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1939 Boston Red Sox Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
89-62, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 890 runs, Allowed 795 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-68
Manager: Joe Cronin (89-62)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 573,070 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 107

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1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Lefty Grove* 39 15 4 .789 2.54 23 23 0 17 2 0 191.0 180 63 54 8 58 81 1 0 0 798 185 1.246 8.5 0.4 2.7 3.8 1.40
2 SP Jack Wilson 27 11 11 .500 4.67 36 22 5 6 0 2 177.1 198 109 92 10 75 80 1 0 4 797 101 1.539 10.0 0.5 3.8 4.1 1.07
3 SP Fritz Ostermueller* 31 11 7 .611 4.24 34 20 9 8 0 4 159.1 173 86 75 6 58 61 2 0 5 701 111 1.450 9.8 0.3 3.3 3.4 1.05
4 SP Elden Auker 28 9 10 .474 5.36 31 25 4 6 1 0 151.0 183 108 90 13 61 43 1 0 0 697 88 1.616 10.9 0.8 3.6 2.6 0.70
5 SP Denny Galehouse 27 9 10 .474 4.54 30 18 6 6 1 0 146.2 160 84 74 6 52 68 1 0 2 639 104 1.445 9.8 0.4 3.2 4.2 1.31
6 SP Woody Rich 23 4 3 .571 4.91 21 12 4 3 0 1 77.0 78 46 42 2 35 24 5 0 0 344 96 1.468 9.1 0.2 4.1 2.8 0.69
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
7 CL Joe Heving 38 11 3 .786 3.70 46 5 26 1 0 7 107.0 124 65 44 8 34 43 2 1 3 471 127 1.477 10.4 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.26
8 RP Emerson Dickman 24 8 3 .727 4.43 48 1 23 0 0 5 113.2 126 70 56 10 43 46 3 0 3 507 106 1.487 10.0 0.8 3.4 3.6 1.07
9 RP Jim Bagby 22 5 5 .500 7.09 21 11 5 3 0 0 80.0 119 66 63 7 36 35 2 0 2 388 66 1.938 13.4 0.8 4.1 3.9 0.97
10 RP Jake Wade* 27 1 4 .200 6.23 20 6 8 1 0 0 47.2 68 34 33 1 37 21 0 0 2 234 76 2.203 12.8 0.2 7.0 4.0 0.57
11 RP Monte Weaver 33 1 0 1.000 6.64 9 1 2 1 0 1 20.1 26 15 15 0 13 6 1 0 2 99 71 1.918 11.5 0.0 5.8 2.7 0.46
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
12 Charlie Wagner 26 3 1 .750 4.23 9 5 2 0 0 0 38.1 49 19 18 3 14 13 0 1 0 170 111 1.643 11.5 0.7 3.3 3.1 0.93
13 Bill Lefebvre* 23 1 1 .500 5.81 5 3 2 0 0 0 26.1 35 17 17 2 14 8 0 0 0 122 81 1.861 12.0 0.7 4.8 2.7 0.57
14 Bill Sayles 21 0 0 7.07 5 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 14 13 11 1 13 9 0 0 2 67 67 1.929 9.0 0.6 8.4 5.8 0.69
15 Jimmie Foxx 31 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
Team Totals 29.3 89 62 .589 4.56 152 152 100 52 4 20 1350.2 1533 795 684 77 543 539 19 2 25 6037 103 1.537 10.2 0.5 3.6 3.6 0.99
Rank in 8 AL teams 2 7 5 7 6 3 6 6 5 5 3 2 4321
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Elden Auker 28 8 10 .444 4.31 165.0 178 88 79 13 59 47 1 1.436 9.7 3.2 2.6 0.80 0.7 31 31
Jim Bagby 22 3 6 .333 5.76 86.0 114 61 55 7 34 38 2 1.721 11.9 3.6 4.0 1.12 0.7 21 21
Emerson Dickman 24 7 6 .538 3.59 123.0 121 54 49 10 41 50 3 1.317 8.9 3.0 3.7 1.22 0.7 48 48
Jimmie Foxx 31 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1 1
Denny Galehouse 27 9 8 .529 3.75 156.0 153 72 65 6 50 72 1 1.301 8.8 2.9 4.2 1.44 0.3 30 30
*Lefty Grove 39 17 5 .773 2.08 203.0 173 52 47 8 56 86 1 1.128 7.7 2.5 3.8 1.54 0.4 23 23
Joe Heving 38 8 4 .667 3.08 114.0 119 43 39 8 33 46 2 1.333 9.4 2.6 3.6 1.39 0.6 46 46
*Bill Lefebvre 23 1 2 .333 5.00 27.0 33 17 15 2 13 8 0 1.704 11.0 4.3 2.7 0.62 0.7 5 5
*Fritz Ostermueller 31 11 8 .579 3.40 172.0 165 72 65 6 55 66 2 1.279 8.6 2.9 3.5 1.20 0.3 34 34
Woody Rich 23 4 5 .444 4.01 83.0 74 41 37 2 33 26 5 1.289 8.0 3.6 2.8 0.79 0.2 21 21
Bill Sayles 21 0 1 .000 6.00 15.0 13 11 10 1 12 10 0 1.667 7.8 7.2 6.0 0.83 0.6 5 5
*Jake Wade 27 2 5 .286 6.09 68.0 88 51 46 2 52 32 0 2.059 11.6 6.9 4.2 0.62 0.3 24 24
Charlie Wagner 26 2 2 .500 3.60 40.0 47 18 16 3 13 14 0 1.500 10.6 2.9 3.2 1.08 0.7 9 9
Monte Weaver 33 1 1 .500 5.73 22.0 25 16 14 0 12 7 1 1.682 10.2 4.9 2.9 0.58 0.0 9 9
Jack Wilson 27 11 10 .524 3.82 191.0 191 90 81 10 72 86 1 1.377 9.0 3.4 4.1 1.19 0.5 36 36
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Elden Auker 28 7 86 62 .581 4.40 226 161 39 76 10 2 1234.2 1390 695 603 76 439 394 29 1 7 5438 105 1.481 10.1 0.6 3.2 2.9 0.90 105
Jim Bagby 22 2 20 16 .556 5.04 64 36 17 13 1 2 278.2 337 176 156 16 126 108 5 0 7 1261 97 1.661 10.9 0.5 4.1 3.5 0.86 97
Emerson Dickman 24 3 13 8 .619 4.86 81 12 31 3 1 5 218.2 245 146 118 19 98 70 7 2 6 983 99 1.569 10.1 0.8 4.0 2.9 0.71 99
Jimmie Foxx 31 1 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
Denny Galehouse 27 6 34 39 .466 4.70 144 75 43 24 2 7 623.2 696 363 326 35 278 291 6 1 13 2756 100 1.562 10.0 0.5 4.0 4.2 1.05 100
*Lefty Grove 39 15 286 128 .691 2.97 573 415 122 279 34 55 3653.1 3535 1437 1206 134 1095 2150 39 1 47 15383 153 1.267 8.7 0.3 2.7 5.3 1.96 153
Joe Heving 38 7 44 32 .579 4.52 241 26 126 11 2 33 605.2 723 380 304 48 204 262 13 2 11 2723 101 1.531 10.7 0.7 3.0 3.9 1.28 101
*Bill Lefebvre 23 2 1 1 .500 6.82 6 3 3 0 0 0 30.1 43 23 23 4 14 8 1 0 0 143 69 1.879 12.8 1.2 4.2 2.4 0.57 69
*Fritz Ostermueller 31 6 54 56 .491 4.29 188 110 51 47 2 13 939.2 1018 523 448 38 421 342 13 0 30 4221 114 1.531 9.8 0.4 4.0 3.3 0.81 114
Woody Rich 23 1 4 3 .571 4.91 21 12 4 3 0 1 77.0 78 46 42 2 35 24 5 0 0 344 96 1.468 9.1 0.2 4.1 2.8 0.69 96
Bill Sayles 21 1 0 0 7.07 5 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 14 13 11 1 13 9 0 0 2 67 67 1.929 9.0 0.6 8.4 5.8 0.69 67
*Jake Wade 27 4 15 23 .395 5.93 97 46 25 13 2 0 377.2 420 281 249 31 263 152 4 0 12 1767 81 1.808 10.0 0.7 6.3 3.6 0.58 81
Charlie Wagner 26 2 4 4 .500 6.24 22 11 6 1 0 0 75.0 96 55 52 8 38 27 1 1 0 349 77 1.787 11.5 1.0 4.6 3.2 0.71 77
Monte Weaver 33 9 71 50 .587 4.36 201 135 38 57 2 4 1052.0 1137 591 510 62 435 297 5 5 17 4632 101 1.494 9.7 0.5 3.7 2.5 0.68 101
Jack Wilson 27 6 51 49 .510 4.32 192 87 63 36 4 14 802.2 846 458 385 44 416 408 9 3 22 3614 113 1.572 9.5 0.5 4.7 4.6 0.98 113
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics