1939 Boston Red Sox Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-62
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 585,800, Avg. 9,603
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (89-62)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1939 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1939 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1939 season with a record of 89 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Red Sox scored 890 runs and yielded 795 runs. Jimmie Foxx walloped 35 home runs for Boston, while Joe Cronin and Ted Williams added 20 or more also. Ted Williams drove in 145 runs. Jimmie Foxx led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .360. Lefty Grove topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.54 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Cronin coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Elden AukerPRRSeptember 21, 19106'2"194Norcatur, KS USA
Jim BagbyPRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"170Cleveland, OH USA
Moe BergCRRMarch 2, 19026'1"185New York, NY USA
Boze BergerSSRRMay 13, 19106'2"180Baltimore, MD USA
Tom Carey2BRROctober 11, 19065'8"170Hoboken, NJ USA
Doc CramerCFLRJuly 22, 19056'2"185Beach Haven, NJ USA
Joe CroninSSRROctober 12, 19065'11"180San Francisco, CA USA
Gene DesautelsCRRJune 13, 19075'11"170Worcester, MA USA
Emerson DickmanPRRNovember 12, 19146'2"175Buffalo, NY USA
Bobby Doerr2BRRApril 7, 19185'11"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Lou Finney1BLRAugust 13, 19106'0"180Buffalo, AL USA
Jimmie Foxx1BRROctober 22, 19076'0"195Sudlersville, MD USA
Fabian GaffkePRRAugust 5, 19135'10"185Milwaukee, WI USA
Denny GalehousePRRDecember 7, 19116'1"195Marshallville, OH USA
Lefty GrovePLLMarch 6, 19006'3"190Lonaconing, MD USA
Joe HevingPRRSeptember 2, 19006'1"185Covington, KY USA
Bill LeFebvrePLLNovember 11, 19155'11"180Natick, RI USA
Red NonnenkampOFLLJuly 7, 19115'11"165St. Louis, MO USA
Fritz OstermuellerPLLSeptember 15, 19075'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Johnny PeacockCLRJanuary 10, 19105'11"165Fremont, NC USA
Woody RichPLRMarch 9, 19166'2"185Morganton, NC USA
Bill SaylesPRRJuly 27, 19176'2"175Portland, OR USA
Jim Tabor3BRRNovember 5, 19166'2"175New Hope, AL USA
Joe VosmikLFRRApril 4, 19106'0"185Cleveland, OH USA
Jake WadePLLApril 1, 19126'2"175Morehead City, NC USA
Charlie WagnerPRRDecember 3, 19125'11"170Reading, PA USA
Monte WeaverPLRJune 15, 19066'0"170Helton, NC USA
Ted WilliamsRFLRAugust 30, 19186'3"205San Diego, CA USA
Jack WilsonPRRApril 12, 19125'11"210Portland, OR USA



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