1942 Columbus Red Birds Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 3rd in the AA
Manager: Eddie Dyer (82-72)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 162,629, Avg. 2,112
1942 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Kansas City Blues 3
Finals - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Toledo Mud Hens 0

The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1942 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the AA.

The Red Birds scored 621 runs and yielded 536 runs. Eddie Lukon led Columbus with 23 home runs and drove in 65 runs. Jim Gleeson paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .264 clip. Harry Brecheen topped the team with 19 wins, while Red Munger, too added 15 or more wins, too Harry Brecheen registered a 2.09 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1942 Columbus Red Birds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Chuck Aleno, John Antonelli, Frank Barrett, Augie Bergamo, Rae Blaemire, Harry Brecheen, Ken Burkhart, Bill Crouch, Harry Davis, Frank Gabler, Jim Gleeson, Tommy Heath, Lou Klein, Eddie Lukon, Max Marshall, Howie Moss, Red Munger, George Myatt, Preacher Roe, Ted Wilks, Dib Williams and Pep Young.

Eddie Dyer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chuck AlenoRRFebruary 19, 19176'1"215St. Louis, MO US
Jack AngleRRMarch 25, 19165'11"167
John AntonelliRRJuly 15, 19155'10"165Memphis, TN US
Frank BarrettRRJuly 1, 19136'2"173Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Floyd BealRROctober 16, 19175'10"170Cherryville, NC US
Augie BergamoLLFebruary 14, 19175'9"165Detroit, MI US
Ken BlackmanRJune 29, 19115'9"175Lucerne, MO US
Rae BlaemireRRFebruary 8, 19116'0"178Gary, IN US
Harry BrecheenLLOctober 14, 19145'10"160Broken Bow, OK US
Wilbur BuerckholtzROctober 10, 19206'4"
Ken BurkhartRRNovember 18, 19166'1"190Knoxville, TN US
Bill CrouchSRAugust 20, 19076'1"180Wilmington, DE US
Harry DavisLLMarch 7, 19085'10"160Shreveport, LA US
Gilbert DobbsRR5'11"202
Frank GablerRRNovember 6, 19116'1"175East Highland, CA US
Jim GleesonSRMarch 5, 19126'1"191Kansas City, MO US
Tommy HeathRRAugust 18, 19135'10"185Akron, CO US
Lloyd HopkinsSL6'1"175
Billy KerrRRMarch 4, 19186'1"190Pensacola, FL US
Lou KleinRROctober 22, 19185'11"167New Orleans, LA US
Eddie LukonLLAugust 5, 19205'10"168Burgettstown, PA US
Max MarshallLRSeptember 18, 19136'1"180Randolph, IA US
Howie MossRROctober 17, 19185'11"185Gastonia, NC US
Red MungerRROctober 4, 19186'2"200Houston, TX US
George MyattLRJune 14, 19145'11"167Denver, CO US
Preacher RoeRLFebruary 26, 19166'2"170Ash Flat, AR US
Hooper TriplettRRDecember 17, 19195'10"170Triplett, NC US
Ted WilksRRNovember 13, 19155'9"178Fulton, NY US
Dib WilliamsRRJanuary 19, 19105'11"175Greenbrier, AR US
Pep YoungRRAugust 29, 19075'9"162Jamestown, NC US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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