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1939 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Ted WilliamsBAT19.8
  2. 2Johnny MizeBAT18.2
  3. 3Jimmie FoxxBAT17.8
  4. 4Bob JohnsonBAT17.7
  5. 5Hank GreenbergBAT17.6
  6. 6Joe DiMaggioBAT17.4
  7. 7Bucky WaltersPITCH15.6
  8. 8Bob FellerPITCH15.4
  9. 9Joe GordonBAT15.3
  10. 10Dolph CamilliBAT15.2
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Ted WilliamsLF305.9
  2. 2Early WynnP191.6
  3. 3Mickey Vernon1B182.3
  4. 4Bob Elliott3B162.1
  5. 5Hal NewhouserP148.1
  6. 6Murry DicksonP140.3
  7. 7Dizzy TroutP132
  8. 8Charlie KellerLF121.8

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Lou Gehrig1B271
  2. 2Heinie ManushLF160
  3. 3Tony Lazzeri2B148.1
  4. 4Jimmy Dykes3B139.1
  5. 5Earl WhitehillP128.5
  6. 6Pinky Whitney3B98.1
  7. 7Ossie Bluege3B98
  8. 8Carl ReynoldsRF87.9

Teams · 28

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Yankees106-45259.1Joe DiMaggioPlayoffs
Cincinnati Reds97-57233.5Bucky WaltersPlayoffs
St. Louis Cardinals92-61263.2Johnny Mize
Boston Red Sox89-62235.7Ted Williams
Cleveland Indians87-67191.3Bob Feller
Chicago White Sox85-69179.9Gee Walker
Los Angeles Dodgers84-69206.9Dolph Camilli
Homestead Grays25-1014.7Buck Leonard
Chicago Cubs84-70189.5Hank Leiber
Kansas City Monarchs32-1942.8Hilton Smith
Detroit Tigers81-73177.8Hank Greenberg
Newark Eagles24-1632.1Mule Suttles
Cleveland Bears16-122.6Henry Turner
San Francisco Giants77-74208.5Mel Ott
Baltimore Elite Giants18-154.6Henry Kimbro
New York Black Yankees15-154.4Johnny Washington
Philadelphia Stars22-2519.6Pat Patterson
St. Louis Stars12-160.7Bill Bradford
Toledo Crawfords1-5——
New York Cubans8-13——
Memphis Red Sox14-2117.6Ted Radcliffe
Chicago American Giants17-2616.9Willie Simms
Pittsburgh Pirates68-85162.8Arky Vaughan
Minnesota Twins65-87177.5Buddy Lewis
Atlanta Black Crackers69-104169.2Max West
Athletics55-97150.2Bob Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies45-106103.5Morrie Arnovich
Baltimore Orioles43-111102.1George McQuinn

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.