1939 Boston Red Sox season
The 1939 Boston Red Sox season was the 39th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 62 losses.Regular season
In 1939, the Boston Red Sox finished 9½ games behind the New York Yankees. Lefty Grove won 15 games for the Red Sox while Jimmie Foxx hit.360, and had 35 home runs and 105 RBI. Ted Williams made his major league debut in 1939, and batted.327 with 31 home runs. He led the American League with 145 RBIs. After the first game he played against Williams, Yankees catcher Bill Dickey said about Williams, "He's just a damned good hitter." On July 18, the Red Sox traded then-minor league shortstop Pee Wee Reese to the Brooklyn Dodgers, in exchange for $35,000 and two players to be named later. Reese would go on to play with the Dodgers for 16 seasons, was a 10-time All-Star, and was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 92 | 274 | 76 | .277 | 0 | 36 |
| 1B | | 124 | 467 | 168 | .360 | 35 | 105 |
| 2B | | 127 | 525 | 167 | .318 | 12 | 73 |
| SS | | 143 | 520 | 160 | .308 | 19 | 107 |
| 3B | | 149 | 577 | 167 | .289 | 14 | 95 |
| OF | | 145 | 554 | 153 | .276 | 7 | 84 |
| OF | | 137 | 589 | 183 | .311 | 0 | 56 |
| OF | | 149 | 565 | 185 | .327 | 31 | 145 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 95 | 249 | 81 | .325 | 1 | 46 |
| 76 | 226 | 55 | .243 | 0 | 21 |
| 54 | 161 | 39 | .242 | 0 | 20 |
| 58 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 23 | 191 | 15 | 4 | 2.54 | 81 |
| 31 | 151 | 9 | 10 | 3.56 | 53 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 36 | 177.1 | 11 | 11 | 4.67 | 80 |
| 34 | 159.1 | 11 | 7 | 4.24 | 61 |
| 30 | 146.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.54 | 68 |
| 21 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 7.09 | 35 |
| 21 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 4.91 | 24 |
| 20 | 47.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.23 | 21 |
| 9 | 38.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.23 | 13 |
| 5 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 | 8 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 48 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4.43 | 46 |
| 46 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3.70 | 43 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.64 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Scranton, Canton, Elizabethton, Danville-Scholfield
