1939 Brooklyn Dodgers 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, WOR; 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 NL team to have a regular radio broadcast, with Red Barber handing the announcers job, and the first team to have a television broadcast (during their August 26 home game doubleheaders against the Reds, both of which WNBT covered for the NBC network). 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	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	71	239	65	.272	1	19
OF	Ernie Koy	125	425	118	.278	8	67

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
Johnny Hudson	109	343	87	.254	2	32
Al Todd	86	245	68	.278	5	32
Dixie Walker	61	225	63	.280	2	38
Tuck Stainback	68	201	54	.269	3	19
Goody Rosen	54	183	46	.251	1	12
Mel Almada	39	112	24	.214	0	3
Jimmy Ripple	28	106	35	.330	0	22
Fred Sington	32	84	23	.274	1	7
Tony Lazzeri	14	39	11	.282	3	6
Lyn Lary	29	31	5	.161	0	1
Ray Hayworth	21	26	4	.154	0	1
Chris Hartje	9	16	5	.313	0	5
Oris Hockett	9	13	3	.231	0	1
Lindsay Deal	4	7	0	.000	0	0
Gene Schott	1	0	0	---	0	0

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
Luke Hamlin	40	269.2	20	13	3.64	88
Freddie Fitzsimmons	27	151.1	7	9	3.87	44
Whit Wyatt	16	109	8	3	2.31	52
Van Mungo	14	77.1	4	5	3.26	34

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
Hugh Casey	40	227.1	15	10	2.93	79
Vito Tamulis	39	158.2	9	8	4.37	83
Tot Pressnell	31	156.2	9	7	4.02	43
Red Evans	24	64.1	1	8	5.18	28
Bill Crouch	6	38.1	4	0	2.58	10
Al Hollingsworth	8	27.1	1	2	5.27	11
Carl Doyle	5	17.2	1	2	1.02	7
Boots Poffenberger	3	5	0	0	5.40	2

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
Ira Hutchinson	41	5	2	1	4.34	46
George Jeffcoat	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

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
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

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[1] Fred Frankhouse at Baseball-Reference

[outlaw-2] Jimmy Outlaw at Baseball-Reference

[3] Luke Sewell at Baseball-Reference

[4] Tom Lanning at Baseball-Reference

[5] Kemp Wicker at Baseball-Reference

[6] Chris Hartje at Baseball-Reference

[7] Woody English at Baseball-Reference

[8] Bill Posedel at Baseball-Reference

[9] Lyn Lary at Baseball-Reference

[10] Mel Almada at Baseball-Reference

[11] Pee Wee Reese at Baseball-Reference

[12] Herman Besse at Baseball-Reference

[13] Al Hollingsworth at Baseball-Reference

[14] Rae Blaemire at Baseball-Reference

[15] Jimmy Ripple at Baseball-Reference

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