1939 Philadelphia Phillies season

1939 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1938)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gerald Nugent
Manager(s)	Doc Prothro
Local radio	WCAU (Bill Dyer) WIP (By Saam, Stoney McLinn)
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The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 45 wins and 106 losses.

Offseason

• December 7, 1938: Les Powers was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Giants.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	4.5	.601
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	69	12.5	.549
Chicago Cubs	84	70	13	.545
New York Giants	77	74	18.5	.510
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	85	28.5	.444
Boston Bees	63	88	32.5	.417
Philadelphia Phillies	45	106	50.5	.298

Record vs. opponents

1939 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12–1	6–16	6–16	10–11	13–8	9–12	9–13
Brooklyn	12–10–1	—	11–11–2	10–12	12–10	17–4–1	13–9	9–13
Chicago	16–6	11–11–2	—	10–12	11–11	12–10	14–8	10–12
Cincinnati	16–6	12–10	12–10	—	11–11	19–3	16–6	11–11–2
New York	11–10	10–12	11–11	11–11	—	14–7	11–11	9–12
Philadelphia	8–13	4–17–1	10–12	3–19	7–14	—	8–14	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–9	9–13	8–14	6–16	11–11	14–8	—	8–14
St. Louis	13–9	13–9	12–10	11–11–2	12–9	17–5	14–8	—

Notable transactions

• April 8, 1939: Pete Sivess and cash was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Len Gabrielson.^[2]

Roster

1939 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 15 Boom-Boom Beck 33 Roy Bruner 35 Elmer Burkart  8 Max Butcher 12 Ray Harrell 12 Jim Henry 14 Kirby Higbe 28 Bill Hoffman  7 Al Hollingsworth  3 Syl Johnson 11 Bill Kerksieck  9 Hugh Mulcahy 13 Claude Passeau  5 Ike Pearson 11 Jennings Poindexter 34 Gene Schott 14 Al Smith		Catchers 34,5 Bill Atwood 10 Dave Coble  4 Spud Davis  7 Joe Kracher 8,23 Wally Millies 26 Bennie Warren Infielders 22 Jack Bolling -- Eddie Feinberg 34 Len Gabrielson 28,16 Roy Hughes 10 Charlie Letchas 19 Pinky May 21 Heinie Mueller 16 Les Powers 18 George Scharein 20 Jim Shilling  6 Gus Suhr  5 Johnny Watwood 20 Pinky Whitney 17 Del Young		Outfielders 24 Morrie Arnovich 23 Bud Bates 16 Stan Benjamin 27 Gibby Brack  7 Bud Hafey 26 Chuck Klein 25 Hersh Martin 35 Joe Marty 28 LeGrant Scott		Manager  1 Doc Prothro Coaches  3 Syl Johnson ?? Hans Lobert

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
2B	Hughes, RoyRoy Hughes	65	237	54	.228	1	16

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
Mueller, HeinieHeinie Mueller	115	341	95	.279	9	43
Scott, LeGrantLeGrant Scott	76	232	65	.280	1	26
Powers, LesLes Powers	19	52	18	.346	0	2
Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson	5	18	4	.222	0	1

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
Bruner, RoyRoy Bruner	4	27	0	4	4.73	77

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
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck	34	182.2	7	14	4.73	77

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
Burkart, ElmerElmer Burkart	5	1	0	0	4.32	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Pensacola Fliers	Southeastern League	Wally Dashiell
D	Mayodan Millers	Bi-State League	Harry Daughtry, Ramon Couto and Chink Outen
D	Moultrie Packers	Georgia–Florida League	Joe Holden
D	Johnstown Johnnies	Pennsylvania State Association	Dick Goldberg

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pensacola^[3]

Notes

1. Les Powers page at Baseball Reference
2. Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1939 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference