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1939 New York Yankees

106-45 • .702 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1939 New York Yankees went 106-45 (.702) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 967 runs, allowed 556, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe DiMaggio (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Red Ruffing (21-7, 2.93 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

106 Wins
45 Losses
.702 Win %
1st Rank
967 R 556 RA
Diff +411

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967 Runs Scored
556 Runs Allowed
+411 Run Diff
938K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .286 3% above the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .374 6% above the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .450 11% above the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.31 28% better than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 967 21% above the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 938,006
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Avg per Game 12,181

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Joe DiMaggio 0.381 2 Charlie Keller 0.334 3 Red Rolfe 0.329 4 Monte Pearson 0.321 5 Red Ruffing 0.307

Home Runs

1 Joe DiMaggio 30 2 Joe Gordon 28 3 Bill Dickey 24 4 George Selkirk 21 5 Babe Dahlgren 15

RBI

1 Joe DiMaggio 126 2 Joe Gordon 111 3 Bill Dickey 105 4 George Selkirk 101 5 Babe Dahlgren 89
1939 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Crosetti 152 656 109 153 25 5 10 56 65 81 11 0.233
Red Rolfe 152 648 139 213 46 10 14 80 81 41 7 0.329
Joe Gordon 151 567 92 161 32 5 28 111 75 57 11 0.284
Babe Dahlgren 144 531 71 125 18 6 15 89 57 54 2 0.235
Bill Dickey 128 480 98 145 23 3 24 105 77 37 5 0.302
Joe DiMaggio 120 462 108 176 32 6 30 126 52 20 3 0.381
George Selkirk 128 418 103 128 17 4 21 101 103 49 12 0.306
Charlie Keller 111 398 87 133 21 6 11 83 81 49 6 0.334
Tommy Henrich 99 347 64 96 18 4 9 57 51 23 7 0.277
Red Ruffing 44 114 12 35 1 0 1 20 7 18 1 0.307
Buddy Rosar 43 105 18 29 5 1 0 12 13 10 4 0.276
Jake Powell 31 86 12 21 4 1 1 9 3 8 1 0.244
Lefty Gomez 26 73 3 11 2 0 0 4 5 22 0 0.151
Bump Hadley 26 62 3 11 2 0 0 3 4 12 1 0.177
Atley Donald 24 60 7 15 1 1 0 7 4 15 0 0.250
Monte Pearson 22 53 9 17 3 1 0 7 5 6 0 0.321
Steve Sundra 24 49 7 13 5 0 0 6 3 15 0 0.265
Oral Hildebrand 21 44 5 8 1 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.182
Joe Gallagher 14 41 8 10 0 1 2 9 3 8 1 0.244
Marius Russo 21 41 4 10 0 1 0 9 2 8 0 0.244
Lou Gehrig 8 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0.143
Bill Knickerbocker 6 13 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.154
Johnny Murphy 38 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.182
Wes Ferrell 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Spud Chandler 11 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.400
Marv Breuer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Arndt Jorgens 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Marius Russo 2.41 2 Steve Sundra 2.76 3 Red Ruffing 2.93 4 Bump Hadley 2.98 5 Oral Hildebrand 3.06

Wins

1 Red Ruffing 21 2 Atley Donald 13 3 Lefty Gomez 12 4 Bump Hadley 12 5 Monte Pearson 12

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Gomez 102 2 Red Ruffing 95 3 Monte Pearson 76 4 Bump Hadley 65 5 Atley Donald 55
1939 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ruffing 21 7 2.93 28 28 0 233.1 211 76 75 95
Lefty Gomez 12 8 3.41 26 26 0 198.0 173 75 84 102
Bump Hadley 12 6 2.98 26 18 2 154.0 132 51 85 65
Atley Donald 13 3 3.71 24 20 1 153.0 144 63 60 55
Monte Pearson 12 5 4.49 22 20 0 146.1 151 73 70 76
Oral Hildebrand 10 4 3.06 21 15 2 126.2 102 43 41 50
Steve Sundra 11 1 2.76 24 11 0 120.2 110 37 56 27
Marius Russo 8 3 2.41 21 11 2 116.0 86 31 41 55
Johnny Murphy 3 6 4.40 38 0 19 61.1 57 30 28 30
Wes Ferrell 1 2 4.66 3 3 0 19.1 14 10 17 6
Spud Chandler 3 0 2.84 11 0 0 19.0 26 6 9 4
Marv Breuer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. CIN 4-0

👥 Roster (27)

Marv Breuer Spud Chandler Frankie Crosetti Babe Dahlgren Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Atley Donald Wes Ferrell Joe Gallagher Lou Gehrig Lefty Gomez Joe Gordon +15 more

27 players

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The 1939 New York Yankees in brief

The 1939 New York Yankees finished 106-45, a .702 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. The club won the World Series. Runs came in at 967 scored against 556 allowed (+411). Against a league average of .278, the 1939 New York Yankees batted .286. The staff ERA of 3.31 was 28% better than the league average of 4.62. The 1939 New York Yankees outscored the average club by 21% (967 against 800).

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 938,006 in attendance, about 12,181 a game. The home run leader was Joe DiMaggio, who hit 30. The pitching staff's wins leader was Red Ruffing (21). The strikeout leader was Lefty Gomez with 102. Johnny Murphy closed out 19 saves. The World Series ended in a win against CIN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 New York Yankees

What was the 1939 New York Yankees record?
The 1939 New York Yankees finished 106-45 (.702 win pct).
Did the 1939 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1939 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1939 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe DiMaggio led the 1939 New York Yankees with 30 home runs.
What was the 1939 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1939 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.31.
Where did the 1939 New York Yankees play?
The 1939 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1939 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe DiMaggio (30 HR, 126 RBI) and Red Ruffing (21-7, 2.93 ERA).
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