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1940 Boston Red Sox

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

82-72, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe Cronin (82-72)
Scored 872 runs, Allowed 825 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73

Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 716,234 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100


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1939 / 1941 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Jim Bagby 23 37 21 5 46 17 28 1 6 .978 1.22 P-OF
Bill Butland 22 3 3 1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.67 P
Tom Carey 33 28 11 10 76 24 49 3 14 .961 2.61 SS-2B-3B
Doc Cramer 34 150 149 147 355 333 11 11 2 .969 2.31 OF
Joe Cronin 33 148 148 135 736 253 445 38 89 .948 4.72 SS-3B
Gene Desautels 33 70 69 49 355 325 27 3 8 .992 5.03 2 16 13 45% 41% C
Emerson Dickman 25 35 9 2 37 5 29 3 5 .919 0.97 P
Dom DiMaggio 23 94 93 90 261 239 16 6 5 .977 2.71 OF
Bobby Doerr 22 151 151 150 902 401 480 21 118 .977 5.83 2B
Lou Finney 29 120 120 119 692 652 33 7 41 .990 5.71 OF-1B
Bill Fleming 26 10 6 1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.60 P
Jimmie Foxx 32 138 138 128 1133 1023 100 10 89 .991 8.14 7 25 8 24% 41% 1B-C-3B
Denny Galehouse 28 25 20 5 33 11 22 0 2 1.000 1.32 P
Charlie Gelbert 34 30 25 21 95 23 65 7 5 .926 2.93 3B-SS
Joe Glenn 31 19 12 12 76 67 6 3 0 .961 3.84 1 13 2 13% 41% C
Lefty Grove 40 22 21 9 38 1 34 3 0 .921 1.59 P
Mickey Harris 23 13 9 3 18 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.38 P
Herb Hash 29 34 12 3 40 12 26 2 0 .950 1.12 P
Joe Heving 39 39 7 4 34 8 22 4 3 .882 0.77 P
Earl Johnson 21 17 10 2 21 2 19 0 1 1.000 1.24 P
Tony Lupien 23 8 3 3 39 37 2 0 4 1.000 4.88 1B
Alex Mustaikis 31 6 1 0 10 2 7 1 1 .900 1.50 P
Fritz Ostermueller 32 31 16 5 24 2 21 1 0 .958 0.74 P
Marv Owen 34 17 12 11 88 62 24 2 12 .977 5.06 3B-1B
Johnny Peacock 30 48 31 29 173 159 13 1 0 .994 3.58 2 10 7 41% 41% C
Woody Rich 24 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 P
Stan Spence 25 15 8 8 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Jim Tabor 23 120 119 114 443 143 267 33 25 .926 3.42 3B
Yank Terry 29 4 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Charlie Wagner 27 12 1 0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Ted Williams 21 143 143 134 330 302 15 13 2 .961 2.20 P-OF
Jack Wilson 28 41 16 9 26 14 12 0 1 1.000 0.63 P
Team Totals 28.3 154 1386 1210 6121 4140 1808 173 433 .972 3.65 12 64 30 32% 41%
Rank in 8 AL teams 5 5 4
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Gene Desautels 33 70 69 49 355 325 27 3 8 .992 5.03 2 16 13 45%
Johnny Peacock 30 48 31 29 173 159 13 1 0 .994 3.58 2 10 7 41%
Jimmie Foxx 32 42 42 39 197 178 18 1 2 .995 4.67 7 25 8 24%
Joe Glenn 31 19 12 12 76 67 6 3 0 .961 3.84 1 13 2 13%
League Average .982 4.68 41%
Team Total 154 154 129 801 729 64 8 10 .990 4.43 12 64 30 32%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jimmie Foxx 32 95 95 88 932 844 79 9 87 .990 9.72
Lou Finney 29 51 51 50 530 504 23 3 41 .994 10.33
Tony Lupien 23 8 3 3 39 37 2 0 4 1.000 4.88
Marv Owen 34 8 5 5 62 53 8 1 9 .984 7.63
League Average .989 9.60
Team Total 154 154 146 1563 1438 112 13 141 .992 9.57

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bobby Doerr 22 151 151 150 902 401 480 21 118 .977 5.83
Tom Carey 33 4 3 3 11 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.75
League Average .969 5.22
Team Total 154 154 153 913 404 488 21 120 .977 5.75

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jim Tabor 23 120 119 114 443 143 267 33 25 .926 3.42
Charlie Gelbert 34 29 25 21 95 23 65 7 5 .926 3.03
Marv Owen 34 9 7 6 26 9 16 1 3 .962 2.78
Tom Carey 33 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
Joe Cronin 33 2 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
Jimmie Foxx 32 1 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00
League Average .937 3.12
Team Total 154 154 143 572 177 354 41 33 .928 3.22

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Joe Cronin 33 146 146 134 733 252 443 38 89 .948 4.76
Tom Carey 33 20 8 7 64 21 40 3 12 .953 3.05
Charlie Gelbert 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .949 4.52
Team Total 154 154 141 797 273 483 41 101 .949 4.53

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Doc Cramer 34 149 149 147 355 333 11 11 2 .969 2.31
Ted Williams 21 143 143 134 328 302 13 13 2 .960 2.20
Dom DiMaggio 23 94 93 90 261 239 16 6 5 .977 2.71
Lou Finney 29 69 69 69 162 148 10 4 0 .975 2.29
Stan Spence 25 15 8 8 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Jim Bagby 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .970 2.32
Team Total 154 462 448 1121 1037 50 34 9 .970 2.31

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jim Bagby 23 36 21 5 46 17 28 1 6 .978 1.25
Jack Wilson 28 41 16 9 26 14 12 0 1 1.000 0.63
Lefty Grove 40 22 21 9 38 1 34 3 0 .921 1.59
Fritz Ostermueller 32 31 16 5 24 2 21 1 0 .958 0.74
Herb Hash 29 34 12 3 40 12 26 2 0 .950 1.12
Denny Galehouse 28 25 20 5 33 11 22 0 2 1.000 1.32
Joe Heving 39 39 7 4 34 8 22 4 3 .882 0.77
Emerson Dickman 25 35 9 2 37 5 29 3 5 .919 0.97
Earl Johnson 21 17 10 2 21 2 19 0 1 1.000 1.24
Mickey Harris 23 13 9 3 18 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.38
Bill Fleming 26 10 6 1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.60
Charlie Wagner 27 12 1 0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.50
Bill Butland 22 3 3 1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.67
Yank Terry 29 4 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.00
Alex Mustaikis 31 6 1 0 10 2 7 1 1 .900 1.50
Woody Rich 24 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33
Ted Williams 21 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .956 1.05
Team Total 154 154 50 354 82 257 15 19 .958 1.02

1939 / 1941 Fielding Statistics