1939 Chicago White Sox season

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1939 Chicago White Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (Since 1910) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1900)
1939 Information
Owner(s)	J. Louis Comiskey
General Manager(s)	Harry Grabiner
Manager(s)	Jimmie Dykes
Local television	none
Local radio	WGN (AM) (Bob Elson) WCFL WJJD (Charley Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WBBM (AM) (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan)

The 1939 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 40th season. They finished with a record 85-69, good enough for 4th place in the American League, 22.5 games behind of the 1st place New York Yankees.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 1939 Opening Day Lineup 3 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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
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

[edit] Roster

1939 Chicago White Sox roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager

[edit] 1939 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

[edit] External links

• 1939 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1939 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1939 All-Star Game • 1939 World Series

v • d • e Chicago White Sox Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise History • Seasons • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks South Side Park • Comiskey Park • U.S. Cellular Field Culture Black Sox Scandal • Disco Demolition Night • White Flag Trade • Soxman • Andy the Clown "Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox" • "Sweet Home Chicago" • Curse of the Black Sox • Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye • Nancy Faust • Southpaw Rivalries White Sox-Cubs rivalry • Twins-White Sox rivalry Important Figures Charles Comiskey • Shoeless Joe Jackson • Ed Walsh • Ray Schalk • Eddie Collins • Red Faber • Ted Lyons • Billy Pierce • Minnie Miñoso • Luke Appling • Luis Aparicio • Nellie Fox • Harry Caray • Carlton Fisk • Harold Baines • Ozzie Guillén • Robin Ventura • Frank Thomas • Paul Konerko • Mark Buehrle Retired Numbers 2 • 3 • 4 • 9 • 11 • 16 • 19 • 42 • 72 Key Personnel Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn • General Manager: Kenny Williams • Manager: Ozzie Guillén World Series Championships (3) 1906 • 1917 • 2005 American League Championships (6) 1900 • 1901 • 1906 • 1917 • 1919 • 1959 • 2005 American League Division Championships (4) Western: 1983 • 1993, Central: 2000 • 2005 Seasons (108) 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Minor League Affiliates Charlotte Knights (AAA) • Birmingham Barons (AA) • Winston-Salem Warthogs (A) • Kannapolis Intimidators (A) • Bristol White Sox (Rookie) • Great Falls Voyagers (Rookie) Other Assets Comcast SportsNet Chicago