1942 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AA
Team Record: 81-69
Finished 2nd in the AA
Manager: Charlie Grimm (81-69)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Borchert Field
Attendance: 217,966, Avg. 2,906
1942 Milwaukee Brewers Roster

Playoffs - Toledo Mud Hens 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 2

The Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association ended the 1942 season with a record of 81 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the AA.

The Brewers paced the league with 742 runs, fueled by 92 home runs. Milwaukee yielded 745 runs, most in the circuit. Bill Norman led the squad with 24 home runs, while Ted Gullic walloped 15 or more, too. Hal Peck and Heinz Becker each accounted for 94 RBI. Eddie Stanky topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .342 clip. Hy Vandenberg paced the team with 17 wins, and Walt Lanfranconi also added 15 or more victories also Hy Vandenberg recorded a 4.14 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1942 Milwaukee Brewers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Heinz Becker, Jack Berly, George Blaeholder, Grey Clarke, Vallie Eaves, Charles George, Ted Gullic, Odell Hale, Ed Hanyzewski, Red Howell, Johnny Hudson, Emil Kush, Walt Lanfranconi, Roxie Lawson, Peanuts Lowrey, Hersh Martin, Russ Meers, Pete Naktenis, Bill Norman, Vance Page, Hal Peck, Packy Rogers, Frank Secory, Eddie Stanky and Hy Vandenberg.

Charlie Grimm 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
Hy Vandenberg1710.6304.1442319101235.024912110874100304
Walt Lanfranconi1513.5364.3442281223226.02301171099076303
Emil Kush912.4294.3145201581163.016993787076504
Pete Naktenis88.5005.133619960121.012480698364403
Ed Hanyzewski72.7783.891815240111.09458488372114
Vance Page77.5004.83308121095.012362512641102
Roxie Lawson66.5005.542717690125.014281775632202
Russ Meers42.6674.1710622041.03628193923002
Vallie Eaves45.4445.4612921061.06938373426201
Ray Campbell201.0008.40120015.024171484100
George Blaeholder23.4004.50330060.07333302018000
John Meketi000.002007.0881
Jack Christensen000.007006.01451
Jack Berly01.0002.005009.0632413001
Totals8169.5404.533211536943501275.0136173164206000547221260

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
Hal Peck141611568901892410109494045.333.377.463.840263403
Eddie Stanky145646527124180566857610835.342.457.516.973272847
Heinz Becker14357250076170301269487141.340.422.484.906242301
Bill Norman12951341880126223248528853.301.426.541.967226934
Ted Gullic12847743661125221157123645.287.342.445.787194914
Johnny Hudson1445985377612125565555065.225.293.324.61717416110
Charles George1093843593110016633621952.279.318.382.7001371324
Harry Griswold8628726227741243501623.282.326.347.67391918
Frank Secory78285257316414294712463.249.316.424.740109713
Grey Clarke6625223132631132310158.273.317.372.68986606
Odell Hale6015114016352331401013.250.300.371.67152401
Hy Vandenberg46959072120070210.233.250.256.50623303
Walt Lanfranconi488985141921150225.224.241.306.54726102
Pete Naktenis3642399112107029.282.317.385.70215001
Ed Hanyzewski18444231010010012.238.238.262.50011002
Peanuts Lowrey932325900001.281.281.281.5629
Emil Kush4557545920030011.167.167.204.37011203
Hersh Martin520203700050.350.350.350.7007
Gordon Goodell112624370003020.292.346.292.6387000
Roxie Lawson2749452610030210.133.170.156.3267202
Harvey Storey102321350013026.238.304.381.6858000
Russ Meers101514340002012.286.333.286.6194000
Vance Page3033302401000210.133.188.200.3886001
Vallie Eaves122321120002026.095.174.095.2692100
Jack Berly5330000.000.000.000.0000
George Blaeholder3398000000015.000.111.000.1110000
Ray Campbell1222000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Jack Christensen7110000.000.000.000.0000
Red Howell1221000000.000.000.000.0000
John Meketi2220000.000.000.000.0000
Totals15965343477070513612335692660360495551.285.354.416.770198297136500


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Heinz Becker1B1361172862099.9849.250
Ted Gullic1B171167412.9697.235
Johnny Hudson2B1242763251463.9774.847
Odell Hale2B2877581011.9314.821
Grey Clarke3B503198127.9152.580
Ted Gullic3B15923041.0002.133
Charles GeorgeC833553456.9874.6874
Harry GriswoldC763004669.9834.5538
Hal PeckOF1412766122.9592.000
Bill NormanOF122261862.9782.205
Ted GullicOF862071131.9862.535
Frank SecoryOF70150281.9502.171
Charles GeorgeOF12231001.0002.000
Emil KushP4563113.974.822
Hy VandenbergP421150051.0001.452
Walt LanfranconiP42146114.9871.786
Pete NaktenisP3641320.895.472
George BlaeholderP33519031.000.727
Vance PageP3022230.889.800
Roxie LawsonP2772732.9191.259
Ed HanyzewskiP1852313.9661.556
Vallie EavesP12010001.000.833
Ray CampbellP120210.667.167
Russ MeersP1011110.9231.200
Jack ChristensenP7.000
Jack BerlyP5.000
John MeketiP2.000
Eddie StankySS1432934314283.9455.063
Johnny HudsonSS11202655.9024.182
Totals143536211431160325.9693.5211200

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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