1939 Boston Red Sox season

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1939 Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams Rookie Season
Major league affiliations
Location
1939 Information
Owner(s) Tom Yawkey
General Manager(s) Eddie Collins
Manager(s) Joe Cronin
Local television none
Local radio WAAB
Frank Frisch, Tom Hussey

The 1939 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 62 losses.

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[edit] Regular season

In 1939, the Boston Red Sox finished 17 games back of the New York Yankees. [1] Lefty Grove won 15 games for the Red Sox while Jimmie Foxx hit .360, and had 35 Home Runs and 105 RBI. [1] Ted Williams made his major league debut in 1939, and batted .327 with 31 Home Runs. He would lead the American League with 145 RBIs. [1] After the first game he played against Williams, Yankees catcher Bill Dickey said about Williams, “He’s just a damned good hitter.”[1]

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Boston Red Sox 88 61 .591 9½
Cleveland Indians 86 66 .566 13
Detroit Tigers 84 70 .545 16
Washington Senators 75 76 .497 23½
Chicago White Sox 65 83 .439 32
Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 .362 44
St. Louis Browns 43 111 .279 64½

[edit] Roster

1939 Boston Red Sox roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.26, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
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