1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Bill Benswanger
Manager(s) Pie Traynor
Local radio KDKA
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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The 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 58th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 53rd in National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 68–85.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 9757 0.630 — 55–25 42–32
St. Louis Cardinals 9261 0.601 4½ 51–27 41–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 8469 0.549 12½ 51–27 33–42
Chicago Cubs 8470 0.545 13 44–34 40–36
New York Giants 7774 0.510 18½ 41–33 36–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 6885 0.444 28½ 35–42 33–43
Boston Bees 6388 0.417 32½ 37–35 26–53
Philadelphia Phillies 45106 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 —10–12–16–166–1610–1113–89–129–13
Brooklyn 12–10–1—11–11–210–1212–1017–4–113–99–13
Chicago 16–611–11–2—10–1211–1112–1014–810–12
Cincinnati 16–612–1012–10—11–1119–316–611–11–2
New York 11–1010–1211–1111–11—14–711–119–12
Philadelphia 8–134–17–110–123–197–14—8–145–17
Pittsburgh 12–99–138–146–1611–1114–8—8–14
St. Louis 13–913–912–1011–11–212–917–514–8—

Game log

1939 Game Log: 68–85 (Home: 35–42; Away: 33–43)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
CRay Mueller8618042.233218

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
George Susce317517.22714

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

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
Russ Bauers1553.2243.3512

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
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell
B Gadsden Pilots Southeastern League Yam Yaryan
C Hutchinson Pirates Western Association Jimmy Jordan
D Carthage Pirates Arkansas–Missouri League Buzz Arlitt
D Valdosta Trojans Georgia–Florida League Bill Morrell
D McKeesport Little Pirates Pennsylvania State Association Leo Mackey and Joe Agee
D Jamestown Jaguars PONY League Mickey LaLange

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference

References

  • 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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