1939 Minnesota Twins roster

39 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1939 MLB season.

1939 Twins roster: batting

1939 Minnesota Twins 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.
Buddy Lewis14053687171107510.319.402.879
George Case12853010316023551.302.369.746
Taffy Wright129499771544931.309.359.794
Cecil Travis130476551395630.292.342.745
Sam West115390521103521.282.387.785
Jimmy Bloodworth8331834924403.289.313.722
Bobby Estalella8228051778412.275.368.835
Mickey Vernon7627623711301.257.317.668
Rick Ferrell8727432770311.281.377.712
Buddy Myer8325833781324.302.396.772
Johnny Welaj63201235513313.274.318.681
Charlie Gelbert6818836483292.255.361.754
Tony Giuliani5417220430180.250.267.575
Jimmy Wasdell2910912330133.303.361.728
Bob Prichard2685820080.235.375.669
Jake Early32848220140.262.303.696
Ossie Bluege185959031.153.242.395
Hal Quick1241310021.244.279.547
Ed Leip932411020.344.382.757
Morrie Aderholt72555140.200.259.579
Al Evans72127010.333.462.795
Elmer Gedeon51513010.200.294.494
Bob Loane3920010.000.308.308
Alex Pitko4801010.125.222.347

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

1939 Twins roster: pitching

1939 Minnesota Twins 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.
Dutch LeonardP34342083.54269.1881.230
Ken ChaseP323110193.80232.01181.420
Joe KrakauskasP392911174.60217.11101.581
Joe HaynesP27208125.36173.0641.530
Alex CarrasquelP4017594.69159.1411.462
Pete AppletonP4045104.56102.2501.486
Walt MastersonP245225.5558.1121.950
Harry KelleyP153434.7053.2201.551
Jimmie DeshongP76038.6340.2122.140
Early WynnP33025.7520.111.770
Dick BassP11016.758.011.630
Lou ThumanP30009.004.011.750
Bill HollandP300111.254.022.750
Bucky JacobsP20000.003.010.330

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.