| Chicago White Sox | |
| Season: | 1939 |
| 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) |
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 85–69, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 22 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
| 1939 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | |
| 155 | 5279 | 755 | 1451 | 220 | 56 | 64 | 679 | 579 | 502 | .275 | 113 |
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 | |
| 85 | 69 | 4.31 | 155 | 155 | 21 | 1377.0 | 1470 | 737 | 659 | 99 | 454 | 535 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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