1939 St. Louis Browns

43-111 • .279 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1939 St. Louis Browns went 43-111 (.279) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 733 runs, allowed 1,035, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included George McQuinn (20 HR, 94 RBI) and Vern Kennedy (9-17, 5.73 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

43 Wins
111 Losses
.279 Win %
8th Rank
733 R 1035 RA
Diff -302

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733 Runs Scored
1035 Runs Allowed
-302 Run Diff
141K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 4% below the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .338 4% below the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .381 6% below the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 6.01 30% worse than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 733 8% below the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 141,443
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Avg per Game 1,813

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 George McQuinn 0.316 2 Joe Grace 0.304 3 Tommy Thompson 0.302 4 Mel Mazzera 0.300 5 Chet Laabs 0.300

Home Runs

1 George McQuinn 20 2 Harlond Clift 15 3 Myril Hoag 10 4 Chet Laabs 10 5 Joe Gallagher 9

RBI

1 George McQuinn 94 2 Harlond Clift 84 3 Myril Hoag 75 4 Chet Laabs 62 5 Johnny Berardino 58
1939 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McQuinn 154 617 101 195 37 13 20 94 65 42 6 0.316
Harlond Clift 151 526 90 142 25 2 15 84 111 55 4 0.270
Myril Hoag 129 482 58 142 23 4 10 75 24 35 9 0.295
Johnny Berardino 126 468 42 120 24 5 5 58 37 36 6 0.256
Don Heffner 110 375 45 100 10 2 1 35 48 39 1 0.267
Billy Sullivan 118 332 53 96 17 5 5 50 34 18 3 0.289
Chet Laabs 95 317 52 95 20 5 10 62 33 62 4 0.300
Joe Glenn 88 286 29 78 13 1 4 29 31 40 4 0.273
Joe Gallagher 71 266 41 75 17 2 9 40 17 42 0 0.282
Mark Christman 79 222 27 48 6 3 0 20 20 10 2 0.216
Joe Grace 74 207 35 63 11 2 3 22 19 24 3 0.304
Sam Harshaney 42 145 15 35 2 0 0 15 9 8 0 0.241
Mel Almada 42 134 17 32 2 1 1 7 10 8 1 0.239
Moose Solters 40 131 14 27 6 1 0 14 10 20 1 0.206
Hal Spindel 48 119 13 32 3 1 0 11 8 7 0 0.269
Mel Mazzera 33 110 21 33 5 2 3 22 10 20 0 0.300
Tommy Thompson 30 86 23 26 5 0 1 7 23 7 0 0.302
Vern Kennedy 34 67 9 10 4 0 0 6 3 10 0 0.149
Jack Kramer 40 66 6 9 2 0 1 6 7 17 0 0.136
Sig Gryska 18 49 4 13 2 0 0 8 6 10 3 0.265
Howard Mills 34 47 4 11 1 0 1 2 2 25 0 0.234
Red Kress 13 43 5 12 1 0 0 8 6 2 1 0.279
Roxie Lawson 37 43 6 8 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 0.186
Bob Harris 29 37 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0.189
Bill Trotter 41 37 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 21 0 0.108
Beau Bell 11 32 4 7 1 0 1 5 4 3 0 0.219
Johnny Lucadello 9 30 0 7 2 0 0 4 2 4 0 0.233
George Gill 27 26 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.154
Roy Hughes 17 23 6 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.087
Johnny Marcum 16 22 3 10 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.455
Bobo Newsom 6 18 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
John Whitehead 26 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.059
Bob Neighbors 7 11 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.182
Harry Kimberlin 17 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Emil Bildilli 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jake Wade 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Johnson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ewald Pyle 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Van Atta 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Cole 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Cox 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Loy Hanning 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Eddie Silber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Muncrief 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Walkup 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Bobo Newsom 4.73 2 Roxie Lawson 5.32 3 Bill Trotter 5.34 4 Harry Kimberlin 5.49 5 Bob Harris 5.71

Wins

1 Vern Kennedy 9 2 Jack Kramer 9 3 Bill Trotter 6 4 Howard Mills 4 5 Bob Harris 3

Strikeouts

1 Howard Mills 103 2 Jack Kramer 68 3 Bill Trotter 61 4 Vern Kennedy 55 5 Bob Harris 48
1939 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Kramer 9 16 5.83 40 31 0 211.2 269 137 127 68
Vern Kennedy 9 17 5.73 33 27 0 191.2 229 122 115 55
Bill Trotter 6 13 5.34 41 13 0 156.2 205 93 54 61
Roxie Lawson 3 7 5.32 36 14 0 150.2 181 89 83 43
Howard Mills 4 11 6.55 34 14 2 144.1 147 105 113 103
Bob Harris 3 12 5.71 28 16 0 126.0 162 80 71 48
George Gill 1 12 7.11 27 11 0 95.0 139 75 34 24
John Whitehead 1 3 5.86 26 4 1 66.0 88 43 17 9
Johnny Marcum 2 5 7.74 12 6 0 47.2 66 41 10 14
Bobo Newsom 3 1 4.73 6 6 0 45.2 50 24 22 28
Harry Kimberlin 1 2 5.49 17 3 0 41.0 59 25 19 11
Emil Bildilli 1 1 3.32 2 2 0 19.0 21 7 6 8
Jake Wade 0 2 11.02 4 2 0 16.1 26 20 19 9
Fred Johnson 0 1 6.43 5 2 0 14.0 23 10 9 2
Loy Hanning 0 1 3.60 4 1 0 10.0 6 4 4 8
Bill Cox 0 2 9.64 4 2 0 9.1 10 10 8 8
Ewald Pyle 0 2 12.96 6 1 0 8.1 17 12 11 5
Russ Van Atta 0 0 11.57 2 1 0 7.0 9 9 7 6
Ed Cole 0 2 7.11 6 0 0 6.1 8 5 6 5
Bob Muncrief 0 0 15.00 2 0 0 3.0 7 5 3 1
Myril Hoag 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
Jim Walkup 0 1 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Mel Almada Beau Bell Johnny Berardino Emil Bildilli Mark Christman Harlond Clift Ed Cole Bill Cox Joe Gallagher George Gill Joe Glenn Joe Grace +33 more

45 players

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The 1939 St. Louis Browns in brief

The record for the 1939 St. Louis Browns reads 43 wins and 111 losses, good for 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 733 scored against 1035 allowed (-302). Against a league average of .278, the 1939 St. Louis Browns batted .267. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 6.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. The 1939 St. Louis Browns scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (733 against 800).

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 141,443. The home run leader was George McQuinn, who hit 20. Jack Kramer led the pitchers with 9 wins. Howard Mills struck out 103, the most on the club. The 1939 roster runs to 45 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1939 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1939 St. Louis Browns finished 43-111 (.279 win pct).
Who led the 1939 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George McQuinn led the 1939 St. Louis Browns with 20 home runs.
What was the 1939 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1939 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 6.01.
Did the 1939 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1939 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1939 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1939 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George McQuinn (20 HR, 94 RBI) and Vern Kennedy (9-17, 5.73 ERA).
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