1939 Cincinnati Reds season

1939 Cincinnati Reds
1939 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WCPO (Harry Hartman)
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The 1939 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the National League, winning the pennant by 4½ games over the St. Louis Cardinals with a record of 97–57. The team went on to the 1939 World Series, which it lost in four straight games to the New York Yankees.

Regular season

During the season, Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters became the last pitchers to win at least 25 games in one season for the Reds in the 20th century.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	4.5	.601
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	69	12.5	.549
Chicago Cubs	84	70	13	.545
New York Giants	77	74	18.5	.510
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	85	28.5	.444
Boston Bees	63	88	32.5	.417
Philadelphia Phillies	45	106	50.5	.298

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

August 19, 1939: Milt Shoffner was selected off waivers by the Reds from the Boston Bees.^[2]
August 31, 1939: Al Simmons was purchased by the Reds from the Boston Bees.^[3]

Roster

1939 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

37 Red Barrett

37 Peaches Davis

30 Paul Derringer

42 Lee Grissom

14 Art Jacobs

14 Hank Johnson

36 Wes Livengood

35 Whitey Moore

38 Pete Naktenis

36 Johnny Niggeling

14 Elmer Riddle

37 Milt Shoffner

39 Junior Thompson

33 Johnny Vander Meer

31 Bucky Walters

34 Jim Weaver

Catchers

5 Willard Hershberger

4 Ernie Lombardi

3 Jimmie Wilson

Infielders

11 Lonny Frey

19 Milt Galatzer

17 Eddie Joost

10 Frank McCormick

12 Billy Myers

45 Nolen Richardson

15 Lew Riggs

18 Billy Werber

Outfielders

22 Wally Berger

27 Nino Bongiovanni

26 Frenchy Bordagaray

23 Harry Craft

28 Vince DiMaggio

25 Lee Gamble

24 Ival Goodman

36 Bud Hafey

38 Al Simmons

34,38 Dick West

Other batters

16 Les Scarsella

Manager

1 Bill McKechnie

Coaches

2 Hank Gowdy

3 Jimmie Wilson

Bat Boy

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	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	130	450	129	.287	20	85
3B	Werber, BillyBilly Werber	147	599	173	.289	5	57
OF	Berger, WallyWally Berger	97	329	85	.258	14	44

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.	RBI
Simmons, AlAl Simmons	9	21	3	.143	1
West, DickDick West	8	19	4	.211	4
DiMaggio, VinceVince DiMaggio	8	14	1	.071	2
Wilson, JimmieJimmie Wilson	4	3	1	.333	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
Walters, BuckyBucky Walters	39	319	27	11	2.29	137
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	38	301	25	7	2.93	128

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
Grissom, LeeLee Grissom	33	153.2	9	7	4.10	53
Thompson, JuniorJunior Thompson	42	152.1	13	5	2.54	87
Shoffner, MiltMilt Shoffner	10	37.2	2	2	3.35	6

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
Johnson, HankHank Johnson	20	0	3	1	2.01	10
Davis, PeachesPeaches Davis	20	1	0	2	6.26	4
Livengood, WesWes Livengood	5	0	0	0	5.93	4
Weaver, JimJim Weaver	3	0	0	0	3.00	3
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	2	0	0	0	1.69	1
Jacobs, ArtArt Jacobs	1	0	0	1	9.00	1

1939 World Series

Main article: 1939 World Series

Game 1

October 4, 1939 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6	0
W: Red Ruffing (1–0) L: Paul Derringer (0–1)

Game 2

October 5, 1939 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
New York (A)	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	x	4	9	0
W: Monte Pearson (1–0) L: Bucky Walters (0–1)
HR: : NYY – Babe Dahlgren (1)

Game 3

October 7, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	7	5	1
Cincinnati (N)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
W: Bump Hadley (1–0) L: Junior Thompson (0–1)
HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (1, 2), Joe DiMaggio (1), Bill Dickey (1)

Game 4

October 8, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	7	7	1
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	11	4
W: Johnny Murphy (1–0) L: Bucky Walters (0–2)
HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (3), Bill Dickey (2)

Farm system

Notes

↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Milt Shoffner page at Baseball Reference
↑ Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

1939 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

National League champions

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

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

1882

Division titles (10)

National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Daytona Tortugas (A Adv.)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
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DSL Rojos (Rookie)

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