1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season

Offseason

• December 13, 1938: Fred Frankhouse was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Joe Stripp.
• December 13, 1938: Lew Krausse and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmy Outlaw.
• December 13, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw and Buddy Hassett were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Gene Moore and Ira Hutchinson.
• December 19, 1938: Luke Sewell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Chicago White Sox.
• February 2, 1939: Tom Lanning was purchased by the Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies.
• February 6, 1939: Kemp Wicker and Chris Hartje were purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.
• February 23, 1939: Woody English was purchased from the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs.
• March 31, 1939: Bill Posedel was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Al Todd.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 3, 1939: Lyn Lary was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.
• June 15, 1939: Mel Almada was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Browns.
• July 18, 1939: Pee Wee Reese was purchased by the Dodgers from the Boston Red Sox.
• August 12, 1939: Herman Besse was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Athletics.
• August 12, 1939: Al Hollingsworth was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.
• August 17, 1939: Rae Blaemire was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.
• August 23, 1939: Ray Hayworth was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Jimmy Ripple

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

• 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Dolph Camilli reserve
  • Cookie Lavagetto reserve
  • Babe Phelps reserve
  • Whit Wyatt reserve
• TSN Manager of the Year Award
  • Leo Durocher
• TSN Major League Executive of the Year Award
  • Larry MacPhail

League top five finishers

Dolph Camilli

• #3 in NL in home runs (26)
• #4 in NL in runs batted in (104)
• #4 in NL in runs scored (105)
• #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.409)
• #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.524)

Hugh Casey

• #4 in NL in earned run average (2.93)

Luke Hamlin

• #4 in NL in wins (20)

Cookie Lavagetto

• #4 in NL in stolen bases (14)

Farm system

Andy Cohen Andy Cohen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood, Pine Bluff

Notes

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frankfr02.shtml Fred Frankhouse] at ''Baseball-Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/outlaji01.shtml Jimmy Outlaw] at ''Baseball-Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sewellu01.shtml Luke Sewell] at ''Baseball-Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lannito01.shtml Tom Lanning] at ''Baseball-Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wickeke01.shtml Kemp Wicker] at ''Baseball-Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hartjch01.shtml Chris Hartje] at ''Baseball-Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/engliwo01.shtml Woody English] at ''Baseball-Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/posedbi01.shtml Bill Posedel] at ''Baseball-Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laryly01.shtml Lyn Lary] at ''Baseball-Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/almadme01.shtml Mel Almada] at ''Baseball-Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reesepe01.shtml Pee Wee Reese] at ''Baseball-Reference''
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bessehe01.shtml Herman Besse] at ''Baseball-Reference''
13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hollial01.shtml Al Hollingsworth] at ''Baseball-Reference''
14. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blaemra01.shtml Rae Blaemire] at ''Baseball-Reference''
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripplji01.shtml Jimmy Ripple] at ''Baseball-Reference''