Mel Ott 1942 Game by Game Batting Logs

Mel Ott appeared in 152 Major League games during the 1942 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Ott appeared in, specifically relating to his 1942 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Ott started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands, I thank my luck that I wasn't born (Stan) Coveleski or (Bill) Wambsgnass or (Roger) Peckinpaugh." - Mel Ott
Mel Ott 1942 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Mel Ott Stats

04-14-1942 *vs Dodgers5110001000000.200.200.200rf
04-15-1942 *vs Dodgers2110000200000.286.444.286rf
04-16-1942 *vs Dodgers4120012000000.364.462.636rf
04-17-1942 *at Braves2110011000000.385.467.846rf
04-18-1942 *at Braves3221000200000.438.550.875rf
04-19-1942 *at Braves2200000201000.389.542.778rf
04-20-1942 *vs Phillies4010000101000.364.517.682rf
04-22-1942 *at Phillies4111000000000.346.485.654rf
04-23-1942 *at Phillies2210000201000.357.514.643rf
04-24-1942 *vs Braves3110000100000.355.512.613rf
04-25-1942 *vs Braves4010000000000.343.489.571rf
04-26-1942 *vs Braves5100000000000.300.440.500rf
04-26-1942 *vs Braves3020002100000.326.463.512rf
04-28-1942 *at Cardinals4020000101000.340.475.511rf
04-29-1942 *at Cardinals4000000101000.314.453.471rf
04-30-1942 *at Cardinals4110000001000.309.441.455rf
 April 1942 Totals
55 14 17 2 0 2 6 13 0 6 0 0 0 .309 .441 .455 -
05-01-1942 *at Cubs4100000100000.288.425.424rf
05-02-1942 *at Cubs3000000100000.274.416.403rf
05-03-1942 *at Reds4000000002000.258.395.379rf
05-04-1942 *at Reds5000000001000.239.372.352rf
05-05-1942 *at Reds4100000000000.227.356.333rf
05-07-1942 *at Pirates5010000000000.225.347.325rf
05-07-1942 *at Pirates4120001100000.238.360.333rf
05-08-1942 *at Dodgers4100001100000.227.352.318rf
05-10-1942 *at Dodgers4122000001000.239.358.348rf
05-12-1942 *vs Pirates3120002200000.253.377.358rf
05-13-1942 *vs Pirates3000001100000.245.373.347rf
05-14-1942 *vs Reds5230014100000.262.387.388rf
05-15-1942 *vs Reds5240013000000.287.403.435rf
05-16-1942 *vs Reds2100000200000.282.406.427rf
05-17-1942 *vs Cardinals3210000100000.283.409.425rf
05-17-1942 *vs Cardinals3100000101000.276.404.414rf
05-18-1942 *vs Cardinals3010002000100.277.407.412rf
05-19-1942 *vs Cardinals4120011000000.285.409.439rf
05-20-1942 *vs Cubs4130012000000.299.418.472rf
05-22-1942 *vs Dodgers2110012200000.302.427.496rf
05-23-1942 *vs Dodgers3000000100000.295.422.485rf
05-24-1942 *vs Dodgers4000000002000.287.412.471rf
05-25-1942 *at Braves6000000001000.275.398.451rf
05-26-1942 *at Braves4010000000000.274.394.445rf
05-27-1942 *at Phillies3110000100000.275.397.443rf
05-29-1942 *at Dodgers4000000000000.268.388.431rf
05-30-1942 *at Dodgers2200000301000.265.394.426rf
05-30-1942 *at Dodgers4111000101000.264.394.428rf
05-31-1942 *vs Phillies4020001000000.270.396.429rf
05-31-1942 *vs Phillies4010001000000.269.393.425rf
 May 1942 Totals
112 21 28 3 0 5 21 20 0 10 1 0 0 .250 .368 .411 -
06-02-1942 *at Cubs5130000000000.279.398.430rf
06-03-1942 *at Cubs3010000100000.280.400.429rf
06-04-1942 *at Cubs4000001201000.274.398.419rf
06-05-1942 *at Cardinals4021000102000.279.403.426rf
06-07-1942 *at Cardinals2000000300000.276.407.422rf
06-07-1942 *at Cardinals4010000000000.275.404.418rf
06-09-1942 *at Reds3100000100000.271.402.411rf
06-10-1942 *at Reds3100000101000.267.399.405rf
06-13-1942 *at Pirates4111000000000.266.397.407rf
06-14-1942 *at Pirates4110001100000.266.397.404rf
06-14-1942 *at Pirates2110001200000.268.402.405rf
06-15-1942 *at Pirates4110011100000.268.402.416rf
06-16-1942 *vs Cardinals5000000000000.262.395.407rf
06-17-1942 *vs Cardinals3010000101000.263.396.406rf
06-19-1942 *vs Cubs5010000000000.261.393.401rf
06-19-1942 *vs Cubs5100000000000.256.385.392rf
06-20-1942 *vs Cubs4221013000000.260.387.411rf
06-21-1942 *vs Cubs3110000100000.261.389.410rf
06-21-1942 *vs Cubs3100000101000.257.387.405rf
06-23-1942 *vs Reds4120000000000.261.388.407rf
06-24-1942 *vs Reds4111000001000.261.386.408rf
06-26-1942 *vs Pirates3120002100000.266.391.411rf
06-27-1942 *vs Pirates4110011001000.266.389.421rf
06-28-1942 *vs Pirates4130014000010.273.394.438rf
06-28-1942 *vs Pirates4000000000000.269.389.431rf
06-30-1942 *vs Phillies4111001000000.269.387.432rf
 June 1942 Totals
97 18 26 5 0 4 15 17 0 8 0 1 0 .268 .377 .443 -
07-03-1942 *vs Braves4110012102000.269.388.440rf
07-04-1942 *vs Braves3310000200000.269.391.439rf
07-04-1942 *vs Braves4000000000000.265.386.433rf
07-05-1942 *at Phillies4110000100000.265.386.430rf
07-05-1942 *at Phillies5000000001000.261.381.423rf
07-09-1942 *at Cardinals4000000001000.257.376.417rf
07-10-1942 *at Cardinals3020001200000.261.382.419rf
07-11-1942 *at Cardinals4121001000000.264.384.424rf
07-12-1942 *at Cubs4110001000000.264.382.421rf
07-12-1942 *at Cubs3010001101000.265.383.421rf
07-14-1942 *at Cubs4000000100000.261.381.415rf
07-15-1942 *at Pirates4010000000000.261.379.413rf
07-16-1942 *at Pirates4010000000000.261.378.411rf
07-17-1942 *at Pirates6110001001000.259.375.406rf
07-18-1942 *at Reds4000000000000.256.371.401rf
07-19-1942at Reds3000001001000.254.368.398rf
07-19-1942at Reds0000000000000.254.368.398rf
07-21-1942 *vs Pirates3220012100000.258.372.409rf
07-23-1942 *vs Pirates3321000101000.261.376.414rf
07-24-1942 *vs Reds5031000001000.266.378.420rf
07-25-1942 *vs Reds4220012101000.269.381.430rf
07-26-1942 *vs Reds1000000001000.268.380.429rf
07-28-1942 *vs Cubs5130000000000.273.383.431rf
07-28-1942 *vs Cubs3100000101000.271.382.427rf
07-29-1942 *vs Cubs4111000000000.270.380.428rf
07-29-1942 *vs Cubs3000000100000.268.379.425rf
 July 1942 Totals
94 18 25 4 0 3 12 13 0 12 0 0 0 .266 .355 .404 -
08-01-1942 *vs Cardinals4010000001000.268.378.423rf
08-01-1942 *vs Cardinals4100000102000.265.376.418rf
08-02-1942 *vs Cardinals4320025101000.268.378.435rf
08-02-1942 *vs Cardinals1110000300000.270.384.437rf
08-03-1942 *vs Dodgers3010001100000.270.385.436rf
08-04-1942 *vs Dodgers3110000100000.271.386.435rf
08-05-1942 *at Dodgers3000000000000.268.384.432rf
08-06-1942 *vs Dodgers4230023000000.273.387.451rf
08-07-1942 *at Phillies4010000100000.273.387.448rf
08-09-1942 *at Phillies4010001001010.273.386.446rf
08-09-1942 *at Phillies4000000000000.270.382.442rf
08-11-1942 *at Braves5121001000000.272.383.444rf
08-12-1942 *at Braves4030000000000.277.386.447rf
08-12-1942 *at Braves4120000000000.279.387.447rf
08-14-1942 *vs Phillies2000001200000.277.388.445rf
08-15-1942 *vs Phillies4120012001000.280.389.453rf
08-15-1942 *vs Phillies4010000100000.279.389.451rf
08-16-1942 *vs Phillies2210000200000.280.392.451rf
08-17-1942 *vs Braves3110011100000.281.392.458rf
08-18-1942 *vs Braves4331012101000.285.396.470rf
08-20-1942 *at Dodgers3000000001100.283.395.466rf
08-22-1942 *at Dodgers4220011000000.285.396.474rf
08-23-1942 *at Dodgers4220012102000.287.398.481rf
08-23-1942 *at Dodgers2110011000100.288.400.488rf
08-25-1942 *at Reds4000000002000.285.397.483rf
08-26-1942 *at Reds6130002001000.288.398.483rf
08-27-1942 *at Reds2000000301000.287.400.481rf
08-29-1942 *at Pirates4000000001000.284.397.477rf
08-29-1942 *at Pirates5120014001000.286.397.483rf
08-30-1942 *at Cubs4000000100000.283.395.479rf
08-30-1942 *at Cubs4230002101000.287.399.481rf
08-31-1942 *at Cubs4110000100000.287.399.479rf
 August 1942 Totals
116 27 40 2 0 11 29 22 0 17 2 1 0 .345 .457 .647 -
09-01-1942 *at Cubs5000000001000.284.395.474rf
09-02-1942 *at Cardinals3211000200000.284.397.475rf
09-03-1942 *at Cardinals3000000101000.282.396.472rf
09-05-1942 *vs Dodgers2100000300000.281.398.470rf
09-06-1942 *vs Dodgers4120011000000.283.398.477rf
09-06-1942 *vs Dodgers4111001001000.283.397.477rf
09-07-1942 *at Phillies3110000200000.283.399.476rf
09-07-1942 *at Phillies2000000200010.282.400.474rf
09-10-1942 *vs Cardinals4120011001000.284.400.480rf
09-11-1942 *vs Cubs4020000100000.285.402.480rf
09-13-1942 *vs Pirates2110000200000.286.404.480rf
09-13-1942 *vs Pirates4121001000000.288.405.482rf
09-14-1942 *vs Pirates2000000201000.287.405.481rf
09-16-1942 *vs Reds3000000100000.285.404.478rf
09-17-1942 *vs Reds3110000200000.285.406.477rf
09-19-1942 *at Braves5220014001000.287.406.482rf
09-22-1942 *at Dodgers6241001000000.291.408.486rf
09-24-1942 *vs Phillies5110000001000.290.407.483rf
09-24-1942 *vs Phillies3110011200000.290.408.488rf
09-25-1942 *vs Phillies3000000100000.289.407.485rf
09-25-1942 *vs Phillies3031000100000.293.411.490rf
09-26-1942 *vs Braves2420011200000.295.415.497rf
 September 1942 Totals
75 20 26 5 0 5 11 24 0 7 0 1 0 .347 .505 .613 -
 1942 Yearly Totals 549 118 162 21 0 30 94 109 0 60 3 3 0 .295 .415 .497 -

Mel Ott 1942 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Mel Ott appeared in 77 games at home, had 269 at-bats, drove in 62 runs, scored 70 times, had 94 hits (10 doubles / 0 triples / 23 home runs), walked 59 times (0 intentional), struck out 25 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .349 batting average, .468 on base percentage and .643 slugging average?

On the road, Mel Ott appeared in 75 games, had 280 at-bats, drove in 32 runs, scored 48 times, had 68 hits (11 doubles / 0 triples / 7 home runs), walked 50 times (0 intentional), struck out 35 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 2 times (2 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .242 batting average, .361 on base percentage and .357 slugging average?

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