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New York (A) Yankees 11-02-1939
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| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, November 1st, 1939: Boston (A), New York (A) Confirm Deal
A trade between Boston (A) and New York (A) was made official this morning. The Red Sox have sent 21-year old minor league starting pitcher Hank Wyse to the Yankees in exchange for 20-year old minor league left fielder Monte Irvin.
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 | Monday, September 25th, 1939: AL Presents Player of the Week Trophy
His hard work paid off this week. The hardworking Jack Burns was rewarded with the American League Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy New York (A) Yankees first baseman hit .500 while collecting 11 hits in 22 at-bats, 1 home run and 7 RBIs.
Burns is currently hitting at a .318 pace with 13 home runs and 73 RBIs.
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 | Friday, September 1st, 1939: American League Names #1 Pitcher in August
It was a very good month for Bill Walker in August. The 35-year-old veteran starter for the New York (A) Yankees outpitched everybody -- young and old -- to claim the American League Pitcher of the Month award earlier today.
Walker ran up a 6-0 record in his 6 starts during the month. In 48 innings he fanned 23 and recorded a 1.13 ERA.
Over the season Walker has thrown 195.1 innings and dished out 67 strikeouts with a 13-7 mark and a 3.36 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Woody Rich | herniated disc (back) | 1 day | On DL, eligible for return | | P Ad Liska | ruptured disc (back) | 5 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 77-77, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 24.0 GB | | Record at home | 41-36, .532 PCT | | Record on the road | 36-41, .468 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 11-11, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 28-21, .571 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 25-31, .446 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 52-46, .531 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in July | 10-16, .385 PCT | | Record in August | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in September | 14-12, .538 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .284 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .349 - 5th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .399 - 5th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .748 - 5th in AL | | Runs Scored | 808 - 5th in AL | | Hits | 1583 - 3rd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 431 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs | 71 - tied for 7th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 571 - 5th in AL | | Strikeouts | 592 - 5th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 88 - 2nd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.49 - 4th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.55 - 4th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.31 - 3rd in AL | | Runs allowed | 836 - 4th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1520 - 4th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .275 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .288 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 92 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 617 - 6th in AL | | Strikeouts | 476 - 7th in AL |
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