1939 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season

1939 Chicago Cubs

League| National League
Ballpark| Wrigley Field
City| Chicago
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)
| <- 1938 | Seasons | 1940 ->

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The 1939 Chicago Cubs season was the 68th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 64th in the National League and the 24th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 84–70.

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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

### Record vs. opponents

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1939 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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 | —

### Roster

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1939 Chicago Cubs

Roster
Pitchers

* 18 Clay Bryant
* 22 Dizzy Dean
* 14 Larry French
* 16 Ray Harrell
* 25 Kirby Higbe
* 11 Bill Lee
* 27 Gene Lillard
* 41 Vance Page
* 13 Claude Passeau
* 17 Charlie Root
* 28 Jack Russell
* 31 Earl Whitehill

|  | Catchers

* 39 Bob Garbark
* 2 Gabby Hartnett
* 12 Gus Mancuso

Infielders

* 2,5 Dick Bartell
* 3 Phil Cavarretta
* 6 Stan Hack
* 4 Billy Herman
* 15 Bobby Mattick
* 15 Steve Mesner
* 32 Rip Russell

|  | Outfielders

* 7 Augie Galan
* 24 Jim Gleeson
* 9 Hank Leiber
* 8 Joe Marty
* 8 Bill Nicholson
* 43 Carl Reynolds

|  | Manager

* 2 Gabby Hartnett

Coaches

* 19 Red Corriden
* 20 Roy Johnson

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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 | 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

#### Other batters

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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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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

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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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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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

#### Other pitchers

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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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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

#### Relief pitchers

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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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Jack Russell | 39 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.67 | 32
Vern Olsen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AA  | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Mickey Heath
AA  | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Truck Hannah
B  | Bloomington Bloomers | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Merv Connelly
B  | Moline Plowboys | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Mike Gazella
C  | Hot Springs Bathers | Cotton States League | Spike Hunter
C  | St. Joseph Angels | Western Association | Goldie Holt
D  | Bisbee Bees | Arizona–Texas League | Carl Dittmar
D  | Hopkinsville Hoppers | KITTY League | Harry Griswold
D  | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Ivy Griffin
D  | Sioux Falls Canaries | Western League | Ralph Brandon

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## Notes

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1. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

## References

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* 1939 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

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1939 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball|

| American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

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National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

Negro American League|

* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Indianapolis
* Kansas City
* Memphis
* St. Louis
* Toledo

Negro National League|

* Baltimore
* Homestead
* New York Black Yankees
* New York Cubans
* Newark
* Philadelphia
* Toledo

* 1939 All-Star Game
* 1939 World Series
* 1939 East–West All-Star Game

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Chicago Cubs

* Established in 1874
* Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans
* Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Awards
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round draft picks

Ballparks|

* 23rd Street Grounds
* Lakefront Park
* West Side Park I
* South Side Park
* West Side Park II
* Wrigley Field
* History
* List of events
* Renovations
* Wrigley Rooftops

Culture|

* Tinker to Evers to Chance
* Bleacher Bums
* Wayne Messmer
* Ronnie Woo Woo
* Jerry Pritikin
* Yosh Kawano
* Life's Greatest Game
* Alibi Ike
* Mike Royko
* Harry Caray
* Holy Cow!
* Grant DePorter
* Wrigley Company
* Wrigley Field ivy
* Hey Hey Holy Mackerel
* Bill Holden
* The Heckler
* The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Or Do They?
* We Believe: Chicago and Its Cubs
* Arne Harris
* "Go, Cubs, Go"
* "Sweet Home Chicago"
* "All the Way"
* "Jump"
* Cubs Win Flag
* Eamus Catuli
* Addison Red Line Station
* Sheridan Red Line Station
* Clark Street
* Addison Street
* The Winning Team
* Elmer, the Great
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off
* Rookie of the Year
* This Old Cub
* The Natural
* Taking Care of Business
* A League of Their Own
* The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness
* Pat Pieper
* The Cubby Bear
* Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
* Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium
* Clark
* Back to the Future Part II

Lore|

* Curse of the Billy Goat
* Ex-Cubs Factor
* Babe Ruth's called shot
* Steve Bartman incident
* Homer in the Gloamin'
* 1998 home run chase
* Brock for Broglio
* Merkle's Boner
* College of Coaches
* Ken Hubbs
* Billy Jurges incident
* June 23, 1984 game
* 1998 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* 2015 NL Wild Card Game
* 2015 NL Division Series
* 2016 NL Championship Series
* 2016 World Series
* 2018 NL Central tie-breaker game
* 2019 MLB Little League Classic
* MLB at Field of Dreams
* 2023 MLB London Series

Rivalries|

* Chicago White Sox
* Milwaukee Brewers
* St. Louis Cardinals

Key personnel|

* Owner: Joe Ricketts family
* Chairman: Tom Ricketts
* President of Baseball Operations/General Manager: Jed Hoyer
* Manager: Craig Counsell

World Series
championships (3)|

* 1907
* 1908
* 2016

National League
championships (17)|

* 1876
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1885
* 1886
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1910
* 1918
* 1929
* 1932
* 1935
* 1938
* 1945
* 2016

Division
championships|

| East (2)|

* 1984
* 1989

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Central (6)|

* 2003
* 2007
* 2008
* 2016
* 2017
* 2020

Wild Card (3)|

* 1998
* 2015
* 2018

Minor league
affiliates|

* Iowa Cubs (Triple-A)
* Tennessee Smokies (Double-A)
* South Bend Cubs (High-A)
* Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Single-A)
* ACL Cubs (Rookie)
* DSL Cubs Blue (Rookie)
* DSL Cubs Red (Rookie)

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* Marquee Sports Network

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Radio|

* Radio network
* WSCR

Broadcasters|

| Television|

* Jon Sciambi
* Jim Deshaies
* Joe Girardi
* Beth Mowins

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Radio|

* Pat Hughes
* Ron Coomer
* Zach Zaidman

Seasons (150)

1870s|

* 1870 ·  1871
* 1872 · 1873 ·  1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879

1880s|

* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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