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.Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference
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"