1939 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1939 American League League ParkCleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Cy Slapnicka Ossie Vitt WCLE(Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) 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. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1939 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 15 Johnny Allen 16 Johnny Broaca 17 Joe Dobson 29 Tom Drake 10 Harry Eisenstat 19 Bob Feller 18 Mel Harder 12 Willis Hudlin 21 Johnny Humphries 20 Al Milnar 30 Mike Naymick 31 Floyd Stromme 30 Lefty Sullivan 14 Bill Zuber Catchers  9 Rollie Hemsley  8 Frankie Pytlak  2 Luke Sewell Infielders  5 Lou Boudreau  1 Oscar Grimes  4 Odell Hale 25 Ken Keltner 11 Lyn Lary  6 Ray Mack 32 Jim Shilling  7 Hal Trosky  5 Skeeter Webb Outfielders  3 Earl Averill 23 Bruce Campbell 2,11 Ben Chapman 24 Jeff Heath  6 Moose Solters 22 Roy Weatherly Manager 26 Ossie Vitt Coaches 28 Johnny Bassler 27 Ski Melillo  2 Luke Sewell Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 RBICRollie Hemsley107395104.2632361BHal Trosky122448150.335251042BOdell Hale10825379.312448SSSkeeter Webb8126971.2642263BKen Keltner154587191.3251397OFJeff Heath121431126.2921469 OF Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell (baseball) 130 450 129 .287 8 72 OF Ben Chapman Ben Chapman (baseball) 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 RBIOscar Grimes11936498.269456Roy Weatherly95323100.310132Lou Boudreau5322558.258019Frankie Pytlak6318349.268014Ray Mack3611217.15216Moose Solters4110228.275219Jim Shilling319827.276012 Earl Averill 24 55 15 .273 1 7Luke Sewell16203.15001Lyn Lary320.00000 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 SOBob Feller39296.22492.85246Al Milnar37209.014123.7976Mel Harder29208.01593.5067 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 28 175.0 9 7 4.58 79Willis Hudlin27143.09104.9128 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 SOTom Drake815.0019.001Floyd Stromme513.0014.854Lefty Sullivan712.2014.264Mike Naymick24.2011.933 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOHarry Eisenstat266723.3038 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 16Johnny Humphries152428.2612 Awards and honors All Star Game Bob Feller, pitcher Rollie Hemsley, catcher Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 MurchisonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1939 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1930s in Cleveland