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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season


FieldValue
namePittsburgh Pirates
season1939
leagueNational League
ballparkForbes Field
cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ownersBill Benswanger
managersPie Traynor
radioKDKA
WWSW
Rosey Rowswell
Note

the baseball team

WWSW Rosey Rowswell |}} The 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 58th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 53rd in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 68–85.

Offseason

  • December 16, 1938: Johnny Dickshot, Al Todd and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Boston Bees for Ray Mueller.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 17 || @ Reds || 7–5 || Blanton (1–0) || Walters || Brown (1) || 30,644 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 18 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Weiland || Klinger (0–1) || Shoun || 15,783 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 22 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Derringer || Blanton (1–1) || — || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 23 || @ Reds || 2–7 || Walters || Klinger (0–2) || — || 23,339 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Whitehill || Tobin (0–1) || Russell || 15,844 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 25 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Lee || Sewell (0–1) || — || 9,913 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 26 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Lillard || Blanton (1–2) || — || 9,516 || 1–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–6 (11) || McGee || Brown (0–1) || — || 1,994 || 1–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 29 || Reds || 3–5 || Walters || Tobin (0–2) || — || 5,913 || 1–8 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || May 1 || Reds || 2–1 || Sewell (1–1) || Moore || — || 2,724 || 2–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Klinger (1–2) || Fitzsimmons || — || 9,269 || 3–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 6–4 || Bauers (1–0) || Butcher || — || 3,500 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 10–7 || Sewell (2–1) || Hollingsworth || Brown (2) || 2,000 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || May 6 || @ Phillies || 0–1 || Passeau || Brown (0–2) || — || 7,000 || 5–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 7 || @ Bees || 9–2 || Klinger (2–2) || Posedel || — || 21,336 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 8 || @ Bees || 3–2 || Tobin (1–2) || Frankhouse || — || 2,303 || 7–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || May 10 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Sewell (3–1) || Gumbert || — || 6,030 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 11 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Melton || Bowman (0–1) || — || 4,041 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 13 || Cubs || 2–6 || Lee || Klinger (2–3) || — || 6,948 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 14 || Cubs || 5–2 || Tobin (2–2) || Lillard || — || 15,397 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 15 || Cubs || 2–6 || French || Sewell (3–2) || — || 3,941 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 16 || Phillies || 8–5 || Bowman (1–1) || Passeau || — || 1,823 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 17 || Phillies || 3–7 || Mulcahy || Klinger (2–4) || — || 2,075 || 10–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 18 || Phillies || 5–4 (10) || Tobin (3–2) || Hollingsworth || — || 2,183 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 19 || Bees || 2–5 || Errickson || Sewell (3–3) || — || 2,672 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 20 || Bees || 12–6 || Bowman (2–1) || Earley || Brown (3) || 4,643 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 21 || Giants || 4–1 || Klinger (3–4) || Hubbell || — || 20,976 || 13–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 22 || Giants || 2–9 || Schumacher || Tobin (3–3) || — || 2,886 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 23 || Giants || 13–4 || Sewell (4–3) || Melton || — || 3,823 || 14–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 24 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Bowman (3–1) || Tamulis || — || 2,490 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 25 || Dodgers || 2–8 || Pressnell || Klinger (3–5) || — || 5,600 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 14–5 || Tobin (4–3) || Lee || Brown (4) || 5,982 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Sewell (5–3) || Higbe || — || 8,035 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Dean || Bowman (3–2) || — || 26,511 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 29 || @ Cardinals || 7–0 || Klinger (4–5) || Weiland || — || 1,736 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 2–7 || Warneke || Tobin (4–4) || — || — || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 30 || @ Cardinals || 14–8 || Swift (1–0) || Davis || — || 14,178 || 19–18 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || June 1 || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Sewell (6–3) || Higbe || — || — || 20–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || June 3 || @ Phillies || 10–7 || Brown (1–2) || Hollingsworth || Swift (1) || 2,000 || 21–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Tobin (5–4) || Hamlin || — || — || 22–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || June 4 || @ Dodgers || 1–14 || Casey || Klinger (4–6) || — || 24,257 || 22–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 5 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Tamulis || Sewell (6–4) || — || 6,680 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || June 6 || @ Dodgers || 2–5 || Fitzsimmons || Bowman (3–3) || — || 6,907 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 7 || @ Bees || 2–0 || Swift (2–0) || MacFayden || — || 2,795 || 23–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 8 || @ Bees || 0–2 || Fette || Tobin (5–5) || — || 1,894 || 23–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 9 || @ Bees || 1–4 || Posedel || Klinger (4–7) || — || 2,062 || 23–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 10 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Schumacher || Sewell (6–5) || — || 6,815 || 23–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 11 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Gumbert || Bowman (3–4) || — || — || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 11 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Melton || Klinger (4–8) || Coffman || 34,749 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 15 || Bees || 5–6 (11) || Lanning || Tobin (5–6) || — || 2,900 || 23–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 16 || Bees || 4–2 || Klinger (5–8) || Posedel || Brown (5) || 2,491 || 24–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 17 || Phillies || 2–11 || Johnson || Sewell (6–6) || — || 3,741 || 24–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 21 || Giants || 4–6 || Melton || Tobin (5–7) || Hubbell || 5,194 || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 22 || Giants || 8–7 || Bowman (4–4) || Coffman || — || 3,869 || 25–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 23 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Bauers (2–0) || Hamlin || — || 2,419 || 26–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 24 || Dodgers || 6–2 || Tobin (6–7) || Pressnell || — || 5,582 || 27–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 25 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Hamlin || Klinger (5–9) || Fitzsimmons || 14,543 || 27–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 27 || @ Reds || 0–6 || Derringer || Bauers (2–1) || — || 5,181 || 27–31 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Brown (2–2) || Davis || — || 2,336 || 28–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || July 2 || @ Cardinals || 8–5 || Klinger (6–9) || Weiland || Bauers (1) || — || 29–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || July 2 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Tobin (7–7) || Warneke || — || 10,449 || 30–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || July 4 || Reds || 4–7 || Grissom || Swift (2–1) || — || — || 30–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || July 4 || Reds || 4–3 || Brown (3–2) || Vander Meer || — || 41,937 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || July 5 || Cubs || 10–1 || Bowman (5–4) || Root || — || 2,201 || 32–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 6 || Cubs || 7–2 || Klinger (7–9) || Dean || — || 6,257 || 33–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || July 7 || Cubs || 4–5 (11) || Lee || Bauers (2–2) || — || 4,438 || 33–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 9 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Cooper || Brown (3–3) || — || — || 33–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 9 || Cardinals || 8–6 || Tobin (8–7) || Weiland || — || 29,000 || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 12 || @ Dodgers || 3–0 || Brown (4–3) || Wyatt || — || 29,481 || 35–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || July 14 || @ Dodgers || 4–14 || Hamlin || Bowman (5–5) || — || 20,735 || 35–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 15 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Fitzsimmons || Tobin (8–8) || — || 6,814 || 35–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 16 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Mulcahy || Brown (4–4) || — || — || 35–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || July 16 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Klinger (8–9) || Butcher || Swift (2) || 12,958 || 36–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 17 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Bowman (6–5) || Harrell || — || 2,500 || 37–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 18 || @ Phillies || 3–8 || Johnson || Swift (2–2) || — || 6,000 || 37–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 19 || @ Giants || 10–3 || Brown (5–4) || Lohrman || — || 3,331 || 38–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 20 || @ Giants || 8–4 || Klinger (9–9) || Gumbert || Bowman (1) || 4,310 || 39–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 21 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Sewell (7–6) || Melton || Swift (3) || 5,355 || 40–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 22 || @ Bees || 9–3 || Swift (3–2) || MacFayden || — || 2,583 || 41–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 23 || @ Bees || 3–2 || Brown (6–4) || Shoffner || Sewell (1) || — || 42–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 23 || @ Bees || 0–1 || Fette || Klinger (9–10) || — || 15,558 || 42–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 25 || Phillies || 5–4 (10) || Klinger (10–10) || Pearson || — || 2,539 || 43–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 26 || Phillies || 3–1 || Swift (4–2) || Higbe || Brown (6) || — || 44–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 26 || Phillies || 5–3 || Bowman (7–5) || Beck || — || 10,611 || 45–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 27 || Phillies || 8–9 || Harrell || Sewell (7–7) || Higbe || 2,610 || 45–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 28 || Bees || 1–7 || Turner || Brown (6–5) || — || 3,137 || 45–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 29 || Bees || 6–5 || Bowman (8–5) || Shoffner || Brown (7) || 4,962 || 46–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 30 || Bees || 5–7 || Posedel || Swift (4–3) || Sullivan || 27,099 || 46–42 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || August 1 || Dodgers || 3–5 || Fitzsimmons || Brown (6–6) || Tamulis || 3,392 || 46–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || August 2 || Dodgers || 6–0 || Bowman (9–5) || Hamlin || — || 3,240 || 47–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || August 3 || Dodgers || 1–4 || Pressnell || Butcher (0–1) || — || 3,112 || 47–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || August 4 || Giants || 3–2 (11) || Sewell (8–7) || Melton || — || 3,477 || 48–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || August 5 || Giants || 3–4 || Hubbell || Brown (6–7) || — || 8,932 || 48–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || August 6 || Giants || 5–9 || Schumacher || Bowman (9–6) || Melton || — || 48–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || August 6 || Giants || 6–0 (8) || Klinger (11–10) || Salvo || — || 37,665 || 49–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || August 9 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Sunkel || Bauers (2–3) || Shoun || 3,334 || 49–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Lee || Sewell (8–8) || — || 7,296 || 49–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 12 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || Bryant || Swift (4–4) || Passeau || 9,223 || 49–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 13 || @ Cubs || 4–5 || Dean || Klinger (11–11) || — || 25,180 || 49–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 14 || @ Reds || 8–9 || Thompson || Brown (6–8) || — || 23,044 || 49–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 15 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Niggeling || Bowman (9–7) || — || 7,941 || 49–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 16 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Bowman || Klinger (11–12) || Shoun || — || 49–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 16 || Cardinals || 0–3 || McGee || Butcher (0–2) || — || 7,855 || 49–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 17 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Davis || Brown (6–9) || — || 2,737 || 49–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 18 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Bowman || Bauers (2–4) || — || 2,586 || 49–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 19 || Cubs || 0–5 || Lee || Tobin (8–9) || — || 3,126 || 49–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 20 || Cubs || 5–9 || Passeau || Klinger (11–13) || — || — || 49–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 20 || Cubs || 5–0 (6) || Butcher (1–2) || Whitehill || — || 13,076 || 50–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 22 || @ Bees || 8–2 || Bowman (10–7) || Fette || Swift (4) || 1,767 || 51–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 23 || @ Bees || 0–1 || Posedel || Brown (6–10) || — || 4,691 || 51–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 23 || @ Bees || 1–3 || MacFayden || Heintzelman (0–1) || — || 4,691 || 51–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 24 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Butcher (2–2) || Salvo || — || 4,341 || 52–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 26 || @ Giants || 2–6 || Schumacher || Klinger (11–14) || Brown || — || 52–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 26 || @ Giants || 0–8 || Melton || Bowman (10–8) || — || 10,756 || 52–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 27 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Fitzsimmons || Brown (6–11) || Tamulis || — || 52–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 27 || @ Dodgers || 9–5 || Blanton (2–2) || Hollingsworth || — || 20,119 || 53–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 31 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Butcher (3–2) || Higbe || — || — || 54–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 31 || @ Phillies || 6–11 || Beck || Klinger (11–15) || — || 8,000 || 54–64 |- |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || September 2 || @ Cardinals || 11–3 || Brown (7–11) || Bowman || — || 2,636 || 55–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || September 3 || @ Cardinals || 6–14 || Davis || Bowman (10–9) || Shoun || — || 55–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || September 3 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Weiland || Blanton (2–3) || — || 11,066 || 55–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Butcher (4–2) || Dean || — || — || 56–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Klinger (12–15) || Page || — || 32,974 || 57–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || September 6 || Reds || 5–4 (11) || Swift (5–4) || Johnson || — || — || 58–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || September 6 || Reds || 3–4 (10) || Derringer || Bowman (10–10) || — || 7,548 || 58–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || September 7 || Reds || 8–7 (11) || Sewell (9–8) || Johnson || — || 2,484 || 59–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || September 8 || Reds || 2–5 || Walters || Butcher (4–3) || — || 4,479 || 59–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || September 9 || Cardinals || 2–12 || Weiland || Brown (7–12) || — || 3,817 || 59–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || September 10 || Cardinals || 3–9 || Davis || Klinger (12–16) || — || — || 59–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 10 || Cardinals || 4–11 || Bowman || Bowman (10–11) || — || 12,588 || 59–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || September 11 || Cardinals || 8–6 || Tobin (9–9) || Andrews || — || 1,134 || 60–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 13 || Giants || 0–2 || Gumbert || Swift (5–5) || — || — || 60–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 13 || Giants || 7–4 || Klinger (13–16) || Melton || Sewell (2) || 3,426 || 61–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 14 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Brown (8–12) || Tamulis || — || — || 62–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 14 || Dodgers || 4–8 || Crouch || Swigart (0–1) || — || 3,637 || 62–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 15 || Dodgers || 2–4 (10) || Hutchinson || Butcher (4–4) || — || 1,548 || 62–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 16 || Dodgers || 2–3 || Fitzsimmons || Bowman (10–12) || Tamulis || 2,457 || 62–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 17 || Phillies || 3–7 || Johnson || Gee (0–1) || — || — || 62–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 17 || Phillies || 10–1 || Klinger (14–16) || Pearson || — || 8,008 || 63–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 18 || Phillies || 7–4 || Brown (9–12) || Bruner || — || 688 || 64–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 19 || Bees || 5–3 || Sewell (10–8) || Turner || — || 702 || 65–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 21 || Bees || 6–4 || Gee (1–1) || Veigel || — || 1,980 || 66–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 21 || Bees || 7–0 || Swigart (1–1) || Posedel || — || 1,980 || 67–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 22 || @ Reds || 0–6 || Thompson || Brown (9–13) || — || — || 67–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 22 || @ Reds || 9–10 || Shoffner || Klinger (14–17) || — || 5,841 || 67–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 23 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Walters || Swift (5–6) || — || — || 67–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 23 || @ Reds || 1–6 || Grissom || Bowman (10–13) || — || 20,951 || 67–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 24 || @ Reds || 2–11 || Derringer || Gee (1–2) || — || 19,929 || 67–81 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 27 || Cubs || 8–9 (10) || French || Sewell (10–9) || — || — || 67–82 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 27 || Cubs || 5–9 (10) || Russell || Swift (5–7) || Whitehill || 1,483 || 67–83 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 29 || Reds || 1–2 || Grissom || Bowman (10–14) || — || 1,477 || 67–84 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || October 1 || Reds || 1–9 || Thompson || Clemensen (0–1) || — || — || 67–85 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || October 1 || Reds || 8–0 || Heintzelman (1–1) || Moore || — || 3,859 || 68–85

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*Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member*

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C8123153.229016
1BElbie Fletcher102370112.3031271
2BPep Young8429381.276329
SSArky Vaughn152595182.306662
3BLee Handley101376107.285142
OFJohnny Rizzo9433086.261655
OFLloyd Waner112379108.285024
OFPaul Waner125461151.328345

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Bill Brubaker10034580.232743
Chuck Klein8527081.3001147
Fern Bell8326275.286234
Gus Suhr6320459.289131
Ray Mueller8618042.233218
Bob Elliott3212943.333319
Maurice Van Robays2710533.314216
317517.22714
Frankie Gustine227013.18603
Red Juelich174611.23904
Joe Schultz Jr.4144.28602
Heinie Manush10120.00001
Woody Jensen12122.16701
Eddie Yount220.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Klinger37225.014174.3664
Joe Bowman37184.210144.4858
Jim Tobin25145.1994.5243
Max Butcher1486.2443.4321
Oad Swigart324.1114.448
Johnny Gee319.2124.1216

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Mace Brown47200.19133.3771
Rip Sewell52176.11094.0869
Bill Swift36129.2573.8956
1553.2243.3512
Cy Blanton1042.0234.2911

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ken Heintzelman171105.0518
Bill Clemensen120107.3313
Pep Rambert20008.824

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

Notes

References

References

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]], which became annexed by [[Pittsburgh]] as the [[North Side (Pittsburgh). North Side]] in 1907.
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dicksjo01.shtml Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference]
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