1939 Cleveland Indians season
The 1939 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 87–67, 201⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.
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Owner(s) | Alva Bradley |
General manager(s) | Cy Slapnicka |
Manager(s) | Ossie Vitt |
Local radio | WCLE (Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) |
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Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | 0.702 | — | 52–25 | 54–20 |
Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | 0.589 | 17 | 42–32 | 47–30 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 20½ | 44–33 | 43–34 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 69 | 0.555 | 22 | 50–27 | 36–42 |
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 26½ | 42–35 | 39–38 |
Washington Senators | 65 | 88 | 0.425 | 42 | 37–40 | 28–48 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | 0.362 | 51½ | 28–48 | 27–49 |
St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 64½ | 18–59 | 25–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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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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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C | Rollie Hemsley | 107 | 395 | 104 | .263 | 2 | 36 |
1B | Hal Trosky | 122 | 448 | 150 | .335 | 25 | 104 |
2B | Odell Hale | 108 | 253 | 79 | .312 | 4 | 48 |
SS | Skeeter Webb | 81 | 269 | 71 | .264 | 2 | 26 |
3B | Ken Keltner | 154 | 587 | 191 | .325 | 13 | 97 |
OF | Jeff Heath | 121 | 431 | 126 | .292 | 14 | 69 |
OF | Bruce Campbell | 130 | 450 | 129 | .287 | 8 | 72 |
OF | Ben Chapman | 149 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 6 | 82 |
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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Oscar Grimes | 119 | 364 | 98 | .269 | 4 | 56 |
Roy Weatherly | 95 | 323 | 100 | .310 | 1 | 32 |
Lou Boudreau | 53 | 225 | 58 | .258 | 0 | 19 |
Frankie Pytlak | 63 | 183 | 49 | .268 | 0 | 14 |
Ray Mack | 36 | 112 | 17 | .152 | 1 | 6 |
Moose Solters | 41 | 102 | 28 | .275 | 2 | 19 |
Jim Shilling | 31 | 98 | 27 | .276 | 0 | 12 |
Earl Averill | 24 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 1 | 7 |
Luke Sewell | 16 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
Lyn Lary | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 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 |
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Bob Feller | 39 | 296.2 | 24 | 9 | 2.85 | 246 |
Al Milnar | 37 | 209.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.79 | 76 |
Mel Harder | 29 | 208.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.50 | 67 |
Johnny Allen | 28 | 175.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.58 | 79 |
Willis Hudlin | 27 | 143.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.91 | 28 |
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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Tom Drake | 8 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
Floyd Stromme | 5 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.85 | 4 |
Lefty Sullivan | 7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 4 |
Mike Naymick | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 3 |
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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Harry Eisenstat | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3.30 | 38 |
Joe Dobson | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 27 |
Johnny Broaca | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 | 13 |
Bill Zuber | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 16 |
Johnny Humphries | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8.26 | 12 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Buffalo Bisons | International League | Steve O'Neill |
A1 | New Orleans Pelicans | Southern Association | Roger Peckinpaugh |
A | Wilkes-Barre Barons | Eastern League | Eddie Phillips |
B | Cedar Rapids Raiders | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Ollie Marquardt |
B | Winston-Salem Twins | Piedmont League | Charles Clancy and Alvin Crowder |
B | Spartanburg Spartans | Sally League | Leon Pettit |
C | Tyler Trojans | East Texas League | Bobby Goff |
C | Springfield Indians | Middle Atlantic League | Earl Wolgamot |
D | Troy Trojans | Alabama–Florida League | Bloomer Milner |
D | Greeneville Burley Cubs | Appalachian League | Sam Alexander |
D | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | Bi-State League | Arnold Anderson |
D | Opelousas Indians | Evangeline League | Joe Woodard |
D | Logan Indians | Mountain State League | Eddie Hock |
D | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | Northern League | Jack Knight |
D | Mansfield Indians | Ohio State League | Ray French and Dewey Stover |
D | Niagara Falls Rainbows | PONY League | Tim Murchison |
References
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007