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1939 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season

Field	Value
name	Boston Red Sox
season	1939
league	American League
ballpark	Fenway Park
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	89–62 (.589)
league_place	2nd
owners	Tom Yawkey
president	Tom Yawkey
general_managers	Eddie Collins
managers	Joe Cronin
radio	WAAB
(Frankie Frisch, Tom Hussey)
espntn	bos
brtn	BOS

(Frankie Frisch, Tom Hussey) The 1939 Boston Red Sox season was the 39th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 89 wins and 62 losses, 17 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1939 World Series.

Regular season

In 1939, the Boston Red Sox finished 17 games behind the New York Yankees. Lefty Grove won 15 games for the Red Sox while Jimmie Foxx hit .360, and had 35 home runs and 105 RBI. Reese would go on to play with the Dodgers for 16 seasons, was a 10-time All-Star, and was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

Transactions

July 25: The Red Sox announce the purchase of pitcher Herbert Hash and catcher George Lacy from the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association.
August 14: The Red Sox announce the purchase of pitcher Wilburn R. Butland from the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1939 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

	= Indicates league leader

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	92	274	76	.277	0	36
1B	124	467	168	.360	35	105
2B	127	525	167	.318	12	73
SS	143	520	160	.308	19	107
3B	149	577	167	.289	14	95
OF	145	554	153	.276	7	84
OF	137	589	183	.311	0	56
OF	149	565	185	.327	31	145

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
95	249	81	.325	1	46
76	226	55	.243	0	21
54	161	39	.242	0	20
58	75	18	.240	0	5
14	33	9	.273	1	5
20	30	9	.300	0	2
1	1	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting 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
	23	191.0	15	4	2.54	81
	31	151.0	9	10	3.56	53

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	177.1	11	11	4.67	80
34	159.1	11	7	4.24	61
30	146.2	9	10	4.54	68
21	80.0	5	5	7.09	35
21	77.0	4	3	4.91	24
20	47.2	1	4	6.23	21
9	38.1	3	1	4.23	13
5	26.1	1	1	5.81	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
46	11	3	8	3.70	43
48	8	3	6	4.43	46
9	1	0	1	6.64	6
5	0	0	0	7.07	9
1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Scranton, Canton, Elizabethton, Danville-Schoolfield Source:

Notes

References

(2009). "The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History". World Publications Group.
Kramer, Daniel. (May 6, 2020). "8 HOFers you may have forgotten were traded".
(July 25, 1939). "Herb Hash To Join Bosox Next Year". [[The Free Lance-Star]].
(August 14, 1939). "3 Deals Made For Pitchers". [[The Windsor Daily Star]].
"1939 Centreville Colts Roster on StatsCrew.com".
"Dave Coble Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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