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1939 Cincinnati Reds

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1939 Cincinnati Reds went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 767 runs, allowed 595, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Lombardi (20 HR, 85 RBI) and Bucky Walters (27-11, 2.29 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
767 R 595 RA
Diff +172

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767 Runs Scored
595 Runs Allowed
+172 Run Diff
981K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 2% above the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .342 2% above the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .404 5% above the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.27 17% better than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 767 12% above the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 981,698
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Avg per Game 12,119

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Willard Hershberger 0.345 2 Frank McCormick 0.332 3 Bucky Walters 0.325 4 Ival Goodman 0.323 5 Lonny Frey 0.291

Home Runs

1 Ernie Lombardi 20 2 Frank McCormick 18 3 Wally Berger 14 4 Harry Craft 13 5 Lonny Frey 11

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 128 2 Ernie Lombardi 85 3 Ival Goodman 84 4 Harry Craft 67 5 Billy Werber 57
1939 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank McCormick 156 630 99 209 41 4 18 128 40 16 1 0.332
Billy Werber 147 599 115 173 35 5 5 57 91 46 15 0.289
Billy Myers 151 509 79 143 18 6 9 56 71 90 4 0.281
Harry Craft 134 502 58 129 20 7 13 67 27 54 5 0.257
Lonny Frey 125 484 95 141 27 9 11 55 72 46 5 0.291
Ival Goodman 124 470 85 152 37 16 7 84 54 32 2 0.323
Ernie Lombardi 130 450 43 129 26 2 20 85 35 19 0 0.287
Wally Berger 97 329 36 85 15 1 14 44 36 63 1 0.258
Lee Gamble 72 221 24 59 7 2 0 14 9 14 5 0.267
Willard Hershberger 63 174 23 60 9 2 0 32 9 4 1 0.345
Nino Bongiovanni 66 159 17 41 6 0 0 16 9 8 0 0.258
Eddie Joost 42 143 23 36 6 3 0 14 12 15 1 0.252
Frenchy Bordagaray 63 122 19 24 5 1 0 12 9 10 3 0.197
Bucky Walters 40 120 16 39 8 1 1 16 5 12 1 0.325
Paul Derringer 38 110 10 23 3 0 0 17 1 11 0 0.209
Whitey Moore 42 61 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.098
Gene Thompson 42 48 3 11 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.229
Lee Grissom 33 47 5 4 0 1 0 1 2 18 0 0.085
Lew Riggs 22 38 5 6 1 0 0 1 5 4 1 0.158
Johnny Vander Meer 30 36 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.111
Al Simmons 9 21 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.143
Dick West 8 19 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.211
Vince DiMaggio 8 14 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.071
Les Scarsella 16 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.143
Bud Hafey 6 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0.154
Johnny Niggeling 10 13 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.154
Milt Shoffner 10 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.091
Milt Galatzer 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hank Johnson 20 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Peaches Davis 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Nolen Richardson 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmie Wilson 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Red Barrett 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Weaver 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Livengood 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Naktenis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Riddle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Hank Johnson 2.01 2 Bucky Walters 2.29 3 Gene Thompson 2.54 4 Paul Derringer 2.93 5 Milt Shoffner 3.35

Wins

1 Bucky Walters 27 2 Paul Derringer 25 3 Whitey Moore 13 4 Gene Thompson 13 5 Lee Grissom 9

Strikeouts

1 Bucky Walters 137 2 Paul Derringer 128 3 Johnny Vander Meer 102 4 Gene Thompson 87 5 Whitey Moore 81
1939 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bucky Walters 27 11 2.29 39 36 0 319.0 250 81 109 137
Paul Derringer 25 7 2.93 38 35 0 301.0 321 98 35 128
Whitey Moore 13 12 3.45 42 24 3 187.2 177 72 95 81
Lee Grissom 9 7 4.10 33 21 0 153.2 145 70 56 53
Gene Thompson 13 5 2.54 42 11 2 152.1 130 43 55 87
Johnny Vander Meer 5 9 4.67 30 21 0 129.0 128 67 95 102
Johnny Niggeling 2 1 5.80 10 5 0 40.1 51 26 13 20
Milt Shoffner 2 2 3.35 10 3 0 37.2 43 14 11 6
Hank Johnson 0 3 2.01 20 0 1 31.1 30 7 13 10
Peaches Davis 1 0 6.46 20 0 2 30.2 43 22 11 4
Wes Livengood 0 0 9.53 5 0 0 5.2 9 6 3 4
Red Barrett 0 0 1.69 2 0 0 5.1 5 1 1 1
Pete Naktenis 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 2 1 0 1
Jim Weaver 0 0 3.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 3
Elmer Riddle 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
Art Jacobs 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 1.0 2 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (38)

Red Barrett Wally Berger Nino Bongiovanni Frenchy Bordagaray Harry Craft Peaches Davis Paul Derringer Vince DiMaggio Lonny Frey Milt Galatzer Lee Gamble Ival Goodman +26 more

38 players

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The 1939 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 97-57 record (.630) put the 1939 Cincinnati Reds 1st in the NL. That season the Cincinnati Reds won the pennant. Runs came in at 767 scored against 595 allowed (+172). Against a league average of .272, the 1939 Cincinnati Reds batted .277. The staff ERA of 3.27 was 17% better than the league average of 3.92. The 767 runs scored compare with a league average of 684 per club, 12% more.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 981,698 for the year. Ernie Lombardi led the club in home runs with 20. Frank McCormick led in RBI with 128. Bucky Walters led the pitchers with 27 wins. In the World Series, the Cincinnati Reds lost to NYA 4-0. The 1939 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1939 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
How did the 1939 Cincinnati Reds finish?
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1939 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Ernie Lombardi led the 1939 Cincinnati Reds with 20 home runs.
What was the 1939 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1939 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
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