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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1939 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBICRollie Hemsley107395104.2632361BHal Trosky122448150.335251042BOdell Hale10825379.312448SSSkeeter Webb8126971.2642263BKen Keltner154587191.3251397OFJeff Heath121431126.2921469 OF 130 450 129 .287 8 72 OF 149 545 158 .290 6 82
Other batters 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 RBIOscar Grimes11936498.269456Roy Weatherly95323100.310132Lou Boudreau5322558.258019Frankie Pytlak6318349.268014Ray Mack3611217.15216Moose Solters4110228.275219Jim Shilling319827.276012 24 55 15 .273 1 7Luke Sewell16203.15001Lyn Lary320.00000
Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOBob Feller39296.22492.85246Al Milnar37209.014123.7976Mel Harder29208.01593.5067 28 175.0 9 7 4.58 79Willis Hudlin27143.09104.9128
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOTom Drake815.0019.001Floyd Stromme513.0014.854Lefty Sullivan712.2014.264Mike Naymick24.2011.933
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOHarry Eisenstat266723.3038 35 2 3 1 5.88 27 22 4 2 0 4.70 13 Bill Zuber 16 2 0 0 5.97 16Johnny Humphries152428.2612
Awards and honors All Star Game
Bob Feller, pitcher
Rollie Hemsley, catcher
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1939 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference