1939 Chicago Cubs season

1939 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Gabby Hartnett
Local 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.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1939 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1939 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 22 Dizzy Dean 14 Larry French 16 Ray Harrell 25 Kirby Higbe 11 Bill Lee 27 Gene Lillard 41 Vance Page 13 Claude Passeau 17 Charlie Root 28 Jack Russell 31 Earl Whitehill		Catchers 39 Bob Garbark  2 Gabby Hartnett 12 Gus Mancuso Infielders 2,5 Dick Bartell  3 Phil Cavarretta  6 Stan Hack  4 Billy Herman 15 Bobby Mattick 15 Steve Mesner 32 Rip Russell		Outfielders  7 Augie Galan 24 Jim Gleeson  9 Hank Leiber  8 Joe Marty  8 Bill Nicholson 43 Carl Reynolds		Manager  2 Gabby Hartnett Coaches 19 Red Corriden 20 Roy Johnson

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
C	Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	97	306	85	.278	12	59
2B	Herman, BillyBilly Herman	156	623	191	.307	7	70

Other batters

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
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	58	220	65	.295	5	38

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	19	96.1	6	4	3.36	27
Bryant, ClayClay Bryant	4	31.1	2	1	5.74	9

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

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Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1939 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference