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1939 Chicago Cubs Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
84-70, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 724 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Manager: Gabby Hartnett (84-70)
Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 726,663 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

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1938 / 1940 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Dick Bartell 31 R R 5' 9" 160 Nov 22, 1907 13 105 105 105 0 0 0 0 1 101 0 0 0 0
Clay Bryant 27 R R 195 Nov 16, 1911 5 28 28 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Phil Cavarretta 22 L L 175 Jul 19, 1916 6 22 22 22 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Dizzy Dean HOF 29 R R 6' 2" 182 Jan 16, 1910 9 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larry French 31 R L 6' 1" 195 Nov 1, 1907 11 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Augie Galan 27 B R 6' 0" 175 May 23, 1912 6 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 145
Bob Garbark 29 R R 5' 11" 178 Nov 13, 1909 5 24 24 24 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Gleeson 27 B R 6' 1" 191 Mar 5, 1912 2 111 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 66 91
Stan Hack 29 L R 6' 0" 170 Dec 6, 1909 8 156 156 156 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Ray Harrell 27 R R 6' 1" 185 Feb 16, 1912 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabby Hartnett HOF 38 R R 6' 1" 195 Dec 20, 1900 18 97 97 97 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Herman HOF 29 R R 5' 11" 180 Jul 7, 1909 9 156 156 156 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Kirby Higbe 24 R R 5' 11" 190 Apr 8, 1915 3 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Lee 29 R R 6' 3" 195 Oct 21, 1909 6 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Hank Leiber 28 R R 205 Jan 17, 1911 7 112 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 98
Gene Lillard 25 R R 178 Nov 12, 1913 2 23 23 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gus Mancuso 33 R R 5' 10" 185 Dec 5, 1905 11 80 80 80 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Marty 25 R R 6' 0" 182 Sep 1, 1913 3 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 21
Bobby Mattick 23 R R 5' 11" 178 Dec 5, 1915 2 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0
Steve Mesner 21 R R 5' 9" 178 Jan 13, 1918 2 17 17 17 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0
Bill Nicholson 24 L R 6' 0" 205 Dec 11, 1914 2 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 58
Vern Olsen 21 R L 6' 0" 175 Mar 16, 1918 1st 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vance Page 33 R R 6' 0" 180 Sep 15, 1905 2 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Claude Passeau 30 R R 6' 3" 198 Apr 9, 1909 5 35 35 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Reynolds 36 R R 6' 0" 194 Feb 1, 1903 13 88 88 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 51 18 72
Charley Root 40 R R 190 Mar 17, 1899 15 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Russell 33 R R 178 Oct 24, 1905 14 43 43 43 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rip Russell 24 R R 6' 1" 180 Jan 26, 1915 1st 143 143 143 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Whitehill 40 L L 174 Feb 7, 1899 17 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1938 / 1940 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played