1939 Boston Red Sox Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 89-62-1, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Joe Cronin (89-62-1)

Ballpark: Fenway Park

Attendance: 573,070 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 106

Pythagorean W-L: 83-68, 890 Runs, 795 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Elden Auker	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	194	Sep 21, 1910	7	31	25	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$13,500
Jim Bagby	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 8, 1916	2	21	11	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.5	$6,000
Moe Berg	37	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Mar 2, 1902	15	14	11	14	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1	$4,000
Boze Berger	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	May 13, 1910	6	20	7	20	17	0	0	0	2	5	10	0	0	0	0	3	2	0.0	$5,000
Tom Carey	32	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Oct 11, 1906	4	54	34	54	45	0	0	0	35	0	10	0	0	0	0	9	2	-0.3	$4,500
Doc Cramer	33	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 22, 1905	11	137	134	137	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	135	0	135	2	0	0.9	$12,500	All-Star
Joe Cronin HOF	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 12, 1906	14	143	142	143	142	0	0	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.9	$27,000	All-Star
Gene Desautels	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jun 13, 1907	7	76	70	76	73	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.6	$8,000
Emerson Dickman	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 12, 1914	3	48	1	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$4,000
Bobby Doerr HOF	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 7, 1918	3	127	125	127	126	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.5	$7,000
Lou Finney	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 13, 1910	8	95	49	95	56	0	0	32	0	0	0	3	16	5	24	40	0	0.6
Jimmie Foxx HOF	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Oct 22, 1907	15	124	123	124	123	1	0	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8	$27,500	All-Star
Fabian Gaffke	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Aug 5, 1913	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		$4,000
Denny Galehouse	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 7, 1911	6	30	18	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$7,000
Lefty Grove HOF	39	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Mar 6, 1900	15	25	23	25	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8	$5,000	All-Star
Joe Heving	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 2, 1900	7	46	5	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$8,000
Bill LeFebvre	23	us US	L	L	5' 11"	180	Nov 11, 1915	2	7	3	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.2
Red Nonnenkamp	27	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Jul 7, 1911	3	58	9	58	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	4	15	37	7	-0.4	$4,000
Fritz Ostermueller	31	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 15, 1907	6	34	20	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	$7,000
Johnny Peacock	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 10, 1910	3	92	71	92	84	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	-0.1	$6,000
Woody Rich	23	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Mar 9, 1916	1st	21	12	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$2,500
Bill Sayles	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Jul 27, 1917	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jim Tabor	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 5, 1916	2	149	148	149	148	0	0	0	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.3	$5,000
Joe Vosmik	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 4, 1910	10	145	144	145	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	144	1	0	0.1	$13,000
Jake Wade	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	175	Apr 1, 1912	4	20	6	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$6,000
Charlie Wagner	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Dec 3, 1912	2	11	5	11	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.6	$4,000
Monte Weaver	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 15, 1906	9	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ted Williams HOF	20	us US	L	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 30, 1918	1st	149	149	149	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	149	0	0	6.7	$4,500
Jack Wilson	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Apr 12, 1912	6	37	22	37	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.8	$8,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Joe Cronin	32	us US	Oct 12, 1906	Manager	Apr 20	Sep 30
Herb Pennock	45	us US	Feb 10, 1894	Pitching	Apr 20	Sep 30
Hugh Duffy	72	us US	Nov 26, 1866	First base	Apr 20	Sep 30
Tom Daly	47	ca CA	Dec 12, 1891	Third base	Apr 20	Sep 30
Moe Berg	37	us US	Mar 2, 1902	Coach	Apr 20	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date