1939 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1939 New York Giants season was the franchise's 57th season. The team finished in fifth place in the National League with a 77–74 record, 18½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

1939 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)Bill Terry
Manager(s)Bill Terry
Local radioWABC
(Arch McDonald, Garnett Marks, Mel Allen)
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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—

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster
1939 New York Giants roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders 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
3BTom Hafey7025662.242626

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
Jimmy Ripple6612328.228112
Johnny Dickshot10348.23505
Ray Hayworth5133.23100

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
Slick Castleman1233.2124.546

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
Jumbo Brown314074.1524
Dick Coffman281233.089
Tom Gorman40007.202

Awards and honors

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Jersey City Giants International League Bert Niehoff
B Clinton Giants Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Blondy Ryan
C Fort Smith Giants Western Association Herschel Bobo
D Milford Giants Eastern Shore League Earl Smith and Val Picinich
D Salisbury Giants North Carolina State League Dick Luckey and John Cortuzzo

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Notes
  1. Les Powers page at Baseball Reference
  2. Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference
  3. Jimmy Ripple page at Baseball Reference
  4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References
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