1942 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 93-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 781,395, Avg. 12,810
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (93-59)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1942 Boston Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 93-59
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 781,395, Avg. 12,810
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (93-59)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1942 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1942 season with a record of 93 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Red Sox scored 761 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Ted Williams walloped 36 home runs for Boston, and Bobby Doerr added 20 or more, too. Ted Williams drove in 137 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .356. Tex Hughson led the squad with 22 wins and a team-best 2.59 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Cronin coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 758
Regular Season Runs Against: 592
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 15, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 16, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 19 | W | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 17, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 18, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| April 20, 1942 | Washington Senators 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 13 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 3-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | ||
| April 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Washington Senators 10 | L | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 24, 1942 | New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 25, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 26, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 28, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 5-3 | 3-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 29, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 5-4 | 3-2 | 8-6 | ||
| April 30, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 6-4 | 3-2 | 9-6 | ||
| May 1, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 10 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 6-5 | 3-2 | 9-7 | ||
| May 2, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 10 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 7-5 | 3-2 | 10-7 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 8-5 | 3-2 | 11-7 | ||
| May 4, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 9-5 | 3-2 | 12-7 | ||
| May 5, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 10-5 | 3-2 | 13-7 | ||
| May 6, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 11-5 | 3-2 | 14-7 | ||
| May 8, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 11-5 | 3-3 | 14-8 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 11-5 | 3-4 | 14-9 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 11-5 | 3-5 | 14-10 | ||
| May 13, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 11-5 | 3-6 | 14-11 | ||
| May 14, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 11-5 | 3-7 | 14-12 | ||
| May 16, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 11-5 | 4-7 | 15-12 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 11-5 | 4-8 | 15-13 | ||
| May 18, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 11-5 | 5-8 | 16-13 | ||
| May 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 11-5 | 5-9 | 16-14 | ||
| May 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 11-5 | 6-9 | 17-14 | ||
| May 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 11-6 | 6-9 | 17-15 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 11-7 | 6-9 | 17-16 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 12-7 | 6-9 | 18-16 | ||
| May 25, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 12-7 | 6-10 | 18-17 | ||
| May 26, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 12-7 | 6-11 | 18-18 | ||
| May 27, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 12-7 | 7-11 | 19-18 | ||
| May 28, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 12-7 | 7-12 | 19-19 | ||
| May 29, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 12-7 | 8-12 | 20-19 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 12-7 | 9-12 | 21-19 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 12-7 | 9-13 | 21-20 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 13-7 | 9-13 | 22-20 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | Washington Senators 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 14-7 | 9-13 | 23-20 | ||
| June 2, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 14-8 | 9-13 | 23-21 | ||
| June 4, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 14-9 | 9-13 | 23-22 | ||
| June 5, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 15-9 | 9-13 | 24-22 | ||
| June 6, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 15-10 | 9-13 | 24-23 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 16-10 | 9-13 | 25-23 | ||
| June 9, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 17-10 | 9-13 | 26-23 | ||
| June 10, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 18-10 | 9-13 | 27-23 | ||
| June 11, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 19-10 | 9-13 | 28-23 | ||
| June 13, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 20-10 | 9-13 | 29-23 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 21-10 | 9-13 | 30-23 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 22-10 | 9-13 | 31-23 | ||
| June 16, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 22-10 | 10-13 | 32-23 | ||
| June 17, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 22-10 | 10-14 | 32-24 | ||
| June 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-10 | 11-14 | 33-24 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 22-10 | 12-14 | 34-24 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 22-10 | 12-15 | 34-25 | ||
| June 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 22-10 | 13-15 | 35-25 | ||
| June 24, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 22-10 | 14-15 | 36-25 | ||
| June 25, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 22-10 | 14-16 | 36-26 | ||
| June 26, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 22-10 | 15-16 | 37-26 | ||
| June 27, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 22-10 | 16-16 | 38-26 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 22-10 | 16-17 | 38-27 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 22-10 | 17-17 | 39-27 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | Washington Senators 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 23-10 | 17-17 | 40-27 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 24-10 | 17-17 | 41-27 | ||
| July 1, 1942 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 25-10 | 17-17 | 42-27 | ||
| July 1, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 26-10 | 17-17 | 43-27 | ||
| July 3, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 26-11 | 17-17 | 43-28 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 26-12 | 17-17 | 43-29 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 27-12 | 17-17 | 44-29 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 27-12 | 17-18 | 44-30 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 27-12 | 18-18 | 45-30 | ||
| July 9, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 28-12 | 18-18 | 46-30 | ||
| July 10, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 29-12 | 18-18 | 47-30 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 29-13 | 18-18 | 47-31 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 10 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 29-14 | 18-18 | 47-32 | ||
| July 14, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 29-15 | 18-18 | 47-33 | ||
| July 15, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 30-15 | 18-18 | 48-33 | ||
| July 15, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 30-16 | 18-18 | 48-34 | ||
| July 16, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 30-17 | 18-18 | 48-35 | ||
| July 17, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 31-17 | 18-18 | 49-35 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 31-18 | 18-18 | 49-36 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 31-19 | 18-18 | 49-37 | ||
| July 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 31-19 | 18-19 | 49-38 | ||
| July 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 31-19 | 18-20 | 49-39 | ||
| July 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 31-19 | 19-20 | 50-39 | ||
| July 24, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 31-19 | 20-20 | 51-39 | ||
| July 24, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 31-19 | 20-21 | 51-40 | ||
| July 25, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 9 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 31-19 | 21-21 | 52-40 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 31-19 | 21-22 | 52-41 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 31-19 | 21-23 | 52-42 | ||
| July 27, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 31-19 | 22-23 | 53-42 | ||
| July 28, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 31-19 | 23-23 | 54-42 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 31-19 | 23-24 | 54-43 | ||
| July 30, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 31-19 | 23-25 | 54-44 | ||
| July 31, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 31-19 | 24-25 | 55-44 | ||
| August 1, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 31-19 | 25-25 | 56-44 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 31-19 | 25-26 | 56-45 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 31-19 | 25-27 | 56-46 | ||
| August 4, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 31-20 | 25-27 | 56-47 | ||
| August 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 32-20 | 25-27 | 57-47 | ||
| August 6, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 33-20 | 25-27 | 58-47 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 33-20 | 25-28 | 58-48 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 33-20 | 25-29 | 58-49 | ||
| August 11, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 33-20 | 26-29 | 59-49 | ||
| August 12, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 33-20 | 26-30 | 59-50 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | Washington Senators 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 34-20 | 26-30 | 60-50 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 35-20 | 26-30 | 61-50 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | Washington Senators 3 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 36-20 | 26-30 | 62-50 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 37-20 | 26-30 | 63-50 | ||
| August 18, 1942 | New York Yankees 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 38-20 | 26-30 | 64-50 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 38-21 | 26-30 | 64-51 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 39-21 | 26-30 | 65-51 | ||
| August 20, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 40-21 | 26-30 | 66-51 | ||
| August 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 40-21 | 27-30 | 67-51 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 40-21 | 28-30 | 68-51 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 40-21 | 29-30 | 69-51 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 40-21 | 30-30 | 70-51 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 40-21 | 31-30 | 71-51 | ||
| August 25, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 41-21 | 31-30 | 72-51 | ||
| August 25, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 42-21 | 31-30 | 73-51 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 43-21 | 31-30 | 74-51 | ||
| August 27, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 43-22 | 31-30 | 74-52 | ||
| August 28, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 44-22 | 31-30 | 75-52 | ||
| August 29, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 45-22 | 31-30 | 76-52 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 45-23 | 31-30 | 76-53 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 46-23 | 31-30 | 77-53 | ||
| August 31, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 47-23 | 31-30 | 78-53 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 48-23 | 31-30 | 79-53 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 49-23 | 31-30 | 80-53 | ||
| September 3, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 50-23 | 31-30 | 81-53 | ||
| September 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 50-24 | 31-30 | 81-54 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 51-24 | 31-30 | 82-54 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Washington Senators 7 | W | 51-24 | 32-30 | 83-54 | ||
| September 8, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Washington Senators 15 | L | 51-24 | 32-31 | 83-55 | ||
| September 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 51-24 | 32-32 | 83-56 | ||
| September 11, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 15 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 51-24 | 33-32 | 84-56 | ||
| September 12, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 51-24 | 34-32 | 85-56 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 51-24 | 35-32 | 86-56 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 51-24 | 36-32 | 87-56 | ||
| September 14, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 51-24 | 36-33 | 87-57 | ||
| September 16, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 0 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 51-24 | 36-34 | 87-58 | ||
| September 17, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 51-24 | 37-34 | 88-58 | ||
| September 19, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 51-24 | 38-34 | 89-58 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 51-24 | 38-35 | 89-59 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 51-24 | 39-35 | 90-59 | ||
| September 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 51-24 | 40-35 | 91-59 | ||
| September 27, 1942 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 52-24 | 40-35 | 92-59 |
