1939 Boston Red Sox

89-62 • .589 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1939 Boston Red Sox went 89-62 (.589) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 890 runs, allowed 795, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (35 HR, 105 RBI) and Lefty Grove (15-4, 2.54 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
62 Losses
.589 Win %
2nd Rank
890 R 795 RA
Diff +95

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890 Runs Scored
795 Runs Allowed
+95 Run Diff
585K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .290 4% above the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .363 3% above the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .436 7% above the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.56 1% better than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 890 11% above the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 585,800
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Avg per Game 7,810

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Jimmie Foxx 0.360 2 Ted Williams 0.327 3 Lou Finney 0.325 4 Bobby Doerr 0.318 5 Doc Cramer 0.311

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 35 2 Ted Williams 31 3 Joe Cronin 19 4 Jim Tabor 14 5 Bobby Doerr 12

RBI

1 Ted Williams 145 2 Joe Cronin 107 3 Jimmie Foxx 105 4 Jim Tabor 95 5 Joe Vosmik 84
1939 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 137 589 110 183 30 6 0 56 36 17 3 0.311
Jim Tabor 149 577 76 167 33 8 14 95 40 54 16 0.289
Ted Williams 149 565 131 185 44 11 31 145 107 64 2 0.327
Joe Vosmik 145 554 89 153 29 6 7 84 66 33 4 0.276
Bobby Doerr 127 525 75 167 28 2 12 73 38 32 1 0.318
Joe Cronin 143 520 97 160 33 3 19 107 87 48 6 0.308
Jimmie Foxx 124 467 130 168 31 10 35 105 89 72 4 0.360
Johnny Peacock 92 274 33 76 11 4 0 36 29 11 1 0.277
Lou Finney 95 249 43 81 18 3 1 46 24 11 2 0.325
Gene Desautels 76 226 26 55 14 0 0 21 33 13 3 0.243
Tom Carey 54 161 17 39 6 2 0 20 3 9 0 0.242
Red Nonnenkamp 58 75 12 18 2 1 0 5 12 6 0 0.240
Lefty Grove 25 67 3 9 0 0 1 5 9 26 0 0.134
Jack Wilson 37 63 6 10 0 0 0 6 0 17 0 0.159
Fritz Ostermueller 34 56 4 9 0 1 0 4 3 5 0 0.161
Elden Auker 31 53 6 12 1 0 2 3 1 14 0 0.226
Denny Galehouse 30 47 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 20 0 0.064
Emerson Dickman 48 36 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.056
Jim Bagby 21 34 10 10 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 0.294
Moe Berg 14 33 3 9 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 0.273
Joe Heving 46 32 5 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.188
Boze Berger 20 30 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.300
Woody Rich 21 27 2 7 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.259
Charlie Wagner 11 14 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.071
Jake Wade 20 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bill LeFebvre 7 10 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.300
Bill Sayles 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.143
Monte Weaver 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fabian Gaffke 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.54 2 Joe Heving 3.70 3 Charlie Wagner 4.23 4 Fritz Ostermueller 4.24 5 Emerson Dickman 4.43

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 15 2 Joe Heving 11 3 Fritz Ostermueller 11 4 Jack Wilson 11 5 Elden Auker 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 81 2 Jack Wilson 80 3 Denny Galehouse 68 4 Fritz Ostermueller 61 5 Emerson Dickman 46
1939 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 15 4 2.54 23 23 0 191.0 180 54 58 81
Jack Wilson 11 11 4.67 36 22 2 177.1 198 92 75 80
Fritz Ostermueller 11 7 4.24 34 20 4 159.1 173 75 58 61
Elden Auker 9 10 5.36 31 25 0 151.0 183 90 61 43
Denny Galehouse 9 10 4.54 30 18 0 146.2 160 74 52 68
Emerson Dickman 8 3 4.43 48 1 5 113.2 126 56 43 46
Joe Heving 11 3 3.70 46 5 7 107.0 124 44 34 43
Jim Bagby 5 5 7.09 21 11 0 80.0 119 63 36 35
Woody Rich 4 3 4.91 21 12 1 77.0 78 42 35 24
Jake Wade 1 4 6.23 20 6 0 47.2 68 33 37 21
Charlie Wagner 3 1 4.23 9 5 0 38.1 49 18 14 13
Bill LeFebvre 1 1 5.81 5 3 0 26.1 35 17 14 8
Monte Weaver 1 0 6.64 9 1 1 20.1 26 15 13 6
Bill Sayles 0 0 7.07 5 0 0 14.0 14 11 13 9
Jimmie Foxx 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (29)

Elden Auker Jim Bagby Moe Berg Boze Berger Tom Carey Doc Cramer Joe Cronin Gene Desautels Emerson Dickman Bobby Doerr Lou Finney Jimmie Foxx +17 more

29 players

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The 1939 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1939 Boston Red Sox won 89 games and lost 62, ending up 2nd in the AL. With 890 runs scored and 795 given up, the 1939 differential was +95. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .290, 4% better than the league's .278. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. Measured against the 800-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 585,800 fans came through the gates. For power, Jimmie Foxx led the way with 35 homers. Ted Williams drove in a team-high 145 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Lefty Grove (15). The roster section lists 29 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1939 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1939 Boston Red Sox finished 89-62 (.589 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1939 Boston Red Sox with 35 home runs.
What was the 1939 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1939 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.56.
Did the 1939 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1939 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1939 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (35 HR, 105 RBI) and Lefty Grove (15-4, 2.54 ERA).
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