1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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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.
Contents
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 | GB | Pct. |
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Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | -- | .630 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 4.5 | .601 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 69 | 12.5 | .549 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 13 | .545 |
New York Giants | 77 | 74 | 18.5 | .510 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 85 | 28.5 | .444 |
Boston Bees | 63 | 88 | 32.5 | .417 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 106 | 50.5 | .298 |
Record vs. opponents
1939 National League Records
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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 | — |
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
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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 |
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C | Babe Phelps | 98 | 323 | 92 | .285 | 6 | 42 |
1B | Dolph Camilli | 157 | 565 | 164 | .290 | 26 | 104 |
2B | Pete Coscarart | 115 | 419 | 116 | .277 | 4 | 43 |
3B | Cookie Lavagetto | 153 | 587 | 176 | .300 | 10 | 87 |
SS | Leo Durocher | 116 | 390 | 108 | .277 | 1 | 34 |
OF | Gene Moore | 107 | 306 | 69 | .225 | 3 | 39 |
OF | Art Parks | ||||||
OF | Ernie 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 |
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Johnny Hudson | ||||||
Al Todd | ||||||
Dixie Walker | ||||||
Tuck Stainback | ||||||
Goody Rosen | ||||||
Mel Almada | ||||||
Jimmy Ripple | ||||||
Fred Sington | ||||||
Tony Lazzeri | 14 | 39 | 11 | .282 | 3 | 6 |
Lyn Lary | ||||||
Ray Hayworth | ||||||
Chris Hartje | ||||||
Oris Hockett | ||||||
Lindsay Deal | ||||||
Gene 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 |
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Luke Hamlin | ||||||
Freddie Fitzsimmons | ||||||
Whit Wyatt | ||||||
Van 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 |
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Hugh Casey | 40 | 227.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.93 | 79 |
Vito Tamulis | ||||||
Tot Pressnell | ||||||
Red Evans | 24 | 64.1 | 1 | 8 | 5.18 | 28 |
Bill Crouch | 6 | 38.1 | 4 | 0 | 2.58 | 10 |
Al Hollingsworth | ||||||
Carl Doyle | 5 | 17.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.02 | 7 |
Boots 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 |
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Ira Hutchinson | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.34 | 46 |
George 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
- TSN Major League Executive of the Year Award
League top five finishers
- #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)
- #4 in NL in earned run average (2.93)
- #4 in NL in wins (20)
- #4 in NL in stolen bases (14)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood, Pine Bluff
Notes
- ↑ Fred Frankhouse at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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