TEAM NEWS
Saturday, 10/21/1942
Tuesday 1/31/1942 :
Rip Sewell retires ...
Dusty Cooke retires ...
Bob Klinger retires ...
Bud Tinning retires ...
Bill Beckmann retires ...
Alan Strange retires ...
Cliff Melton gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Red Bullock gets a new one-year contract worth $968,571 through salary arbitration.
Max West gets a new one-year contract worth $2,821,429 through salary arbitration.
Gene Schott gets a new one-year contract worth $1,039,286 through salary arbitration.
Vito Tamulis gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Jack Wilson gets a new one-year contract worth $3,600,000 through salary arbitration.
Jim Hayes gets a new one-year contract worth $1,421,429 through salary arbitration.
Billy Rogell becomes a free agent.
Saturday 4/8/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Monday 4/10/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Tuesday 4/11/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker has 5 RBI against Cincinnati.
Tuesday 4/18/1942 :
Randy Moore has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Saturday 4/22/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Boston (N).
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Bill Knickerbocker has 5 RBI against Boston (N).
Friday 4/28/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Monday 5/1/1942 :
Hank Greenberg was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .311 in 90 AB, with 13 homers and 28 RBI.
Wednesday 5/3/1942 :
Jack Wilson pitches a 4-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Sunday 5/7/1942 :
Jack Wilson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Wally Judnich has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 5/8/1942 :
Jack Wilson was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 14.
Wednesday 5/10/1942 :
Hank Greenberg hits a 466-foot homerun!!
Sunday 5/14/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Boston (N).
Sunday 5/21/1942 :
John Dixon pitches a 4-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Tuesday 5/23/1942 :
Moose Solters crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Wednesday 5/24/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Saturday 5/27/1942 :
Jack Wilson pitches a 5-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Thursday 6/1/1942 :
Jack Wilson was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 4-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.19 and 3 shutouts.
Thursday 6/1/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker extends his hitting streak to a career high 20 games!
Friday 6/2/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker extends his hitting streak to a career high 21 games!
Saturday 6/3/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker's hitting streak was snapped at 21 games!
Sunday 6/4/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker hits a 451-foot homerun!!
Max West drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Tuesday 6/6/1942 :
Virgil Trucks pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
Monday 6/12/1942 :
Virgil Trucks was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 2.50, fanning 10.
Monday 6/12/1942 :
Bill Atwood has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Sunday 6/18/1942 :
Rollie Hemsley has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Walter Cannady hits 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Walter Cannady drives in 5 runs against Pittsburgh.
Walter Cannady scores 4 runs against Pittsburgh.
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Monday 6/19/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Monday 6/26/1942 :
Virgil Trucks pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Tuesday 7/4/1942 :
P Jack Wilson will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Virgil Trucks will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
C Rollie Hemsley will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
3B Hank Greenberg will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
SS Bill Knickerbocker will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
CF Wally Judnich will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Saturday 7/8/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker slams 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Mickey Vernon hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Wednesday 7/12/1942 :
Hank Greenberg hits a 467-foot homerun!!
Saturday 7/22/1942 :
Hank Greenberg hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Monday 7/24/1942 :
Joe Cronin has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Wednesday 7/26/1942 :
Rollie Hemsley has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Hank Greenberg has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Hank Greenberg crushes 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Hank Greenberg scores 4 runs against Brooklyn.
Saturday 7/29/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Monday 7/31/1942 :
Hank Greenberg was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 28 AB, with 6 HR and 12 RBI.
Thursday 8/3/1942 :
Hank Greenberg drives in 5 runs against Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 8/8/1942 :
Bill Knickerbocker has 5 hits against St. Louis (N).
Friday 8/11/1942 :
Hank Greenberg hits a 454-foot homerun!!
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Saturday 8/12/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Tuesday 8/15/1942 :
Hank Greenberg crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 8/18/1942 :
Wally Judnich slams 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Sunday 8/20/1942 :
Max West has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Max West hits 3 homers against Chicago (N).
Max West drives in 7 runs against Chicago (N).
Friday 8/25/1942 :
Hi Bithorn pitches a 5-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Tuesday 8/29/1942 :
Hank Greenberg hits a 458-foot homerun!!
Friday 9/1/1942 :
Hank Greenberg was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .337 in 98 AB, with 16 homers and 28 RBI.
Tuesday 9/5/1942 :
Gene Schott pitches a 5-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Hank Greenberg crushes 3 homers against Cincinnati.
Monday 9/11/1942 :
Hank Greenberg was named Player of the Week!
He batted .450 in 20 AB, with 5 HR and 6 RBI.
Saturday 9/16/1942 :
Hank Greenberg crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Bill Knickerbocker has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Sunday 9/17/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Monday 9/18/1942 :
Max West was named Player of the Week!
He batted .625 in 16 AB, with 2 HR and 11 RBI.
Monday 9/18/1942 :
Hank Greenberg slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Thursday 9/28/1942 :
Wally Judnich slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Wally Judnich scores 4 runs against Cincinnati.
Sunday 10/1/1942 :
Johnny Gee was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.94.
Saturday 10/21/1942 :
Pitcher Gold Glove Winner: John Dixon!
Saturday 10/21/1942 :
First Base Gold Glove Winner: Mickey Vernon!

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