1942 Boston Red Sox season
The 1942 Boston Red Sox season was the 42nd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
C | | 88 | 286 | 76 | .266 | 0 | 25 |
1B | | 128 | 463 | 130 | .281 | 3 | 70 |
2B | | 144 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 15 | 102 |
SS | | 147 | 620 | 205 | .331 | 2 | 51 |
3B | | 139 | 508 | 128 | .252 | 12 | 75 |
OF | | 150 | 522 | 186 | .356 | 36 | 137 |
OF | | 113 | 397 | 113 | .285 | 3 | 61 |
OF | | 151 | 622 | 178 | .286 | 14 | 48 |
Other batters
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 |
| 83 | 250 | 50 | .200 | 4 | 20 |
| 77 | 256 | 67 | .262 | 3 | 42 |
| 30 | 100 | 27 | .270 | 5 | 14 |
| 29 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 0 | 9 |
| 45 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 4 | 24 |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 281 | 22 | 6 | 2.59 | 113 |
| 29 | 205.1 | 14 | 11 | 3.29 | 52 |
| 30 | 182.2 | 11 | 9 | 3.30 | 72 |
| 24 | 158 | 8 | 10 | 5.01 | 40 |
| 13 | 80.1 | 5 | 1 | 3.81 | 34 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 31 | 150.1 | 8 | 10 | 3.89 | 70 |
| 23 | 111.1 | 7 | 1 | 2.51 | 46 |
| 20 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 3.92 | 37 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.43 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 16 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Greensboro
KITTY League folded, June 19, 1942