1939 Cleveland Indians season

1939 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Alva Bradley
General manager(s) Cy Slapnicka
Manager(s) Ossie Vitt
Local radio WCLE
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The 1939 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–66, 13 games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 106 45 .702 --
Boston Red Sox 88 61 .591 9½
Cleveland Indians 86 66 .566 13
Chicago White Sox 85 69 .552 22.5
Washington Senators 75 76 .497 23½
Detroit Tigers 84 70 .545 16
Philadelphia Athletics 55 97 .362 44
St. Louis Browns 43 111 .279 64½

Record vs. opponents

1939 American League Records

Sources:

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

1939 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
OF Campbell, BruceBruce Campbell 130 450 129 .287 8 72
OF Chapman, BenBen 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
Averill, EarlEarl Averill 24 55 15 .273 1 7

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
Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen 28 175 9 7 4.58 79

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

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
Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson 35 2 3 1 5.88 27
Broaca, JohnnyJohnny Broaca 22 4 2 0 4.70 13
Drake, TomTom Drake 8 0 1 0 9.00 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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

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References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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