1942 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1942 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1942 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1942 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1942 Boston Red Sox



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Roster
Schedule
25 Mace Brown 6-01 190 Right Right 1909-05-21
24 Bill Butland 6-05 185 Left Right 1918-03-22
10 Ken Chase 6-02 210 Left Left 1913-10-06
17 Joe Dobson 6-02 197 Right Right 1917-01-20
21 Tex Hughson 6-03 198 Right Right 1916-02-09
29 Oscar Judd 6-00½ 180 Left Left 1908-02-14
28 Dick Newsome 6-00 185 Right Right 1909-12-13
20 Mike Ryba 5-11½ 195 Right Right 1903-06-09
18 Yank Terry 6-01 180 Right Right 1911-02-11
27 Charlie Wagner 5-11 170 Right Right 1912-12-03
23 Bill Conroy 6-00 185 Right Right 1915-02-26
11 Johnny Peacock 5-11 165 Right Left 1910-01-10
14 Tom Carey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1906-10-11
4 Joe Cronin 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1906-10-12
1 Bobby Doerr 5-11 175 Right Right 1918-04-07
3 Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
16 Tony Lupien 5-10½ 185 Left Left 1917-04-23
26 Skeeter Newsome 5-09 170 Right Right 1910-10-18
6 Johnny Pesky 5-09 168 Right Left 1919-09-27
5 Jim Tabor 6-02 175 Right Right 1916-11-05
15 Paul Campbell 5-10 185 Left Left 1917-09-01
7 Dom DiMaggio 5-09 168 Right Right 1917-02-12
8 Lou Finney 6-00 180 Right Left 1910-08-13
12 Pete Fox 5-11 165 Right Right 1909-03-08
- Andy Gilbert 6-00 203 Right Right 1914-07-18
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
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The 1942 Boston Red Sox played 152 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 59 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 103/102) where 730,340 fans witnessed their 1942 Red Sox finish the season with a .612 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1942 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1942 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1942 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1942 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1942 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1942 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Bill Conroy (83)
1B Tony Lupien (121)
2B Bobby Doerr (142)
3B Jim Tabor (138)
SS Johnny Pesky (147)
LF Ted Williams (150)
CF Dom DiMaggio (151)
RF Lou Finney (92)
  
SP Joe Dobson
SP Tex Hughson
SP Oscar Judd
SP Dick Newsome
SP Charlie Wagner
  
CL Mace Brown


1942 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Ted Williams $35,000.00


1942 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Doerr
#3 Jimmie Foxx
#4 Joe Cronin
#5 Jim Tabor
#6 Johnny Pesky
#7 Dom DiMaggio
#8 Lou Finney
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Ken Chase
#11 Johnny Peacock
#12 Pete Fox
#14 Tom Carey
#15 Paul Campbell
#16 Tony Lupien
#17 Joe Dobson
#18 Yank Terry
#20 Mike Ryba
#21 Tex Hughson
#23 Bill Conroy
#24 Bill Butland
#25 Mace Brown
#26 Skeeter Newsome
#27 Charlie Wagner
#28 Dick Newsome
#29 Oscar Judd

Did you know that a 1942 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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