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1939 American League

1939 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 615 games, 8 teams, approx. 153 games in season
Attendance: 109,159 (177/game)
Other Years: 1938 / 1940
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1938 / 1940

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1938 / 1940

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games
Tm W L W-L% GB
New York Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Boston Red Sox 89 62 .589 17
Cleveland Indians 87 67 .565 20.5
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 22.5
Detroit Tigers 81 73 .526 26.5
Washington Senators 65 87 .428 41.5
Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 .362 51.5
St. Louis Browns 43 111 .279 64.5

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
New York Yankees NYY 27.7 6.36 152 6129 5300 967 1521 259 55 166 903 72 37 701 543 .287 .374 .451 .825 2388 98 36 92
Boston Red Sox BOS 27.7 5.86 152 6054 5308 890 1543 287 57 124 833 42 44 591 505 .291 .363 .436 .800 2316 146 15 140
Detroit Tigers DET 28.4 5.48 155 6108 5326 849 1487 277 67 124 806 88 38 620 592 .279 .356 .426 .782 2270 125 16 146
Cleveland Indians CLE 26.8 5.18 154 6007 5316 797 1490 291 79 85 730 72 46 557 574 .280 .350 .413 .763 2194 110 14 120
Chicago White Sox CHW 30.5 4.87 155 6033 5279 755 1451 220 56 64 681 113 61 579 502 .275 .349 .374 .723 1975 107 21 154
St. Louis Browns SLB 27.4 4.70 156 6133 5422 733 1453 242 50 91 696 48 38 559 606 .268 .339 .381 .720 2068 120 20 132
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 26.4 4.65 153 5965 5309 711 1438 282 55 98 666 60 34 503 532 .271 .336 .400 .736 2124 122 15 138
Washington Senators WSH 26.5 4.59 153 6026 5334 702 1483 249 79 44 648 94 47 547 460 .278 .346 .379 .725 2022 102 11 134
League Totals 27.7 5.21 1230 48455 42594 6404 11866 2107 498 796 5963 589 345 4657 4314 .279 .352 .407 .759 17357 930 148 1056

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
New York Yankees NYY 30.5 3.66 106 45 .702 3.31 152 152 65 87 15 26 1348.2 1208 556 496 85 567 565 11 1 21 5692 1.316 8.1 0.6 3.8 3.8 1.00
Cleveland Indians CLE 26.5 4.55 87 67 .565 4.08 154 154 85 69 10 13 1364.2 1394 700 619 75 602 614 16 6 32 5986 1.463 9.2 0.5 4.0 4.0 1.02
Chicago White Sox CHW 30.2 4.75 85 69 .552 4.31 155 155 93 62 5 21 1377.0 1470 737 659 99 454 535 16 3 23 5968 1.397 9.6 0.6 3.0 3.5 1.18
Detroit Tigers DET 28.0 4.92 81 73 .526 4.29 155 155 91 64 8 16 1367.1 1430 762 652 104 574 633 18 2 32 6043 1.466 9.4 0.7 3.8 4.2 1.10
Washington Senators WSH 26.2 5.21 65 87 .428 4.60 153 153 81 72 4 10 1354.2 1420 797 693 75 602 521 20 4 44 6010 1.493 9.4 0.5 4.0 3.5 0.87
Boston Red Sox BOS 29.0 5.23 89 62 .589 4.56 152 152 100 52 4 20 1350.2 1533 795 684 77 543 539 19 2 25 6037 1.537 10.2 0.5 3.6 3.6 0.99
St. Louis Browns SLB 28.4 6.63 43 111 .279 6.01 156 156 100 56 3 3 1371.1 1724 1035 916 133 739 516 29 3 32 6474 1.796 11.3 0.9 4.9 3.4 0.70
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 28.0 6.68 55 97 .362 5.79 153 153 103 50 6 12 1342.2 1687 1022 864 148 579 397 19 4 35 6248 1.688 11.3 1.0 3.9 2.7 0.69
League Totals 28.4 5.21 611 611 .500 4.62 1230 1230 718 512 55 121 10877.0 11866 6404 5583 796 4660 4320 148 25 244 48458 1.519 9.8 0.7 3.9 3.6 0.93

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
New York Yankees NYY 152 4046 1632 126 159 .978 8 49 32 40% Joe McCarthy
Chicago White Sox CHW 155 4131 1699 167 140 .972 12 73 41 36% Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox BOS 152 4052 1795 180 147 .970 6 85 43 34% Joe Cronin
Cleveland Indians CLE 154 4094 1656 180 148 .970 5 67 43 39% Ossie Vitt
St. Louis Browns SLB 156 4114 1813 199 144 .968 17 100 56 36% 109,159 Fred Haney
Detroit Tigers DET 155 4102 1656 198 147 .967 15 65 53 45% Del Baker
Washington Senators WSH 153 4064 1739 205 167 .966 26 47 34 42% Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Athletics PHA 153 4028 1676 210 131 .964 14 103 43 29% Connie Mack and Earle Mack
League Totals 1230 32631 13666 1465 1183 .969 103 589 345 37% 109,159