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1940 Boston Red Sox Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941)
82-72, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 872 runs, Allowed 825 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Manager: Joe Cronin (82-72)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 716,234 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

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1939 / 1941 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 Jim Bagby 23 10 16 .385 4.73 36 21 12 6 1 2 182.2 217 104 96 15 83 57 1 0 5 829 95 1.642 10.7 0.7 4.1 2.8 0.69
2 SP Lefty Grove* 40 7 6 .538 3.99 22 21 1 9 1 0 153.1 159 73 68 20 50 62 1 0 1 652 113 1.363 9.3 1.2 2.9 3.6 1.24
3 SP Fritz Ostermueller* 32 5 9 .357 4.95 31 16 7 5 0 0 143.2 166 86 79 7 70 80 0 0 4 662 91 1.643 10.4 0.4 4.4 5.0 1.14
4 SP Denny Galehouse 28 6 6 .500 5.18 25 20 3 5 0 0 120.0 155 77 69 10 41 53 0 1 4 543 87 1.633 11.6 0.8 3.1 4.0 1.29
5 SP Earl Johnson* 21 6 2 .750 4.09 17 10 2 2 0 0 70.1 69 33 32 0 39 26 2 0 3 309 110 1.536 8.8 0.0 5.0 3.3 0.67
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
6 CL Jack Wilson 28 12 6 .667 5.08 41 16 15 9 0 5 157.2 170 104 89 17 87 102 3 0 6 723 89 1.630 9.7 1.0 5.0 5.8 1.17
7 RP Herb Hash 29 7 7 .500 4.95 34 12 15 3 1 3 120.0 123 68 66 11 84 36 5 0 3 558 91 1.725 9.2 0.8 6.3 2.7 0.43
8 RP Joe Heving 39 12 7 .632 4.01 39 7 21 4 0 3 119.0 129 63 53 7 42 55 3 0 1 525 113 1.437 9.8 0.5 3.2 4.2 1.31
9 RP Emerson Dickman 25 8 6 .571 6.03 35 9 11 2 0 3 100.0 121 74 67 15 38 40 4 0 1 460 75 1.590 10.9 1.4 3.4 3.6 1.05
10 RP Charlie Wagner 27 1 0 1.000 5.52 12 1 7 0 0 0 29.1 45 22 18 5 8 13 0 0 1 140 82 1.807 13.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.63
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
11 Mickey Harris* 23 4 2 .667 5.00 13 9 2 3 0 0 68.1 83 40 38 8 26 36 2 0 3 313 90 1.595 10.9 1.1 3.4 4.7 1.38
12 Bill Fleming 26 1 2 .333 4.86 10 6 2 1 0 0 46.1 53 27 25 4 20 24 2 0 2 206 93 1.576 10.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.20
13 Bill Butland 22 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50
14 Yank Terry 29 1 0 1.000 8.84 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.1 24 19 19 2 11 9 0 0 1 94 51 1.810 11.2 0.9 5.1 4.2 0.82
15 Alex Mustaikis 31 0 1 .000 9.00 6 1 3 0 0 0 15.0 15 18 15 1 15 6 0 0 1 76 50 2.000 9.0 0.6 9.0 3.6 0.40
16 Woody Rich 24 1 0 1.000 0.77 3 1 1 1 0 0 11.2 9 3 1 2 1 8 0 0 0 44 585 0.857 6.9 1.5 0.8 6.2 8.00
17 Ted Williams 21 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 100 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5
Team Totals 29.1 82 72 .532 4.89 154 154 103 51 3 16 1379.2 1568 825 749 124 625 613 23 1 36 6242 92 1.590 10.2 0.8 4.1 4.0 0.98
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 4 6 8 6 4 2 7 6 6 7 7 4730
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
CSV
* - 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
Jim Bagby 23 10 11 .476 4.10 191.0 211 97 87 15 81 60 1 1.529 9.9 3.8 2.8 0.74 0.7 36 36
Bill Butland 22 1 1 .500 4.91 22.0 27 13 12 0 10 5 0 1.682 11.0 4.1 2.0 0.50 0.0 3 3
Emerson Dickman 25 4 7 .364 5.05 107.0 119 67 60 15 37 43 4 1.458 10.0 3.1 3.6 1.16 1.3 35 35
Bill Fleming 26 2 3 .400 4.12 48.0 51 24 22 4 19 25 2 1.458 9.6 3.6 4.7 1.32 0.8 10 10
Denny Galehouse 28 6 7 .462 4.50 126.0 151 70 63 10 40 56 0 1.516 10.8 2.9 4.0 1.40 0.7 25 25
Charlie Gelbert 34 0 0 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 2 3 1 0 1.600 9.0 5.4 1.8 0.33 3.6 2 2
*Lefty Grove 40 10 7 .588 3.53 158.0 156 69 62 20 49 64 1 1.297 8.9 2.8 3.6 1.31 1.1 22 22
*Mickey Harris 23 4 4 .500 4.19 73.0 81 38 34 8 25 38 2 1.452 10.0 3.1 4.7 1.52 1.0 13 13
Herb Hash 29 6 7 .462 4.25 125.0 120 66 59 11 82 38 5 1.616 8.6 5.9 2.7 0.46 0.8 34 34
Joe Heving 39 8 6 .571 3.43 126.0 126 53 48 7 41 58 3 1.325 9.0 2.9 4.1 1.41 0.5 39 39
*Earl Johnson 21 4 4 .500 3.58 73.0 66 32 29 0 37 27 2 1.411 8.1 4.6 3.3 0.73 0.0 17 17
Alex Mustaikis 31 0 1 .000 7.88 16.0 15 16 14 1 15 6 0 1.875 8.4 8.4 3.4 0.40 0.6 6 6
*Fritz Ostermueller 32 8 9 .471 4.21 154.0 162 80 72 7 68 86 0 1.494 9.5 4.0 5.0 1.26 0.4 31 31
Woody Rich 24 1 0 1.000 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 2 1 8 0 0.833 6.8 0.8 6.0 8.00 1.5 3 3
Yank Terry 29 0 2 .000 7.71 21.0 24 20 18 2 11 10 0 1.667 10.3 4.7 4.3 0.91 0.9 4 4
Charlie Wagner 27 1 2 .333 4.65 31.0 44 18 16 5 8 14 0 1.677 12.8 2.3 4.1 1.75 1.5 12 12
Ted Williams 21 0 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 1 1
Jack Wilson 28 8 10 .444 4.31 167.0 166 89 80 17 85 108 3 1.503 8.9 4.6 5.8 1.27 0.9 41 41
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+
Jim Bagby 23 3 30 32 .484 4.92 100 57 29 19 2 4 461.1 554 280 252 31 209 165 6 0 12 2090 96 1.654 10.8 0.6 4.1 3.2 0.79 96
Bill Butland 22 1 1 2 .333 5.57 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.0 27 13 13 0 10 5 0 0 0 99 81 1.762 11.6 0.0 4.3 2.1 0.50 81
Emerson Dickman 25 4 21 14 .600 5.22 116 21 42 5 1 8 318.2 366 220 185 34 136 110 11 2 7 1443 90 1.575 10.3 1.0 3.8 3.1 0.81 90
Bill Fleming 26 1 1 2 .333 4.86 10 6 2 1 0 0 46.1 53 27 25 4 20 24 2 0 2 206 93 1.576 10.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.20 93
Jimmie Foxx 32 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 28 7 40 45 .471 4.78 169 95 46 29 2 7 743.2 851 440 395 45 319 344 6 2 17 3299 98 1.573 10.3 0.5 3.9 4.2 1.08 98
Charlie Gelbert 34 1 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 5 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 21 46 2.000 11.3 4.5 6.8 2.3 0.33 46
*Lefty Grove 40 16 293 134 .686 3.01 595 436 123 288 35 55 3806.2 3694 1510 1274 154 1145 2212 40 1 48 16035 151 1.271 8.7 0.4 2.7 5.2 1.93 151
*Mickey Harris 23 1 4 2 .667 5.00 13 9 2 3 0 0 68.1 83 40 38 8 26 36 2 0 3 313 90 1.595 10.9 1.1 3.4 4.7 1.38 90
Herb Hash 29 1 7 7 .500 4.95 34 12 15 3 1 3 120.0 123 68 66 11 84 36 5 0 3 558 91 1.725 9.2 0.8 6.3 2.7 0.43 91
Joe Heving 39 8 56 39 .589 4.43 280 33 147 15 2 36 724.2 852 443 357 55 246 317 16 2 12 3248 103 1.515 10.6 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.29 103
*Earl Johnson 21 1 6 2 .750 4.09 17 10 2 2 0 0 70.1 69 33 32 0 39 26 2 0 3 309 110 1.536 8.8 0.0 5.0 3.3 0.67 110
Alex Mustaikis 31 1 0 1 .000 9.00 6 1 3 0 0 0 15.0 15 18 15 1 15 6 0 0 1 76 50 2.000 9.0 0.6 9.0 3.6 0.40 50
*Fritz Ostermueller 32 7 59 65 .476 4.38 219 126 58 52 2 13 1083.1 1184 609 527 45 491 422 13 0 34 4883 110 1.546 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.86 110
Woody Rich 24 2 5 3 .625 4.36 24 13 5 4 0 1 88.2 87 49 43 4 36 32 5 0 0 388 107 1.387 8.8 0.4 3.7 3.2 0.89 107
Yank Terry 29 1 1 0 1.000 8.84 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.1 24 19 19 2 11 9 0 0 1 94 51 1.810 11.2 0.9 5.1 4.2 0.82 51
Charlie Wagner 27 3 5 4 .556 6.04 34 12 13 1 0 0 104.1 141 77 70 13 46 40 1 1 1 489 78 1.792 12.2 1.1 4.0 3.5 0.87 78
Ted Williams 21 1 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 100 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 100
Jack Wilson 28 7 63 55 .534 4.44 233 103 78 45 4 19 960.1 1016 562 474 61 503 510 12 3 28 4337 108 1.582 9.5 0.6 4.7 4.8 1.01 108
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+

1939 / 1941 Pitching Statistics