1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season

This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season.

1939 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)	Leo Durocher
Local radio	WHN Red Barber, Al Helfer
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The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers started the year with a new manager, Leo Durocher, who became both the team's manager and starting shortstop. They also became the first New York team to have a regular radio broadcast, with Red Barber handed the announcers job. The team finished in third place, showing some improvement over the previous seasons.

Offseason

December 13, 1938: Fred Frankhouse was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Joe Stripp.^[1]
December 13, 1938: Lew Krausse and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmy Outlaw.^[2]
December 13, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw and Buddy Hassett were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Gene Moore and Ira Hutchinson.^[2]
December 19, 1938: Luke Sewell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
February 2, 1939: Tom Lanning was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[4]
February 6, 1939: Kemp Wicker^[5] and Chris Hartje^[6] were purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.
February 23, 1939: Woody English was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.^[7]
March 31, 1939: Bill Posedel was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Al Todd.^[8]

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	—

Notable transactions

May 3, 1939: Lyn Lary was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.^[9]
June 15, 1939: Mel Almada was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.^[10]
July 18, 1939: Pee Wee Reese was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.^[11]
August 12, 1939: Herman Besse was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics.^[12]
August 12, 1939: Al Hollingsworth was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.^[13]
August 17, 1939: Rae Blaemire was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.^[14]
August 23, 1939: Ray Hayworth was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Jimmy Ripple^[15]

Roster

1939 Brooklyn Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

25 Hugh Casey

24,26 Bill Crouch

10 Carl Doyle

22 Red Evans

14 Freddie Fitzsimmons

12 Luke Hamlin

24 Al Hollingsworth

19 Ira Hutchinson

42 George Jeffcoat

16 Van Mungo

18 Tot Pressnell

15 Vito Tamulis

17 Whit Wyatt

Catchers

23 Chris Hartje

10 Ray Hayworth

9 Babe Phelps

21 Al Todd

Infielders

4 Dolph Camilli

3 Pete Coscarart

2 Leo Durocher

6 Johnny Hudson

26 Lyn Lary

5 Cookie Lavagetto

11 Tony Lazzeri

Outfielders

29 Mel Almada

22 Lindsay Deal

17 Oris Hockett

20 Ernie Koy

1 Gene Moore

8,32 Art Parks

17 Jimmy Ripple

27 Goody Rosen

34 Gene Schott

28 Fred Sington

30 Tuck Stainback

11 Dixie Walker

Manager

2 Leo Durocher

Coaches

7 Charlie Dressen

31 Bill Killefer

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	Phelps, BabeBabe Phelps	98	323	92	.285	6	42
1B	Camilli, DolphDolph Camilli	157	565	164	.290	26	104
2B	Coscarart, PetePete Coscarart	115	419	116	.277	4	43
3B	Lavagetto, CookieCookie Lavagetto	153	587	176	.300	10	87
SS	Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	116	390	108	.277	1	34
OF	Moore, GeneGene Moore	107	306	69	.225	3	39
OF	Parks, ArtArt Parks
OF	Koy, ErnieErnie Koy

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
Hudson, JohnnyJohnny Hudson
Todd, AlAl Todd
Walker, DixieDixie Walker
Stainback, TuckTuck Stainback
Rosen, GoodyGoody Rosen
Almada, MelMel Almada
Ripple, JimmyJimmy Ripple
Sington, FredFred Sington
Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri	14	39	11	.282	3	6
Lary, LynLyn Lary
Hayworth, RayRay Hayworth
Hartje, ChrisChris Hartje
Hockett, OrisOris Hockett
Deal, LindsayLindsay Deal
Schott, GeneGene Schott

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
Hamlin, LukeLuke Hamlin
Fitzsimmons, FreddieFreddie Fitzsimmons
Wyatt, WhitWhit Wyatt
Mungo, VanVan Mungo

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
Casey, HughHugh Casey	40	227.1	15	10	2.93	79
Tamulis, VitoVito Tamulis
Pressnell, TotTot Pressnell
Evans, RedRed Evans	24	64.1	1	8	5.18	28
Crouch, BillBill Crouch	6	38.1	4	0	2.58	10
Hollingsworth, AlAl Hollingsworth
Doyle, CarlCarl Doyle	5	17.2	1	2	1.02	7
Poffenberger, BootsBoots Poffenberger

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
Hutchinson, IraIra Hutchinson	41	5	2	1	4.34	46
Jeffcoat, GeorgeGeorge Jeffcoat

Awards and honors

1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Dolph Camilli reserve
- Cookie Lavagetto reserve
- Babe Phelps reserve
- Whit Wyatt reserve
TSN Manager of the Year Award
- Leo Durocher
TSN Major League Executive of the Year Award
- Larry MacPhail

League top five finishers

Dolph Camilli

#3 in NL in home runs (26)
#4 in NL in runs batted in (104)
#4 in NL in runs scored (105)
#4 in NL in on-base percentage (.409)
#4 in NL in slugging percentage (.524)

Hugh Casey

#4 in NL in earned run average (2.93)

Luke Hamlin

#4 in NL in wins (20)

Cookie Lavagetto

#4 in NL in stolen bases (14)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Montreal Royals	International League	Burleigh Grimes
A1	Memphis Chicks	Southern Association	Frank Brazil
A1	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Larry Gilbert
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Clyde Sukeforth
B	Macon Peaches	South Atlantic League	Milt Stock
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian–American League	Elmer Yoter
C	Greenwood Crackers	Cotton States League	Cecil Rhodes
C	Pine Bluff Judges	Cotton States League	Jimmy Sherlin Andy Cohen
C	Dayton Wings	Middle Atlantic League	Dudley Lee Andy Cohen
D	Reidsville Luckies	Bi-State League	William Clark
D	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	Tommy West
D	Americus Pioneers	Georgia–Florida League	Joe Sims
D	Paducah Indians	Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League	Ben Tincup
D	Huntington Boosters	Mountain State League	Ellis Powers
D	Superior Blues	Northern League	George Treadwell
D	Olean Oilers	Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League	Jake Pitler

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood, Pine Bluff

Notes

↑ Fred Frankhouse at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Jimmy Outlaw at Baseball-Reference
↑ Luke Sewell at Baseball-Reference
↑ Tom Lanning at Baseball-Reference
↑ Kemp Wicker at Baseball-Reference
↑ Chris Hartje at Baseball-Reference
↑ Woody English at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bill Posedel at Baseball-Reference
↑ Lyn Lary at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mel Almada at Baseball-Reference
↑ Pee Wee Reese at Baseball-Reference
↑ Herman Besse at Baseball-Reference
↑ Al Hollingsworth at Baseball-Reference
↑ Rae Blaemire at Baseball-Reference
↑ Jimmy Ripple at Baseball-Reference

References

External links

1939 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1939 All-Star Game 1939 World Series

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