1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers started the year with a new manager, Leo Durocher, who became both the team's manager and starting shortstop. They also became the first New York NL team to have a regular radio broadcast, with Red Barber handling the announcers job, and the first team to have a television broadcast (during their August 26 home game doubleheaders against the Reds, both of which WNBT covered for the NBC network). The team finished in third place, showing some improvement over the previous seasons. == Offseason == December 13, 1938: Fred Frankhouse was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Joe Stripp. December 13, 1938: Lew Krausse and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmy Outlaw. December 13, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw and Buddy Hassett were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Gene Moore and Ira Hutchinson. December 19, 1938: Luke Sewell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago White Sox. February 2, 1939: Tom Lanning was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies. February 6, 1939: Kemp Wicker and Chris Hartje were purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees. February 23, 1939: Woody English was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs. March 31, 1939: Bill Posedel was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Al Todd. == Regular season == === Season standings === === Record vs. opponents === === Notable transactions === May 3, 1939: Lyn Lary was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians. June 15, 1939: Mel Almada was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns. July 18, 1939: Pee Wee Reese was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox. August 12, 1939: Herman Besse was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics. August 12, 1939: Al Hollingsworth was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees. August 17, 1939: Rae Blaemire was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants. August 23, 1939: Ray Hayworth was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Jimmy Ripple === Roster === == 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 ==== Other batters ==== Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in === Pitching === ==== Starting pitchers ==== Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts ==== Other pitchers ==== Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts ==== Relief pitchers ==== Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts == Awards and honors == 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Dolph Camilli reserve Cookie Lavagetto reserve Babe Phelps reserve Whit Wyatt reserve TSN Manager of the Year Award Leo Durocher TSN Major League Executive of the Year Award Larry MacPhail === League top five finishers === Dolph Camilli #3 in NL in home runs (26) #4 in NL in runs batted in (104) #4 in NL in runs scored (105) #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.409) #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.524) Hugh Casey #4 in NL in earned run average (2.93) Luke Hamlin #4 in NL in wins (20) Cookie Lavagetto #4 in NL in stolen bases (14) == Farm system == LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood, Pine Bluff == Notes == == References == Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page == External links == 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Archived October 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrosheet