1939 New York Yankees
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| Owner(s) | Estate of Jacob Ruppert | |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | none | |
| Baseball-Reference | 1939 New York Yankees | |
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The New York Yankees' 1939 season was their 37th season. The team finished with a record of 106-45, winning their 11th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the Cincinnati Reds in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won four consecutive World Series.
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 152 | 656 | 154 | .233 | 10 | 56 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 144 | 531 | 125 | .235 | 15 | 89 |
| Bill Dickey | 128 | 480 | 145 | .302 | 24 | 105 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 120 | 462 | 176 | .381 | 30 | 126 |
| Joe Gordon | 151 | 567 | 161 | .284 | 28 | 111 |
| Charlie Keller | 111 | 398 | 133 | .334 | 11 | 83 |
| Red Rolfe | 152 | 648 | 213 | .329 | 14 | 80 |
| George Selkirk | 128 | 418 | 128 | .306 | 21 | 101 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Joe Gallagher | 14 | 41 | 10 | .244 | 2 | 9 |
| Lou Gehrig | 8 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Henrich | 99 | 347 | 96 | .277 | 9 | 57 |
| Art Jorgens | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Rosar | 43 | 105 | 29 | .276 | 0 | 12 |
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Atley Donald | 24 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 3.71 | 55 |
| Lefty Gomez | 26 | 198 | 12 | 8 | 3.41 | 102 |
| Bump Hadley | 26 | 154 | 12 | 6 | 2.98 | 65 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 21 | 126.7 | 10 | 4 | 3.06 | 50 |
| Monte Pearson | 22 | 146.3 | 12 | 5 | 4.49 | 76 |
| Red Ruffing | 28 | 233.3 | 21 | 7 | 2.93 | 95 |
| Marius Russo | 21 | 116 | 8 | 3 | 2.41 | 55 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Marv Breuer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Wes Ferrell | 3 | 19.3 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 6 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Spud Chandler | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 4 |
| Johnny Murphy | 38 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 4.40 | 30 |
| Steve Sundra | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | 27 |
[edit] World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Cincinnati Reds (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Reds – 1, Yankees – 2 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 58,541 |
| 2 | Reds – 0, Yankees – 4 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 59,791 |
| 3 | Yankees – 7, Reds – 3 | October 7 | Crosley Field | 32,723 |
| 4 | Yankees – 7, Reds – 4 (10 innings) | October 8 | Crosley Field | 32,794 |
[edit] Further Reading
- Lew Freedman: DiMaggio's Yankees: A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011.
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