1939 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1939 New York Yankees finished with a record of 106-45. They scored 967 runs and belted 166 home runs to go along with a .287 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe DiMaggio, who led the team with 30 home runs and 126 RBI. Red Rolfe led the team with 213 hits for a .329 average.
The team allowed 556 runs and had a team ERA of 3.31. Red Ruffing was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Lefty Gomez racked up 102 strkeouts to lead the team. Johnny Murphy was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frankie Crosetti | SS | 152 | 656 | 109 | 153 | 10 | 56 | 11 | .315 | .332 | .647 | .233 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 144 | 531 | 71 | 125 | 15 | 89 | 2 | .312 | .377 | .689 | .235 |
| Lou Gehrig | 1B | 8 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .143 | .416 | .143 |
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 151 | 567 | 92 | 161 | 28 | 111 | 11 | .370 | .506 | .876 | .284 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 2B | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .231 | .385 | .154 |
| Red Rolfe | 3B | 152 | 648 | 139 | 213 | 14 | 80 | 7 | .404 | .495 | .899 | .329 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 120 | 462 | 108 | 176 | 30 | 126 | 3 | .448 | .671 | 1.119 | .381 |
| Joe Gallagher | OF | 14 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .311 | .439 | .750 | .244 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 99 | 347 | 64 | 96 | 9 | 57 | 7 | .371 | .429 | .800 | .277 |
| Charlie Keller | OF | 111 | 398 | 87 | 133 | 11 | 83 | 6 | .447 | .500 | .947 | .334 |
| Jake Powell | OF | 31 | 86 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .270 | .349 | .619 | .244 |
| George Selkirk | OF | 128 | 418 | 103 | 128 | 21 | 101 | 12 | .452 | .517 | .969 | .306 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Dickey | C | 128 | 480 | 98 | 145 | 24 | 105 | 5 | .403 | .512 | .915 | .302 |
| Arndt Jorgens | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Buddy Rosar | C | 43 | 105 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .356 | .343 | .699 | .276 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5300 | 967 | 1521 | 166 | 904 | 72 | .368 | .451 | .819 | .287 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Marv Breuer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 11 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2.84 | 1.842 | |||
| Atley Donald | 24 | 20 | 153 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1 | 55 | 60 | 3.71 | 1.333 | |||
| Wes Ferrell | 3 | 3 | 19.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 4.66 | 1.606 | |||
| Lefty Gomez | 26 | 26 | 198 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 102 | 84 | 3.41 | 1.298 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 26 | 18 | 154 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2 | 65 | 85 | 2.98 | 1.409 | |||
| Oral Hildebrand | 21 | 15 | 126.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | 50 | 41 | 3.06 | 1.129 | |||
| Johnny Murphy | 38 | 0 | 61.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 4.40 | 1.387 | |||
| Monte Pearson | 22 | 20 | 146.3 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 76 | 70 | 4.49 | 1.511 | |||
| Red Ruffing | 28 | 28 | 233.3 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 0 | 95 | 75 | 2.93 | 1.226 | |||
| Marius Russo | 21 | 11 | 116 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | 55 | 41 | 2.41 | 1.095 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 24 | 11 | 120.7 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 0 | 27 | 56 | 2.76 | 1.375 | |||
| Team Totals | 245 | 152 | 1348.6 | 106 | 45 | .702 | 26 | 565 | 567 | 3.31 | 1.316 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frankie Crosetti and Red Rolfe | 152 |
| At Bats | Frankie Crosetti | 656 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frankie Crosetti | 743 |
| Batting Average | Joe DiMaggio | .381 |
| On-Base % | George Selkirk | .452 |
| Slugging % | Joe DiMaggio | .671 |
| OPS | Joe DiMaggio | 1.119 |
| Runs | Red Rolfe | 139 |
| Hits | Red Rolfe | 213 |
| Total Bases | Red Rolfe | 321 |
| Doubles | Red Rolfe | 46 |
| Triples | Red Rolfe | 10 |
| Home Runs | Joe DiMaggio | 30 |
| RBI | Joe DiMaggio | 126 |
| Walks | George Selkirk | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Frankie Crosetti | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | George Selkirk | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Gordon | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Babe Dahlgren | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Babe Dahlgren and Joe Gordon | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Ruffing | 21 |
| Losses | Lefty Gomez | 8 |
| Saves | Johnny Murphy | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Atley Donald | .813 |
| ERA | Red Ruffing | 2.93 |
| WHIP | Red Ruffing | 1.226 |
| Innings Pitched | Red Ruffing | 233.3 |
| Games | Johnny Murphy | 38 |
| Games Started | Red Ruffing | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Gomez | 102 |
| Complete Games | Red Ruffing | 22 |
| Shutouts | Red Ruffing | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Red Ruffing | 968 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Red Ruffing | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Red Ruffing | 211 |
| Walks Allowed | Bump Hadley | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Red Ruffing | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Bump Hadley | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Gomez and Bump Hadley | 3 |
