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1939 St. Louis Browns (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938/1940)
43-111, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 733 runs, Allowed 1035 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-101
Managed by Fred Haney

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 109,159 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 105
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   43-111, Final Rank: 8, GB:   64.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 28)
Most Games under .500:          69 (last on September 30)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       65.0 (last on September 30)

Longest Winning Streak:          2 (April 27 to April 28, May 6 to May 7, May 12 to May 13, June 4 to June 4, July 15 to July 16, July 28 to July 29, August 6 to August 6, August 12 to August 13, and September 17 to September 17)
Longest Losing Streak:          11 (May 23 to June 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              18 (June 9)
Most Runs Scored:               17 (August 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       5
Times Opponent Shutout:          3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        43 111     733    1035    .279

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           18  59     372     561    .234
Road           25  52     361     474    .325

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4   5      50      56    .444
May             7  21     140     211    .250
June            7  18     120     157    .280
July            8  21     138     218    .276
August          8  22     143     180    .267
September       8  24     138     210    .250
October         1   0       4       3   1.000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     21  53     360     513    .284
Second Half    22  58     373     522    .275
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        13  26     191     204    .333

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        12  37     227     428    .245

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             6  16     111     168    .273
CHW             4  18      95     152    .182
CLE             6  16      85     154    .273
DET             8  14     121     135    .364
NYY             3  19      61     146    .136
PHA             9  13     143     145    .409
WSH             7  15     117     135    .318

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Sat, Apr 22     SLB @CHW  W   5-1        1-0     2     0.5  2:07 B Newsom                   10,000 +
  2 Sun, Apr 23     SLB @CHW  L   4-17       1-1     4     1.0  2:20 J Rigney                   12,000 -
  3 Mon, Apr 24     SLB @DET  L   2-4        1-2     4     2.0  2:13 T Bridges                   9,376 --
  4 Tue, Apr 25     SLB @DET  W   7-2        2-2     4     2.0  2:18 J Kramer                    7,856 +
  5 Wed, Apr 26     SLB @DET  L   6-7        2-3     5     2.5  2:45 B Harris                          -
  6 Thu, Apr 27     SLB @CLE  W   4-2        3-3     3     2.0  2:11 J Marcum                    2,000 +
  7 Fri, Apr 28     SLB @CLE  W   9-8        4-3     2     1.5  1:45 B Trotter                   5,000 ++
  8 Sat, Apr 29     SLB  CHW  L   8-9        4-4     4     1.5  2:05 B Dietrich                  9,072 -
  9 Sun, Apr 30     SLB  CHW  L   5-6        4-5     6     1.5  2:17 T Lee                      10,044 --
 10 Tue, May  2     SLB  WSH  L   7-9        4-6     6     2.5  1:53 H Kelley                    1,431 ---
 11 Wed, May  3     SLB  WSH  L  10-11       4-7     6     3.5  2:56 A Carrasquel                1,355 ----
 12 Thu, May  4     SLB  PHA  W   9-3        5-7     5     3.5  2:12 J Kramer                    1,071 +
 13 Fri, May  5     SLB  PHA  L   5-10       5-8     5     4.0  2:19 N Potter                    1,238 -
 14 Sat, May  6     SLB  PHA  W   7-5        6-8     5     4.0  2:04 J Marcum                    2,003 +
 15 Sun, May  7     SLB  BOS  W   6-3        7-8     4     3.5  2:12 B Newsom                    8,205 ++
 16 Tue, May  9     SLB  BOS  L   8-10       7-9     4     4.0  2:51 J Heving                    1,589 -
 17 Wed, May 10     SLB  NYY  L   1-7        7-10    5     5.0  2:11 B Hadley                    3,782 --
 18 Thu, May 11     SLB  NYY  L   8-10       7-11    6     6.0  2:36 M Pearson                   3,167 ---
 19 Fri, May 12     SLB  DET  W   1-0        8-11    6     5.5  1:51 J Kramer                      899 +
 20 Sat, May 13     SLB  DET  W   5-3        9-11    5     5.0  2:22 B Newsom                    2,778 ++
 21 Sun, May 14     SLB  DET  L   4-14       9-12    6     6.5  2:12 A McKain                        0 -
 22                 SLB  DET  L   4-7        9-13    6     6.5  2:06 H Eisenstat                15,328 --
 23 Tue, May 16     SLB @NYY  L   5-7        9-14    5     8.0  2:30 B Hadley                    6,503 ---
 24 Wed, May 17     SLB @NYY  L   3-4        9-15    6     9.0  1:58 M Pearson                   7,576 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Thu, May 18     SLB @NYY  L   1-8        9-16    6    10.0  2:05 A Donald                    6,870 -----
 26 Fri, May 19     SLB @BOS  L   7-15       9-17    7    11.0  2:10 J Bagby                     7,800 ------
 27 Sat, May 20     SLB @BOS  W   9-5       10-17    7    11.0  2:29 J Kramer                    9,800 +
 28 Sun, May 21     SLB @PHA  L   4-12      10-18    7    12.0  2:08 R Parmelee                  7,502 -
 29 Mon, May 22     SLB @PHA  W   6-3       11-18    7    11.5  1:56 V Kennedy                   5,000 +
 30 Tue, May 23     SLB @PHA  L   3-7       11-19    7    12.5  1:59 L Nelson                    4,500 -
 31 Wed, May 24     SLB @WSH  L   6-16      11-20    8    12.5  2:17 K Chase                     7,000 --
 32 Thu, May 25     SLB @WSH  L   1-4       11-21    8    13.5  1:45 A Carrasquel                6,000 ---
 33 Sat, May 27     SLB @DET  L   5-12      11-22    8    15.5  2:17 T Bridges                  17,345 ----
 34 Sun, May 28     SLB @DET  L   2-6       11-23    8    16.5  2:27 B Newsom                   10,920 -----
 35 Mon, May 29     SLB @DET  L   9-10      11-24    8    17.5  2:17 B Thomas                    3,985 ------
 36 Tue, May 30     SLB @CLE  L   2-7       11-25    8    18.5  2:22 B Feller                        0 -------
 37                 SLB @CLE  L   2-3       11-26    8    18.5  2:53 J Humphries                26,504 --------
 38 Thu, Jun  1     SLB  PHA  L   7-10      11-27    8    19.5  2:35 L Nelson                      487 ---------
 39 Sat, Jun  3     SLB  PHA  L   3-5       11-28    8    21.5  1:41 B Beckmann                      0 ----------
 40                 SLB  PHA  L   6-8       11-29    8    21.5  2:05 B Joyce                     1,718 -----------
 41 Sun, Jun  4     SLB  WSH  W   5-4       12-29    8    21.0  2:22 L Mills                         0 +
 42                 SLB  WSH  W  11-3       13-29    8    21.0  2:06 V Kennedy                   5,001 ++
 43 Tue, Jun  6     SLB  WSH  L   7-10      13-30    8    20.5  2:15 D Leonard                     676 -
 44 Thu, Jun  8     SLB  BOS  L   7-8       13-31    8    22.0  2:16 E Dickman                   1,000 --
 45 Fri, Jun  9     SLB  BOS  L   3-4       13-32    8    23.0  1:55 F Ostermuell                    0 ---
 46                 SLB  BOS  L   7-18      13-33    8    23.0  2:35 J Wilson                      876 ----
 47 Sun, Jun 11     SLB  NYY  L   5-8       13-34    8    25.0  2:12 R Ruffing                       0 -----
 48                 SLB  NYY  L   1-5       13-35    8    25.0  2:03 B Hadley                    7,810 ------
 49 Wed, Jun 14     SLB @PHA  W   6-0       14-35    8    24.0  1:57 V Kennedy                  10,120 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 16     SLB @PHA  L  10-11      14-36    8    25.5  2:10 B Beckmann                  8,000 -
 51 Sat, Jun 17     SLB @WSH  L   3-4       14-37    8    26.5  2:31 P Appleton                  1,500 --
 52 Mon, Jun 19     SLB @WSH  W   2-1       15-37    8    26.5  2:26 V Kennedy                       0 +
 53                 SLB @WSH  L   1-6       15-38    8    26.5  1:52 J Krakauskas                3,500 -
 54 Tue, Jun 20     SLB @BOS  L   1-8       15-39    8    27.5  1:40 E Auker                     1,500 --
 55 Wed, Jun 21     SLB @BOS  W   6-0       16-39    8    27.5  1:51 J Kramer                    3,400 +
 56 Thu, Jun 22     SLB @BOS  L   3-7       16-40    8    28.5  1:54 J Wilson                    2,400 -
 57 Sat, Jun 24     SLB @NYY  L   1-2       16-41    8    29.5  2:05 R Ruffing                  11,382 --
 58 Sun, Jun 25     SLB @NYY  W   7-3       17-41    8    29.5  2:30 J Kramer                        0 +
 59                 SLB @NYY  L   2-11      17-42    8    29.5  2:02 O Hildebrand               40,861 -
 60 Tue, Jun 27     SLB @CHW  L   2-11      17-43    8    29.5  1:46 T Lyons                     3,000 --
 61 Thu, Jun 29     SLB @CHW  W   9-3       18-43    8    30.5  2:15 B Harris                        0 +
 62                 SLB @CHW  L   5-7       18-44    8    30.5  2:00 J Marcum                    6,000 -
 63 Sat, Jul  1     SLB @CLE  L   5-8       18-45    8    31.0  1:50 J Broaca                    8,000 --
 64 Sun, Jul  2     SLB @CLE  W   4-3       19-45    8    31.0  2:12 L Mills                         0 +
 65                 SLB @CLE  L   2-8       19-46    8    31.0  2:00 M Harder                   16,000 -
 66 Mon, Jul  3     SLB  CHW  L   3-8       19-47    8    31.5  2:16 J Marcum                      863 --
 67 Tue, Jul  4     SLB  CHW  L   3-7       19-48    8    32.5  2:09 J Rigney                        0 ---
 68                 SLB  CHW  L   4-7       19-49    8    32.5  2:25 C Brown                     5,092 ----
 69 Thu, Jul  6     SLB  DET  L   5-9       19-50    8    33.5  2:32 F Giebell                     729 -----
 70 Fri, Jul  7     SLB  DET  W   8-6       20-50    8    32.5  1:59 H Kimberlin                   642 +
 71 Sat, Jul  8     SLB  CLE  L   3-5       20-51    8    31.5  2:00 M Harder                        0 -
 72                 SLB  CLE  W  10-9       21-51    8    31.5  2:24 B Trotter                   1,322 +
 73 Sun, Jul  9     SLB  CLE  L   2-14      21-52    8    31.5  2:10 J Allen                         0 -
 74                 SLB  CLE  L   1-5       21-53    8    31.5  1:42 H Eisenstat                 5,129 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Jul 13     SLB  WSH  W   4-3       22-53    8    30.5  1:48 V Kennedy                     728 +
 76 Fri, Jul 14     SLB  WSH  L   9-11      22-54    8    31.5  2:12 J Haynes                      621 -
 77 Sat, Jul 15     SLB  WSH  W   8-7       23-54    8    31.5  2:10 R Lawson                      867 +
 78 Sun, Jul 16     SLB  PHA  W  13-7       24-54    8    32.0  1:51 G Gill                          0 ++
 79                 SLB  PHA  -   5-5       24-54    8    32.0  2:59                             2,031 ++
 80 Mon, Jul 17     SLB  PHA  L   8-11      24-55    8    33.0  2:19 B Joyce                       549 -
 81 Tue, Jul 18     SLB  NYY  L   0-9       24-56    8    35.0  2:06 A Donald                        0 --
 82                 SLB  NYY  L   3-4       24-57    8    35.0  1:51 O Hildebrand                4,853 ---
 83 Thu, Jul 20     SLB  NYY  L   1-2       24-58    8    36.0  1:59 R Ruffing                   3,100 ----
 84 Fri, Jul 21     SLB  BOS  L   5-6       24-59    8    36.0  2:25 F Ostermuell                  714 -----
 85 Sat, Jul 22     SLB  BOS  L   3-6       24-60    8    36.5  2:02 J Wilson                    3,016 ------
 86 Sun, Jul 23     SLB  BOS  L   5-13      24-61    8    37.5  2:13 J Heving                        0 -------
 87                 SLB  BOS  L   3-11      24-62    8    37.5  2:12 E Dickman                   4,106 --------
 88 Tue, Jul 25     SLB @NYY  L   1-5       24-63    8    38.5  2:00 A Donald                    6,076 ---------
 89 Wed, Jul 26     SLB @NYY  L   1-14      24-64    8    39.5  1:56 R Ruffing                   4,843 ----------
 90 Fri, Jul 28     SLB @BOS  W  11-6       25-64    8    39.5  2:00 B Trotter                   3,000 +
 91 Sat, Jul 29     SLB @BOS  W   4-3       26-64    8    39.0  2:32 J Kramer                    4,600 ++
 92 Sun, Jul 30     SLB @BOS  L   4-6       26-65    8    39.5  2:05 D Galehouse                 9,000 -
 93 Tue, Aug  1     SLB @WSH  L   5-7       26-66    8    39.5  2:05 K Chase                       800 --
 94 Wed, Aug  2     SLB @WSH  L   1-2       26-67    8    39.5  1:47 D Leonard                     500 ---
 95 Thu, Aug  3     SLB @WSH  L   5-9       26-68    8    40.5  2:17 J Krakauskas                  350 ----
 96 Fri, Aug  4     SLB @PHA  W   3-1       27-68    8    40.5  1:58 B Trotter                   1,000 +
 97 Sat, Aug  5     SLB @PHA  L   7-10      27-69    8    41.5  2:23 B Beckmann                  1,500 -
 98 Sun, Aug  6     SLB @PHA  W  11-4       28-69    8    39.5  1:54 V Kennedy                       0 +
 99                 SLB @PHA  W   8-6       29-69    8    39.5  2:24 B Trotter                   7,355 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Mon, Aug  7     SLB @CLE  L   5-6       29-70    8    40.0  2:15 J Broaca                   16,467 -
101 Wed, Aug  9     SLB @CLE  L   5-6       29-71    8    40.5  2:00 J Dobson                    4,000 --
102 Fri, Aug 11     SLB @DET  L   3-4       29-72    8    41.0  2:16 B Newsom                    5,118 ---
103 Sat, Aug 12     SLB @DET  W  17-3       30-72    8    41.0  2:13 V Kennedy                   9,838 +
104 Sun, Aug 13     SLB @DET  W  11-7       31-72    8    40.5  2:32 L Mills                    11,763 ++
105 Mon, Aug 14     SLB @CHW  L   2-5       31-73    8    41.0  2:05 J Rigney                   30,000 -
106 Wed, Aug 16     SLB  CLE  L   0-3       31-74    8    43.0  1:50 M Harder                        0 --
107                 SLB  CLE  L   1-7       31-75    8    43.0  1:56 A Milnar                    1,294 ---
108 Thu, Aug 17     SLB  CLE  W   6-5       32-75    8    43.0  2:21 J Whitehead                   717 +
109 Sat, Aug 19     SLB  DET  L   3-9       32-76    8    44.0  2:20 S Rowe                      1,250 -
110 Sun, Aug 20     SLB  DET  W   6-2       33-76    8    43.5  1:55 V Kennedy                   4,514 +
111 Tue, Aug 22     SLB  BOS  L   3-10      33-77    8    44.5  2:02 D Galehouse                   997 -
112 Wed, Aug 23     SLB  BOS  L   1-9       33-78    8    46.0  2:09 F Ostermuell                  790 --
113 Thu, Aug 24     SLB  NYY  L   5-11      33-79    8    47.0  2:15 M Pearson                   1,225 ---
114 Fri, Aug 25     SLB  NYY  L   0-11      33-80    8    49.0  2:00 S Sundra                        0 ----
115                 SLB  NYY  L   2-8       33-81    8    49.0  2:16 L Gomez                     2,182 -----
116 Sat, Aug 26     SLB  NYY  L   1-6       33-82    8    50.0  2:18 B Hadley                    2,967 ------
117 Sun, Aug 27     SLB  WSH  L   7-8       33-83    8    51.5  2:17 D Leonard                       0 -------
118                 SLB  WSH  L   3-4       33-84    8    51.5  2:05 K Chase                     3,435 --------
119 Mon, Aug 28     SLB  WSH  W  12-2       34-84    8    51.5  1:59 B Trotter                     453 +
120 Wed, Aug 30     SLB  PHA  L   8-9       34-85    8    51.5  2:15 C Dean                          0 -
121                 SLB  PHA  L   0-2       34-86    8    51.5  2:35 L Nelson                      840 --
122 Thu, Aug 31     SLB  PHA  L   2-4       34-87    8    52.0  1:50 N Potter                      440 ---
123 Sat, Sep  2     SLB @CLE  L   3-9       34-88    8    52.5  1:47 M Harder                    1,500 ----
124 Sun, Sep  3     SLB @CLE  L   2-6       34-89    8    52.5  2:12 J Allen                     5,000 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Sep  4     SLB @DET  W   3-2       35-89    8    53.0  1:55 B Harris                        0 +
126                 SLB @DET  -   5-5       35-89    8    53.0  2:10                            11,957 +
127 Tue, Sep  5     SLB @DET  L   2-4       35-90    8    53.5  1:52 A Benton                    1,797 -
128 Wed, Sep  6     SLB  CHW  L   2-7       35-91    8    54.5  1:58 J Rigney                      435 --
129 Thu, Sep  7     SLB  CHW  L   4-8       35-92    8    56.0  2:12 T Lyons                         0 ---
130                 SLB  CHW  L   4-11      35-93    8    56.0  2:16 T Lee                         726 ----
131 Fri, Sep  8     SLB  CLE  L   1-12      35-94    8    57.0  2:02 B Feller                      598 -----
132 Sat, Sep  9     SLB  CLE  L   8-9       35-95    8    58.0  2:24 W Hudlin                      487 ------
133 Sun, Sep 10     SLB  CLE  L   5-15      35-96    8    59.0  3:21 A Milnar                        0 -------
134                 SLB  CLE  W   5-4       36-96    8    59.0  1:42 R Lawson                    2,050 +
135 Tue, Sep 12     SLB @PHA  L   1-9       36-97    8    59.0  1:44 L McCrabb                     500 -
136 Wed, Sep 13     SLB @PHA  W  11-3       37-97    8    58.0  2:15 J Kramer                      500 +
137 Thu, Sep 14     SLB @WSH  L   1-5       37-98    8    58.0  1:43 D Leonard                     700 -
138 Fri, Sep 15     SLB @WSH  W   9-5       38-98    8    58.0  2:22 V Kennedy                   5,000 +
139 Sat, Sep 16     SLB @WSH  L   0-4       38-99    8    59.0  1:47 J Haynes                        0 -
140 Sun, Sep 17     SLB @NYY  W   8-4       39-99    8    57.0  2:15 J Kramer                        0 +
141                 SLB @NYY  W   3-1       40-99    8    57.0       L Mills                           ++
142 Mon, Sep 18     SLB @NYY  L   2-6       40-100   8    58.0  1:47 B Hadley                    1,678 -
143 Tue, Sep 19     SLB @BOS  L   2-6       40-101   8    59.0  1:52 J Wilson                    1,100 --
144 Wed, Sep 20     SLB @BOS  W  11-8       41-101   8    59.0  3:36 B Harris                    1,100 +
145 Thu, Sep 21     SLB @BOS  L   2-6       41-102   8    60.0  2:05 D Galehouse                   600 -
146 Sat, Sep 23     SLB @CHW  L   2-6       41-103   8    61.5  2:00 J Rigney                        0 --
147                 SLB @CHW  L   4-9       41-104   8    61.5  2:01 E Smith                         0 ---
148 Sun, Sep 24     SLB @CHW  L   9-11      41-105   8    63.0  2:26 T Lee                           0 ----
149                 SLB @CHW  L   3-4       41-106   8    63.0  1:06 J Knott                     6,000 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Mon, Sep 25     SLB @CHW  L   3-4       41-107   8    63.5  1:29 T Lyons                     2,000 ------
151 Tue, Sep 26     SLB  DET  L   4-5       41-108   8    64.5  2:01 B Thomas                        0 -------
152                 SLB  DET  L   5-7       41-109   8    64.5  1:31 S Rowe                        625 --------
153 Wed, Sep 27     SLB  DET  L   4-7       41-110   8    65.0  2:15 B Newsom                      386 ---------
154 Sat, Sep 30     SLB  CHW  W   5-1       42-110   8    65.0  1:30 R Lawson                        0 +
155                 SLB  CHW  L   5-7       42-111   8    65.0  2:04 J Knott                       433 -
156 Sun, Oct  1     SLB  CHW  W   4-3       43-111   8    64.5  2:01 E Bildilli                    707 +

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