The 1942

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

season was the White Sox's 43rd season. They finished with a record of 66–82, good enough for sixth place in the

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, 34 games behind the first place

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Offseason

* December 9, 1941:

Mike Kreevich Michael Andreas Kreevich (June 10, 1908 – April 25, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He batted and threw right-handed. Early life Kreevich was born in Mount O ...

and

Jack Hallett Jack Price Hallett (November 13, 1914 – June 11, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants of Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1948. He was a , right- ...

were traded by the White Sox to the

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for

Wally Moses Wallace Moses (October 8, 1910 – October 10, 1990) was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics (1935–41; 1949–51), Chicago White Sox (1942–46) and Boston Red Sox (1 ...

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Don Kolloway Donald Martin Kolloway (August 4, 1918 – June 30, 1994), was an American professional baseball player who played 12 years in Major League Baseball as an infielder for the Chicago White Sox (1940–1943, 1946–1949), Detroit Tigers (1949–1952 ...

, 2B *

, CF *

Joe Kuhel Joseph Anthony Kuhel (June 25, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a first baseman who played in the Major Leagues from 1930 to 1947, primarily for the Washington ...

, 1B *

Luke Appling Lucius Benjamin Appling (April 2, 1907 – January 3, 1991), nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains", was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected t ...

, SS * Bud Sketchley, RF *

Myril Hoag Myril Oliver Hoag (March 9, 1908 – July 28, 1971) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, Hoag played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians betwe ...

, LF *

Bob Kennedy Robert Daniel Kennedy (August 18, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was an American professional baseball right fielder/third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball. From 1939 to 1957, Kennedy played for the Chicago White Sox (1939–42, ...

, 3B * Mike Tresh, C * Johnny Rigney, P

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

External links

1942 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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