1939 Cincinnati Reds season
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| 1939 Cincinnati Reds 1939 National League Champions |
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| 1939 Information | |
| Owner(s) | Powel Crosley Jr. |
| General Manager(s) | Warren Giles |
| Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WSAI (Roger Baker, Dick Bray) WCPO (Harry Hartman) |
The Cincinnati Reds' 1939 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
[edit] Roster
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1939 Cincinnati Reds roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[edit] 1939 World Series
[edit] Game 1
October 4, 1939 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Paul Derringer (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 5, 1939 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Monte Pearson (1-0) L: Bucky Walters (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : NYY – Babe Dahlgren (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 7, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Bump Hadley (1-0) L: Junior Thompson (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (1, 2), Joe DiMaggio (1), Bill Dickey (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 8, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| W: Johnny Murphy (1-0) L: Bucky Walters (0-2) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (3), Bill Dickey (2) | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
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| Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1938 |
National League Championship Season 1939 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1940 |
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