1939 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1939 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 84 70 y 4th Philip K. Wrigley Charles Weber Gabby Hartnett WGN(Bob Elson)WBBM(John Harrington, Pat Flanagan)WJJD(Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) The 1939 Chicago Cubs season was the 68th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 64th in the National League and the 24th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 84–70. Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1939 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 22 Dizzy Dean 14 Larry French 16 Ray Harrell 25 Kirby Higbe 11 Bill Lee 27 Gene Lillard 41 Vance Page 13 Claude Passeau 17 Charlie Root 28 Jack Russell 31 Earl Whitehill Catchers 39 Bob Garbark  2 Gabby Hartnett 12 Gus Mancuso Infielders 2,5 Dick Bartell  3 Phil Cavarretta  6 Stan Hack  4 Billy Herman 15 Bobby Mattick 15 Steve Mesner 32 Rip Russell Outfielders  7 Augie Galan 24 Jim Gleeson  9 Hank Leiber  8 Joe Marty  8 Bill Nicholson 43 Carl Reynolds Manager  2 Gabby Hartnett Coaches 19 Red Corriden 20 Roy Johnson 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 Gabby Hartnett 97 306 85 .278 12 59 1B Rip Russell 143 542 148 .273 9 79 2B Billy Herman 156 623 191 .307 7 70 SS Dick Bartell 105 336 80 .238 3 34 3B Stan Hack 156 641 191 .298 8 56 OF Augie Galan 148 549 167 .304 6 71 OF Jim Gleeson 111 332 74 .223 4 45 OF Hank Leiber 112 365 113 .310 24 88 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 Carl Reynolds 88 281 69 .246 4 44 Gus Mancuso 80 251 58 .231 2 17 Bill Nicholson Bill Nicholson (baseball) 58 220 65 .295 5 38 Bobby Mattick 51 178 51 .287 0 23 Joe Marty 23 76 10 .132 2 10 Phil Cavarretta 22 55 15 .273 0 0 Steve Mesner 17 43 12 .279 0 6 Bob Garbark 24 21 3 .143 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 Bill Lee Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) 37 282.1 19 15 3.44 105 Claude Passeau 34 221.0 13 9 3.05 108 Dizzy Dean 19 96.1 6 4 3.36 27 Clay Bryant 4 31.1 2 1 5.74 9 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 Larry French 36 194.0 15 8 3.29 98 Charlie Root 35 167.1 8 8 4.03 65 Vance Page 27 139.1 7 7 3.88 43 Earl Whitehill 24 89.1 4 7 5.14 42 Gene Lillard 20 55.0 3 5 6.55 31 Kirby Higbe 9 22.2 2 1 3.18 16 Ray Harrell 4 17.1 0 2 8.31 5 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 Jack Russell Jack Russell (baseball) 39 4 3 3 3.67 32 Vern Olsen 4 1 0 0 0.00 3 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Mickey Heath AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Truck Hannah B Bloomington Bloomers Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Merv Connelly B Moline Plowboys Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Mike Gazella C Hot Springs Bathers Cotton States League Spike Hunter C St. Joseph Angels Western Association Goldie Holt D Bisbee Bees Arizona–Texas League Carl Dittmar D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Harry Griswold D Eau Claire Bears Northern League Ivy Griffin D Sioux Falls Canaries Western League Ralph Brandon Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1939 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1939 in Chicago