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1939 Chicago White Sox season

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Owner(s)
  
J. Louis Comiskey

Manager(s)
  
Jimmy Dykes

Local radio
  
WGN (AM) (Bob Elson) WCFL WJJD (Charley Grimm, Lew Fonseca) WBBM (AM) (John Harrington, Pat Flanagan)

The 1939 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 39th season in major league baseball, and its 40th season overall. They finished with a record 85–69, good enough for 4th place in the American League, 22.5 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Contents

Opening Day lineup

  • Marv Owen, 3b
  • Hank Steinbacher, rf
  • Gee Walker, lf
  • Luke Appling, ss
  • Mike Kreevich, cf
  • Joe Kuhel, 1b
  • Eric McNair, 2b
  • Ken Silvestri, c
  • Johnny Rigney, p

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lubbock

    References

    1939 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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