1942 Sacramento Solons Statistics

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 Roster

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 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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Tony Freitas2413.6492.934438252295.0322108963698212
Blix Donnelly2110.6772.834231194270.023511285128165319
Kemp Wicker1612.5713.245233183250.026297906383200
Clarence Beers1612.5713.813927152210.0234102895672203
Bill Schmidt108.5563.09371490140.014570482736401
Hersh Lyons1010.5003.623225113164.018679666876005
John Pintar301.0003.623000072.08237292227112
Frank Nelson34.4296.451652060.08253432926100
Larry Kempe22.5000.00752030.0301710
Harry Polly000.0040006.01365
Pepper Martin000.0010003.01022
Luther French000.0020001.0650
Gene Lillard01.00010000.0200
Ken Penner01.0004.50700014.077762
Totals10573.5903.2931417801011401515.0161666555304650602153220

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
Steve Mesner1787416808320524617433631.301.338.359.697244223
Buster Adams1787226479920043827107955107.309.365.526.891340218
Debs Garms160667606861902713796155022.314.367.436.802264110
Jack Sturdy1696735878217629515765833.300.368.371.739218523
Eddie Lake17675563311817638319692310782.278.385.438.823277312
Averett Thompson153603553891752311154203418.316.357.403.760223115
Ray Mueller166637565641682461610235530.297.361.446.807252116
Gene Handley93356312398010903433125.256.326.346.672108112
Pepper Martin130256223275517102462622.247.333.332.6657434
Bill Shewey4416815427468601461312.299.353.429.7826601
Chip Marshall7621418818435011911936.229.306.271.5775125
Gene Lillard291059793350320286.340.390.485.8754700
Mel Serafini47116104921502100421.202.231.308.5393208
Clarence Beers448575131860070313.240.269.320.5892407
Hersh Lyons32605541430010015.255.268.309.5771704
Blix Donnelly421069271400080517.152.196.152.3481409
Tony Freitas441129371410051621.151.210.161.37115112
Kemp Wicker52938251320020320.159.188.183.3711508
Bill Schmidt3751473500020021.106.106.106.213504
Frank Nelson162219141001013.211.250.263.513502
Larry Kempe71111300000.273.273.273.5453
John Pintar301313131000002.231.231.308.538400
Escal Burnett322100000.500.500.5001.0001
Harry Schmiel477100000.143.143.143.2861
Ken Penner1299100000.111.111.111.2221
Totals19226584585479116592726878715980515547.283.344.393.737230102219300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jack Sturdy1B1641393758110.9958.951
Pepper Martin1B2313113518.9666.261
Gene Handley2B932342451654.9685.151
Chip Marshall2B461041051217.9464.543
Steve Mesner2B441441181129.9605.955
Steve Mesner3B1311462401928.9532.947
Mel Serafini3B28344366.9282.750
Gene Lillard3B24243747.9382.542
Ray MuellerC1646521151015.9874.6774
Chip MarshallC2446621.9632.1671
Buster AdamsOF17748216136.9752.814
Debs GarmsOF157287994.9701.885
Averett ThompsonOF1414471281.9833.255
Bill SheweyOF3981740.9572.256
Pepper MartinOF2638512.9771.654
Kemp WickerP5283521.956.827
Tony FreitasP44145714.9861.614
Blix DonnellyP4254012.9781.071
Clarence BeersP391056061.0001.692
Bill SchmidtP3743922.9561.162
Hersh LyonsP321030011.0001.250
John PintarP30015011.000.500
Frank NelsonP1611710.9471.125
Ken PennerP7.000
Larry KempeP7.000
Harry PollyP4.000
Luther FrenchP2.000
Pepper MartinP1.000
Gene LillardP1.000
Eddie LakeSS1693515205992.9375.154
Totals176446461855194407.9713.685500

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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