1942 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 55-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 546,142, Avg. 9,581
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (55-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1942 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 55-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 546,142, Avg. 9,581
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (55-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1942 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1942 season with a record of 55 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics tallied 549 runs and allowed 801 runs. Bob Johnson paced Philadelphia with 13 home runs and drove in 80 runs, while leading all regular hitters with a .291 average. Phil Marchildon topped the team with 17 wins, and Roger Wolff recorded a 3.32 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 549
Regular Season Runs Against: 801
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 15, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 16, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 19 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| April 17, 1942 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | ||
| April 18, 1942 | Washington Senators 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | ||
| April 19, 1942 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| April 19, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 | ||
| April 21, 1942 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 2-3 | 0-3 | 2-6 | ||
| April 22, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 2-3 | 0-4 | 2-7 | ||
| April 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 2-3 | 0-5 | 2-8 | ||
| April 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-8 | ||
| April 25, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 10 | L | 2-3 | 1-6 | 3-9 | ||
| April 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 2-3 | 2-6 | 4-9 | ||
| April 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 2-3 | 3-6 | 5-9 | ||
| April 28, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 2-4 | 3-6 | 5-10 | ||
| April 29, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 2-5 | 3-6 | 5-11 | ||
| April 30, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 2-6 | 3-6 | 5-12 | ||
| May 1, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 2-7 | 3-6 | 5-13 | ||
| May 2, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 3-7 | 3-6 | 6-13 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 4-7 | 3-6 | 7-13 | ||
| May 3, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 4-8 | 3-6 | 7-14 | ||
| May 4, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 4-9 | 3-6 | 7-15 | ||
| May 5, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 5-9 | 3-6 | 8-15 | ||
| May 6, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 5-10 | 3-6 | 8-16 | ||
| May 8, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 6-10 | 3-6 | 9-16 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 7-10 | 3-6 | 10-16 | ||
| May 10, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 8-10 | 3-6 | 11-16 | ||
| May 12, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 8-10 | 4-6 | 12-16 | ||
| May 13, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at St. Louis Browns 9 | W | 8-10 | 5-6 | 13-16 | ||
| May 14, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 8-10 | 5-7 | 13-17 | ||
| May 16, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 8-10 | 5-8 | 13-18 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 8-10 | 5-9 | 13-19 | ||
| May 17, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 8-10 | 5-10 | 13-20 | ||
| May 18, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 8-10 | 5-11 | 13-21 | ||
| May 19, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 8-10 | 5-12 | 13-22 | ||
| May 20, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 8-10 | 6-12 | 14-22 | ||
| May 21, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 8-10 | 7-12 | 15-22 | ||
| May 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 8-10 | 8-12 | 16-22 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 8-10 | 8-13 | 16-23 | ||
| May 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 8-10 | 9-13 | 17-23 | ||
| May 25, 1942 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 8-11 | 9-13 | 17-24 | ||
| May 26, 1942 | Washington Senators 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 8-12 | 9-13 | 17-25 | ||
| May 27, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 8-12 | 9-14 | 17-26 | ||
| May 28, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 8-12 | 9-15 | 17-27 | ||
| May 29, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 8-13 | 9-15 | 17-28 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 8-14 | 9-15 | 17-29 | ||
| May 30, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 9-14 | 9-15 | 18-29 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 9-15 | 9-15 | 18-30 | ||
| May 31, 1942 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 10-15 | 9-15 | 19-30 | ||
| June 2, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 10-16 | 9-15 | 19-31 | ||
| June 3, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 11-16 | 9-15 | 20-31 | ||
| June 4, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 11-17 | 9-15 | 20-32 | ||
| June 5, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 11-18 | 9-15 | 20-33 | ||
| June 6, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 12-18 | 9-15 | 21-33 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 12-19 | 9-15 | 21-34 | ||
| June 7, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 12-20 | 9-15 | 21-35 | ||
| June 9, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 13-20 | 9-15 | 22-35 | ||
| June 10, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 13-21 | 9-15 | 22-36 | ||
| June 12, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 14-21 | 9-15 | 23-36 | ||
| June 13, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 15-21 | 9-15 | 24-36 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 16-21 | 9-15 | 25-36 | ||
| June 14, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 16-22 | 9-15 | 25-37 | ||
| June 16, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 16-22 | 9-16 | 25-38 | ||
| June 17, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 16-22 | 10-16 | 26-38 | ||
| June 18, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 16-22 | 10-17 | 26-39 | ||
| June 19, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 16-22 | 10-18 | 26-40 | ||
| June 20, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 16-22 | 10-19 | 26-41 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 16-22 | 11-19 | 27-41 | ||
| June 21, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 16-22 | 12-19 | 28-41 | ||
| June 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 16-22 | 12-20 | 28-42 | ||
| June 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 16-22 | 12-21 | 28-43 | ||
| June 25, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 16-22 | 12-22 | 28-44 | ||
| June 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 16-22 | 12-23 | 28-45 | ||
| June 27, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 16-22 | 12-24 | 28-46 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 16-22 | 12-25 | 28-47 | ||
| June 28, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 16-22 | 13-25 | 29-47 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 17-22 | 13-25 | 30-47 | ||
| June 30, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 17-23 | 13-25 | 30-48 | ||
| July 1, 1942 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 18-23 | 13-25 | 31-48 | ||
| July 3, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 18-23 | 13-26 | 31-49 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 18-23 | 14-26 | 32-49 | ||
| July 4, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 12 | L | 18-23 | 14-27 | 32-50 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 18-23 | 15-27 | 33-50 | ||
| July 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 18-23 | 15-28 | 33-51 | ||
| July 9, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 19-23 | 15-28 | 34-51 | ||
| July 10, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 19-24 | 15-28 | 34-52 | ||
| July 11, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 19-25 | 15-28 | 34-53 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 19-26 | 15-28 | 34-54 | ||
| July 12, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 20-26 | 15-28 | 35-54 | ||
| July 13, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 21-26 | 15-28 | 36-54 | ||
| July 15, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 21-27 | 15-28 | 36-55 | ||
| July 16, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 21-28 | 15-28 | 36-56 | ||
| July 17, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 21-29 | 15-28 | 36-57 | ||
| July 17, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 21-30 | 15-28 | 36-58 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 21-31 | 15-28 | 36-59 | ||
| July 19, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 22-31 | 15-28 | 37-59 | ||
| July 21, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 22-31 | 15-29 | 37-60 | ||
| July 22, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 22-31 | 16-29 | 38-60 | ||
| July 23, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 22-31 | 16-30 | 38-61 | ||
| July 24, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 22-31 | 16-31 | 38-62 | ||
| July 25, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 22-31 | 17-31 | 39-62 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 22-31 | 17-32 | 39-63 | ||
| July 26, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 22-31 | 18-32 | 40-63 | ||
| July 29, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 12 | L | 22-31 | 18-33 | 40-64 | ||
| July 30, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 11 | L | 22-31 | 18-34 | 40-65 | ||
| July 30, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 22-31 | 19-34 | 41-65 | ||
| July 31, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 22-31 | 20-34 | 42-65 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 22-31 | 20-35 | 42-66 | ||
| August 2, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 22-31 | 20-36 | 42-67 | ||
| August 4, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 22-31 | 21-36 | 43-67 | ||
| August 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 22-31 | 21-37 | 43-68 | ||
| August 6, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 22-31 | 21-38 | 43-69 | ||
| August 8, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 22-31 | 21-39 | 43-70 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 22-31 | 22-39 | 44-70 | ||
| August 10, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 22-31 | 22-40 | 44-71 | ||
| August 11, 1942 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 22-32 | 22-40 | 44-72 | ||
| August 14, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 22-33 | 22-40 | 44-73 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 23-33 | 22-40 | 45-73 | ||
| August 15, 1942 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 23-34 | 22-40 | 45-74 | ||
| August 16, 1942 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 23-35 | 22-40 | 45-75 | ||
| August 17, 1942 | New York Yankees 15 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 23-36 | 22-40 | 45-76 | ||
| August 18, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 23-36 | 22-41 | 45-77 | ||
| August 19, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 23-36 | 23-41 | 46-77 | ||
| August 20, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 23-36 | 24-41 | 47-77 | ||
| August 20, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 23-36 | 25-41 | 48-77 | ||
| August 21, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 23-37 | 25-41 | 48-78 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 23-38 | 25-41 | 48-79 | ||
| August 22, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 23-39 | 25-41 | 48-80 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 23-40 | 25-41 | 48-81 | ||
| August 23, 1942 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 23-41 | 25-41 | 48-82 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 23-42 | 25-41 | 48-83 | ||
| August 26, 1942 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 23-43 | 25-41 | 48-84 | ||
| August 28, 1942 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 23-44 | 25-41 | 48-85 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 24-44 | 25-41 | 49-85 | ||
| August 30, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 24-45 | 25-41 | 49-86 | ||
| August 31, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 24-46 | 25-41 | 49-87 | ||
| August 31, 1942 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 24-47 | 25-41 | 49-88 | ||
| September 2, 1942 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 24-48 | 25-41 | 49-89 | ||
| September 5, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 24-48 | 26-41 | 50-89 | ||
| September 6, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 24-48 | 26-42 | 50-90 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 24-48 | 26-43 | 50-91 | ||
| September 7, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 24-48 | 26-44 | 50-92 | ||
| September 9, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 24-48 | 27-44 | 51-92 | ||
| September 11, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 24-48 | 28-44 | 52-92 | ||
| September 12, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 24-48 | 28-45 | 52-93 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 24-48 | 28-46 | 52-94 | ||
| September 13, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 24-48 | 28-47 | 52-95 | ||
| September 14, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 24-48 | 28-48 | 52-96 | ||
| September 16, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 24-48 | 29-48 | 53-96 | ||
| September 17, 1942 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 24-48 | 30-48 | 54-96 | ||
| September 19, 1942 | Washington Senators 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 24-49 | 30-48 | 54-97 | ||
| September 19, 1942 | Washington Senators 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 24-50 | 30-48 | 54-98 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Washington Senators 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 24-51 | 30-48 | 54-99 | ||
| September 20, 1942 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 25-51 | 30-48 | 55-99 |
