1939 NL
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| << 1938 1940 >> |
The 1939 season of the National League was the sixty-fourth season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 97 | 57 | 2 | .622 | -.- | 767 (4.92) | 595 (3.81) | 0.278 | 0.339 | 0.405 | 3.27 | 0.974 |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 92 | 61 | 2 | .594 | 4.5 | 779 (5.03) | 633 (4.08) | 0.294 | 0.351 | 0.432 | 3.59 | 0.971 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 157 | 84 | 69 | 4 | .535 | 12.5 | 708 (4.51) | 645 (4.11) | 0.265 | 0.335 | 0.380 | 3.64 | 0.972 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 84 | 70 | 2 | .538 | 13.0 | 724 (4.64) | 678 (4.35) | 0.266 | 0.332 | 0.391 | 3.80 | 0.970 |
| 5 | New York Giants | 151 | 77 | 74 | 0 | .510 | 18.5 | 703 (4.66) | 685 (4.54) | 0.272 | 0.336 | 0.396 | 4.07 | 0.975 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 68 | 85 | 0 | .444 | 28.5 | 666 (4.35) | 721 (4.71) | 0.276 | 0.336 | 0.384 | 4.15 | 0.972 |
| 7 | Boston Bees | 152 | 63 | 88 | 1 | .414 | 32.5 | 572 (3.76) | 659 (4.34) | 0.264 | 0.312 | 0.348 | 3.71 | 0.971 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 45 | 106 | 1 | .296 | 50.5 | 553 (3.64) | 856 (5.63) | 0.261 | 0.317 | 0.351 | 5.17 | 0.970 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The National League lost the seventh midsummer classic at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY on Tuesday, July 11, 1939 by a score of 3 to 1. The league's manager was Gabby Hartnett.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the National League champion Cincinnati Reds were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 0.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Bucky Walters, a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds. In the award's voting, he had 303 out of a possible 336 points and 18 first place votes.
[edit] Hall of Fame Game
[edit] Notable events
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