1939 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1939 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1939 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1939 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1939 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1939 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
13 Elden Auker 6-02 194 Right Right 1910-09-21
17 Jim Bagby 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-09-08
16 Emerson Dickman 6-02 175 Right Right 1914-11-12
11 Denny Galehouse 6-01 195 Right Right 1911-12-07
10 Lefty Grove 6-03 190 Left Left 1900-03-06
19 Joe Heving 6-01 185 Right Right 1900-09-02
15 Bill Lefebvre 5-11½ 180 Left Left 1915-11-11
21 Fritz Ostermueller 5-11 175 Left Left 1907-09-15
15 Woody Rich 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-03-09
17 Bill Sayles 6-02 175 Right Right 1917-07-27
12 Jake Wade 6-02 175 Left Left 1912-04-01
25 Charlie Wagner 5-11 170 Right Right 1912-12-03
25 Monte Weaver 6-00 170 Right Left 1906-06-15
18 Jack Wilson 5-11 210 Right Right 1912-04-12
22 Moe Berg 6-01 185 Right Right 1902-03-02
2 Gene Desautels 5-11 170 Right Right 1907-06-13
23 Johnny Peacock 5-11 165 Right Left 1910-01-10
6 Boze Berger 6-02 180 Right Right 1910-05-13
14 Tom Carey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1906-10-11
4 Joe Cronin 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1906-10-12
1 Bobby Doerr 5-11 175 Right Right 1918-04-07
26 Lou Finney 6-00 180 Right Left 1910-08-13
3 Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
5 Jim Tabor 6-02 175 Right Right 1916-11-05
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
24 Red Nonnenkamp 5-11 165 Left Left 1910-07-07
7 Joe Vosmik 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-04-04
9 Ted Williams 6-03 205 Right Left 1918-08-30
26 Fabian Gaffke 5-10 185 Right Right 1913-08-05
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The 1939 Boston Red Sox played 151 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 62 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 104/102) where 573,070 fans witnessed their 1939 Red Sox finish the season with a .589 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1939 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1939 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1939 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1939 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Peacock (84)
1B Jimmie Foxx (123)
2B Bobby Doerr (126)
3B Jim Tabor (148)
SS Joe Cronin (142)
LF Joe Vosmik (144)
CF Doc Cramer (135)
RF Ted Williams (149)
  
SP Elden Auker
SP Denny Galehouse
SP Lefty Grove
SP Fritz Ostermueller
SP Jack Wilson
  
RP Emerson Dickman
RP Jake Wade
CL Joe Heving


1939 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Jimmie Foxx $32,000.00
Ted Williams $6,500.00


1939 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Doerr
#2 Gene Desautels
#3 Jimmie Foxx
#4 Joe Cronin
#5 Jim Tabor
#6 Boze Berger
#7 Joe Vosmik
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Ted Williams
#10 Lefty Grove
#11 Denny Galehouse
#12 Jake Wade
#13 Elden Auker
#14 Tom Carey
#15 Bill Lefebvre
#15 Woody Rich
#16 Emerson Dickman
#17 Jim Bagby
#17 Bill Sayles
#18 Jack Wilson
#19 Joe Heving
#21 Fritz Ostermueller
#22 Moe Berg
#23 Johnny Peacock
#24 Red Nonnenkamp
#25 Charlie Wagner
#25 Monte Weaver
#26 Lou Finney
#26 Fabian Gaffke

Did you know that a 1939 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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