1942 Philadelphia Phils season

The 1942 Philadelphia Phils season was the 60th season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Hans Lobert, began their fifth season at Shibe Park. For this season only, they played as the Phils instead of the Phillies. Of the change, baseball writer George Kirksey opined prior to the season, "the gag is they wanted to get the 'lie' out of their name."

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log Legend Phils win Phils loss PostponementBoldPhils team member

|- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 14 || Braves || 1–2 || Al Javery (1–0) || Si Johnson (0–1) || None || 10,150 || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 15 || Braves || 2–6 || Jim Tobin (1–0) || Cy Blanton (0–1) || None || 2,052 || 0–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 16 || Braves || 1–2 (10) || Tom Earley (1–0) || Tommy Hughes (0–1) || None || 1,500 || 0–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 17 || @ Dodgers || 1–7 || Johnny Allen (1–0) || Lefty Hoerst (0–1) || None || 15,430 || 0–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Rube Melton (1–0) || Hugh Casey (0–1) || None || 11,611 || 1–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Curt Davis (2–0) || Cy Blanton (0–2) || None || 15,576 || 1–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 20 || @ Giants || 6–3 || Si Johnson (1–1) || Bill McGee (1–1) || None || 1,393 || 2–5 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 21 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: August 15 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 22 || Giants || 0–3 || Dave Koslo (1–1) || Tommy Hughes (0–2) || None || 2,000 || 2–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 23 || Giants || 2–5 || Hal Schumacher (1–1) || Johnny Podgajny (0–1) || Ace Adams (1) || 2,000 || 2–7 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 24 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Lefty Hoerst (1–1) || Kirby Higbe (1–2) || None || 1,893 || 3–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 25 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Johnny Allen (2–0) || Rube Melton (1–1) || None || 1,505 || 3–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 26 (1) || Dodgers || 1–3 || Curt Davis (3–0) || Ike Pearson (0–1) || None || see 2nd game || 3–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 26 (2) || Dodgers || 2–10 || Ed Head (3–0) || Tommy Hughes (0–3) || None || 21,766 || 3–10 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 28 || @ Pirates || 1–7 || Max Butcher (2–1) || Earl Naylor (0–1) || None || 1,752 || 3–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 29 || @ Pirates || 6–7 (10) || Rip Sewell (3–0) || Cy Blanton (0–3) || None || 1,567 || 3–12 |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || April 30 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Lefty Hoerst (2–1) || Johnny Lanning (0–2) || None || 1,826 || 4–12

|- style="background:#fbb" | 17 || May 1 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Elmer Riddle (1–3) || Johnny Podgajny (0–2) || None || 805 || 4–13 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || May 2 || @ Reds || 3–4 || || Cy Blanton (0–4) || None || 2,013 || 4–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 19 || May 3 (1) || @ Cubs || 1–9 || Bill Lee (3–1) || Tommy Hughes (0–4) || None || see 2nd game || 4–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 3 (2) || @ Cubs || 8–1 || Rube Melton (2–1) || Hi Bithorn (0–2) || None || 19,980 || 5–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 21 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Johnny Podgajny (1–2) || Claude Passeau (2–3) || None || 2,161 || 6–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 22 || May 6 || @ Cardinals || 2–11 || Mort Cooper (2–2) || Si Johnson (1–2) || None || 789 || 6–16 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 7 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 13 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || May 9 || @ Braves || 2–6 || Jim Tobin (4–3) || Lefty Hoerst (2–2) || None || 3,828 || 6–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 24 || May 10 (1) || @ Braves || 1–5 || Al Javery (2–2) || Rube Melton (2–2) || None || see 2nd game || 6–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 25 || May 10 (2) || @ Braves || 4–3 || Tommy Hughes (1–4) || Lefty Wallace (1–1) || None || 20,657 || 7–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 11 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Tom Earley (3–1) || Johnny Podgajny (1–3) || None || 1,596 || 7–19 |- style="background:#bfb" | 27 || May 12 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Lefty Hoerst (3–2) || Max Lanier (2–2) || None || 2,000 || 8–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 13 || Cardinals || 1–9 || Lon Warneke (2–2) || Si Johnson (1–3) || None || 5,000 || 8–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 14 || Cubs || 3–5 || Bill Lee (5–1) || Rube Melton (2–3) || None || 2,000 || 8–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 15 || Cubs || 1–2 || Claude Passeau (4–3) || Tommy Hughes (1–5) || None || 1,500 || 8–22 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 16 || Cubs || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: June 25 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 17 (1) || Pirates || 2–7 || Luke Hamlin (2–1) || Lefty Hoerst (3–3) || None || see 2nd game || 8–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 32 || May 17 (2) || Pirates || 5–4 (11) || Rube Melton (3–3) || Bob Klinger (2–1) || None || 10,079 || 9–23 |- style="background:#bfb" | 33 || May 19 || Pirates || 5–4 || Johnny Podgajny (2–3) || Max Butcher (4–3) || Lefty Hoerst (1) || 3,366 || 10–23 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 20 || Reds || 3–10 || Ray Starr (4–1) || Tommy Hughes (1–6) || None || 1,145 || 10–24 |- style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 21 || Reds || 3–2 || Si Johnson (2–3) || Paul Derringer (0–2) || None || 1,068 || 11–24 |- style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 22 || Braves || 7–10 || Lou Tost (3–2) || Earl Naylor (0–2) || Johnny Sain (2) || 4,007 || 11–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 37 || May 23 || Braves || 6–5 || Si Johnson (3–3) || Manny Salvo (1–2) || None || 1,663 || 12–25 |- style="background:#bfb" | 38 || May 24 (1) || Braves || 3–2 (11) || Sam Nahem (1–0) || Jim Tobin (5–5) || None || see 2nd game || 13–25 |- style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 24 (2) || Braves || 3–6 || Dick Errickson (2–0) || Earl Naylor (0–3) || Johnny Sain (3) || 10,965 || 13–26 |- style="background:#fbb" | 40 || May 25 || @ Dodgers || 0–3 || Curt Davis (6–1) || Lefty Hoerst (3–4) || None || 9,572 || 13–27 |- style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 27 || Giants || 2–6 || Bob Carpenter (4–2) || Si Johnson (3–4) || None || 5,110 || 13–28 |- style="background:#bfb" | 42 || May 29 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Rube Melton (4–3) || Dick Errickson (2–1) || None || 2,078 || 14–28 |- style="background:#fbb" | 43 || May 30 (1) || @ Braves || 1–10 || Lou Tost (5–2) || Johnny Podgajny (2–4) || None || see 2nd game || 14–29 |- style="background:#fbb" | 44 || May 30 (2) || @ Braves || 3–4 || Johnny Hutchings (1–0) || Sam Nahem (1–1) || Johnny Sain (4) || 18,558 || 14–30 |- style="background:#fbb" | 45 || May 31 (1) || @ Giants || 2–3 || Bill Lohrman (3–2) || Tommy Hughes (1–7) || None || see 2nd game || 14–31 |- style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 31 (2) || @ Giants || 1–7 || Bob Carpenter (5–2) || Lefty Hoerst (3–5) || None || 18,072 || 14–32

|- style="background:#bfb" | 47 || June 2 || @ Reds || 1–0 (10) || Si Johnson (4–4) || Elmer Riddle (1–6) || None || 1,486 || 15–32 |- style="background:#bfb" | 48 || June 3 || @ Reds || 2–1 (10) || Rube Melton (5–3) || Paul Derringer (1–3) || None || 11,047 || 16–32 |- style="background:#fbb" | 49 || June 5 || @ Pirates || 5–6 || Ken Heintzelman (4–5) || Lefty Hoerst (3–6) || Dutch Dietz (1) || 1,195 || 16–33 |- style="background:#fbb" | 50 || June 6 || @ Pirates || 1–3 || Rip Sewell (5–5) || Tommy Hughes (1–8) || None || 2,184 || 16–34 |- style="background:#fbb" | 51 || June 7 (1) || @ Pirates || 4–5 (10) || Ken Heintzelman (5–5) || Si Johnson (4–5) || None || see 2nd game || 16–35 |- style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 7 (2) || @ Pirates || 6–8 (7) || Johnny Lanning (2–2) || Rube Melton (5–4) || Lefty Wilkie (1) || 8,461 || 16–36 |- style="background:#fbb" | 53 || June 10 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Bill Lee (8–4) || Johnny Podgajny (2–5) || None || 4,837 || 16–37 |- style="background:#fbb" | 54 || June 11 || @ Cubs || 1–7 || Claude Passeau (9–3) || Rube Melton (5–5) || None || 2,472 || 16–38 |- style="background:#fbb" | 55 || June 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Mort Cooper (7–3) || Tommy Hughes (1–9) || None || 6,866 || 16–39 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 13 (1) || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 15 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 13 (2) || @ Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: August 28 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 14 (1) || @ Cardinals || 1–9 || Lon Warneke (5–2) || Si Johnson (4–6) || None || see 2nd game || 16–40 |- style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 14 (2) || @ Cardinals || 5–6 || Howie Krist (3–0) || Sam Nahem (1–2) || None || 10,367 || 16–41 |- style="background:#bfb" | 58 || June 16 || Pirates || 5–1 || Johnny Podgajny (3–5) || Luke Hamlin (2–3) || None || 1,196 || 17–41 |- style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 17 || Pirates || 1–6 || Bob Klinger (4–1) || Lefty Hoerst (3–7) || None || 3,804 || 17–42 |- style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 19 || Reds || 4–6 || Bucky Walters (7–5) || Si Johnson (4–7) || Joe Beggs (2) || 6,074 || 17–43 |- style="background:#fbb" | 61 || June 20 || Reds || 0–7 || Elmer Riddle (2–6) || Rube Melton (5–6) || None || 1,570 || 17–44 |- style="background:#bfb" | 62 || June 21 (1) || Reds || 3–2 || Tommy Hughes (2–9) || || None || see 2nd game || 18–44 |- style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 21 (2) || Reds || 1–2 || Ray Starr (10–2) || Johnny Podgajny (3–6) || None || 8,114 || 18–45 |- style="background:#fbb" | 64 || June 23 || Cubs || 4–8 || Vern Olsen (3–4) || Lefty Hoerst (3–8) || Bill Fleming (1) || 1,520 || 18–46 |- style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 24 || Cubs || 1–3 || Claude Passeau (11–4) || Earl Naylor (0–4) || None || 4,309 || 18–47 |- style="background:#fbb" | 66 || June 25 || Cubs || 1–7 || Bill Lee (9–6) || Johnny Podgajny (3–7) || None || 1,184 || 18–48 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 26 || Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 23 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || June 27 || Cardinals || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: September 14 |- style="background:#bfb" | 67 || June 28 (1) || Cardinals || 2–1 (15) || Tommy Hughes (3–9) || Howie Krist (3–1) || None || see 2nd game || 19–48 |- style="background:#fbb" | 68 || June 28 (2) || Cardinals || 1–3 || Lon Warneke (6–3) || Si Johnson (4–8) || None || 8,775 || 19–49 |- style="background:#fbb" | 69 || June 29 || Dodgers || 3–10 || Ed Head (6–4) || Rube Melton (5–7) || Johnny Allen (3) || 8,066 || 19–50 |- style="background:#fbb" | 70 || June 30 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Cliff Melton (10–5) || Johnny Podgajny (3–8) || None || 3,252 || 19–51

|- style="background:#fbb" | 71 || July 3 || Dodgers || 1–8 || Whit Wyatt (8–2) || Lefty Hoerst (3–9) || None || 1,646 || 19–52 |- style="background:#fbb" | 72 || July 4 (1) || Dodgers || 0–14 || Kirby Higbe (8–4) || Earl Naylor (0–5) || None || see 2nd game || 19–53 |- style="background:#fbb" | 73 || July 4 (2) || Dodgers || 4–5 || Johnny Allen (6–4) || Ike Pearson (0–2) || Hugh Casey (8) || 15,574 || 19–54 |- style="background:#bfb" | 74 || July 5 (1) || Giants || 3–2 || Tommy Hughes (4–9) || Hal Schumacher (5–7) || None || see 2nd game || 20–54 |- style="background:#bfb" | 75 || July 5 (2) || Giants || 5–3 || Si Johnson (5–8) || Tom Sunkel (2–3) || Rube Melton (1) || 8,539 || 21–54 |- style="background:#bbcaff;" | – || July 6 ||colspan="7" | 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Polo Grounds in New York |- style="background:#fbb" | 76 || July 9 || @ Pirates || 0–9 || Rip Sewell (9–7) || Rube Melton (5–8) || None || 29,488 || 21–55 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || July 10 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: September 3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 77 || July 11 || @ Pirates || 5–12 || Lefty Wilkie (4–4) || Ike Pearson (0–3) || None || 2,034 || 21–56