1942 Sacramento Solons Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 105-73
Finished 1st in the PCL
Manager: Pepper Martin (105-73)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Sacramento, California
Ballpark: Moreing Field
Attendance: 144,057, Avg. 1,619
1942 Sacramento Solons Statistics

Playoffs - Seattle Rainiers 4 games, Sacramento Solons 1

The Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1942 season with a record of 105 wins and 73 losses, finishing first in the PCL.

The Solons paced the league with 792 runs, spearheaded by 78 home runs. Sacramento surrendered 694 runs. Buster Adams led the team with 27 home runs, while Ray Mueller and Eddie Lake walloped 15 or more also. Buster Adams drove in 107 runs. Averett Thompson topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .316 clip. Tony Freitas notched 24 wins on the mound for the squad, and Blix Donnelly, Clarence Beers and Kemp Wicker each also added 15 or more victories also Blix Donnelly recorded a 2.83 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1942 Sacramento Solons who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Buster Adams, Clarence Beers, Blix Donnelly, Tony Freitas, Debs Garms, Gene Handley, Eddie Lake, Gene Lillard, Hersh Lyons, Chip Marshall, Pepper Martin, Steve Mesner, Ray Mueller, Ken Penner and Kemp Wicker.

Pepper Martin served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Buster AdamsRRJune 24, 19156'0"180Trinidad, CO US
Clarence BeersRRDecember 9, 19186'0"175El Dorado, KS US
Escal BurnettRROctober 6, 19185'9"165Eureka Springs, AR US
Blix DonnellyRRJanuary 21, 19145'10"166Olivia, MN US
Tony FreitasRLMay 5, 19085'8"161Mill Valley, CA US
Luther FrenchRRJuly 16, 19196'1"195, MO US
Debs GarmsLRJune 26, 19075'8"165Bangs, TX US
Gene HandleyRRNovember 25, 19145'10"165Kennett, MO US
Larry KempeRLJuly 6, 19196'4"190Hinton, IA US
Eddie LakeRRMarch 18, 19165'7"159Antioch, CA US
Gene LillardRRNovember 12, 19135'10"178Santa Barbara, CA US
Hersh LyonsRRJuly 23, 19155'11"195Fresno, CA US
Chip MarshallRRAugust 28, 19195'10"178Wilmington, DE US
Pepper MartinRRFebruary 29, 19045'8"170Temple, OK US
Steve MesnerRRJanuary 13, 19185'9"178Los Angeles, CA US
Ray MuellerRRMarch 8, 19125'9"175Pittsburg, KS US
Frank NelsonRRJuly 30, 19185'10"175San Pablo, CA US
Ken PennerLRApril 24, 18965'11"170Booneville, IN US
John PintarRRAugust 6, 19136'1"170McGill, NV US
Harry PollyRRFebruary 27, 19166'1"180
Bill SchmidtRRNovember 13, 19126'2"195Sacramento, CA US
Harry SchmielRRFebruary 22, 19146'1"195Chicago, IL US
Mel SerafiniRRDecember 5, 19185'9"175St. Louis, MO US
Bill SheweyLLJuly 5, 19166'0"175Joplin, MO US
Jack SturdyRJanuary 31, 19136'2"180
Averett ThompsonLRJanuary 14, 19155'11"175Clarksville, TN US
Kemp WickerRLAugust 13, 19065'11"182Kernersville, 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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