1939 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1939 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 39th season in major league baseball, and its 40th season overall. They finished with a record of 85â69, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 22 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
(Pat Flanagan, John Harrington)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WJJD
(Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca)
WGN
(Bob Elson)
| 1939 Chicago White Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Owners | J. Louis Comiskey, Grace Comiskey |
| General manager | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio | WBBM (Pat Flanagan, John Harrington) WCFL (Hal Totten) WJJD (Charlie Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WGN (Bob Elson) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | â | 52âââ25 | 54âââ20 |
| Boston Red Sox | 89 | 62 | .589 | 17 | 42âââ32 | 47âââ30 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 67 | .565 | 20½ | 44âââ33 | 43âââ34 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 69 | .552 | 22½ | 50âââ27 | 35âââ42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 26½ | 42âââ35 | 39âââ38 |
| Washington Senators | 65 | 87 | .428 | 41½ | 37âââ39 | 28âââ48 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 51½ | 28âââ48 | 27âââ49 |
| St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64½ | 18âââ59 | 25âââ52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 8â14 | 11â11 | 10â12 | 11â8â1 | 18â4 | 16â6 | 15â7 | |||||
| Chicago | 14â8 | â | 12â10 | 12â10 | 4â18 | 11â11 | 18â4 | 14â8â1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11â11 | 10â12 | â | 11â11 | 7â15 | 18â4 | 16â6 | 14â8 | |||||
| Detroit | 12â10 | 10â12 | 11â11 | â | 9â13 | 11â11 | 14â8â1 | 14â8 | |||||
| New York | 8â11â1 | 18â4 | 15â7 | 13â9 | â | 18â4 | 19â3 | 15â7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4â18 | 11â11 | 4â18 | 11â11 | 4â18 | â | 13â9â1 | 8â12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6â16 | 4â18 | 6â16 | 8â14â1 | 3â19 | 9â13â1 | â | 7â15 | |||||
| Washington | 7â15 | 8â14â1 | 8â14 | 8â14 | 7â15 | 12â8 | 15â7 | â | |||||
Opening Day lineup
- Marv Owen, 3B
- Hank Steinbacher, RF
- Gee Walker, LF
- Luke Appling, SS
- Mike Kreevich, CF
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Eric McNair, 2B
- Ken Silvestri, C
- Johnny Rigney, P
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 148 | 516 | 82 | 162 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 105 | 37 | .314 | 16 |
| Ollie Bejma, 2B | 90 | 307 | 52 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 27 | .251 | 1 |
| Jimmy Dykes, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Johnny Gerlach, 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes, 2B | 72 | 269 | 34 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 10 | .249 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy, 3B | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Mike Kreevich, CF, 3B | 145 | 541 | 85 | 175 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 59 | 40 | .323 | 23 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B | 139 | 546 | 107 | 164 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 64 | 51 | .300 | 18 |
| Eric McNair, 3B, 2B, SS | 129 | 479 | 62 | 155 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 38 | 41 | .324 | 17 |
| Marv Owen, 3B | 58 | 194 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 15 | .237 | 4 |
| Rip Radcliff, RF, 1B, LF | 113 | 397 | 49 | 105 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26 | 21 | .264 | 6 |
| Tony Rensa, C | 14 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 0 |
| Larry Rosenthal, RF, CF | 107 | 324 | 50 | 86 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 53 | 46 | .265 | 6 |
| Norm Schlueter, C | 34 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .232 | 2 |
| Ken Silvestri, C | 22 | 75 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .173 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher, RF | 71 | 111 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 8 | .171 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 119 | 352 | 49 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 64 | 30 | .259 | 3 |
| Gee Walker, LF | 149 | 598 | 95 | 174 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 111 | 28 | 43 | .291 | 17 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Boyles, P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Clint Brown, P | 61 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .211 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich, P | 25 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | .216 | 0 |
| Jess Dobernic, P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Vallie Eaves, P | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 0 |
| Vic Frazier, P | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | 0 |
| Art Herring, P | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Jack Knott, P | 25 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .151 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee, P | 33 | 91 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | .165 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons, P | 21 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .295 | 0 |
| Johnny Marcum, P | 38 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .281 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney, P | 35 | 80 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 18 | .200 | 0 |
| Eddie Smith, P | 29 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | .115 | 0 |
| John Whitehead, P | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 |
Team totals |
155 | 5279 | 755 | 1451 | 220 | 56 | 64 | 679 | 579 | 502 | .275 | 113 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Boyles | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Clint Brown | 11 | 10 | 3.88 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 118.1 | 127 | 58 | 51 | 8 | 27 | 41 |
| Bill Dietrich | 7 | 8 | 5.22 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 127.2 | 134 | 81 | 74 | 15 | 56 | 43 |
| Jess Dobernic | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Vallie Eaves | 0 | 1 | 4.63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Vic Frazier | 0 | 1 | 10.27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23.2 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Art Herring | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Jack Knott | 11 | 6 | 4.15 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 149.2 | 157 | 71 | 69 | 13 | 41 | 56 |
| Thornton Lee | 15 | 11 | 4.21 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 235.0 | 260 | 121 | 110 | 15 | 70 | 81 |
| Ted Lyons | 14 | 6 | 2.76 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 172.2 | 162 | 71 | 53 | 7 | 26 | 65 |
| Johnny Marcum | 3 | 3 | 6.00 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 90.0 | 125 | 66 | 60 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
| Johnny Rigney | 15 | 8 | 3.70 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 218.2 | 208 | 103 | 90 | 10 | 84 | 119 |
| Eddie Smith | 9 | 11 | 3.67 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 176.2 | 161 | 83 | 72 | 11 | 90 | 67 |
| John Whitehead | 0 | 3 | 8.16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 32.0 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Team totals |
85 | 69 | 4.31 | 155 | 155 | 21 | 1377.0 | 1470 | 737 | 659 | 99 | 454 | 535 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Babe Ganzel |
| A1 | Shreveport Sports | Texas League | Homer Peel |
| B | Anniston Rams | Southeastern League | Pee-Wee Wanninger |
| C | Longview Cannibals/White Sox | East Texas League | John Fitzpatrick |
| C | Greenville Lions | AlabamaâFlorida League | Paul Kardow and Howard Taylor |
| D | Jonesboro White Sox | Northeast Arkansas League | Dutch Welch, Bevo Beavers and Frank Grube |
| D | Grand Forks Chiefs | Northern League | Johnny Mostil |
| D | Lubbock Hubbers | West TexasâNew Mexico League | Salty Parker |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock[1]