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Major League Baseball team season
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
OwnersBill Benswanger
ManagersFrankie Frisch
RadioWWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
← 1941 Seasons 1943 →

The 1942 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 61st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 56th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 66–81.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 106 48 .688 — 60‍–‍17 46‍–‍31
Brooklyn Dodgers 104 50 .675 2 57‍–‍22 47‍–‍28
New York Giants 85 67 .559 20 47‍–‍31 38‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds 76 76 .500 29 38‍–‍39 38‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates 66 81 .449 36½ 41‍–‍34 25‍–‍47
Chicago Cubs 68 86 .442 38 36‍–‍41 32‍–‍45
Boston Braves 59 89 .399 44 33‍–‍36 26‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phils 42 109 .278 62½ 23‍–‍51 19‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1942 National League record
Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 6–16 13–9 5–16–1 8–12 14–8 7–12–1 6–16
Brooklyn 16–6 — 16–6 15–7 14–8–1 18–4 16–6 9–13
Chicago 9–13 6–16 — 13–9 9–13–1 14–8 11–11 6–16
Cincinnati 16–5–1 7–15 9–13 — 9–13 16–6 12–9–1 7–15
New York 12–8 8–14–1 13–9–1 13–9 — 17–5 15–7 7–15
Philadelphia 8–14 4–18 8–14 6–16 5–17 — 6–13 5–17
Pittsburgh 12–7–1 6–16 11–11 9–12–1 7–15 13–6 — 8–14–2
St. Louis 16–6 13–9 16–6 15–7 15–7 17–5 14–8–2 —


Game log

1942 Game Log: 66–81 (Home: 41–34; Away: 25–47)
April: 9–6 (Home: 6–5; Away: 3–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 14 @ Reds 4–2 Butcher (1–0) Walters — 34,104 1–0
2 April 15 @ Reds 6–2 Dietz (1–0) Riddle — 3,628 2–0
3 April 16 @ Reds 7–8 (12) Beggs Wilkie (0–1) — 2,421 2–1
4 April 17 Cardinals 3–2 Sewell (1–0) Warneke — 18,324 3–1
5 April 18 Cardinals 3–0 Heintzelman (1–0) White — 5,945 4–1
6 April 19 Cardinals 2–3 Beazley Dietz (1–1) Gumbert 12,929 4–2
7 April 20 Cubs 2–8 Mooty Butcher (1–1) — 1,752 4–3
8 April 21 Cubs 5–2 Sewell (2–0) Bithorn — 2,397 5–3
9 April 22 Cubs 9–1 Hamlin (1–0) Erickson — 3,517 6–3
10 April 23 Reds 3–5 Vander Meer Lanning (0–1) — 4,533 6–4
11 April 24 Reds 5–9 Starr Dietz (1–2) Beggs 4,971 6–5
12 April 26 @ Cardinals 2–0 Heintzelman (2–0) Warneke — — 7–5
13 April 26 @ Cardinals 4–4 (11) — 14,820 7–5
14 April 28 Phillies 7–1 Butcher (2–1) Naylor — 1,752 8–5
15 April 29 Phillies 7–6 (10) Sewell (3–0) Blanton — 1,567 9–5
16 April 30 Phillies 3–6 Hoerst Lanning (0–2) — 1,826 9–6
May: 10–21 (Home: 6–7; Away: 4–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
17 May 1 Dodgers 7–6 Heintzelman (3–0) Allen — 9,199 10–6
18 May 2 Dodgers 10–5 Wilkie (1–1) Davis — 17,210 11–6
19 May 3 Braves 6–2 Butcher (3–1) Javery — — 12–6
20 May 3 Braves 3–12 (8) Earley Sewell (3–1) — 29,030 12–7
21 May 4 Braves 2–1 Klinger (1–0) Tobin — 1,637 13–7
22 May 5 Braves 1–7 Wallace Dietz (1–3) — 2,321 13–8
23 May 7 Giants 2–1 (11) Wilkie (2–1) Carpenter — — 14–8
24 May 7 Giants 2–6 Koslo Heintzelman (3–1) — 4,075 14–9
25 May 8 @ Cubs 6–4 Sewell (4–1) Schmitz — 4,133 15–9
26 May 9 @ Cubs 1–3 Lee Butcher (3–2) — 3,465 15–10
27 May 10 @ Cubs 2–4 Passeau Hamlin (1–1) — 22,042 15–11
28 May 10 @ Cubs 3–2 Klinger (2–0) Erickson — 22,042 16–11
29 May 12 @ Giants 3–7 Melton Heintzelman (3–2) — — 16–12
30 May 13 @ Giants 3–1 Butcher (4–2) Koslo — — 17–12
31 May 14 @ Dodgers 4–7 French Wilkie (2–2) Casey — 17–13
32 May 15 @ Dodgers 3–8 Wyatt Sewell (4–2) — — 17–14
33 May 16 @ Dodgers 1–8 Head Heintzelman (3–3) — — 17–15
34 May 17 @ Phillies 7–2 Hamlin (2–1) Hoerst — — 18–15
35 May 17 @ Phillies 4–5 (11) Melton Klinger (2–1) — — 18–16
36 May 19 @ Phillies 4–5 Podgajny Butcher (4–3) Hoerst 3,366 18–17
37 May 20 @ Braves 3–4 (10) Sain Heintzelman (3–4) — 3,010 18–18
38 May 23 Cubs 5–4 Lanning (1–2) Erickson Sewell (1) 3,090 19–18
39 May 24 Cubs 5–7 (10) Lee Sewell (4–3) — 16,746 19–19
40 May 24 Cubs 4–11 Passeau Heintzelman (3–5) — 16,746 19–20
41 May 25 @ Reds 1–6 Derringer Butcher (4–4) — 16,205 19–21
42 May 27 Cardinals 3–5 Beazley Sewell (4–4) — 1,635 19–22
43 May 28 Cardinals 2–3 (11) Beazley Wilkie (2–3) Gumbert 16,577 19–23
44 May 30 @ Cubs 5–10 Mooty Gornicki (0–1) Pressnell — 19–24
45 May 30 @ Cubs 2–3 Fleming Hamlin (2–2) Pressnell 22,735 19–25
46 May 31 @ Reds 2–8 Walters Sewell (4–5) — — 19–26
47 May 31 @ Reds 0–3 Starr Butcher (4–5) — 16,721 19–27
June: 13–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 5–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
48 June 2 Dodgers 2–17 Webber Wilkie (2–4) — 3,257 19–28
49 June 5 Phillies 6–5 Heintzelman (4–5) Hoerst Dietz (1) 1,195 20–28
50 June 6 Phillies 3–1 Sewell (5–5) Hughes — 2,184 21–28
51 June 7 Phillies 5–4 (10) Heintzelman (5–5) Johnson — — 22–28
52 June 7 Phillies 8–6 (7) Lanning (2–2) Melton Wilkie (1) 8,461 23–28
53 June 9 Braves 10–2 Heintzelman (6–5) Tost — 1,871 24–28
54 June 10 Braves 3–0 Sewell (6–5) Tobin — 11,533 25–28
55 June 13 Giants 8–2 Klinger (3–1) Melton — 4,096 26–28
56 June 14 Giants 3–4 Carpenter Heintzelman (6–6) — 16,719 26–29
57 June 14 Giants 8–3 (8) Sewell (7–5) Sunkel — 16,719 27–29
58 June 15 Giants 2–6 Schumacher Butcher (4–6) — — 27–30
59 June 16 @ Phillies 1–5 Podgajny Hamlin (2–3) — 1,196 27–31
60 June 17 @ Phillies 6–1 Klinger (4–1) Hoerst — — 28–31
61 June 19 @ Braves 7–6 (11) Dietz (2–3) Sain — 3,304 29–31
62 June 20 @ Braves 0–4 Javery Heintzelman (6–7) — — 29–32
63 June 21 @ Braves 7–3 (10) Butcher (5–6) Errickson — 5,000 30–32
64 June 23 @ Dodgers 2–6 French Klinger (4–2) — 16,080 30–33
65 June 26 @ Giants 2–4 Melton Sewell (7–6) — 7,585 30–34
66 June 27 @ Giants 2–5 Carpenter Heintzelman (6–8) — 4,100 30–35
67 June 28 @ Giants 8–7 Wilkie (3–4) Adams — — 31–35
68 June 28 @ Giants 9–3 Klinger (5–2) Schumacher — 31,505 32–35
69 June 30 @ Cardinals 2–4 Cooper Sewell (7–7) — 13,252 32–36
July: 11–16 (Home: 8–7; Away: 3–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
70 July 1 @ Cardinals 0–4 White Heintzelman (6–9) — 1,439 32–37
71 July 2 @ Cardinals 1–3 Beazley Klinger (5–3) — 8,699 32–38
72 July 3 @ Cardinals 5–4 Lanning (3–2) Warneke Dietz (2) 1,169 33–38
73 July 4 Reds 0–2 Walters Butcher (5–7) — 18,000 33–39
74 July 5 Reds 4–3 Sewell (8–7) Derringer — — 34–39
75 July 5 Reds 2–5 Starr Hamlin (2–4) — 11,365 34–40
76 July 9 Phillies 9–0 Sewell (9–7) Melton — 29,488 35–40
77 July 11 Phillies 12–5 Wilkie (4–4) Pearson — 2,034 36–40
78 July 12 Dodgers 1–2 French Lanning (3–3) — — 36–41
79 July 12 Dodgers 6–4 Heintzelman (7–9) Higbe Sewell (2) 29,543 37–41
80 July 14 Dodgers 1–5 Wyatt Klinger (5–4) — 21,254 37–42
81 July 15 Giants 6–2 Sewell (10–7) Carpenter — 2,394 38–42
82 July 16 Giants 1–3 Hubbell Butcher (5–8) — 9,098 38–43
83 July 17 Giants 2–11 Schumacher Lanning (3–4) Adams 2,083 38–44
84 July 18 Braves 3–0 Heintzelman (8–9) Javery — — 39–44
85 July 19 Braves 8–7 Dietz (3–3) Errickson — — 40–44
86 July 19 Braves 9–0 (8) Klinger (6–4) Salvo — 7,425 41–44
87 July 20 Dodgers 0–5 French Lanning (3–5) — 13,600 41–45
88 July 21 @ Giants 5–6 Hubbell Wilkie (4–5) — 8,937 41–46
89 July 23 @ Giants 4–6 McGee Sewell (10–8) — 5,555 41–47
90 July 24 @ Dodgers 4–6 Wyatt Heintzelman (8–10) — 10,798 41–48
91 July 25 @ Dodgers 4–1 Gornicki (1–1) Davis — 11,314 42–48
92 July 26 @ Dodgers 2–3 Allen Klinger (6–5) Head — 42–49
93 July 26 @ Dodgers 3–5 Macon Lanning (3–6) Head 31,844 42–50
94 July 28 @ Braves 3–4 Tost Dietz (3–4) — 1,527 42–51
95 July 29 @ Braves 3–0 Sewell (11–8) Javery — — 43–51
96 July 29 @ Braves 5–6 Tobin Klinger (6–6) — 4,064 43–52
August: 15–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
97 August 1 @ Phillies 1–2 (12) Hughes Sewell (11–9) — — 43–53
98 August 2 @ Phillies 4–2 Hamlin (3–4) Melton — — 44–53
99 August 2 @ Phillies 3–2 Dietz (4–4) Hoerst Butcher (1) — 45–53
100 August 4 Cubs 2–1 (11) Klinger (7–6) Bithorn — 2,042 46–53
101 August 5 Cubs 3–0 Sewell (12–9) Fleming — 8,826 47–53
102 August 7 Cardinals 13–6 Wilkie (5–5) Lanier — 10,430 48–53
103 August 8 Cardinals 5–5 (16) — 2,128 48–53
104 August 9 Cardinals 3–4 Dickson Lanning (3–7) — — 48–54
105 August 9 Cardinals 1–2 (8) Krist Klinger (7–7) — 15,561 48–55
106 August 10 Cardinals 6–4 Wilkie (6–5) Cooper Dietz (3) 1,507 49–55
107 August 11 Reds 3–1 Gornicki (2–1) Thompson — 2,108 50–55
108 August 12 Reds 0–3 Vander Meer Sewell (12–10) — 8,114 50–56
109 August 14 @ Cubs 1–7 Warneke Klinger (7–8) — 3,934 50–57
110 August 15 @ Cubs 8–5 Dietz (5–4) Bithorn Lanning (1) — 51–57
111 August 15 @ Cubs 8–7 (11) Sewell (13–10) Errickson — 11,702 52–57
112 August 16 @ Cubs 1–5 Lee Gornicki (2–2) — — 52–58
113 August 16 @ Cubs 1–4 Fleming Sewell (13–11) — 25,930 52–59
114 August 18 @ Reds 3–0 Lanning (4–7) Walters — 6,475 53–59
115 August 19 @ Reds 9–2 Gornicki (3–2) Derringer — 1,338 54–59
116 August 20 @ Reds 3–5 Vander Meer Sewell (13–12) — 1,324 54–60
117 August 21 @ Cardinals 2–10 Beazley Dietz (5–5) — 2,010 54–61
118 August 22 @ Cardinals 6–7 Lanier Klinger (7–9) — 3,067 54–62
119 August 23 @ Cardinals 5–3 Klinger (8–9) Cooper — — 55–62
120 August 23 @ Cardinals 2–5 Dickson Lanning (4–8) — — 55–63
121 August 25 Braves 6–0 Sewell (14–12) Earley — — 56–63
122 August 27 Braves 5–0 Gornicki (4–2) Tobin — 4,106 57–63
123 August 29 Giants 0–2 Schumacher Dietz (5–6) — — 57–64
124 August 29 Giants 4–7 McGee Klinger (8–10) — 5,212 57–65
125 August 30 Dodgers 1–3 Wyatt Heintzelman (8–11) Davis — 57–66
126 August 30 Dodgers 9–5 (8) Sewell (15–12) French — 26,377 58–66
127 August 31 Dodgers 4–5 (11) Davis Gornicki (4–3) — 3,697 58–67
September: 8–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 3–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
128 September 1 Dodgers 2–4 Higbe Klinger (8–11) — 4,437 58–68
129 September 2 Phillies 5–2 Dietz (6–6) Hoerst — 3,712 59–68
130 September 4 Cubs 3–5 Bithorn Sewell (15–13) — 5,218 59–69
131 September 6 Cubs 6–0 Gornicki (5–3) Passeau — — 60–69
132 September 6 Cubs 5–0 Hamlin (4–4) Fleming — 8,610 61–69
133 September 7 Cardinals 11–6 Sewell (16–13) Dickson Klinger (1) — 62–69
134 September 7 Cardinals 4–6 (8) Beazley Dietz (6–7) — 18,785 62–70
135 September 8 @ Dodgers 0–4 Head Wilkie (6–6) — — 62–71
136 September 10 @ Phillies 1–2 (11) Hughes Dietz (6–8) — — 62–72
137 September 12 @ Braves 1–4 Tobin Gornicki (5–4) — — 62–73
138 September 12 @ Braves 2–2 (11) — — 62–73
139 September 13 @ Giants 0–5 Carpenter Sewell (16–14) — — 62–74
140 September 13 @ Giants 3–5 McGee Wilkie (6–7) — 17,794 62–75
141 September 14 @ Giants 1–6 Schumacher Dietz (6–9) — 2,428 62–76
142 September 16 @ Dodgers 3–10 Wyatt Gornicki (5–5) — 11,994 62–77
143 September 17 @ Dodgers 3–2 Sewell (17–14) Head — — 63–77
144 September 18 Reds 1–5 Vander Meer Hallett (0–1) — 5,154 63–78
145 September 19 Reds 3–4 Walters Brandt (0–1) — 1,485 63–79
146 September 20 Reds 2–1 (13) Lanning (5–8) Shoun — — 64–79
147 September 20 Reds 3–3 (7) — 4,161 64–79
148 September 21 @ Cardinals 1–2 White Gornicki (5–6) — 5,000 64–80
149 September 22 @ Cardinals 3–9 Gumbert Sewell (17–15) Dickson 8,823 64–81
150 September 27 @ Reds 8–7 (12) Lanning (6–8) Beggs Gornicki (1) — 65–81
151 September 27 @ Reds 7–4 Brandt (1–1) Vander Meer Gornicki (2) 2,070 66–81
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1942 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Al López 103 289 74 .256 1 26
1B Elbie Fletcher 145 506 146 .289 7 57
2B Frankie Gustine 115 388 89 .229 2 35
SS Pete Coscarart 133 487 111 .228 3 29
3B Bob Elliott 143 560 166 .296 9 89
OF Johnny Barrett 111 332 82 .247 0 26
OF Vince DiMaggio 143 496 118 .238 15 75
OF Jimmy Wasdell 122 409 106 .259 3 38

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Maurice Van Robays 100 328 76 .232 1 46
Babe Phelps 95 257 73 .284 9 41
Bud Stewart 82 183 40 .219 0 20
Alf Anderson 54 166 45 .271 0 7
Stu Martin 42 120 27 .225 1 12
Culley Rikard 38 52 10 .192 0 5
Frank Colman 10 37 5 .135 1 2
Johnny Wyrostek 9 35 4 .114 0 3
Huck Geary 9 22 5 .227 0 2
Bill Baker 18 17 2 .118 0 2
Jim Russell 5 14 1 .071 0 0
Ed Leip 3 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rip Sewell 40 248.0 17 15 3.41 69
Max Butcher 24 150.2 5 8 2.93 49
Ken Heintzelman 27 130.0 8 11 4.57 39
Jack Hallett 3 22.1 0 1 4.84 16
Bill Brandt 3 16.1 1 1 4.96 4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bob Klinger 37 152.2 8 11 3.24 58
Dutch Dietz 40 134.1 6 9 3.95 35
Johnny Lanning 34 119.1 6 8 3.32 31
Hank Gornicki 25 112.0 5 6 2.57 48
Luke Hamlin 23 112.0 4 4 3.94 38
Lefty Wilkie 35 107.1 6 7 4.19 18
Nick Strincevich 7 22.1 0 0 2.82 10
Dick Conger 2 8.1 0 0 2.16 3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Ken Jungels 6 0 0 0 6.59 7
Harry Shuman 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Burleigh Grimes
A Albany Senators Eastern League Ripper Collins
B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Danny Taylor
C Hutchinson Pirates Western Association Walter Holke
D Moultrie Packers Georgia–Florida League F. M. McVay
D Oil City Oilers Pennsylvania State Association Frank Oceak
D Hornell Maples PONY League Poke Whalen and Leo Mackey

Toronto affiliation shared with Philadelphia Athletics

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference

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