1939 AL
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The 1939 season of the American League was the thirty-ninth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 152 | 106 | 45 | 1 | .697 | -.- | 967 (6.36) | 556 (3.66) | 0.287 | 0.370 | 0.451 | 3.31 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 89 | 62 | 1 | .586 | 17.0 | 890 (5.86) | 795 (5.23) | 0.291 | 0.362 | 0.436 | 4.56 | 0.970 |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 87 | 67 | 0 | .565 | 20.5 | 797 (5.18) | 700 (4.55) | 0.280 | 0.349 | 0.413 | 4.08 | 0.970 |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 85 | 69 | 1 | .548 | 22.5 | 755 (4.87) | 737 (4.75) | 0.275 | 0.347 | 0.374 | 4.31 | 0.972 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 81 | 73 | 1 | .523 | 26.5 | 849 (5.48) | 762 (4.92) | 0.279 | 0.354 | 0.426 | 4.29 | 0.967 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | 153 | 65 | 87 | 1 | .425 | 41.5 | 702 (4.59) | 797 (5.21) | 0.278 | 0.345 | 0.379 | 4.60 | 0.966 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | 153 | 55 | 97 | 1 | .359 | 51.5 | 711 (4.65) | 1022 (6.68) | 0.271 | 0.334 | 0.400 | 5.79 | 0.964 |
| 8 | St. Louis Browns | 156 | 43 | 111 | 2 | .276 | 64.5 | 733 (4.70) | 1035 (6.63) | 0.268 | 0.336 | 0.381 | 6.01 | 0.968 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League won the seventh midsummer classic at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY on Tuesday, July 11, 1939 by a score of 3 to 1. The league's manager was Joe McCarthy.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees defeated the National League's Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 0.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Joe DiMaggio, an outfielder with the New York Yankees. In the award's voting, he had 280 out of a possible 336 points and 15 first place votes.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
[edit] Notable events
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