1939 NL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Cincinnati Reds led the NL in wins in 1939, with 97, 5 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 8 NL teams is 76.3.
Led the NL in 1939
Cincinnati Reds
156 games
97
Wins
5 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 97 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 92 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 84 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 84 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 77 |
| NL average | 76.3 | ||
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 68 |
| 7 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 63 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 45 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.