1939 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Owner(s) | Gerald Nugent |
Manager(s) | Doc Prothro |
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WCAU (Bill Dyer) WIP (By Saam, Stoney McLinn) |
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The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 45 wins and 106 losses.
Offseason
- December 7, 1938: Les Powers was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Giants.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 55–25 | 42–32 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 4½ | 51–27 | 41–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 12½ | 51–27 | 33–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 13 | 44–34 | 40–36 |
New York Giants | 77 | 74 | 0.510 | 18½ | 41–33 | 36–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–43 |
Boston Bees | 63 | 88 | 0.417 | 32½ | 37–35 | 26–53 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 106 | 0.298 | 50½ | 29–44 | 16–62 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
- April 8, 1939: Pete Sivess and cash was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Len Gabrielson.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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2B | Hughes, RoyRoy Hughes | 65 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 1 | 16 |
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 |
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Mueller, HeinieHeinie Mueller | 115 | 341 | 95 | .279 | 9 | 43 |
Scott, LeGrantLeGrant Scott | 76 | 232 | 65 | .280 | 1 | 26 |
Powers, LesLes Powers | 19 | 52 | 18 | .346 | 0 | 2 |
Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson | 5 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Bruner, RoyRoy Bruner | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4.73 | 77 |
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 |
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Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck | 34 | 182.2 | 7 | 14 | 4.73 | 77 |
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 |
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Burkart, ElmerElmer Burkart | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Pensacola Fliers | Southeastern League | Wally Dashiell |
D | Mayodan Millers | Bi-State League | Harry Daughtry, Ramon Couto and Chink Outen |
D | Moultrie Packers | Georgia–Florida League | Joe Holden |
D | Johnstown Johnnies | Pennsylvania State Association | Dick Goldberg |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pensacola[3]
Notes
- ↑ Les Powers page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007