| 1939 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 84–70 (.545) | |||
| League place | 4th | |||
| 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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The1939 Chicago Cubs season was the 68th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 64th in theNational League and the 24th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 84–70.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–25 | 42–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | .601 | 4½ | 51–27 | 41–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 69 | .549 | 12½ | 51–27 | 33–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 | 44–34 | 40–36 |
| New York Giants | 77 | 74 | .510 | 18½ | 41–33 | 36–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 85 | .444 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–43 |
| Boston Bees | 63 | 88 | .417 | 32½ | 37–35 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 106 | .298 | 50½ | 29–44 | 16–62 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Russell | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.67 | 32 |
| Vern Olsen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
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