| Cleveland Indians | |
| Season: | 1939 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | League Park Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Owners: | Alva Bradley |
| General Managers: | Cy Slapnicka |
| Managers: | Ossie Vitt |
| Radio: | WCLE (Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) |
The 1939 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 87–67, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.
| 1939 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Rollie Hemsley | 107 | 395 | 104 | .263 | 2 | 36 | |
| 1B | Hal Trosky | 122 | 448 | 150 | .335 | 25 | 104 | |
| 2B | Odell Hale | 108 | 253 | 79 | .312 | 4 | 48 | |
| SS | Skeeter Webb | 81 | 269 | 71 | .264 | 2 | 26 | |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 154 | 587 | 191 | .325 | 13 | 97 | |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 121 | 431 | 126 | .292 | 14 | 69 | |
| OF | 130 | 450 | 129 | .287 | 8 | 72 | ||
| OF | 149 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 6 | 82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Grimes | 119 | 364 | 98 | .269 | 4 | 56 |
| Roy Weatherly | 95 | 323 | 100 | .310 | 1 | 32 |
| Lou Boudreau | 53 | 225 | 58 | .258 | 0 | 19 |
| Frankie Pytlak | 63 | 183 | 49 | .268 | 0 | 14 |
| Ray Mack | 36 | 112 | 17 | .152 | 1 | 6 |
| Moose Solters | 41 | 102 | 28 | .275 | 2 | 19 |
| Jim Shilling | 31 | 98 | 27 | .276 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 55 | 15 | .273 | 1 | 7 | |
| Luke Sewell | 16 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyn Lary | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Feller | 39 | 296.2 | 24 | 9 | 2.85 | 246 |
| Al Milnar | 37 | 209.0 | 14 | 12 | 3.79 | 76 |
| Mel Harder | 29 | 208.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.50 | 67 |
| 28 | 175.0 | 9 | 7 | 4.58 | 79 | |
| Willis Hudlin | 27 | 143.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.91 | 28 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Drake | 8 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | |
| Floyd Stromme | 5 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.85 | 4 | |
| Lefty Sullivan | 7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 4 | |
| Mike Naymick | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Eisenstat | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3.30 | 38 |
| 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.88 | 27 | |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 | 13 | |
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 16 | |
| Johnny Humphries | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8.26 | 12 |
Bob Feller, pitcher
Rollie Hemsley, catcher
See also: Minor League Baseball.