| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company |
| President | Larry MacPhail |
| Managers | Leo Durocher |
| Radio | WHN, WOR Red Barber, Al Helfer |
← 1938
1940 →
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The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers started the year with a new manager, Leo Durocher, who became both the team's manager and starting shortstop. They also became the first New York NL team to have a regular radio broadcast, with Red Barber handing the announcers job, and the first team to have a television broadcast (during their August 26 home game doubleheaders against the Reds, both of which WNBT covered for the NBC network). The team finished in third place, showing some improvement over the previous seasons.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–25 | 42–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | .601 | 4½ | 51–27 | 41–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 69 | .549 | 12½ | 51–27 | 33–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 70 | .545 | 13 | 44–34 | 40–36 |
| New York Giants | 77 | 74 | .510 | 18½ | 41–33 | 36–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 85 | .444 | 28½ | 35–42 | 33–43 |
| Boston Bees | 63 | 88 | .417 | 32½ | 37–35 | 26–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 106 | .298 | 50½ | 29–44 | 16–62 |
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 13–8 | 9–12 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 12–10–1 | — | 11–11–2 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 17–4–1 | 13–9 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–6 | 12–10 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 19–3 | 16–6 | 11–11–2 | |||||
| New York | 11–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 11–11 | — | 14–7 | 11–11 | 9–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–13 | 4–17–1 | 10–12 | 3–19 | 7–14 | — | 8–14 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–9 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–8 | — | 8–14 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 11–11–2 | 12–9 | 17–5 | 14–8 | — | |||||
| 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Babe Phelps | 98 | 323 | 92 | .285 | 6 | 42 |
| 1B | Dolph Camilli | 157 | 565 | 164 | .290 | 26 | 104 |
| 2B | Pete Coscarart | 115 | 419 | 116 | .277 | 4 | 43 |
| 3B | Cookie Lavagetto | 153 | 587 | 176 | .300 | 10 | 87 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 116 | 390 | 108 | .277 | 1 | 34 |
| OF | Gene Moore | 107 | 306 | 69 | .225 | 3 | 39 |
| OF | Art Parks | 71 | 239 | 65 | .272 | 1 | 19 |
| OF | Ernie Koy | 125 | 425 | 118 | .278 | 8 | 67 |
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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| Johnny Hudson | 109 | 343 | 87 | .254 | 2 | 32 |
| Al Todd | 86 | 245 | 68 | .278 | 5 | 32 |
| Dixie Walker | 61 | 225 | 63 | .280 | 2 | 38 |
| Tuck Stainback | 68 | 201 | 54 | .269 | 3 | 19 |
| Goody Rosen | 54 | 183 | 46 | .251 | 1 | 12 |
| Mel Almada | 39 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Ripple | 28 | 106 | 35 | .330 | 0 | 22 |
| Fred Sington | 32 | 84 | 23 | .274 | 1 | 7 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 14 | 39 | 11 | .282 | 3 | 6 |
| Lyn Lary | 29 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Hayworth | 21 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Hartje | 9 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 5 |
| Oris Hockett | 9 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindsay Deal | 4 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Schott | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
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| Luke Hamlin | 40 | 269.2 | 20 | 13 | 3.64 | 88 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 27 | 151.1 | 7 | 9 | 3.87 | 44 |
| Whit Wyatt | 16 | 109.0 | 8 | 3 | 2.31 | 52 |
| Van Mungo | 14 | 77.1 | 4 | 5 | 3.26 | 34 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Hugh Casey | 40 | 227.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.93 | 79 |
| Vito Tamulis | 39 | 158.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.37 | 83 |
| Tot Pressnell | 31 | 156.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.02 | 43 |
| Red Evans | 24 | 64.1 | 1 | 8 | 5.18 | 28 |
| Bill Crouch | 6 | 38.1 | 4 | 0 | 2.58 | 10 |
| Al Hollingsworth | 8 | 27.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.27 | 11 |
| Carl Doyle | 5 | 17.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.02 | 7 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ira Hutchinson | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4.34 | 46 |
| George Jeffcoat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greenwood, Pine Bluff
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