1939 Cincinnati Reds roster

35 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1939 MLB season. They reached the 1939 World Series and lost 4-0.

1939 Reds roster: batting

1939 Cincinnati Reds batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Frank McCormick15663099209181281.332.374.869
Billy Werber14759911517355715.289.388.777
Billy Myers151509791439564.281.369.762
Harry Craft1345025812913675.257.299.701
Lonny Frey1254849514111555.291.388.840
Ival Goodman124470851527842.323.401.916
Ernie Lombardi1304504312920850.287.342.829
Wally Berger97329368514441.258.341.778
Lee Gamble7222124590145.267.296.612
Willard Hershberger6317423600321.345.384.803
Nino Bongiovanni6615917410160.258.298.593
Eddie Joost4214323360141.252.310.645
Frenchy Bordagaray6312219240123.197.252.506
Lew Riggs223856011.158.256.440
Dick West81914040.211.250.461
Vince Dimaggio81411020.071.188.330
Les Scarsella161402020.143.143.286
Milt Galatzer3500000.000.000.000
Jimmie Wilson4301000.333.333.667
Nolen Richardson1300000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1939 Reds roster: pitching

1939 Cincinnati Reds pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Bucky WaltersP393627112.29319.01371.130
Paul DerringerP38352572.93301.01281.180
Whitey MooreP422413123.45187.2811.453
Lee GrissomP3321974.10153.2531.310
Junior ThompsonP42111352.54152.1871.212
Johnny Vander meerP3021594.67129.01021.730
Johnny NiggelingP105215.8040.1201.590
Hank JohnsonP200032.0131.1101.371
Peaches DavisP200106.4630.241.762
Wes LivengoodP50009.535.242.120
Red BarrettP20001.695.111.130
Pete NaktenisP30002.254.010.500
Jim WeaverP30003.003.031.330
Elmer RiddleP10000.002.000.500
Art JacobsP10009.001.003.001

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.