1939 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 97-57. They scored 767 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. Ernie Lombardi provided the power for the team with 20 homers. The offense was powered by Frank McCormick, who led the team with 128 RBI and 209 hits.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.27. Bucky Walters led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 137 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lonny Frey | 2B | 125 | 484 | 95 | 141 | 11 | 55 | 5 | .387 | .452 | .839 | .291 |
| Milt Galatzer | 1B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eddie Joost | 2B | 42 | 143 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .310 | .336 | .646 | .252 |
| Frank McCormick | 1B | 156 | 630 | 99 | 209 | 18 | 128 | 1 | .374 | .495 | .869 | .332 |
| Billy Myers | SS | 151 | 509 | 79 | 143 | 9 | 56 | 4 | .369 | .393 | .762 | .281 |
| Nolen Richardson | SS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lew Riggs | 3B | 22 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .184 | .440 | .158 |
| Billy Werber | 3B | 147 | 599 | 115 | 173 | 5 | 57 | 15 | .388 | .389 | .777 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Berger | OF | 97 | 329 | 36 | 85 | 14 | 44 | 1 | .341 | .438 | .779 | .258 |
| Nino Bongiovanni | OF | 66 | 159 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .298 | .296 | .594 | .258 |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | OF | 63 | 122 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 3 | .252 | .254 | .506 | .197 |
| Harry Craft | OF | 134 | 502 | 58 | 129 | 13 | 67 | 5 | .299 | .402 | .701 | .257 |
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .143 | .331 | .071 |
| Lee Gamble | OF | 72 | 221 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 14 | 5 | .296 | .317 | .613 | .267 |
| Ival Goodman | OF | 124 | 470 | 85 | 152 | 7 | 84 | 2 | .401 | .515 | .916 | .323 |
| Bud Hafey | OF | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .231 | .445 | .154 |
| Al Simmons | OF | 9 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .143 | .360 | .143 |
| Dick West | OF | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .211 | .461 | .211 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Willard Hershberger | C | 63 | 174 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .384 | .420 | .804 | .345 |
| Ernie Lombardi | C | 130 | 450 | 43 | 129 | 20 | 85 | 0 | .342 | .487 | .829 | .287 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Les Scarsella | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5378 | 767 | 1493 | 98 | 714 | 46 | .332 | .405 | .737 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Barrett | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.69 | 1.132 | |||
| Peaches Davis | 20 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6.46 | 1.759 | |||
| Paul Derringer | 38 | 35 | 301 | 25 | 7 | .781 | 0 | 128 | 35 | 2.93 | 1.183 | |||
| Lee Grissom | 33 | 21 | 153.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 53 | 56 | 4.10 | 1.308 | |||
| Art Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Hank Johnson | 20 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2.01 | 1.374 | |||
| Wes Livengood | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9.53 | 2.105 | |||
| Whitey Moore | 42 | 24 | 187.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3 | 81 | 95 | 3.45 | 1.449 | |||
| Pete Naktenis | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0.500 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 10 | 5 | 40.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 5.80 | 1.588 | |||
| Elmer Riddle | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Milt Shoffner | 10 | 3 | 37.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3.35 | 1.432 | |||
| Junior Thompson | 42 | 11 | 152.3 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | 87 | 55 | 2.54 | 1.215 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 30 | 21 | 129 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 0 | 102 | 95 | 4.67 | 1.729 | |||
| Bucky Walters | 39 | 36 | 319 | 27 | 11 | .711 | 0 | 137 | 109 | 2.29 | 1.125 | |||
| Jim Weaver | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 299 | 156 | 1403.7 | 97 | 57 | .630 | 9 | 637 | 499 | 3.27 | 1.310 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank McCormick | 156 |
| At Bats | Frank McCormick | 630 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Werber | 707 |
| Batting Average | Frank McCormick | .332 |
| On-Base % | Ival Goodman | .401 |
| Slugging % | Ival Goodman | .515 |
| OPS | Ival Goodman | .916 |
| Runs | Billy Werber | 115 |
| Hits | Frank McCormick | 209 |
| Total Bases | Frank McCormick | 312 |
| Doubles | Frank McCormick | 41 |
| Triples | Ival Goodman | 16 |
| Home Runs | Ernie Lombardi | 20 |
| RBI | Frank McCormick | 128 |
| Walks | Billy Werber | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Billy Myers | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Werber | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lonny Frey | 25 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ernie Lombardi | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bucky Walters | 27 |
| Losses | Whitey Moore | 12 |
| Saves | Whitey Moore | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Derringer | .781 |
| ERA | Bucky Walters | 2.29 |
| WHIP | Bucky Walters | 1.125 |
| Innings Pitched | Bucky Walters | 319 |
| Games | Whitey Moore and Junior Thompson | 42 |
| Games Started | Bucky Walters | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bucky Walters | 137 |
| Complete Games | Bucky Walters | 31 |
| Shutouts | Paul Derringer | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bucky Walters | 1283 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Paul Derringer | 98 |
| Hits Allowed | Paul Derringer | 321 |
| Walks Allowed | Bucky Walters | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bucky Walters | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Whitey Moore and Bucky Walters | 6 |
