1939 Brooklyn Dodgers

84-69 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers went 84-69 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Dolph Camilli (26 HR, 104 RBI) and Luke Hamlin (20-13, 3.64 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
708 R 645 RA
Diff +63

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708 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+63 Run Diff
1,042K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .338 1% above the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .380 2% below the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.64 7% better than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 708 4% above the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,042,021
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Avg per Game 13,359

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Ripple 0.330 2 Cookie Lavagetto 0.300 3 Dolph Camilli 0.290 4 Babe Phelps 0.285 5 Dixie Walker 0.280

Home Runs

1 Dolph Camilli 26 2 Cookie Lavagetto 10 3 Ernie Koy 8 4 Babe Phelps 6 5 Al Todd 5

RBI

1 Dolph Camilli 104 2 Cookie Lavagetto 87 3 Ernie Koy 67 4 Pete Coscarart 43 5 Babe Phelps 42
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cookie Lavagetto 153 587 93 176 28 5 10 87 78 30 14 0.300
Dolph Camilli 157 565 105 164 30 12 26 104 110 107 1 0.290
Ernie Koy 125 425 57 118 37 5 8 67 39 64 11 0.278
Pete Coscarart 115 419 59 116 22 2 4 43 46 56 10 0.277
Leo Durocher 116 390 42 108 21 6 1 34 27 24 2 0.277
Johnny Hudson 109 343 46 87 17 3 2 32 30 36 5 0.254
Babe Phelps 98 323 33 92 21 2 6 42 24 24 0 0.285
Gene Moore 107 306 45 69 13 6 3 39 40 50 4 0.225
Al Todd 86 245 28 68 10 0 5 32 13 16 1 0.278
Art Parks 71 239 27 65 13 2 1 19 28 14 2 0.272
Dixie Walker 61 225 27 63 6 4 2 38 20 10 1 0.280
Tuck Stainback 68 201 22 54 7 0 3 19 4 23 0 0.269
Goody Rosen 54 183 22 46 6 4 1 12 23 21 4 0.251
Mel Almada 39 112 11 24 4 0 0 3 9 17 2 0.214
Jimmy Ripple 28 106 18 35 8 4 0 22 11 8 0 0.330
Luke Hamlin 40 103 4 13 3 0 1 6 1 21 0 0.126
Fred Sington 32 84 13 23 5 0 1 7 15 15 0 0.274
Hugh Casey 40 74 10 15 3 0 0 6 3 13 0 0.203
Vito Tamulis 39 55 3 10 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0.182
Tot Pressnell 31 51 3 10 0 0 0 9 1 12 0 0.196
Freddie Fitzsimmons 27 47 7 11 1 0 1 5 4 10 0 0.234
Tony Lazzeri 14 39 6 11 2 0 3 6 10 7 1 0.282
Whit Wyatt 16 36 1 6 1 0 0 4 3 16 0 0.167
Lyn Lary 29 31 7 5 1 1 0 1 12 6 1 0.161
Van Mungo 29 29 5 10 3 0 0 4 3 8 0 0.345
Ira Hutchinson 41 27 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.037
Ray Hayworth 21 26 0 4 2 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.154
Chris Hartje 9 16 2 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.312
Bill Crouch 6 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.133
Red Evans 24 13 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.308
Oris Hockett 9 13 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.231
Al Hollingsworth 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Lindsay Deal 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carl Doyle 5 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Boots Poffenberger 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Jeffcoat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Schott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Whit Wyatt 2.31 2 Bill Crouch 2.58 3 Hugh Casey 2.93 4 Van Mungo 3.26 5 Luke Hamlin 3.64

Wins

1 Luke Hamlin 20 2 Hugh Casey 15 3 Tot Pressnell 9 4 Vito Tamulis 9 5 Whit Wyatt 8

Strikeouts

1 Luke Hamlin 88 2 Vito Tamulis 83 3 Hugh Casey 79 4 Whit Wyatt 52 5 Ira Hutchinson 46
1939 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Luke Hamlin 20 13 3.64 40 36 0 269.2 255 109 54 88
Hugh Casey 15 10 2.93 40 25 1 227.1 228 74 54 79
Vito Tamulis 9 8 4.37 39 17 4 158.2 177 77 45 83
Tot Pressnell 9 7 4.02 31 18 2 156.2 171 70 33 43
Freddie Fitzsimmons 7 9 3.87 27 20 3 151.1 178 65 28 44
Whit Wyatt 8 3 2.31 16 14 0 109.0 88 28 39 52
Ira Hutchinson 5 2 4.34 41 1 1 105.2 103 51 51 46
Van Mungo 4 5 3.26 14 10 0 77.1 70 28 33 34
Red Evans 1 8 5.18 24 6 1 64.1 74 37 26 28
Bill Crouch 4 0 2.58 6 3 0 38.1 37 11 14 10
Al Hollingsworth 1 2 5.27 8 5 0 27.1 33 16 11 11
Carl Doyle 1 2 1.02 5 1 1 17.2 8 2 7 7
Boots Poffenberger 0 0 5.40 3 1 0 5.0 7 3 4 2
George Jeffcoat 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (37)

Mel Almada Dolph Camilli Hugh Casey Pete Coscarart Bill Crouch Lindsay Deal Carl Doyle Leo Durocher Red Evans Freddie Fitzsimmons Luke Hamlin Chris Hartje +25 more

37 players

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The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 84-69, a .549 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 708 for and 645 against. Against a league average of .272, the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .265. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 7% better than the league average of 3.92. The 708 runs scored compare with a league average of 684 per club, 4% more.

Attendance at Ebbets Field totaled 1,042,021 for the year. For power, Dolph Camilli led the way with 26 homers. Cookie Lavagetto collected the most hits, 176. Luke Hamlin was the top winner, with 20 victories. The 1939 roster runs to 37 players. The 1938 season and the 1940 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Dolph Camilli led the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers with 26 home runs.
What was the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dolph Camilli (26 HR, 104 RBI) and Luke Hamlin (20-13, 3.64 ERA).
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