1939 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
City | Chicago | |
Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |
General managers | Charles Weber | |
Managers | Gabby Hartnett | |
Radio | WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan) WJJD (Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) | |
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The 1939 Chicago Cubs season was the 68th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 64th in the National League and the 24th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 84–70.
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 55–25 | 42–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 4½ | 51–27 | 41–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 12½ | 51–27 | 33–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 44–34 | 40–36 |
New York Giants | 77 | 74 | 0.510 | 18½ | 41–33 | 36–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–43 |
Boston Bees | 63 | 88 | 0.417 | 32½ | 37–35 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 106 | 0.298 | 50½ | 29–44 | 16–62 |
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 13–8 | 9–12 | 9–13 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–10–1 | — | 11–11–2 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 17–4–1 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–6 | 12–10 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 19–3 | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | |||||
New York | 11–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–7 | 11–11 | 9–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–13 | 4–17–1 | 10–12 | 3–19 | 7–14 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 11–11–2 | 12–9 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — |
1939 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gabby Hartnett | 97 | 306 | 85 | .278 | 12 | 59 |
1B | Rip Russell | 143 | 542 | 148 | .273 | 9 | 79 |
2B | Billy Herman | 156 | 623 | 191 | .307 | 7 | 70 |
SS | Dick Bartell | 105 | 336 | 80 | .238 | 3 | 34 |
3B | Stan Hack | 156 | 641 | 191 | .298 | 8 | 56 |
OF | Augie Galan | 148 | 549 | 167 | .304 | 6 | 71 |
OF | Jim Gleeson | 111 | 332 | 74 | .223 | 4 | 45 |
OF | Hank Leiber | 112 | 365 | 113 | .310 | 24 | 88 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Carl Reynolds | 88 | 281 | 69 | .246 | 4 | 44 |
Gus Mancuso | 80 | 251 | 58 | .231 | 2 | 17 |
Bill Nicholson | 58 | 220 | 65 | .295 | 5 | 38 |
Bobby Mattick | 51 | 178 | 51 | .287 | 0 | 23 |
Joe Marty | 23 | 76 | 10 | .132 | 2 | 10 |
Phil Cavarretta | 22 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Mesner | 17 | 43 | 12 | .279 | 0 | 6 |
Bob Garbark | 24 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Lee | 37 | 282.1 | 19 | 15 | 3.44 | 105 |
Claude Passeau | 34 | 221.0 | 13 | 9 | 3.05 | 108 |
Dizzy Dean | 19 | 96.1 | 6 | 4 | 3.36 | 27 |
Clay Bryant | 4 | 31.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.74 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Larry French | 36 | 194.0 | 15 | 8 | 3.29 | 98 |
Charlie Root | 35 | 167.1 | 8 | 8 | 4.03 | 65 |
Vance Page | 27 | 139.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.88 | 43 |
Earl Whitehill | 24 | 89.1 | 4 | 7 | 5.14 | 42 |
Gene Lillard | 20 | 55.0 | 3 | 5 | 6.55 | 31 |
Kirby Higbe | 9 | 22.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.18 | 16 |
Ray Harrell | 4 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.31 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jack Russell | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.67 | 32 |
Vern Olsen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Mickey Heath |
AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Truck Hannah |
B | Bloomington Bloomers | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Merv Connelly |
B | Moline Plowboys | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Mike Gazella |
C | Hot Springs Bathers | Cotton States League | Spike Hunter |
C | St. Joseph Angels | Western Association | Goldie Holt |
D | Bisbee Bees | Arizona–Texas League | Carl Dittmar |
D | Hopkinsville Hoppers | KITTY League | Harry Griswold |
D | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Ivy Griffin |
D | Sioux Falls Canaries | Western League | Ralph Brandon |