1942 Louisville Colonels Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 5th in the AA
Manager: Bill Burwell (78-76)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Parkway Field
Attendance: 159,448, Avg. 2,071
1942 Louisville Colonels Roster

The Louisville Colonels of the American Association ended the 1942 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fifth in the AA.

The Colonels plated 597 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Andy Gilbert drove in 87 runs. Johnny Lazor led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .309 clip. Nels Potter topped the team with 18 wins, while Lou Lucier recorded a 2.45 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1942 Louisville Colonels who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Stan Benjamin, Earl Browne, Chet Covington, Mel Deutsch, Emerson Dickman, Andy Gilbert, Andy Karl, Red Kress, Johnny Lazor, Lou Lucier, Chet Morgan, Emmett O'Neill, Art Parks, Eddie Pellagrini, Nels Potter, Bill Sayles, Stan Sperry, Jackie Tobin, Fred Walters, Whitey Wietelmann and Joe Wood.

Bill Burwell served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Nels Potter188.6922.60382612172211.0190836159147204
Lou Lucier139.5912.4533256111206.016067567694313
Bill Sayles1112.4783.4429262122183.017689707990308
Peter Blumette84.6673.8436101731103.09752445851000
Emery Rudd711.3893.4835121430132.011764519078103
Andy Karl613.3162.9039161152152.014567493338301
Emmett O'Neill43.5713.2611732147.03922174234001
Joe Wood410.2863.742719570137.014172576981303
Mel Deutsch32.6002.883461610103.09742335641112
Chet Covington32.6005.3410612132.04321191119000
Emerson Dickman11.5004.1520013.0107623000
Red Kress002.0860013.0143363
Joseph Shaffer01.0009.002005.065511000
Totals7876.5063.1730215387631001337.0123559447105820680162250

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Andy Gilbert15362457790171301948783877.296.342.435.777251827
Chet Morgan15563356467156223161125920.277.346.332.678187619
Whitey Wietelmann1335925276913721303575542.260.332.311.643164728
Johnny Lazor1284724345613422665143032.309.358.429.786186535
Red Kress119406373409320514612825.249.302.338.640126605
Jackie Tobin92377332418313232233430.250.323.328.652109329
George Lacy102356314297913324023314.252.327.331.658104427
Fred Walters8627224122606524362527.249.320.340.66082606
Tony Fiarito963022483455102327134728.222.348.315.66278516
Stan Benjamin3816314519443331381220.303.357.428.78462206
Walter Cazen5219216716353311432327.210.309.281.59047211
Albert Lingua8318816630347101591425.205.283.259.54243344
Bob Latshaw3814111612314001121812.267.375.302.67735025
Stan Sperry391161051429211131109.276.339.343.68236101
Nels Potter581039372860214069.301.350.430.78040113
Bill Sayles3271684143018028.206.229.294.52320401
Eddie Pellagrini1976688144001089.206.289.265.55418100
Billy Johnson2474665133004059.197.264.242.50616112
Andy Karl3949465122014018.261.277.370.64617002
Emery Rudd3551503122005005.240.240.280.52014001
Lou Lucier3372645112105034.172.209.234.44315105
Richard Kalal1770654113001149.169.217.215.43314201
George Byam124340590005036.225.279.225.5049200
Peter Blumette3638321710060212.219.265.250.5158004
Cecil Dunn102623461103025.261.320.391.7119101
Earl Browne112928160003014.214.241.214.4566000
Mel Deutsch343533050003007.152.152.152.3035002
Chet Covington101212240002000.333.333.333.6674000
Emmett O'Neill181614041004021.286.375.357.7325000
Art Parks102220240014022.200.273.350.6237000
Pete Lewis102624130001106.125.160.125.2853011
Joe Wood2749430320030412.070.149.116.2655002
Emerson Dickman2441.250.250.250.5001
Verne Richards3661100000.167.167.167.3331
Joseph Shaffer2220000.000.000.000.0000
Totals17565708511059713092065832554810471504.256.322.338.6601727712310400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Red Kress1B69594551051.9859.406
Bob Latshaw1B3629316529.9848.583
Andy Gilbert1B3633527527.9861.056
Tony Fiarito2B63117169824.9734.540
Stan Sperry2B325984319.9794.469
Red Kress2B244461310.9724.375
Andy Gilbert2B19423969.9314.263
Jackie Tobin2B182653510.9404.389
Billy Johnson2B11182810.9794.182
Jackie Tobin3B72641231410.9302.597
Stan Benjamin3B38255234.9622.026
Tony Fiarito3B22193730.9492.545
Richard Kalal3B17203443.9313.176
George LacyC914204985.9835.1547
Fred WaltersC7433245109.9745.0956
Chet MorganOF1553411161.9832.271
Johnny LazorOF124215621.9911.782
Andy GilbertOF1022061663.9742.176
Albert LinguaOF561063011.0001.946
Walter CazenOF4977411.9881.653
Andy KarlP39155324.9711.744
Nels PotterP3894222.9621.342
Peter BlumetteP3601830.857.500
Emery RuddP3582121.935.829
Mel DeutschP34523011.000.824
Lou LucierP3365224.9671.758
Bill SaylesP29154012.9821.897
Joe WoodP27121120.920.852
Emmett O'NeillP112721.818.818
Chet CovingtonP100811.889.800
Red KressP6.000
Joseph ShafferP2.000
Emerson DickmanP2.000
Whitey WietelmannSS1332973884891.9355.150
Eddie PellagriniSS18254897.8904.056
Totals156137471623177331.9683.4401300

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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