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| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, November 1st, 1939: Done Deal: Wyse for Robinson The Washington Senators swapped 21-year old minor league starting pitcher Hank Wyse for 20-year old minor league second baseman Jackie Robinson of the Indians after what Cleveland officials would only characterize as "difficult" negotiations.
|  | Friday, September 1st, 1939: AL Selects Rookie Star of the Month Jim Shilling's eyes seem to light up whenever he sees the baseball. The young Washington second baseman has been hitting everything in sight for the better part of a month.
In August he was voted the Rookie of the Month Award.
During the month he hit .349 with 10 doubles, 1 triple and 2 home runs. Shilling also scored 22 times and drove in 15 runs.
Shilling is hitting .320 in 1939 with 4 home runs, 27 RBIs and 39 runs scored. He has 78 hits in 244 at-bats and played in 55 games. |  | Monday, August 21st, 1939: | | | Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Joe Haynes | torn rotator cuff muscle | 6 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 55-99, .357 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 46.0 GB | | Record at home | 28-49, .364 PCT | | Record on the road | 27-50, .351 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 18-26, .409 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 19-34, .358 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 36-65, .356 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 1-9, .100 PCT | | Record in April | 3-13, .188 PCT | | Record in May | 8-21, .276 PCT | | Record in June | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in July | 10-16, .385 PCT | | Record in August | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in September | 9-17, .346 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .273 - 7th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .331 - 7th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .382 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .713 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 726 - 7th in AL | | Hits | 1486 - 7th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 400 - 8th in AL | | Home Runs | 71 - tied for 7th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 473 - 8th in AL | | Strikeouts | 673 - 8th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 35 - 7th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.09 - 7th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 5.19 - 7th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.79 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 933 - 7th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1660 - 7th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .299 - 7th in AL | | BABIP | .316 - 7th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 101 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 586 - 5th in AL | | Strikeouts | 514 - 6th in AL |
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