1939 Chicago White Sox season
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1939 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | J. Louis Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Harry Grabiner | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes | |
| Local radio | WGN (AM) (Bob Elson) WCFL WJJD (Charley Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WBBM (AM) (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan) |
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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 85-69, good enough for 4th place in the American League, 22.5 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 106 | 45 | .702 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9½ |
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 43 | 111 | .279 | 64½ |
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
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
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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 |
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| OF | Gee Walker | 149 | 598 | 174 | .291 | 13 | 111 |
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 |
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| Marv Owen | 58 | 194 | 46 | .237 | 0 | 15 |
| Hank Steinbacher | 71 | 111 | 19 | .171 | 1 | 15 |
| Jimmy Dykes | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Bill Dietrich | 25 | 127.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.22 | 43 |
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 |
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| John Whitehead | 7 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 8.16 | 9 |
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 |
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| Clint Brown | 61 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 3.88 | 41 |
| Harry Boyles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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 | Alabama-Florida 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 Texas-New Mexico League | Salty Parker |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock[1]
Notes
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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