1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Bill Benswanger
Manager(s) Pie Traynor
Local radio KDKA
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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The 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 58th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 53rd in National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 68–85.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 97 57 0.630 β€” 55–25 42–32
St. Louis Cardinals 92 61 0.601 4Β½ 51–27 41–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 84 69 0.549 12Β½ 51–27 33–42
Chicago Cubs 84 70 0.545 13 44–34 40–36
New York Giants 77 74 0.510 18Β½ 41–33 36–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 68 85 0.444 28Β½ 35–42 33–43
Boston Bees 63 88 0.417 32Β½ 37–35 26–53
Philadelphia Phillies 45 106 0.298 50Β½ 29–44 16–62

Record vs. opponents

1939 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston β€” 10–12–1 6–16 6–16 10–11 13–8 9–12 9–13
Brooklyn 12–10–1 β€” 11–11–2 10–12 12–10 17–4–1 13–9 9–13
Chicago 16–6 11–11–2 β€” 10–12 11–11 12–10 14–8 10–12
Cincinnati 16–6 12–10 12–10 β€” 11–11 19–3 16–6 11–11–2
New York 11–10 10–12 11–11 11–11 β€” 14–7 11–11 9–12
Philadelphia 8–13 4–17–1 10–12 3–19 7–14 β€” 8–14 5–17
Pittsburgh 12–9 9–13 8–14 6–16 11–11 14–8 β€” 8–14
St. Louis 13–9 13–9 12–10 11–11–2 12–9 17–5 14–8 β€”

Game log

1939 Game Log: 68–85 (Home: 35–42; Away: 33–43)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

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
C Mueller, RayRay Mueller 86 180 42 .233 2 18

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
Susce, GeorgeGeorge Susce 31 75 17 .227 1 4

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
Bauers, RussRuss Bauers 15 53.2 2 4 3.35 12

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell
B Gadsden Pilots Southeastern League Yam Yaryan
C Hutchinson Pirates Western Association Jimmy Jordan
D Carthage Pirates Arkansas–Missouri League Buzz Arlitt
D Valdosta Trojans Georgia–Florida League Bill Morrell
D McKeesport Little Pirates Pennsylvania State Association Leo Mackey and Joe Agee
D Jamestown Jaguars PONY League Mickey LaLange

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference

References

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