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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L26   MANAGER(S)
Brooklyn      BRN  83  71 .539 ----    7    2    3  42-35  41-36  28-22  14-12   Robert Rescigno
New York NL   NYN  81  73 .526  2.0    5    3    5  47-30  34-43  20-24  16-10   David Dick
St. Louis NL  SLN  79  75 .513  4.0    9    7   10  37-40  42-35  29-23  13-13   Mike Rescigno
Chicago NL    CHN  78  76 .506  5.0    8    6    7  44-33  34-43  29-28   9-17   Billy Vanson
Boston NL     BON  66  88 .429 17.0   10   10    4  36-41  30-47  27-23  16-10   Thomas Treece
Pittsburgh    PIN  55  99 .357 28.0   12    5   11  31-46  24-53  21-36  10-16   Tom Edwards

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 12 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L26 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 26 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (0-0):   New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

1939 AL | NL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYN  5.44   838  5471  1551  223  51  179  585   726  .283  .353  .441   92   44   17   25   50   49  129
 BRN  4.98   767  5350  1480  261  63   91  609   741  .277  .350  .400  116   51   19   26   87   62  131
 CHN  4.87   750  5496  1592  258  71   69  412   552  .290  .339  .400  178   83   28   28   59   52  102
 SLN  4.81   740  5488  1526  283  66  119  435   722  .278  .331  .419   75   52   30   23   80   53  104
 BON  4.48   690  5387  1441  239  56   78  496   695  .267  .329  .376   88   35   23   30   58   61  140
 PIN  4.03   620  5347  1395  256  55   60  488   642  .261  .323  .363   64   39   35   22   94   43  116
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.77  4405 32539  8985 1520 362  596 3025  4078  .276  .338  .400  613  304  152  154  428  320  722

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BRN  4.75   732  4.08  1387  1452  125   467   642  29   8  29  .336  812  567  .698
 NYN  4.82   743  4.17  1379  1531  122   490   611  39  10  18  .435  774  537  .694
 PIN  5.05   778  4.31  1367  1444   78   520   590  25   4  22  .432  791  504  .637
 CHN  5.07   781  4.45  1378  1528  103   541   815  13  10  35  .472  799  538  .673
 SLN  5.09   784  4.38  1400  1561  105   602   696  22   7  35  .345  858  558  .650
 BON  5.29   815  4.63  1377  1505  116   642   643  31   5  20  .319  814  567  .697
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.01  4633  4.34  8289  9021  649  3262  3997 159  44 159       4848 3271  .675

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Mel Ott  (444)
  2. Enos Slaughter  (432)
  3. Dolph Camilli  (426)
  4. Joe Medwick  (416)
  5. Ken Keltner  (401)
  6. Billy Herman  (398)
  7. Cookie Lavagetto  (380)
  8. Harry Danning  (376)
  9. Stan Hack  (375)
  10. Ival Goodman  (370)

  11. Billy Jurges  (364)
  12. Joe Kuhel  (364)
  13. Mike Kreevich  (349)
  14. Rudy York  (338)
  15. Frank Demaree  (328)
  16. Billy Myers  (327)
  17. Morrie Arnovich  (324)
  18. George Case  (322)
  19. Rip Russell  (321)
  20. Babe Dahlgren  (317)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Al Milnar  (168)
  2. Larry French  (138)
  3. Bucky Walters  (137)
  4. Hugh Casey  (136)
  5. Syl Johnson  (119)
  6. Claude Passeau  (119)
  7. Ken Chase  (113)
  8. Joe Krakauskas  (105)
  9. Johnny Lanning  (104)
  10. Tot Pressnell  (100)

  11. Mort Cooper  (97)
  12. Cliff Melton  (95)
  13. Mel Harder  (91)
  14. Vito Tamulis  (76)
  15. Bill Posedel  (74)
  16. Carl Hubbell  (74)
  17. Archie McKain  (70)
  18. Joe Haynes  (69)
  19. Whit Wyatt  (67)
  20. Jack Wilson  (65)

Gold Gloves
P: Fred Fitzsimmons
C: Harry Danning
1B: Joe Kuhel
2B: Billy Herman
3B: Cookie Lavagetto
SS: Billy Jurges
OF: Paul Waner
OF: Terry Moore
OF: Mike Kreevich

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Mel Ott.370
Jimmie Foxx.369
Bob Johnson.367
Morrie Arnovich.364
Zeke Bonura.362
Charlie Gehringer.348
George McQuinn.347
Joe Medwick.344
Frank McCormick.336
Joe Cronin.335
Charlie Keller.333
George Case.329
On Base Percentage
Mel Ott.477
Bob Johnson.462
Jimmie Foxx.456
Charlie Gehringer.445
Charlie Keller.436
Joe Cronin.429
Zeke Bonura.423
Hank Greenberg.421
George Selkirk.417
Morrie Arnovich.415
Johnny Mize.413
Joe Medwick.405
Slugging Percentage
Mel Ott.732
Jimmie Foxx.675
Bob Johnson.639
Hank Greenberg.636
Bill Dickey.622
Max West.605
Johnny Mize.599
Charlie Gehringer.582
George McQuinn.571
Zeke Bonura.559
Joe Cronin.554
Ted Williams.553
On Base + Slugging
Mel Ott1.209
Jimmie Foxx1.131
Bob Johnson1.101
Hank Greenberg1.057
Charlie Gehringer1.027
Johnny Mize1.013
Max West1.010
Bill Dickey0.993
Joe Cronin0.983
Zeke Bonura0.982
George McQuinn0.971
Charlie Keller0.954
At Bats
Barney McCosky668
Ken Keltner649
Doc Cramer639
Enos Slaughter638
Arky Vaughan636
Frankie Crosetti623
George McQuinn623
Joe Gordon622
Billy Herman615
Frank Demaree613
Ted Williams613
Dolph Camilli612
Runs Scored
Bob Johnson148
Ted Williams141
Jimmie Foxx129
Joe Cronin125
Dolph Camilli123
George McQuinn123
Buddy Lewis121
Hank Greenberg116
Arky Vaughan116
Charlie Gehringer114
Mel Ott114
Barney McCosky113
Hits
George McQuinn216
Bob Johnson213
Ken Keltner209
Joe Medwick206
Frank McCormick204
Enos Slaughter201
Barney McCosky199
Morrie Arnovich195
George Case191
Stan Hack191
Doc Cramer188
Jimmie Foxx188
Total Bases
Bob Johnson371
George McQuinn356
Johnny Mize353
Jimmie Foxx344
Ted Williams339
Enos Slaughter336
Ken Keltner324
Joe Medwick316
Joe Cronin309
Mel Ott309
Hank Greenberg306
Joe Gordon303
Doubles
Joe Medwick52
Enos Slaughter51
Ken Keltner45
Red Rolfe44
Joe Cronin43
Mike Kreevich40
Zeke Bonura39
Johnny Mize38
Joe Gordon37
Ival Goodman36
Triples
Ken Keltner20
George McQuinn20
Billy Herman19
Ival Goodman15
Buddy Lewis15
Barney McCosky15
Billy Jurges14
Arky Vaughan14
Johnny Mize11
Heinie Mueller11
Home Runs
Bill Dickey41
Mel Ott40
Hank Greenberg38
Joe Dimaggio37
Johnny Mize36
Jimmie Foxx35
Bob Johnson35
Rudy York35
Ted Williams34
Max West30
Chuck Klein29
RBI
Joe Gordon143
Bob Johnson139
Jimmie Foxx135
Joe Cronin129
George McQuinn123
Joe Dimaggio116
Bill Dickey114
Ted Williams113
Hank Greenberg110
Bobby Doerr108
Johnny Mize108
Harry Danning107
Walks
Dolph Camilli110
Bob Johnson105
Harlond Clift104
Ted Williams101
Johnny Mize100
George Selkirk97
Luke Appling94
Hank Greenberg94
Joe Cronin93
Mel Ott88
Cookie Lavagetto86
Jimmie Foxx85
Batters Strikeouts
Dolph Camilli145
Billy Myers128
Frankie Crosetti105
Hank Greenberg105
Ted Williams104
Jimmie Foxx98
Jeff Heath87
Frankie Hayes84
Chet Laabs82
Barney McCosky82
Joe Kuhel76
Stolen Bases
George Case87
Eric McNair39
Mike Kreevich32
Cookie Lavagetto29
Luke Appling27
Buddy Myer21
Frankie Crosetti20
Stan Hack20
Buddy Lewis19
Bob Johnson18
Arky Vaughan18
Caught Stealing
George Case26
Billy Myers12
Frank Demaree11
Myril Hoag11
Ken Keltner11
Rip Russell11
Jimmy Brown10
George Selkirk10
Joe Vosmik10
Hit by Pitch
Lonny Frey8
Buddy Lewis7
Barney McCosky7
Red Rolfe7
Cookie Lavagetto6
Joe Medwick6
Arky Vaughan6
Billy Werber6
GIDP
Lonny Frey26
Ival Goodman26
Frank Demaree25
Mike Kreevich24
Red Rolfe24
Harlond Clift21
Johnny Mize21
Bobby Doerr20
Cookie Lavagetto20
Jim Tabor20
Errors
Johnny Berardino65
Jim Tabor44
Mel Ott40
Billy Myers37
Luke Appling34
Bill Brubaker33
Harlond Clift32
Bob Johnson31
Billy Werber31
Bobby Doerr28
Joe Gordon28
Don Heffner27
Earned Run Average
Boom-Boom Beck2.80
Red Ruffing2.99
Paul Derringer3.03
Larry French3.10
Ted Lyons3.12
Lefty Grove3.23
Bucky Walters3.27
Ken Chase3.41
Dutch Leonard3.54
Mel Harder3.56
Bob Feller3.58
Hugh Casey3.59
Wins
Paul Derringer20
Dutch Leonard20
Red Ruffing18
Thornton Lee17
Bobo Newsom17
Al Milnar16
Claude Passeau16
Bucky Walters16
Lefty Grove15
Bill Lee15
Losses
Bob Feller25
Curt Davis22
Bob Klinger21
Luke Hamlin16
Bucky Walters16
Danny Macfayden15
Johnny Rigney15
Max Butcher14
Bill Lee14
Winning Percentage
Larry French.813
Boom-Boom Beck.706
Syl Johnson.706
Al Milnar.696
Lefty Grove.682
Paul Derringer.667
Dutch Leonard.667
Hugh Casey.650
Oral Hildebrand.650
Red Ruffing.643
Lefty Gomez.636
Ted Lyons.636
Games Pitched
Emerson Dickman66
Syl Johnson62
Clint Brown61
Manny Salvo61
Bill Swift60
Earl Whitehill60
Johnny Marcum59
Dizzy Dean57
Oral Hildebrand57
Vito Tamulis57
Vance Page56
Marius Russo56
Games Started
Bobo Newsom39
Luke Hamlin37
Dutch Leonard36
Paul Derringer35
Bob Feller35
Curt Davis34
Bill Lee34
Thornton Lee34
Bucky Walters34
Claude Passeau33
Complete Games
Paul Derringer19
Bobo Newsom18
Bob Feller17
Bucky Walters16
Dutch Leonard14
Lefty Grove11
Carl Hubbell11
Bill Lee11
Tommy Bridges10
Max Butcher10
Red Ruffing10
Games Finished
Vance Page45
Emerson Dickman44
Marius Russo43
Clint Brown42
Clyde Shoun37
Red Lynn36
Johnny Murphy36
Bob Weiland36
Earl Whitehill33
Johnny Lanning32
Syl Johnson31
Ira Hutchinson30
Saves
Marius Russo28
Clyde Shoun22
Clint Brown20
Emerson Dickman19
Johnny Murphy18
Vance Page18
Johnny Lanning14
Whit Wyatt13
Bob Weiland12
Fred Frankhouse7
Shutouts
Carl Hubbell4
Hugh Casey3
Paul Derringer3
Lefty Gomez3
Mel Harder3
Ted Lyons3
Innings Pitched
Bobo Newsom303.0
Dutch Leonard292.3
Bob Feller291.3
Paul Derringer288.3
Bill Lee263.3
Bucky Walters261.3
Luke Hamlin247.7
Red Ruffing240.7
Curt Davis239.7
Thornton Lee234.7
Claude Passeau232.0
Al Milnar220.3
Hits Allowed
Paul Derringer319
Curt Davis315
Dutch Leonard310
Bobo Newsom299
Bob Feller286
Luke Hamlin276
Thornton Lee266
Bill Lee260
Bob Klinger254
Joe Bowman253
Claude Passeau242
Mort Cooper238
Home Runs Allowed
Luke Hamlin40
Bobo Newsom36
Johnny Marcum33
George Caster27
Bob Feller26
Harry Gumbert25
Joe Bowman23
Lefty Grove23
Dutch Leonard23
Whitey Moore23
Walks Allowed
Bob Feller164
Bobo Newsom138
Johnny Vander Meer123
Kirby Higbe117
Whitey Moore117
Eddie Smith105
Mort Cooper104
Bucky Walters104
Joe Krakauskas97
Al Milnar96
Pitchers Strikeouts
Bob Feller282
Bobo Newsom252
Mort Cooper172
Tommy Bridges168
Joe Krakauskas146
Johnny Rigney143
Paul Derringer136
Claude Passeau134
Bucky Walters133
Johnny Vander Meer131
Ken Chase128
Lefty Gomez120
  
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