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1939 St. Louis Browns season

March 21, 2024

The 1939 St. Louis Browns season, team finished eighth in the American League with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses.

1939 St. Louis Browns
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record43–111 (.279)
League place8th
OwnersDonald Lee Barnes
General managersBill DeWitt
ManagersFred Haney
RadioKMOX
(France Laux, Cy Casper)
KWK
(Johnny O'Hara, Jim Bottomley)
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Regular season edit

The Browns lost a franchise record 111 games—not surpassed until the 2018 Baltimore Orioles[1] (the team moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in 1954)—and finished 64.5 games out of first place.[2]: 11  The Browns played particularly poorly at home, posting an 18–59 record. The 59 home losses stood as the most in a modern-era major league season until it was matched by the 2019 Detroit Tigers, who went 22–59 at home. Because of the shorter season, the Browns home winning percentage in 1939 (.234) is still the worst in history.[3]

Browns pitching struggled tremendously. The pitchers allowed 739 walks, which was over 100 walks more than the next worse team.[2]: 12  The team had an earned run average of 6.01.[2]: 12  The next time that a team would have an ERA over 6.00 was the 1996 Detroit Tigers, who had an ERA of 6.38.[2]: 12 

Season standings edit

American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 106 45 0.702 — 52–25 54–20
Boston Red Sox 89 62 0.589 17 42–32 47–30
Cleveland Indians 87 67 0.565 20½ 44–33 43–34
Chicago White Sox 86 69 0.555 22 50–27 36–42
Detroit Tigers 81 73 0.526 26½ 42–35 39–38
Washington Senators 65 87 0.428 41½ 37–39 28–48
Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 0.362 51½ 28–48 27–49
St. Louis Browns 43 111 0.279 64½ 18–59 25–52

Record vs. opponents edit

1939 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston — 8–14 11–11 10–12 11–8–1 18–4 16–6 15–7
Chicago 14–8 — 12–10 12–10 4–18 11–11 18–4 14–8–1
Cleveland 11–11 10–12 — 11–11 7–15 18–4 16–6 14–8
Detroit 12–10 10–12 11–11 — 9–13 11–11 14–8–1 14–8
New York 8–11–1 18–4 15–7 13–9 — 18–4 19–3 15–7
Philadelphia 4–18 11–11 4–18 11–11 4–18 — 13–9–1 8–12
St. Louis 6–16 4–18 6–16 8–14–1 3–19 9–13–1 — 7–15
Washington 7–15 8–14–1 8–14 8–14 7–15 12–8 15–7 —


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1939 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Joe Glenn 88 286 78 .273 4 29
1B George McQuinn 154 617 195 .316 20 94
2B Johnny Berardino 126 468 120 .256 5 58
SS Don Heffner 110 375 100 .267 1 35
3B Harlond Clift 151 526 142 .270 15 84
OF Joe Gallagher 71 266 75 .282 9 40
OF Myril Hoag 129 482 142 .295 10 75
OF Chet Laabs 95 317 95 .300 10 62

Other batters edit

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
Billy Sullivan 118 332 96 .289 5 50
Mark Christman 79 222 48 .216 0 20
Joe Grace 74 207 63 .304 3 22
Sam Harshany 42 145 35 .241 0 15
Mel Almada 42 134 32 .239 1 7
Moose Solters 40 131 27 .206 0 14
Hal Spindel 48 119 32 .269 0 11
Mel Mazzera 33 110 33 .300 3 22
Tommy Thompson 30 86 26 .302 1 7
Sig Gryska 18 49 13 .265 0 8
Red Kress 13 43 12 .279 0 8
Beau Bell 11 32 7 .219 1 5
Johnny Lucadello 9 30 7 .233 0 4
Roy Hughes 17 23 2 .087 0 1
Bob Neighbors 7 11 2 .182 1 1
Eddie Silber 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jack Kramer 40 211.2 9 16 5.83 68
Vern Kennedy 33 191.2 9 17 5.73 55
Bobo Newsom 6 45.2 3 1 4.73 28
Emil Bildilli 2 19.0 1 1 3.32 8

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Trotter 41 156.2 6 13 5.34 61
Roxie Lawson 36 150.2 3 7 5.32 43
Lefty Mills 34 144.1 4 11 6.55 103
Bob Harris 28 126.0 3 12 5.71 48
George Gill 27 95.0 1 12 7.11 24
Johnny Marcum 12 47.2 2 5 7.74 14
Jake Wade 4 16.1 0 2 11.02 9
Fred Johnson 5 14.0 0 1 6.43 2
Loy Hanning 4 10.0 0 1 3.60 8
Bill Cox 4 9.1 0 2 9.64 8
Ewald Pyle 6 8.1 0 2 12.96 5
Russ Van Atta 2 7.0 0 0 11.57 6

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
John Whitehead 26 1 3 1 5.86 9
Harry Kimberlin 17 1 2 0 5.49 11
Ed Cole 6 0 2 0 7.11 5
Bob Muncrief 2 0 0 0 15.00 1
Myril Hoag 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Jim Walkup 1 0 1 0 0.00 0

Farm system edit

See also: Minor League Baseball

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield, Lafayette[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Golen, Jimmy (September 26, 2018). "Red Sox send Orioles to record-112th loss, 19-3". Boston.com. AP. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5
  3. ^ "Tigers tie MLB record with 59th home loss". MLB.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links edit

  • 1939 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1939 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

March 21, 2024
1939, louis, browns, season, team, finished, eighth, american, league, with, record, wins, losses, 1939, louis, brownsleagueamerican, leagueballparksportsman, parkcityst, louis, missourirecord43, league, place8thownersdonald, barnesgeneral, managersbill, dewit. The 1939 St Louis Browns season team finished eighth in the American League with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses 1939 St Louis BrownsLeagueAmerican LeagueBallparkSportsman s ParkCitySt Louis MissouriRecord43 111 279 League place8thOwnersDonald Lee BarnesGeneral managersBill DeWittManagersFred HaneyRadioKMOX France Laux Cy Casper KWK Johnny O Hara Jim Bottomley 1938 Seasons 1940 Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Season standings 1 2 Record vs opponents 1 3 Notable transactions 1 4 Roster 2 Player stats 2 1 Batting 2 1 1 Starters by position 2 1 2 Other batters 2 2 Pitching 2 2 1 Starting pitchers 2 2 2 Other pitchers 2 2 3 Relief pitchers 3 Farm system 4 References 5 External linksRegular season editThe Browns lost a franchise record 111 games not surpassed until the 2018 Baltimore Orioles 1 the team moved from St Louis to Baltimore in 1954 and finished 64 5 games out of first place 2 11 The Browns played particularly poorly at home posting an 18 59 record The 59 home losses stood as the most in a modern era major league season until it was matched by the 2019 Detroit Tigers who went 22 59 at home Because of the shorter season the Browns home winning percentage in 1939 234 is still the worst in history 3 Browns pitching struggled tremendously The pitchers allowed 739 walks which was over 100 walks more than the next worse team 2 12 The team had an earned run average of 6 01 2 12 The next time that a team would have an ERA over 6 00 was the 1996 Detroit Tigers who had an ERA of 6 38 2 12 Season standings edit vteAmerican League W L Pct GB Home RoadNew York Yankees 106 45 0 702 52 25 54 20Boston Red Sox 89 62 0 589 17 42 32 47 30Cleveland Indians 87 67 0 565 20 44 33 43 34Chicago White Sox 86 69 0 555 22 50 27 36 42Detroit Tigers 81 73 0 526 26 42 35 39 38Washington Senators 65 87 0 428 41 37 39 28 48Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 0 362 51 28 48 27 49St Louis Browns 43 111 0 279 64 18 59 25 52Record vs opponents edit 1939 American League recordvteSources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSHBoston 8 14 11 11 10 12 11 8 1 18 4 16 6 15 7Chicago 14 8 12 10 12 10 4 18 11 11 18 4 14 8 1Cleveland 11 11 10 12 11 11 7 15 18 4 16 6 14 8Detroit 12 10 10 12 11 11 9 13 11 11 14 8 1 14 8New York 8 11 1 18 4 15 7 13 9 18 4 19 3 15 7Philadelphia 4 18 11 11 4 18 11 11 4 18 13 9 1 8 12St Louis 6 16 4 18 6 16 8 14 1 3 19 9 13 1 7 15Washington 7 15 8 14 1 8 14 8 14 7 15 12 8 15 7 Notable transactions edit May 13 1939 Red Kress Beau Bell Bobo Newsom and Jim Walkup were traded by the St Louis Browns to the Detroit Tigers for Vern Kennedy Bob Harris George Gill Roxie Lawson Chet Laabs and Mark Christman 4 Roster edit 1939 St Louis BrownsRosterPitchers Emil Bildilli 20 Ed Cole 19 Bill Cox 19 22 George Gill Loy Hanning 12 19 Bob Harris 16 Fred Johnson 24 33 Vern Kennedy 21 25 27 Harry Kimberlin 30 Jack Kramer 12 17 Roxie Lawson 14 Johnny Marcum 20 25 27 Lefty Mills 33 Bob Muncrief 12 Bobo Newsom 9 Ewald Pyle 17 22 Bill Trotter 21 Russ Van Atta 28 Jake Wade 24 Jim Walkup 11 14 John Whitehead Catchers 10 26 Joe Glenn 9 Sam Harshany 25 31 Hal SpindelInfielders 8 14 Johnny Berardino 6 10 Mark Christman 7 Harlond Clift 4 Sig Gryska 1 Don Heffner 11 Roy Hughes Red Kress Johnny Lucadello 5 George McQuinn Bob Neighbors Outfielders 6 Mel Almada 10 Beau Bell 18 Joe Gallagher 3 Joe Grace 4 15 Myril Hoag 3 8 Chet Laabs 18 Mel Mazzera Moose Solters 2 Billy Sullivan 33 Tommy ThompsonOther batters Eddie Silber Manager 32 Fred HaneyCoaches 28 Fred Hofmann 29 Frank ShellenbackPlayer stats editBatting edit Starters by position edit 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 RBIC Joe Glenn 88 286 78 273 4 291B George McQuinn 154 617 195 316 20 942B Johnny Berardino 126 468 120 256 5 58SS Don Heffner 110 375 100 267 1 353B Harlond Clift 151 526 142 270 15 84OF Joe Gallagher 71 266 75 282 9 40OF Myril Hoag 129 482 142 295 10 75OF Chet Laabs 95 317 95 300 10 62Other batters edit 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 RBIBilly Sullivan 118 332 96 289 5 50Mark Christman 79 222 48 216 0 20Joe Grace 74 207 63 304 3 22Sam Harshany 42 145 35 241 0 15Mel Almada 42 134 32 239 1 7Moose Solters 40 131 27 206 0 14Hal Spindel 48 119 32 269 0 11Mel Mazzera 33 110 33 300 3 22Tommy Thompson 30 86 26 302 1 7Sig Gryska 18 49 13 265 0 8Red Kress 13 43 12 279 0 8Beau Bell 11 32 7 219 1 5Johnny Lucadello 9 30 7 233 0 4Roy Hughes 17 23 2 087 0 1Bob Neighbors 7 11 2 182 1 1Eddie Silber 1 1 0 000 0 0Pitching edit Starting pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOJack Kramer 40 211 2 9 16 5 83 68Vern Kennedy 33 191 2 9 17 5 73 55Bobo Newsom 6 45 2 3 1 4 73 28Emil Bildilli 2 19 0 1 1 3 32 8Other pitchers edit Note G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOBill Trotter 41 156 2 6 13 5 34 61Roxie Lawson 36 150 2 3 7 5 32 43Lefty Mills 34 144 1 4 11 6 55 103Bob Harris 28 126 0 3 12 5 71 48George Gill 27 95 0 1 12 7 11 24Johnny Marcum 12 47 2 2 5 7 74 14Jake Wade 4 16 1 0 2 11 02 9Fred Johnson 5 14 0 0 1 6 43 2Loy Hanning 4 10 0 0 1 3 60 8Bill Cox 4 9 1 0 2 9 64 8Ewald Pyle 6 8 1 0 2 12 96 5Russ Van Atta 2 7 0 0 0 11 57 6Relief pitchers edit Note G Games pitched W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOJohn Whitehead 26 1 3 1 5 86 9Harry Kimberlin 17 1 2 0 5 49 11Ed Cole 6 0 2 0 7 11 5Bob Muncrief 2 0 0 0 15 00 1Myril Hoag 1 0 0 0 0 00 0Jim Walkup 1 0 1 0 0 00 0Farm system editSee also Minor League Baseball Level Team League ManagerAA Toledo Mud Hens American Association Myles ThomasA1 San Antonio Missions Texas League Zack TaylorB Springfield Browns Illinois Indiana Iowa League Walter HolkeC Youngstown Browns Middle Atlantic League Billy UrbanskiC Topeka Owls Western Association Bill WilsonD Fayetteville Angels Arkansas Missouri League Frank OceakD Lafayette White Sox Evangeline League Rod WhitneyD Mayfield Browns KITTY League Bennie TateD Paragould Broncos Northeast Arkansas League Elmer KirchoffD Beaver Falls Browns Pennsylvania State Association Ralph GoldsmithD Lincoln Links Western League Pug GriffinLEAGUE CHAMPIONS Springfield Lafayette 5 References edit Golen Jimmy September 26 2018 Red Sox send Orioles to record 112th loss 19 3 Boston com AP Retrieved September 26 2018 a b c d As Good As It Got The 1944 St Louis Browns David Alan Heller Arcadia Publishing Charleston South Carolina 2003 ISBN 0 7385 3199 5 Tigers tie MLB record with 59th home loss MLB com September 26 2019 Retrieved September 27 2019 Red Kress page at Baseball Reference Johnson Lloyd and Wolff Miles ed The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Durham North Carolina Baseball America 1997External links edit1939 St Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1939 St Louis Browns season at baseball 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