1939 Philadelphia Athletics season

Major League Baseball team season

1939 Philadelphia Athletics

League| American League
Ballpark| Shibe Park
City| Philadelphia
Owners| Connie Mack
Managers| Connie Mack
Radio| WIP
(By Saam, Stoney McLinn)
WCAU
(Bill Dyer)

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1940 ->

The 1939 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing seventh in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses.

## Offseason

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* October 4, 1938: Bill Beckmann was drafted by the Athletics from the Atlanta Crackers in the 1938 rule 5 draft.[1]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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

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New York Yankees | 106 | 45  | .702  | —  | 52‍–‍25  | 54‍–‍20
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62  | .589  | 17  | 42‍–‍32  | 47‍–‍30
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67  | .565  | 20½  | 44‍–‍33  | 43‍–‍34
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 69  | .555  | 22  | 50‍–‍27  | 36‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73  | .526  | 26½  | 42‍–‍35  | 39‍–‍38
Washington Senators | 65 | 87  | .428  | 41½  | 37‍–‍39  | 28‍–‍48
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97  | .362  | 51½  | 28‍–‍48  | 27‍–‍49
St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111  | .279  | 64½  | 18‍–‍59  | 25‍–‍52

### Record vs. opponents

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1939 American League record

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

Team  | BOS  | CWS  | CLE  | DET  | NYY  | PHA  | SLB  | WSH
Boston | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–8–1 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7
Chicago | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 18–4 | 14–8–1
Cleveland | 11–11 | 10–12 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8
Detroit | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | 14–8
New York | 8–11–1 | 18–4 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 18–4 | 19–3 | 15–7
Philadelphia | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | 11–11 | 4–18 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–12
St. Louis | 6–16 | 4–18 | 6–16 | 8–14–1 | 3–19 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15
Washington | 7–15 | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 12–8 | 15–7 | —

### Roster

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1939 Philadelphia Athletics

Roster
Pitchers

* 35 Bill Beckmann
* 16 George Caster
* 19 Chubby Dean
* 15 Bob Joyce
* \-- Walt Masters
* 31 Les McCrabb
* 22 Lynn Nelson
* 20 Sam Page
* 21 Roy Parmelee
* 25 Cotton Pippen
* 24 Nels Potter
* 21 Jim Reninger
* 17 Buck Ross
* 21 Jim Schelle
* 31 Dave Smith
* 18 Eddie Smith
* 20 Bud Thomas

|  | Catchers

* 9 Earle Brucker
* 8 Frankie Hayes
* 30,36 Harry O'Neill
* 26 Hal Wagner

Infielders

* 14 Wayne Ambler
* 6 Al Brancato
* 25 Fred Chapman
* 36 Nick Etten
* 12 Joe Gantenbein
* 3 Bill Lillard
* 7 Dario Lodigiani
* 23 Bob McNamara
* 34 Bill Nagel
* 2 Skeeter Newsome
* 5 Dick Siebert

|  | Outfielders

* 10 Sam Chapman
* 26 Eddie Collins
* 6 Lou Finney
* 4 Bob Johnson
* 11 Dee Miles
* 1 Wally Moses
* 18 Eric Tipton

|  | Manager

* Connie Mack

Coaches

* 29 Charlie Berry
* 28 Lena Blackburne
* 32 Dave Keefe
* 27 Earle Mack

## 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 | Frankie Hayes | 124 | 431 | 122 | .283 | 20 | 83
1B | Dick Siebert | 101 | 402 | 118 | .294 | 6 | 47
2B | Joe Gantenbein | 111 | 348 | 101 | .290 | 4 | 36
SS | Skeeter Newsome | 99 | 248 | 55 | .222 | 0 | 17
3B | Dario Lodigiani | 121 | 393 | 102 | .260 | 6 | 44
OF | Wally Moses | 115 | 437 | 134 | .307 | 3 | 33
OF | Bob Johnson | 150 | 544 | 184 | .338 | 23 | 114
OF | Sam Chapman | 140 | 498 | 134 | .269 | 15 | 64

#### 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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Bill Nagel | 105 | 341 | 86 | .252 | 12 | 39
Dee Miles | 106 | 320 | 96 | .300 | 1 | 37
Wayne Ambler | 95 | 227 | 48 | .211 | 0 | 24
Earle Brucker | 62 | 172 | 50 | .291 | 3 | 31
Nick Etten | 43 | 155 | 39 | .252 | 3 | 29
Eric Tipton | 47 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 1 | 14
Al Brancato | 21 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 1 | 8
Fred Chapman | 15 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 1
Lou Finney | 9 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 1
Eddie Collins | 32 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 0
Bill Lillard | 7 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 1
Bob McNamara | 9 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 3
Hal Wagner | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0
Harry O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | \
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### 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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Lynn Nelson | 35 | 197.2 | 10 | 13 | 4.78 | 75
Buck Ross | 29 | 174.0 | 6 | 14 | 6.00 | 43
Bill Beckmann | 27 | 155.1 | 7 | 11 | 5.39 | 20
Les McCrabb | 5 | 35.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.04 | 11
Sam Page | 4 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 6.95 | 11
Bud Thomas | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 0

#### 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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Nels Potter | 41 | 196.1 | 8 | 12 | 6.60 | 60
George Caster | 28 | 136.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.90 | 59
Cotton Pippen | 25 | 118.2 | 4 | 11 | 5.99 | 33
Roy Parmelee | 14 | 44.2 | 1 | 6 | 4.45 | 13
Jim Reninger | 4 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 3

#### 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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Chubby Dean | 54 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5.25 | 39
Bob Joyce | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.69 | 25
Walt Masters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 2
Eddie Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 3
Bill Nagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 0
Jim Schelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0
Dave Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \
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## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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A  | Williamsport Grays | Eastern League | Marty McManus
D  | Federalsburg Athletics | Eastern Shore League | Sammy Holbrook
D  | Lexington Indians | North Carolina State League | Joe Byrd

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## References

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1. ^ Bill Beckmann page at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## External links

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* 1939 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
* 1939 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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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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Oakland Athletics

* Established in 1901
* Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics
* Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

Franchise|

* History
* in Philadelphia
* in Kansas City
* in Oakland
* pending relocation to Las Vegas
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Broadcasters
* Radio network
* Award winners and league leaders
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* Columbia Park
* Shibe Park
* Municipal Stadium
* Oakland Coliseum
* Sutter Health Park (temporary 2025–2027)
* New Las Vegas Stadium (proposed)

Spring training
Latta Park Baseball Field
Barrs Field
Cramton Bowl
Terry Park Ballfield
Wilmington Park
McCurdy Field
Connie Mack Field
McKechnie Field
Rendezvous Park
Scottsdale Stadium I
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Hohokam Stadium

Culture|

* Philadelphia Athletics (football)
* Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
* The Baseball Bug
* Champagne and Baloney
* Charlie-O
* Dick Callahan
* Stomper
* $100,000 infield
* "Holy Toledo!"
* Swingin' A's
* Billyball
* Big Three
* Highway to Heaven
* Moneyball
* book
* film
* Mount Davis
* Hal the Hot Dog Guy
* The Mustache Gang
* Oakland Ballpark

Lore|

* The Mack Attack
* Grandstand Managers Night
* Perfect games
* Catfish Hunter
* Dallas Braden
* Bash Brothers
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* 20 game win streak
* MLB Japan Opening Series 2008
* Philadelphia Athletics 18, Cleveland Indians 17 (1932)

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Angels
* Philadelphia Phillies
* San Francisco Giants

Key personnel|

* Owners: John Fisher
* President: Dave Kaval
* Executive vice president: Billy Beane
* General manager: David Forst
* Manager: Mark Kotsay

Important figures|

| Hall of Fame
members|

* Home Run Baker
* Chief Bender
* Mickey Cochrane
* Eddie Collins
* Dennis Eckersley
* Rollie Fingers
* Jimmie Foxx
* Lefty Grove
* Rickey Henderson
* Catfish Hunter
* Reggie Jackson
* Nap Lajoie
* Connie Mack
* Eddie Plank
* Al Simmons
* Rube Waddell
* Dick Williams

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Wall of Fame
members|

* Sam Chapman
* Jack Coombs
* Jimmy Dykes
* George Earnshaw
* Ferris Fain
* Bob Johnson
* Eddie Joost
* Bing Miller
* Wally Moses
* Rube Oldring
* Bobby Shantz
* Eddie Rommel
* Elmer Valo
* Rube Walberg
* Gus Zernial

World Series
Champions (9)|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1913
* 1929
* 1930
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1989

American League
Championships (15)|

* 1902
* 1905
* 1910
* 1911
* 1913
* 1914
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990

AL West Division
Championships (17)|

* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1981
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1992
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2006
* 2012
* 2013
* 2020

AL Wild Card (4)|

* 2001
* 2014
* 2018
* 2019

Minors|

Triple-A
Las Vegas Aviators
Double-A
Midland RockHounds
High-A
Lansing Lugnuts
Single-A
Stockton Ports
Rookie
ACL Athletics
DSL Athletics

Seasons (125)

1900s|

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

1910s|

* 1910
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* 1913
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* 1916
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* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
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* 1923
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* 1926
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* 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
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* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
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* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

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1970s|

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1980s|

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1990s|

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2020s|

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