1939 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 45-106. They scored 553 runs and belted 49 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Joe Marty and Heinie Mueller were tied for the team lead in home runs with 9. The offense was powered by Morrie Arnovich, who led the team with 67 RBI and 159 hits.
The team allowed 856 runs and had a team ERA of 5.17. Kirby Higbe led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 79 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Bolling | 1B | 69 | 211 | 27 | 61 | 3 | 13 | 6 | .324 | .384 | .708 | .289 |
| Eddie Feinberg | 2B | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .278 | .578 | .222 |
| Len Gabrielson | 1B | 5 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Roy Hughes | 2B | 65 | 237 | 22 | 54 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .291 | .270 | .561 | .228 |
| Charlie Letchas | 2B | 12 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .341 | .585 | .227 |
| Pinky May | 3B | 135 | 464 | 49 | 133 | 2 | 62 | 4 | .346 | .371 | .717 | .287 |
| Heinie Mueller | 2B | 115 | 341 | 46 | 95 | 9 | 43 | 4 | .342 | .437 | .779 | .279 |
| Les Powers | 1B | 19 | 52 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .393 | .404 | .797 | .346 |
| George Scharein | SS | 118 | 399 | 35 | 95 | 1 | 33 | 4 | .262 | .293 | .555 | .238 |
| Jim Shilling | 2B | 11 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .324 | .515 | .839 | .303 |
| Gus Suhr | 1B | 60 | 198 | 21 | 63 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .421 | .444 | .865 | .318 |
| Johnny Watwood | 1B | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Pinky Whitney | 1B | 34 | 75 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .256 | .253 | .509 | .187 |
| Del Young | SS | 77 | 217 | 22 | 57 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .289 | .364 | .653 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Morrie Arnovich | OF | 134 | 491 | 68 | 159 | 5 | 67 | 7 | .397 | .413 | .810 | .324 |
| Bud Bates | OF | 15 | 58 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .345 | .628 | .259 |
| Stan Benjamin | OF | 12 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .157 | .220 | .377 | .140 |
| Gibby Brack | OF | 91 | 270 | 40 | 78 | 6 | 41 | 1 | .351 | .463 | .814 | .289 |
| Bud Hafey | OF | 18 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .222 | .196 | .418 | .176 |
| Chuck Klein | OF | 25 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .333 | .340 | .673 | .191 |
| Hersh Martin | OF | 111 | 393 | 59 | 111 | 1 | 22 | 4 | .355 | .387 | .742 | .282 |
| Joe Marty | OF | 91 | 299 | 32 | 76 | 9 | 44 | 1 | .310 | .425 | .735 | .254 |
| LeGrant Scott | OF | 76 | 232 | 31 | 65 | 1 | 26 | 5 | .343 | .366 | .709 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Atwood | C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Dave Coble | C | 15 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .320 | .600 | .280 |
| Spud Davis | C | 87 | 202 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .383 | .356 | .739 | .307 |
| Joe Kracher | C | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .200 | .629 | .200 |
| Wally Millies | C | 84 | 205 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .270 | .249 | .519 | .234 |
| Bennie Warren | C | 18 | 56 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .317 | .286 | .603 | .232 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5133 | 553 | 1341 | 49 | 510 | 47 | .310 | .351 | .661 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 34 | 16 | 182.7 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3 | 77 | 64 | 4.73 | 1.461 | |||
| Roy Bruner | 4 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 6.67 | 1.889 | |||
| Elmer Burkart | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.32 | 1.566 | |||
| Max Butcher | 19 | 16 | 104.3 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 0 | 27 | 51 | 5.61 | 1.745 | |||
| Bud Hafey | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.75 | 6.154 | |||
| Ray Harrell | 22 | 10 | 94.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 35 | 56 | 5.42 | 1.658 | |||
| Jim Henry | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5.09 | 1.391 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 34 | 26 | 187.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2 | 79 | 101 | 4.85 | 1.650 | |||
| Bill Hoffman | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 15 | 10 | 60 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 5.85 | 1.750 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 22 | 13 | 111 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 3.81 | 1.144 | |||
| Bill Kerksieck | 23 | 2 | 62.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 7.18 | 1.802 | |||
| Joe Marty | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.250 | |||
| Hugh Mulcahy | 38 | 32 | 225.7 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 4 | 59 | 93 | 4.99 | 1.502 | |||
| Claude Passeau | 8 | 8 | 53.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4.22 | 1.482 | |||
| Ike Pearson | 26 | 13 | 125 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 0 | 29 | 56 | 5.76 | 1.600 | |||
| Jennings Poindexter | 11 | 1 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 4.15 | 1.452 | |||
| Gene Schott | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.91 | 1.727 | |||
| Al Smith | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Team Totals | 285 | 152 | 1326.6 | 45 | 106 | .298 | 12 | 447 | 579 | 5.17 | 1.569 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pinky May | 135 |
| At Bats | Morrie Arnovich | 491 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Morrie Arnovich | 560 |
| Batting Average | Morrie Arnovich | .324 |
| On-Base % | Morrie Arnovich | .397 |
| Slugging % | Morrie Arnovich | .413 |
| OPS | Morrie Arnovich | .810 |
| Runs | Morrie Arnovich | 68 |
| Hits | Morrie Arnovich | 159 |
| Total Bases | Morrie Arnovich | 203 |
| Doubles | Hersh Martin | 28 |
| Triples | Joe Marty | 6 |
| Home Runs | Joe Marty and Heinie Mueller | 9 |
| RBI | Morrie Arnovich | 67 |
| Walks | Morrie Arnovich | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Gibby Brack | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Morrie Arnovich | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pinky May | 25 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pinky May | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kirby Higbe | 10 |
| Losses | Hugh Mulcahy | 16 |
| Saves | Hugh Mulcahy | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Syl Johnson | .500 |
| ERA | Boom-Boom Beck | 4.73 |
| WHIP | Boom-Boom Beck | 1.461 |
| Innings Pitched | Hugh Mulcahy | 225.7 |
| Games | Hugh Mulcahy | 38 |
| Games Started | Hugh Mulcahy | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Kirby Higbe | 79 |
| Complete Games | Kirby Higbe and Hugh Mulcahy | 14 |
| Shutouts | Kirby Higbe, Hugh Mulcahy, and Claude Passeau | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Hugh Mulcahy | 1006 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hugh Mulcahy | 125 |
| Hits Allowed | Hugh Mulcahy | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hugh Mulcahy | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Hugh Mulcahy | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Hugh Mulcahy | 11 |
