1939 Cleveland Indians

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1939 Cleveland Indians went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 797 runs, allowed 700, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (25 HR, 104 RBI) and Bob Feller (24-9, 2.85 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
797 R 700 RA
Diff +97

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797 Runs Scored
700 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
493K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 1% above the 1939 league average (.278)
OBP .350 equal to the 1939 league average (.351)
SLG .412 1% above the 1939 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.08 12% better than the 1939 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 797 equal to the 1939 league average (800 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 30
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Total Attendance 493,889
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Avg per Game 16,462

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Hal Trosky 0.335 2 Ken Keltner 0.325 3 Odell Hale 0.312 4 Roy Weatherly 0.310 5 Jeff Heath 0.292

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 25 2 Jeff Heath 14 3 Ken Keltner 13 4 Bruce Campbell 8 5 Ben Chapman 6

RBI

1 Hal Trosky 104 2 Ken Keltner 97 3 Ben Chapman 82 4 Bruce Campbell 72 5 Jeff Heath 69
1939 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Keltner 154 587 84 191 35 11 13 97 51 41 6 0.325
Ben Chapman 149 545 101 158 31 9 6 82 87 30 18 0.290
Bruce Campbell 130 450 84 129 23 13 8 72 67 48 7 0.287
Hal Trosky 122 448 89 150 31 4 25 104 52 28 2 0.335
Jeff Heath 121 431 64 126 31 7 14 69 41 64 8 0.292
Rollie Hemsley 107 395 58 104 17 4 2 36 26 26 2 0.263
Oscar Grimes 119 364 51 98 20 5 4 56 56 61 8 0.269
Roy Weatherly 95 323 43 100 16 6 1 32 19 23 7 0.310
Skeeter Webb 81 269 28 71 14 1 2 26 15 24 1 0.264
Odell Hale 108 253 36 79 16 2 4 48 25 18 4 0.312
Lou Boudreau 53 225 42 58 15 4 0 19 28 24 2 0.258
Frankie Pytlak 63 183 20 49 2 5 0 14 20 5 4 0.268
Ray Mack 36 112 12 17 4 1 1 6 12 19 0 0.152
Moose Solters 41 102 19 28 7 2 2 19 9 15 2 0.275
Bob Feller 39 99 14 21 5 1 0 7 14 35 0 0.212
Jim Shilling 31 98 8 27 7 2 0 12 7 9 1 0.276
Al Milnar 41 79 11 20 5 0 0 6 5 12 0 0.253
Mel Harder 29 72 8 10 0 1 1 9 3 17 0 0.139
Johnny Allen 34 71 10 16 2 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.225
Earl Averill 24 55 8 15 8 0 1 7 6 12 0 0.273
Willis Hudlin 27 48 1 9 1 0 1 4 3 16 0 0.188
Harry Eisenstat 26 32 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.250
Luke Sewell 16 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.150
Joe Dobson 35 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.056
Johnny Broaca 22 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Johnny Humphries 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Bill Zuber 16 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Mike Naymick 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Floyd Stromme 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Lefty Sullivan 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tom Drake 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lyn Lary 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Bob Feller 2.85 2 Harry Eisenstat 3.30 3 Mel Harder 3.50 4 Al Milnar 3.79 5 Johnny Allen 4.58

Wins

1 Bob Feller 24 2 Mel Harder 15 3 Al Milnar 14 4 Johnny Allen 9 5 Willis Hudlin 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 246 2 Johnny Allen 79 3 Al Milnar 76 4 Mel Harder 67 5 Harry Eisenstat 38
1939 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Feller 24 9 2.85 39 35 1 296.2 227 94 142 246
Al Milnar 14 12 3.79 37 26 3 209.0 212 88 99 76
Mel Harder 15 9 3.50 29 26 1 208.0 213 81 64 67
Johnny Allen 9 7 4.58 28 26 0 175.0 199 89 56 79
Willis Hudlin 9 10 4.91 27 20 3 143.0 175 78 42 28
Harry Eisenstat 6 7 3.30 26 11 2 103.2 109 38 23 38
Joe Dobson 2 3 5.88 35 3 1 78.0 87 51 51 27
Johnny Broaca 4 2 4.70 22 2 0 46.0 53 24 28 13
Bill Zuber 2 0 5.97 16 1 0 31.2 41 21 19 16
Johnny Humphries 2 4 8.26 15 1 2 28.1 30 26 32 12
Tom Drake 0 1 9.00 8 1 0 15.0 23 15 19 1
Floyd Stromme 0 1 4.85 5 0 0 13.0 13 7 13 4
Lefty Sullivan 0 1 4.26 7 1 0 12.2 9 6 9 4
Mike Naymick 0 1 1.93 2 1 0 4.2 3 1 5 3

👥 Roster (32)

Johnny Allen Earl Averill Lou Boudreau Johnny Broaca Bruce Campbell Ben Chapman Joe Dobson Tom Drake Harry Eisenstat Bob Feller Oscar Grimes Odell Hale +20 more

32 players

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The 1939 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1939 Cleveland Indians reads 87 wins and 67 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 797 runs and allowed 700, a run differential of +97. Against a league average of .278, the 1939 Cleveland Indians batted .280. The staff ERA of 4.08 was 12% better than the league average of 4.62. League Park II/Cleveland Stadium was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 493,889.

For power, Hal Trosky led the way with 25 homers. The hits leader was Ken Keltner with 191. Bob Feller led the pitchers with 24 wins. In all, the roster shows 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1938 season and the 1940 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1939 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1939 Cleveland Indians finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1939 Cleveland Indians with 25 home runs.
What was the 1939 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1939 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1939 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1939 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1939 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (25 HR, 104 RBI) and Bob Feller (24-9, 2.85 ERA).
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