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1939 Boston Red Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Elden Auker 28 R R 6' 2" 194 Sep 21, 1910 7 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Bagby 22 R R 6' 2" 170 Sep 8, 1916 2 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moe Berg 37 R R 6' 1" 185 Mar 2, 1902 15 14 14 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boze Berger 29 R R 6' 2" 180 May 13, 1910 6 20 20 20 0 0 0 2 5 10 0 0 0 0
Tom Carey 32 R R 170 Oct 11, 1906 4 54 54 54 0 0 0 35 0 10 0 0 0 0
Doc Cramer 33 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 11 137 137 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 135 All-Star
Joe Cronin HOF 32 R R 180 Oct 12, 1906 14 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Gene Desautels 32 R R 5' 11" 170 Jun 13, 1907 7 76 76 76 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emerson Dickman 24 R R 6' 2" 175 Nov 12, 1914 3 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Doerr HOF 21 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 7, 1918 3 127 127 127 0 0 0 126 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Finney 28 L R 6' 0" 180 Aug 13, 1910 8 95 95 95 0 0 32 0 0 0 3 16 5 24
Jimmie Foxx HOF 31 R R 6' 0" 195 Oct 22, 1907 15 124 124 124 1 0 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Fabian Gaffke 25 R R 5' 10" 185 Aug 5, 1913 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denny Galehouse 27 R R 6' 1" 195 Dec 7, 1911 6 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lefty Grove HOF 39 L L 6' 3" 190 Mar 6, 1900 15 25 25 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Joe Heving 38 R R 6' 1" 185 Sep 2, 1900 7 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Lefebvre 23 L L 180 Nov 11, 1915 2 7 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Nonnenkamp 28 L L 5' 11" 165 Jul 7, 1910 3 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4 15
Fritz Ostermueller 31 L L 5' 11" 175 Sep 15, 1907 6 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Peacock 29 L R 5' 11" 165 Jan 10, 1910 3 92 92 92 0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woody Rich 23 L R 6' 2" 185 Mar 9, 1916 1st 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Sayles 21 R R 6' 2" 175 Jul 27, 1917 1st 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Tabor 22 R R 6' 2" 175 Nov 5, 1916 2 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Vosmik 29 R R 6' 0" 185 Apr 4, 1910 10 145 145 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 0 0 144
Jake Wade 27 L L 6' 2" 175 Apr 1, 1912 4 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Wagner 26 R R 5' 11" 170 Dec 3, 1912 2 11 11 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monte Weaver 33 L R 6' 0" 170 Jun 15, 1906 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Williams HOF 20 L R 6' 3" 205 Aug 30, 1918 1st 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 149
Jack Wilson 27 R R 5' 11" 210 Apr 12, 1912 6 37 37 37 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1938 / 1940 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played