1942 Game Log[2] Overall Record: 42–109 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 14 Braves 1–2 Al Javery (1–0)Si Johnson (0–1)None 10,150 0–1 2 April 15 Braves 2–6 Jim Tobin (1–0)Cy Blanton (0–1)None 2,052 0–2 3 April 16 Braves 1–2 (10) Tom Earley (1–0)Tommy Hughes (0–1)None 1,500 0–3 4 April 17 @ Dodgers 1–7 Johnny Allen (1–0)Lefty Hoerst (0–1)None 15,430[3] 0–4 5 April 18 @ Dodgers 2–1 Rube Melton (1–0)Hugh Casey (0–1)None 11,611[4] 1–4 6 April 19 @ Dodgers 2–6 Curt Davis (2–0)Cy Blanton (0–2)None 15,576 1–5 7 April 20 @ Giants 6–3 Si Johnson (1–1)Bill McGee (1–1)None 1,393 2–5 – April 21 @ Giants Postponed (inclement weather);[5] Makeup: August 15 as a traditional double-header [6] 8 April 22 Giants 0–3 Dave Koslo (1–1)Tommy Hughes (0–2)None 2,000[7] 2–6 9 April 23 Giants 2–5 Hal Schumacher (1–1)Johnny Podgajny (0–1)Ace Adams (1)2,000[8] 2–7 10 April 24 Dodgers 4–2 Lefty Hoerst (1–1)Kirby Higbe (1–2)None 1,893[9] 3–7 11 April 25 Dodgers 1–4 Johnny Allen (2–0)Rube Melton (1–1)None 1,505[10] 3–8 12 April 26 (1) Dodgers 1–3 Curt Davis (3–0)Ike Pearson (0–1)None see 2nd game 3–9 13 April 26 (2) Dodgers 2–10 Ed Head (3–0)Tommy Hughes (0–3)None 21,766[11] 3–10 14 April 28 @ Pirates 1–7 Max Butcher (2–1)Earl Naylor (0–1)None 1,752 3–11 15 April 29 @ Pirates 6–7 (10) Rip Sewell (3–0)Cy Blanton (0–3)None 1,567 3–12 16 April 30 @ Pirates 6–3 Lefty Hoerst (2–1)Johnny Lanning (0–2)None 1,826 4–12
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 17 May 1 @ Reds 5–6 Elmer Riddle (1–3)Johnny Podgajny (0–2)None 805 4–13 18 May 2 @ Reds 3–4 Johnny Vander Meer (2–2)Cy Blanton (0–4)None 2,013 4–14 19 May 3 (1) @ Cubs 1–9 Bill Lee (3–1)Tommy Hughes (0–4)None see 2nd game 4–15 20 May 3 (2) @ Cubs 8–1 Rube Melton (2–1)Hi Bithorn (0–2)None 19,980 5–15 21 May 5 @ Cubs 4–2 Johnny Podgajny (1–2)Claude Passeau (2–3)None 2,161 6–15 22 May 6 @ Cardinals 2–11 Mort Cooper (2–2)Si Johnson (1–2)None 789 6–16 – May 7 @ Cardinals Postponed (inclement weather);[12] Makeup: June 13 as a traditional double-header 23 May 9 @ Braves 2–6 Jim Tobin (4–3)Lefty Hoerst (2–2)None 3,828[13] 6–17 24 May 10 (1) [a] @ Braves 1–5 Al Javery (2–2)Rube Melton (2–2)None see 2nd game 6–18 25 May 10 (2) [a] @ Braves 4–3 Tommy Hughes (1–4)Lefty Wallace (1–1)None 20,657 7–18 26 May 11 @ Braves 2–3 Tom Earley (3–1)Johnny Podgajny (1–3)None 1,596 7–19 27 May 12 Cardinals 3–2 Lefty Hoerst (3–2)Max Lanier (2–2)None 2,000 8–19 28 May 13 Cardinals 1–9 Lon Warneke (2–2)Si Johnson (1–3)None 5,000 8–20 29 May 14 Cubs 3–5 Bill Lee (5–1)Rube Melton (2–3)None 2,000 8–21 30 May 15 Cubs 1–2 Claude Passeau (4–3)Tommy Hughes (1–5)None 1,500 8–22 – May 16 Cubs Postponed (inclement weather);[14] Makeup: June 25 [6] 31 May 17 (1) Pirates 2–7 Luke Hamlin (2–1)Lefty Hoerst (3–3)None see 2nd game 8–23 32 May 17 (2) Pirates 5–4 (11) Rube Melton (3–3)Bob Klinger (2–1)None 10,079[15] 9–23 33 May 19 Pirates 5–4 Johnny Podgajny (2–3)Max Butcher (4–3)Lefty Hoerst (1)3,366 10–23 34 May 20 Reds 3–10 Ray Starr (4–1)Tommy Hughes (1–6)None 1,145 10–24 35 May 21 Reds 3–2 Si Johnson (2–3)Paul Derringer (0–2)None 1,068 11–24 36 May 22 Braves 7–10 Lou Tost (3–2)Earl Naylor (0–2)Johnny Sain (2)4,007 11–25 37 May 23 Braves 6–5 Si Johnson (3–3)Manny Salvo (1–2)None 1,663[16] 12–25 38 May 24 (1) Braves 3–2 (11) Sam Nahem (1–0)Jim Tobin (5–5)None see 2nd game 13–25 39 May 24 (2) Braves 3–6 Dick Errickson (2–0)Earl Naylor (0–3)Johnny Sain (3)10,965[17] 13–26 40 May 25 @ Dodgers 0–3 Curt Davis (6–1)Lefty Hoerst (3–4)None 9,572 13–27 41 May 27 Giants 2–6 Bob Carpenter (4–2)Si Johnson (3–4)None 5,110 13–28 42 May 29 @ Braves 2–1 Rube Melton (4–3)Dick Errickson (2–1)None 2,078 14–28 43 May 30 (1) @ Braves 1–10 Lou Tost (5–2)Johnny Podgajny (2–4)None see 2nd game 14–29 44 May 30 (2) @ Braves 3–4 Johnny Hutchings (1–0)Sam Nahem (1–1)Johnny Sain (4)18,558 14–30 45 May 31 (1) @ Giants 2–3 Bill Lohrman (3–2)Tommy Hughes (1–7)None see 2nd game 14–31 46 May 31 (2) @ Giants 1–7 Bob Carpenter (5–2)Lefty Hoerst (3–5)None 18,072 14–32
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 47 June 2 @ Reds 1–0 (10) Si Johnson (4–4)Elmer Riddle (1–6)None 1,486 15–32 48 June 3 @ Reds 2–1 (10) Rube Melton (5–3)Paul Derringer (1–3)None 11,047 16–32 49 June 5 @ Pirates 5–6 Ken Heintzelman (4–5)Lefty Hoerst (3–6)Dutch Dietz (1)1,195 16–33 50 June 6 @ Pirates 1–3 Rip Sewell (5–5)Tommy Hughes (1–8)None 2,184[18] 16–34 51 June 7 (1) @ Pirates 4–5 (10) Ken Heintzelman (5–5)Si Johnson (4–5)None see 2nd game 16–35 52 June 7 (2) @ Pirates 6–8 (7) [b] Johnny Lanning (2–2)Rube Melton (5–4)Lefty Wilkie (1)8,461 16–36 53 June 10 @ Cubs 2–5 Bill Lee (8–4)Johnny Podgajny (2–5)None 4,837 16–37 54 June 11 @ Cubs 1–7 Claude Passeau (9–3)Rube Melton (5–5)None 2,472 16–38 55 June 12 @ Cardinals 1–2 Mort Cooper (7–3)Tommy Hughes (1–9)None 6,866 16–39 – June 13 (1) @ Cardinals Postponed (inclement weather);[19] Makeup: July 15 as a traditional double-header [6] – June 13 (2) @ Cardinals Postponed (inclement weather);[19] Makeup: August 28 as a traditional double-header [6] 56 June 14 (1) @ Cardinals 1–9 Lon Warneke (5–2)Si Johnson (4–6)None see 2nd game 16–40 57 June 14 (2) @ Cardinals 5–6 Howie Krist (3–0)Sam Nahem (1–2)None 10,367 16–41 58 June 16 Pirates 5–1 Johnny Podgajny (3–5)Luke Hamlin (2–3)None 1,196 17–41 59 June 17 Pirates 1–6 Bob Klinger (4–1)Lefty Hoerst (3–7)None 3,804[20] 17–42 60 June 19 Reds 4–6 Bucky Walters (7–5)Si Johnson (4–7)Joe Beggs (2)6,074[21] 17–43 61 June 20 Reds 0–7 Elmer Riddle (2–6)Rube Melton (5–6)None 1,570[22] 17–44 62 June 21 (1) Reds 3–2 Tommy Hughes (2–9)Johnny Vander Meer (7–5)None see 2nd game 18–44 63 June 21 (2) Reds 1–2 Ray Starr (10–2)Johnny Podgajny (3–6)None 8,114[23] 18–45 64 June 23 Cubs 4–8 Vern Olsen (3–4)Lefty Hoerst (3–8)Bill Fleming (1)1,520 18–46 65 June 24 Cubs 1–3 Claude Passeau (11–4)Earl Naylor (0–4)None 4,309[24] 18–47 66 June 25 Cubs 1–7 Bill Lee (9–6)Johnny Podgajny (3–7)None 1,184 18–48 – June 26 Cardinals Postponed (inclement weather);[25] Makeup: July 23 – June 27 Cardinals Postponed (inclement weather);[26] Makeup: September 14 67 June 28 (1) Cardinals 2–1 (15) Tommy Hughes (3–9)Howie Krist (3–1)None see 2nd game 19–48 68 June 28 (2) Cardinals 1–3 Lon Warneke (6–3)Si Johnson (4–8)None 8,775[27] 19–49 69 June 29 Dodgers 3–10 Ed Head (6–4)Rube Melton (5–7)Johnny Allen (3)8,066[28] 19–50 70 June 30 @ Giants 3–4 Cliff Melton (10–5)Johnny Podgajny (3–8)None 3,252 19–51
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 71 July 3 Dodgers 1–8[c] Whit Wyatt (8–2)Lefty Hoerst (3–9)None 1,646 19–52 72 July 4 (1) Dodgers 0–14 Kirby Higbe (8–4)Earl Naylor (0–5)None see 2nd game 19–53 73 July 4 (2) Dodgers 4–5 Johnny Allen (6–4)Ike Pearson (0–2)Hugh Casey (8)15,574[29] 19–54 74 July 5 (1) Giants 3–2 Tommy Hughes (4–9)Hal Schumacher (5–7)None see 2nd game 20–54 75 July 5 (2) Giants 5–3 Si Johnson (5–8)Tom Sunkel (2–3)Rube Melton (1)8,539[30] 21–54 – July 6 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Polo Grounds in New York 76 July 9 @ Pirates 0–9 Rip Sewell (9–7)Rube Melton (5–8)None 29,488 21–55 – July 10 @ Pirates Postponed (inclement weather);[31] Makeup: September 3 [32] 77 July 11 @ Pirates 5–12 Lefty Wilkie (4–4)Ike Pearson (0–3)None 2,034 21–56 78 July 12 (1) @ Reds 0–2 Johnny Vander Meer (9–7)Tommy Hughes (4–10)None see 2nd game 21–57 79 July 12 (2) @ Reds 1–2 Elmer Riddle (3–6)Si Johnson (5–9)None 9,185 21–58 – July 13 @ Reds Postponed (inclement weather);[33] Makeup: September 1 80 July 14 @ Reds 2–1 Rube Melton (6–8)Ray Starr (12–5)None 1,375 22–58 81 July 15 (1) @ Cardinals 3–7 Johnny Beazley (10–4)Lefty Hoerst (3–10)None see 2nd game 22–59 82 July 15 (2) @ Cardinals 4–9 Murry Dickson (3–1)Johnny Podgajny (3–9)None 10,602 22–60 83 July 16 @ Cardinals 4–3 (10) Tommy Hughes (5–10)Whitey Moore (0–1)None 6,458 23–60 84 July 17 @ Cardinals 1–10 Howie Krist (6–1)Si Johnson (5–10)None 785 23–61 85 July 18 @ Cubs 1–2 Bill Lee (10–9)Rube Melton (6–9)Bill Fleming (2)4,230 23–62 86 July 19 (1) @ Cubs 8–5 Johnny Podgajny (4–9)Lon Warneke (6–6)Tommy Hughes (1)see 2nd game 24–62 87 July 19 (2) @ Cubs 4–8 Hi Bithorn (5–6)Boom-Boom Beck (0–1)None 16,682 24–63 88 July 21 Cardinals 1–6 Howie Krist (7–1)Tommy Hughes (5–11)None 5,271[34] 24–64 89 July 22 Cardinals 0–7 Johnny Beazley (11–4)Si Johnson (5–11)None 2,290 24–65 90 July 23 Cardinals 4–3 Rube Melton (7–9)Harry Gumbert (4–5)None 3,881[35] 25–65 – July 24 Cubs Postponed (inclement weather);[36] Makeup: September 16 as a traditional double-header 91 July 25 Cubs 1–4 Lon Warneke (7–6)Johnny Podgajny (4–10)None 4,513[37] 25–66 92 July 26 (1) Cubs 4–3 Tommy Hughes (6–11)Bill Lee (10–10)None see 2nd game 26–66 93 July 26 (2) Cubs 6–1 Lefty Hoerst (4–10)Claude Passeau (14–8)None 6,954[38] 27–66 – July 27 Reds Postponed (inclement weather);[39] Makeup: July 28 as a traditional double-header 94 July 28 (1) Reds 1–8 Johnny Vander Meer (10–8)Si Johnson (5–12)None see 2nd game 27–67 95 July 28 (2) Reds 1–3 Ray Starr (13–7)Rube Melton (7–10)None 2,789 27–68 – July 29 Reds Postponed (inclement weather);[40] Makeup: July 30 96 July 30 Reds 4–2 Ike Pearson (1–3)Bucky Walters (12–8)None 4,141[41] 28–68 – July 31 Pirates Postponed (inclement weather);[42] Makeup: September 9 as a traditional double-header [43]
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 97 August 1 Pirates 2–1 (12) Tommy Hughes (7–11)Rip Sewell (11–9)None 1,595[44] 29–68 98 August 2 (1) Pirates 2–4 Luke Hamlin (3–4)Rube Melton (7–11)None see 2nd game 29–69 99 August 2 (2) Pirates 2–3 Dutch Dietz (4–4)Lefty Hoerst (4–11)Max Butcher (1)7,794[45] 29–70 100 August 4 Braves 4–2 Si Johnson (6–12)Jim Tobin (9–15)None 3,020 30–70 101 August 5 Braves 5–2 Tommy Hughes (8–11)Tom Earley (4–9)None 3,294[46] 31–70 102 August 7 Giants 4–6 Carl Hubbell (7–6)Rube Melton (7–12)Ace Adams (7)8,500[47] 31–71 – August 8 Giants Postponed (inclement weather);[48] Makeup: September 8 103 August 9 (1) Giants 2–3 (10) Bill Lohrman (10–4)Johnny Podgajny (4–11)None see 2nd game 31–72 104 August 9 (2) Giants 0–2 Bill McGee (4–2)Tommy Hughes (8–12)None 3,081[49] 31–73 105 August 10 @ Dodgers 0–6 Kirby Higbe (11–8)Lefty Hoerst (4–12)None 16,780 31–74 106 August 12 @ Dodgers 0–1 Larry French (12–1)Rube Melton (7–13)None 3,661[50] 31–75 107 August 14 @ Giants 2–5 Carl Hubbell (8–6)Si Johnson (6–13)None 1,674[51] 31–76 108 August 15 (1) @ Giants 3–5 Ace Adams (4–3)Tommy Hughes (8–13)None see 2nd game 31–77 109 August 15 (2) @ Giants 3–4 (10) Harry Feldman (3–1)Johnny Podgajny (4–12)None 9,816 31–78 110 August 16 (1) @ Giants 5–6 Harry Feldman (4–1)Lefty Hoerst (4–13)None 14,955 31–79 – August 16 (2) @ Giants Postponed (inclement weather,[52] rain[53] ); Makeup: September 24 as a traditional double-header 111 August 18 Dodgers 3–1 Rube Melton (8–13)Max Macon (3–1)None 7,560[54] 32–79 112 August 22 (1) [d] @ Braves 1–2 (10) Jim Tobin (10–17)Tommy Hughes (8–14)None see 2nd game 32–80 113 August 22 (2) [d] @ Braves 5–3 Si Johnson (7–13)Johnny Sain (4–6)None 2,747 33–80 114 August 23 (1) [d] @ Braves 1–3 Al Javery (11–13)Lefty Hoerst (4–14)None see 2nd game 33–81 115 August 23 (2) [d] @ Braves 2–0 Rube Melton (9–13)Manny Salvo (6–6)None 6,511 34–81 116 August 25 @ Cubs 6–4 Johnny Podgajny (5–12)Bill Lee (13–12)Rube Melton (2)2,541 35–81 117 August 26 (1) [e] @ Cubs 3–2 (11) Tommy Hughes (9–14)Hi Bithorn (7–11)Rube Melton (3)see 2nd game 36–81 118 August 26 (2) [e] @ Cubs 0–3 Bill Fleming (4–5)Si Johnson (7–14)None 7,784 36–82 119 August 28 (1) @ Cardinals 4–7 Harry Gumbert (7–5)Sam Nahem (1–3)None see 2nd game 36–83 120 August 28 (2) @ Cardinals 5–7 Howie Krist (11–3)Rube Melton (9–14)Ernie White (2)1,914 36–84 121 August 29 @ Cardinals 2–5 Mort Cooper (17–7)Ike Pearson (1–4)None 1,865 36–85 122 August 30 (1) @ Reds 0–2 Johnny Vander Meer (16–9)Tommy Hughes (9–15)None see 2nd game 36–86 123 August 30 (2) @ Reds 5–8 Ray Starr (14–12)Johnny Podgajny (5–13)Joe Beggs (8)6,437 36–87 124 August 31 @ Reds 1–8 Elmer Riddle (6–9)Rube Melton (9–15)None 4,108 36–88
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 125 September 1 @ Reds 3–4 (11) Joe Beggs (5–4)Si Johnson (7–15)None 1,030 36–89 126 September 2 @ Pirates 2–5 Dutch Dietz (6–6)Lefty Hoerst (4–15)None 3,712 36–90 – September 3 @ Pirates Postponed (inclement weather);[55] Makeup: September 10 as a traditional double-header in Philadelphia [56] 127 September 6 (1) [e] Braves 3–13 Tom Earley (5–11)Si Johnson (7–16)None see 2nd game 36–91 128 September 6 (2) [e] Braves 3–7 Manny Salvo (7–7)Lefty Hoerst (4–16)None 5,738 36–92 129 September 7 (1) Giants 3–5 Bill Lohrman (13–4)Tommy Hughes (9–16)None see 2nd game 36–93 130 September 7 (2) Giants 0–4 Bob Carpenter (10–9)Rube Melton (9–16)None 5,290[57] 36–94 – September 8 Giants Postponed (inclement weather);[58] Makeup: September 25 as a traditional double-header in New York – September 9 (1) Pirates Cancelled (inclement weather);[59] Was not rescheduled [59] – September 9 (2) Pirates Cancelled (inclement weather);[59] Was not rescheduled [59] 131 September 10 (1) Pirates 2–1 (11) Tommy Hughes (10–16)Dutch Dietz (6–8)None not available [60] 37–94 – September 10 (2) Pirates Cancelled (inclement weather);[61] Was not rescheduled [61] 132 September 11 Reds 5–8 (11) Joe Beggs (6–4)Rube Melton (9–17)None 393 37–95 133 September 12 Reds 1–4 Elmer Riddle (7–10)Andy Lapihuska (0–1)None 1,017[62] 37–96 134 September 13 (1) Cardinals 2–1 Tommy Hughes (11–16)Johnny Beazley (19–6)None see 2nd game 38–96 135 September 13 (2) Cardinals 2–3 Bill Beckmann (1–1)Rube Melton (9–18)None 20,798[63] 38–97 136 September 14 Cardinals 3–6 Howie Krist (13–3)Johnny Podgajny (5–14)None 2,550 38–98 137 September 15 Cardinals 2–3 (14) Murry Dickson (6–3)Si Johnson (7–17)None 3,526 38–99 138 September 16 (1) Cubs 3–1 Johnny Podgajny (6–14)Claude Passeau (18–13)None see 2nd game 39–99 139 September 16 (2) Cubs 1–4 Hi Bithorn (9–14)George Hennessey (0–1)None 1,287 39–100 140 September 17 Cubs 0–8 Hank Wyse (2–0)Andy Lapihuska (0–2)None 1,500 39–101 – September 18 @ Dodgers Postponed (inclement weather);[64] Makeup: September 21 [65] 141 September 19 @ Dodgers 4–5 (11) Hugh Casey (6–3)Si Johnson (7–18)None 7,254[66] 39–102 142 September 20 (1) @ Dodgers 7–3 Tommy Hughes (12–16)Whit Wyatt (18–7)Rube Melton (4)see 2nd game 40–102 143 September 20 (2) @ Dodgers 2–4 Bobo Newsom (13–19)Ike Pearson (1–5)None 15,666 40–103 144 September 21 @ Dodgers 1–3 Kirby Higbe (15–11)Si Johnson (7–19)None 15,361 40–104 145 September 23 @ Dodgers 0–6 Larry French (14–4)Rube Melton (9–19)None 4,047[67] 40–105 146 September 24 (1) @ Giants 0–8 Bill Lohrman (14–5)Tommy Hughes (12–17)None see 2nd game 40–106 147 September 24 (2) @ Giants 3–2 George Hennessey (1–1)Bill Voiselle (0–1)None 3,066 41–106 148 September 25 (1) @ Giants 3–6 Hal Schumacher (12–13)Ike Pearson (1–6)None see 2nd game 41–107 149 September 25 (2) @ Giants 9–1 Si Johnson (8–19)Hank Leiber (0–1)None 1,674 42–107 150 September 26 Dodgers 3–8 Larry French (15–4)Rube Melton (9–20)Hugh Casey (13)2,874[68] 42–108 151 September 27 Dodgers 3–4 Kirby Higbe (16–11)Tommy Hughes (12–18)Les Webber (1)4,650[69] 42–109
^[a] The original schedule indicated single games on May 10 and August 21 at Boston;[70] which became a double-header on May 10.^[b] The second game of a scheduled double-header on June 7, 1942, ended after seven innings due to the Pennsylvania Sunday curfew law[71] with the score 6–8.[72] [73] ^[c] The July 3, 1942, game was protested by the Phils in the top of the fifth inning.[74] [75] [76] The protest was later denied.[77] ^[d] The original schedule indicated single games on August 22 and 23 and September 21 and 22 at Boston;[70] which became double-headers on August 22 and 23.^[e] The original schedule indicated single games on August 26 and 27 at Chicago;[70] which became a double-header on August 26.^[f] The original schedule indicated single games on September 5 and 6 with Boston;[70] which became a double-header on September 6.