1939 Chicago Cubs

84-70 • .545 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1939 Chicago Cubs went 84-70 (.545) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 678, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hank Leiber (24 HR, 88 RBI) and Bill Lee (19-15, 3.44 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
70 Losses
.545 Win %
4th Rank
724 R 678 RA
Diff +46

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724 Runs Scored
678 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
828K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% below the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .335 equal to the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .390 1% above the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.80 3% better than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 724 6% above the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 828,205
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Avg per Game 10,352

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Hank Leiber 0.310 2 Billy Herman 0.307 3 Augie Galan 0.304 4 Stan Hack 0.298 5 Bill Nicholson 0.295

Home Runs

1 Hank Leiber 24 2 Gabby Hartnett 12 3 Rip Russell 9 4 Stan Hack 8 5 Billy Herman 7

RBI

1 Hank Leiber 88 2 Rip Russell 79 3 Augie Galan 71 4 Billy Herman 70 5 Gabby Hartnett 59
1939 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Hack 156 641 112 191 28 6 8 56 65 35 17 0.298
Billy Herman 156 623 111 191 34 18 7 70 66 31 9 0.307
Augie Galan 148 549 104 167 36 8 6 71 75 26 8 0.304
Rip Russell 143 542 55 148 24 5 9 79 36 56 2 0.273
Hank Leiber 112 365 65 113 16 1 24 88 59 42 1 0.310
Dick Bartell 105 336 37 80 24 2 3 34 42 25 6 0.238
Jim Gleeson 111 332 43 74 19 6 4 45 39 46 7 0.223
Gabby Hartnett 97 306 36 85 18 2 12 59 37 32 0 0.278
Carl Reynolds 88 281 33 69 10 6 4 44 16 38 5 0.246
Gus Mancuso 80 251 17 58 10 0 2 17 24 19 0 0.231
Bill Nicholson 58 220 37 65 12 5 5 38 20 29 0 0.295
Bobby Mattick 51 178 16 51 12 1 0 23 6 19 1 0.287
Bill Lee 37 103 3 13 0 0 1 3 4 16 0 0.126
Claude Passeau 35 77 6 12 2 0 1 6 2 27 0 0.156
Joe Marty 23 76 6 10 1 0 2 10 4 13 2 0.132
Larry French 36 73 6 14 2 0 1 7 4 26 0 0.192
Charlie Root 35 57 4 10 2 1 2 6 2 21 0 0.175
Phil Cavarretta 22 55 4 15 3 1 0 0 4 3 2 0.273
Vance Page 27 47 2 12 3 0 0 6 3 11 0 0.255
Steve Mesner 17 43 7 12 4 0 0 6 3 4 0 0.279
Dizzy Dean 19 34 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 0.147
Earl Whitehill 24 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.103
Bob Garbark 24 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Jack Russell 43 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Clay Bryant 28 14 9 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.214
Gene Lillard 23 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0.100
Kirby Higbe 9 7 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.286
Ray Harrell 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vern Olsen 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Claude Passeau 3.05 2 Larry French 3.29 3 Dizzy Dean 3.36 4 Bill Lee 3.44 5 Jack Russell 3.67

Wins

1 Bill Lee 19 2 Larry French 15 3 Claude Passeau 13 4 Charlie Root 8 5 Vance Page 7

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 108 2 Bill Lee 105 3 Larry French 98 4 Charlie Root 65 5 Vance Page 43
1939 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Lee 19 15 3.44 37 36 0 282.1 295 108 85 105
Claude Passeau 13 9 3.05 34 27 3 221.0 215 75 48 108
Larry French 15 8 3.29 36 21 1 194.0 205 71 50 98
Charlie Root 8 8 4.03 35 16 4 167.1 189 75 34 65
Vance Page 7 7 3.88 27 17 1 139.1 169 60 37 43
Dizzy Dean 6 4 3.36 19 13 0 96.1 98 36 17 27
Earl Whitehill 4 7 5.14 24 11 1 89.1 102 51 50 42
Jack Russell 4 3 3.67 39 0 3 68.2 78 28 24 32
Gene Lillard 3 5 6.55 20 7 0 55.0 68 40 36 31
Clay Bryant 2 1 5.74 4 4 0 31.1 42 20 14 9
Kirby Higbe 2 1 3.18 9 2 0 22.2 12 8 22 16
Ray Harrell 0 2 8.31 4 2 0 17.1 29 16 6 5
Vern Olsen 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 7.2 2 0 7 3

👥 Roster (29)

Dick Bartell Clay Bryant Phil Cavarretta Dizzy Dean Larry French Augie Galan Bob Garbark Jim Gleeson Stan Hack Ray Harrell Gabby Hartnett Billy Herman +17 more

29 players

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The 1939 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1939 Chicago Cubs won 84 games and lost 70, ending up 4th in the NL. With 724 runs scored and 678 given up, the 1939 differential was +46. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .265, 2% worse than the league's .272. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92. The 724 runs scored compare with a league average of 684 per club, 6% more.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 828,205 for the year. Hank Leiber led the club in home runs with 24. The hits leader was Stan Hack with 191. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bill Lee (19). Claude Passeau struck out 108, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1939 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1939 Chicago Cubs finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hank Leiber led the 1939 Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs.
What was the 1939 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1939 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.80.
Did the 1939 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1939 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1939 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Leiber (24 HR, 88 RBI) and Bill Lee (19-15, 3.44 ERA).
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