1942 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1942 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 99 losses.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
OF | | 116 | 444 | 113 | .255 | 1 | 30 |
OF | | 149 | 550 | 160 | .291 | 13 | 80 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 86 | 272 | 61 | .224 | 2 | 26 |
| 60 | 192 | 44 | .229 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 30 | 165 | 4 | 13 | 3.82 | 58 |
| 30 | 133 | 2 | 9 | 6.16 | 78 |
| 16 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 2.88 | 26 |
| 8 | 30.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 5 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.08 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.38 | 20 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilmington
Toronto affiliation shared with Pittsburgh Pirates