1939 Memphis Red Sox

24-29 • .453 Win% • 5th in NAL

The 1939 Memphis Red Sox went 24-29 (.453) finishing 5th in the NAL. The club scored 106 runs, allowed 169, and played home games at Martin Park. Team leaders included Red Longley (1 HR, 6 RBI) and Ted Radcliffe (7-4, 3.79 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

24 Wins
29 Losses
.453 Win %
5th Rank
106 R 169 RA
Diff -63

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106 Runs Scored
169 Runs Allowed
-63 Run Diff
2 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1939 NAL Average

Batting Avg .235 8% below the 1939 league average (.256)
OBP .301 6% below the 1939 league average (.322)
SLG .299 14% below the 1939 league average (.349)
Team ERA 4.27 12% worse than the 1939 league average (3.81)
Runs Scored 106 25% below the 1939 league average (141 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMartin Park
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Home Games (est.) 27 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Neil Robinson 0.289 2 Lloyd Davenport 0.274 3 Larry Brown 0.267 4 Cowan Hyde 0.242 5 Nat Rogers 0.232

Home Runs

1 Red Longley 1 2 Ted Radcliffe 1

RBI

1 Fred Bankhead 12 2 Neil Robinson 11 3 Larry Brown 10 4 Lloyd Davenport 8 5 Marlin Carter 6
1939 Memphis Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lloyd Davenport 30 113 10 31 6 1 0 8 10 0 6 0.274
Marlin Carter 28 109 14 24 5 4 0 6 9 0 3 0.220
Jelly Taylor 31 106 10 22 3 0 0 6 12 0 1 0.208
Fred Bankhead 32 104 10 24 6 1 0 12 10 0 2 0.231
Neil Robinson 27 97 16 28 6 3 0 11 6 2 5 0.289
Larry Brown 27 86 4 23 3 0 0 10 6 1 1 0.267
T. J. Brown 30 86 8 16 3 0 0 5 7 0 1 0.186
Nat Rogers 24 69 6 16 2 1 0 2 6 0 1 0.232
Cowan Hyde 16 62 7 15 1 0 0 4 4 0 6 0.242
Red Longley 23 49 8 14 0 1 1 6 8 1 2 0.286
Ted Radcliffe 18 37 4 7 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0.189
Eugene Bremer 11 16 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.188
Roosevelt Davis 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.062
Willie Jefferson 6 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Willie Davis 4 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.273
Porter Moss 7 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.091
Lefty Wilson 4 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.300
Jimmy Reynolds 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Sylvester Owens 2 7 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.286
Cliff Blackmon 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Matt Carlisle 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.200
Red Howard 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.400
Percy Forrest 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Provine Bradley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walsh 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elbert Eatmon 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Willie Jefferson 2.57 2 Roosevelt Davis 2.93 3 Lefty Wilson 3.45 4 Eugene Bremer 3.62 5 Ted Radcliffe 3.79

Wins

1 Ted Radcliffe 7 2 Roosevelt Davis 2 3 Lefty Wilson 2 4 Willie Jefferson 1

Strikeouts

1 Ted Radcliffe 62 2 Roosevelt Davis 20 3 Lefty Wilson 17 4 Porter Moss 15 5 Willie Jefferson 14
1939 Memphis Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Radcliffe 7 4 3.79 14 6 0 80.2 76 34 11 62
Roosevelt Davis 2 3 2.93 5 5 0 40.0 44 13 4 20
Eugene Bremer 0 4 3.62 5 4 0 37.1 34 15 12 13
Willie Jefferson 1 2 2.57 5 4 0 35.0 36 10 5 14
Lefty Wilson 2 2 3.45 4 4 0 31.1 35 12 7 17
Porter Moss 0 3 9.00 5 4 0 23.0 37 23 11 15
Cliff Blackmon 0 1 7.20 4 4 0 15.0 25 12 6 6
Percy Forrest 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 5 1 6
Walsh 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 5.1 8 4 1 7
Lloyd Davenport 0 0 1.93 1 0 0 4.2 2 1 2 1
Elbert Eatmon 0 0 45.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 5 3 1

👥 Roster (26)

Fred Bankhead Cliff Blackmon Provine Bradley Eugene Bremer Larry Brown T. J. Brown Matt Carlisle Marlin Carter Lloyd Davenport Roosevelt Davis Willie Davis Elbert Eatmon +14 more

26 players

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The 1939 Memphis Red Sox in brief

A 24-29 record (.453) put the 1939 Memphis Red Sox 5th in the NAL. Runs came in at 106 scored against 169 allowed (-63). Against a league average of .256, the 1939 Memphis Red Sox batted .235. The Memphis Red Sox staff finished with a 4.27 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.81. The 106 runs scored compare with a league average of 141 per club, 25% fewer. Home games were played at Martin Park.

Red Longley led the club in home runs with 1. Fred Bankhead led in RBI with 12. Lloyd Davenport collected the most hits, 31. Ted Radcliffe was the top winner, with 7 victories. In all, the roster shows 26 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1938 season and the 1940 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1939 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1939 Memphis Red Sox finished 24-29 (.453 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Red Longley led the 1939 Memphis Red Sox with 1 home runs.
What was the 1939 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1939 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1939 Memphis Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Memphis Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Memphis Red Sox play?
The 1939 Memphis Red Sox played home games at Martin Park.
Who led the 1939 Memphis Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Red Longley (1 HR, 6 RBI) and Ted Radcliffe (7-4, 3.79 ERA).
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