 | 10 |
OF | Danny Litwhiler | 151 | 591 | 160 | .271 | 9 | 56 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Danny Murtaugh | 144 | 506 | 122 | .241 | 0 | 27 |
Ernie Koy | 91 | 258 | 63 | .244 | 4 | 26 |
Bennie Warren | 90 | 225 | 47 | .209 | 7 | 20 |
Stan Benjamin | 78 | 210 | 47 | .224 | 2 | 8 |
Earl Naylor | 76 | 168 | 33 | .196 | 0 | 14 |
Bill Burich | 25 | 80 | 23 | .288 | 0 | 7 |
Ed Freed | 13 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Marnie | 24 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Murphy | 13 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
Chuck Klein | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Bert Hodges | 8 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Peterman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Benny Culp | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tommy Hughes | 40 | 253.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.06 | 77 |
Rube Melton | 42 | 209.1 | 9 | 20 | 3.70 | 107 |
Si Johnson | 39 | 195.1 | 8 | 19 | 3.69 | 78 |
Lefty Hoerst | 33 | 150.2 | 4 | 16 | 5.20 | 52 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Podgajny | 43 | 186.2 | 6 | 14 | 3.91 | 40 |
Ike Pearson | 35 | 85.1 | 1 | 6 | 4.54 | 21 |
Earl Naylor | 20 | 60.1 | 0 | 5 | 6.12 | 19 |
Cy Blanton | 6 | 22.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.64 | 16 |
Andy Lapihuska | 3 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.23 | 8 |
George Hennessey | 5 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Sam Nahem | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.94 | 38 |
Boom-Boom Beck | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 | 10 |
Paul Masterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 3 |
Hilly Flitcraft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
Gene Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Trenton Packers | Interstate League | Lefty Lloyd, John Casey and Tony Rensa |
C | Rome Colonels | Canadian–American League | Bunny Griffiths and Philip Clark |
Attendance—3828 paid, 1529 ladies, 917 service men.
Scheduled second game was postponed due to rain[.]
... game interrupted for 25 minutes by a surprise blackout test.
To complete the washout, the second part of the scheduled twin bill today went by the boards for the season when weather set in during the fourth inning to call the contest while both teams were scoreless.
A crowd of 13,346, including 8,647 scrap metal donors who got in free, ...although the box score indicates 4,047.
The last of the seventh was completed[,] and then Umpire [Lee] Ballanfant called the game in compliance with Pennsylvania's Sunday law which does not permit any playing after 7 o'clock, Eastern War Time.
Game called for Sunday 7 PM curfew[.]
Whit Wyatt's ball appeared to land in the LF seats and rebound onto the field; 1B umpire Tom Dunn signaled home run, but Al Glossop had retrieved the ball and tagged Wyatt as he rounded 2B; Wyatt ignored him and kept running; 3B umpire Ziggy Sears then ruled the ball in play and called Wyatt out; several Dodgers challenged Sears; HP umpire Bill Stewart then ruled that due to the confusion by the umpires, it would be fair to award Wyatt a double; Phillies manager Hans Lobert argued that Wyatt should be out and announced he was protesting the game; a fan behind the Dodger dugout tried to throw a pop bottle onto the field, but dropped it into the dugout where it shattered; Stewart called a policeman and had the fan ejected[.]
[A]n umpire's decision caused the remainder of the contest to be played under protest by Manager Hans Lobert of the Phils. ... [Whit] Wyatt led off the fifth by slamming the ball toward the left field bleachers. It appeared to have landed in the lower seats and bounced back to the playing field. Umpire Tom Dunn motioned Wyatt to trot around the bases; but the ball was returned to the infield and Al Glossop tagged Wyatt. Umpire Ziggy Sears, however, ruled that the ball bounced off the bleacher screen[,] and he sent Wyatt back to second base with a ground rule double. Sears' decision prevailed and play was resumed after Lobert lodged his official protest.
But the latter half of yesterday's game was played under protest[.] ... [Whit] Wyatt himself was responsible for the protest. In the fifth inning he belted a drive toward the leftfield corner. The ball appeared to enter the stands and bounce back. Umpire Tom Dunn, at first base, gave Wyatt the go-ahead, homerun signal. When Wyatt slowed down for the long jog[,] he found a group of Phils waiting for him at second base, with Albie Glossop having the ball in his hand and tagging Wyatt. Later it was ruled that Wyatt would have reached second base safely had he not slowed down, so he was allowed a double.
1942 Philadelphia Phils | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Gerald Nugent |
Managers | Hans Lobert |
Radio |
WIBG ( By Saam, Taylor Grant) |
The 1942 Philadelphia Phils season was the 60th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Hans Lobert, began their fifth season at Shibe Park. Prior to the season, the team shortened the team nickname form Phillies to 'Phils'. Of the change, baseball writer George Kirksey opined prior to the season, "the gag is they wanted to get the 'lie' out of their name." [1]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 106 | 48 | .688 | — | 60–17 | 46–31 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 50 | .675 | 2 | 57–22 | 47–28 |
New York Giants | 85 | 67 | .559 | 20 | 47–31 | 38–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 76 | .500 | 29 | 38–39 | 38–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 81 | .449 | 36½ | 41–34 | 25–47 |
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 38 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
Boston Braves | 59 | 89 | .399 | 44 | 33–36 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phils | 42 | 109 | .278 | 62½ | 23–51 | 19–58 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16–1 | 8–12 | 14–8 | 7–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
Brooklyn | 16–6 | — | 16–6 | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–5–1 | 7–15 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–9–1 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 12–8 | 8–14–1 | 13–9–1 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 7–15 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 5–17 | — | 6–13 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–7–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 9–12–1 | 7–15 | 13–6 | — | 8–14–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–2 | — |
Legend | |
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Phils win | |
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Postponement | |
Bold | Phils team member |
1942 Game Log
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April (4–12)
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May (10–20)
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June (5–19)
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July (9–17)
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August (8–20)
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September (6–21)
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mickey Livingston | 89 | 239 | 49 | .205 | 2 | 22 |
1B | Nick Etten | 139 | 459 | 121 | .264 | 8 | 41 |
2B | Al Glossop | 121 | 454 | 102 | .225 | 4 | 40 |
SS | Bobby Bragan | 109 | 335 | 73 | .218 | 2 | 15 |
3B | Pinky May | 115 | 345 | 82 | .238 | 0 | 18 |
OF | Ron Northey | 127 | 402 | 101 | .251 | 5 | 31 |
OF | Lloyd Waner | 101 | 287 | 75 | .261 | 0 | 10 |
OF | Danny Litwhiler | 151 | 591 | 160 | .271 | 9 | 56 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Danny Murtaugh | 144 | 506 | 122 | .241 | 0 | 27 |
Ernie Koy | 91 | 258 | 63 | .244 | 4 | 26 |
Bennie Warren | 90 | 225 | 47 | .209 | 7 | 20 |
Stan Benjamin | 78 | 210 | 47 | .224 | 2 | 8 |
Earl Naylor | 76 | 168 | 33 | .196 | 0 | 14 |
Bill Burich | 25 | 80 | 23 | .288 | 0 | 7 |
Ed Freed | 13 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 1 |
Hal Marnie | 24 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Murphy | 13 | 28 | 7 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
Chuck Klein | 14 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
Bert Hodges | 8 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Peterman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Benny Culp | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tommy Hughes | 40 | 253.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.06 | 77 |
Rube Melton | 42 | 209.1 | 9 | 20 | 3.70 | 107 |
Si Johnson | 39 | 195.1 | 8 | 19 | 3.69 | 78 |
Lefty Hoerst | 33 | 150.2 | 4 | 16 | 5.20 | 52 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Johnny Podgajny | 43 | 186.2 | 6 | 14 | 3.91 | 40 |
Ike Pearson | 35 | 85.1 | 1 | 6 | 4.54 | 21 |
Earl Naylor | 20 | 60.1 | 0 | 5 | 6.12 | 19 |
Cy Blanton | 6 | 22.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.64 | 16 |
Andy Lapihuska | 3 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.23 | 8 |
George Hennessey | 5 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Sam Nahem | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.94 | 38 |
Boom-Boom Beck | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 | 10 |
Paul Masterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 3 |
Hilly Flitcraft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
Gene Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Trenton Packers | Interstate League | Lefty Lloyd, John Casey and Tony Rensa |
C | Rome Colonels | Canadian–American League | Bunny Griffiths and Philip Clark |
Attendance—3828 paid, 1529 ladies, 917 service men.
Scheduled second game was postponed due to rain[.]
... game interrupted for 25 minutes by a surprise blackout test.
To complete the washout, the second part of the scheduled twin bill today went by the boards for the season when weather set in during the fourth inning to call the contest while both teams were scoreless.
A crowd of 13,346, including 8,647 scrap metal donors who got in free, ...although the box score indicates 4,047.
The last of the seventh was completed[,] and then Umpire [Lee] Ballanfant called the game in compliance with Pennsylvania's Sunday law which does not permit any playing after 7 o'clock, Eastern War Time.
Game called for Sunday 7 PM curfew[.]
Whit Wyatt's ball appeared to land in the LF seats and rebound onto the field; 1B umpire Tom Dunn signaled home run, but Al Glossop had retrieved the ball and tagged Wyatt as he rounded 2B; Wyatt ignored him and kept running; 3B umpire Ziggy Sears then ruled the ball in play and called Wyatt out; several Dodgers challenged Sears; HP umpire Bill Stewart then ruled that due to the confusion by the umpires, it would be fair to award Wyatt a double; Phillies manager Hans Lobert argued that Wyatt should be out and announced he was protesting the game; a fan behind the Dodger dugout tried to throw a pop bottle onto the field, but dropped it into the dugout where it shattered; Stewart called a policeman and had the fan ejected[.]
[A]n umpire's decision caused the remainder of the contest to be played under protest by Manager Hans Lobert of the Phils. ... [Whit] Wyatt led off the fifth by slamming the ball toward the left field bleachers. It appeared to have landed in the lower seats and bounced back to the playing field. Umpire Tom Dunn motioned Wyatt to trot around the bases; but the ball was returned to the infield and Al Glossop tagged Wyatt. Umpire Ziggy Sears, however, ruled that the ball bounced off the bleacher screen[,] and he sent Wyatt back to second base with a ground rule double. Sears' decision prevailed and play was resumed after Lobert lodged his official protest.
But the latter half of yesterday's game was played under protest[.] ... [Whit] Wyatt himself was responsible for the protest. In the fifth inning he belted a drive toward the leftfield corner. The ball appeared to enter the stands and bounce back. Umpire Tom Dunn, at first base, gave Wyatt the go-ahead, homerun signal. When Wyatt slowed down for the long jog[,] he found a group of Phils waiting for him at second base, with Albie Glossop having the ball in his hand and tagging Wyatt. Later it was ruled that Wyatt would have reached second base safely had he not slowed down, so he was allowed a double.