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1939 New York Yankees Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
106-45, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 967 runs, Allowed 556 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 111-40
Manager: Joe McCarthy (106-45)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 859,785 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 99, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 86
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-0) over Cincinnati Reds

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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 Red Ruffing 34 21 7 .750 2.93 28 28 0 22 5 0 233.1 211 88 76 15 75 95 2 0 3 968 148 1.226 8.1 0.6 2.9 3.7 1.27
2 SP Lefty Gomez* 30 12 8 .600 3.41 26 26 0 14 2 0 198.0 173 80 75 11 84 102 3 0 3 831 127 1.298 7.9 0.5 3.8 4.6 1.21
3 SP Bump Hadley 34 12 6 .667 2.98 26 18 6 7 1 2 154.0 132 62 51 10 85 65 3 0 4 658 146 1.409 7.7 0.6 5.0 3.8 0.76
4 SP Atley Donald 28 13 3 .813 3.71 24 20 2 11 2 1 153.0 144 74 63 12 60 55 0 1 1 657 117 1.333 8.5 0.7 3.5 3.2 0.92
5 SP Monte Pearson 30 12 5 .706 4.49 22 20 0 8 0 0 146.1 151 77 73 9 70 76 1 0 2 639 97 1.510 9.3 0.6 4.3 4.7 1.09
6 SP Oral Hildebrand 32 10 4 .714 3.06 21 15 5 7 1 2 126.2 102 44 43 11 41 50 1 0 2 515 142 1.129 7.2 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.22
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 Johnny Murphy 30 3 6 .333 4.40 38 0 34 0 0 19 61.1 57 33 30 2 28 30 0 0 0 260 99 1.386 8.4 0.3 4.1 4.4 1.07
8 RP Steve Sundra 29 11 1 .917 2.76 24 11 8 8 1 0 120.2 110 43 37 7 56 27 0 0 3 521 157 1.376 8.2 0.5 4.2 2.0 0.48
9 RP Marius Russo* 24 8 3 .727 2.41 21 11 5 9 2 2 116.0 86 37 31 6 41 55 1 0 1 462 181 1.095 6.7 0.5 3.2 4.3 1.34
10 RP Spud Chandler 31 3 0 1.000 2.84 11 0 5 0 0 0 19.0 26 7 6 0 9 4 0 0 1 90 153 1.842 12.3 0.0 4.3 1.9 0.44
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 Wes Ferrell 31 1 2 .333 4.66 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.1 14 10 10 2 17 6 0 0 1 85 93 1.603 6.5 0.9 7.9 2.8 0.35
12 Marv Breuer 25 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 48 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 30.5 106 45 .702 3.31 152 152 65 87 14 26 1348.2 1208 556 496 85 567 565 11 1 21 5692 131 1.316 8.1 0.6 3.8 3.8 1.00
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 8 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 4 3 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
Marv Breuer 25 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.000 18.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 1
Spud Chandler 31 1 1 .500 2.70 20.0 26 7 6 0 9 4 0 1.750 11.7 4.1 1.8 0.44 0.0 11 11
Atley Donald 28 11 7 .611 3.33 162.0 145 67 60 12 60 58 0 1.265 8.1 3.3 3.2 0.97 0.7 24 24
Wes Ferrell 31 1 1 .500 4.74 19.0 14 11 10 2 17 6 0 1.632 6.6 8.1 2.8 0.35 0.9 3 3
*Lefty Gomez 30 14 8 .636 3.12 205.0 173 79 71 11 84 106 3 1.254 7.6 3.7 4.7 1.26 0.5 26 26
Bump Hadley 34 12 5 .706 2.73 158.0 131 53 48 10 84 67 3 1.361 7.5 4.8 3.8 0.80 0.6 26 26
Oral Hildebrand 32 9 5 .643 2.80 132.0 103 46 41 11 41 52 1 1.091 7.0 2.8 3.5 1.27 0.8 21 21
Johnny Murphy 30 3 4 .429 4.14 63.0 57 32 29 2 28 31 0 1.349 8.1 4.0 4.4 1.11 0.3 38 38
Monte Pearson 30 8 8 .500 4.14 150.0 150 77 69 9 70 78 1 1.467 9.0 4.2 4.7 1.11 0.5 22 22
Red Ruffing 34 19 8 .704 2.67 243.0 211 80 72 15 75 99 2 1.177 7.8 2.8 3.7 1.32 0.6 28 28
*Marius Russo 24 10 3 .769 2.27 119.0 86 33 30 6 41 56 1 1.067 6.5 3.1 4.2 1.37 0.5 21 21
Steve Sundra 29 10 4 .714 2.48 127.0 111 39 35 7 57 28 0 1.323 7.9 4.0 2.0 0.49 0.5 24 24
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+
Marv Breuer 25 1 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 48 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 48
Spud Chandler 31 3 24 9 .727 3.59 46 33 5 20 4 0 273.1 288 124 109 15 76 71 3 1 2 1163 125 1.332 9.5 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93 125
Atley Donald 28 2 13 4 .765 3.82 26 22 2 11 2 1 165.0 151 82 70 12 74 61 1 1 2 712 114 1.364 8.2 0.7 4.0 3.3 0.82 114
Wes Ferrell 31 13 191 127 .601 4.03 369 320 41 226 17 13 2605.0 2828 1371 1166 131 1027 971 21 6 34 11483 117 1.480 9.8 0.5 3.5 3.4 0.95 117
*Lefty Gomez 30 10 165 89 .650 3.24 322 278 28 163 26 9 2234.2 2031 949 804 122 904 1337 15 0 30 9505 130 1.313 8.2 0.5 3.6 5.4 1.48 130
Bump Hadley 34 14 153 154 .498 4.16 475 342 86 134 14 20 2750.1 2742 1468 1272 149 1334 1244 60 5 59 12109 107 1.482 9.0 0.5 4.4 4.1 0.93 107
Oral Hildebrand 32 9 82 77 .516 4.39 245 182 43 80 9 13 1411.1 1471 774 688 98 609 522 21 1 21 6225 107 1.474 9.4 0.6 3.9 3.3 0.86 107
Johnny Murphy 30 7 57 30 .655 3.82 218 39 136 17 0 54 678.2 668 329 288 37 289 243 3 0 5 2925 113 1.410 8.9 0.5 3.8 3.2 0.84 113
Monte Pearson 30 8 92 53 .634 4.00 201 171 21 86 4 4 1295.2 1262 658 576 71 681 652 6 1 40 5687 113 1.500 8.8 0.5 4.7 4.5 0.96 113
Red Ruffing 34 16 214 191 .528 3.89 519 431 71 273 33 16 3537.1 3521 1776 1530 196 1311 1696 50 7 41 15228 109 1.366 9.0 0.5 3.3 4.3 1.29 109
*Marius Russo 24 1 8 3 .727 2.41 21 11 5 9 2 2 116.0 86 37 31 6 41 55 1 0 1 462 181 1.095 6.7 0.5 3.2 4.3 1.34 181
Steve Sundra 29 3 17 5 .773 3.62 50 19 24 11 1 0 216.1 219 104 87 14 101 61 0 0 7 946 123 1.479 9.1 0.6 4.2 2.5 0.60 123
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