1939 Philadelphia Phillies

45-106 • .298 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies went 45-106 (.298) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 553 runs, allowed 856, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Joe Marty (9 HR, 44 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (10-14, 4.85 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

45 Wins
106 Losses
.298 Win %
8th Rank
553 R 856 RA
Diff -303

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553 Runs Scored
856 Runs Allowed
-303 Run Diff
372K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 4% below the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .318 5% below the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .350 9% below the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 5.17 32% worse than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 553 19% below the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 372,686
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Avg per Game 5,036

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Les Powers 0.346 2 Morrie Arnovich 0.324 3 Gus Suhr 0.318 4 Virgil Davis 0.307 5 Jack Bolling 0.289

Home Runs

1 Joe Marty 9 2 Emmett Mueller 9 3 Gibby Brack 6 4 Morrie Arnovich 5 5 Jack Bolling 3

RBI

1 Morrie Arnovich 67 2 Merrill May 62 3 Joe Marty 44 4 Emmett Mueller 43 5 Gibby Brack 41
1939 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Morrie Arnovich 134 491 68 159 25 2 5 67 58 28 7 0.324
Merrill May 135 464 49 133 27 3 2 62 41 20 4 0.287
George Scharein 118 399 35 95 17 1 1 33 13 40 4 0.238
Hersh Martin 111 393 59 111 28 5 1 22 42 27 4 0.282
Emmett Mueller 115 341 46 95 19 4 9 43 33 34 4 0.279
Joe Marty 91 299 32 76 12 6 9 44 24 27 1 0.254
Gibby Brack 91 270 40 78 21 4 6 41 26 49 1 0.289
Roy Hughes 65 237 22 54 5 1 1 16 21 18 4 0.228
LeGrant Scott 76 232 31 65 15 1 1 26 22 14 5 0.280
Del Young 77 217 22 57 9 2 3 20 8 24 1 0.263
Jack Bolling 69 211 27 61 11 0 3 13 11 10 6 0.289
Wally Millies 84 205 12 48 3 0 0 12 9 5 0 0.234
Virgil Davis 87 202 10 62 8 1 0 23 24 20 0 0.307
Gus Suhr 60 198 21 63 12 2 3 24 34 14 1 0.318
Hugh Mulcahy 38 76 3 12 1 0 0 5 2 12 0 0.158
Pinky Whitney 34 75 9 14 0 1 1 6 7 4 0 0.187
Boom-Boom Beck 34 68 3 9 3 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.132
Kirby Higbe 34 66 5 11 1 0 0 5 0 15 0 0.167
Hubert Bates 15 58 8 15 2 0 1 2 2 8 1 0.259
Bennie Warren 18 56 4 13 0 0 1 7 7 7 0 0.232
Les Powers 19 52 7 18 1 1 0 2 4 6 0 0.346
Bud Hafey 18 51 3 9 1 0 0 3 3 12 1 0.176
Stan Benjamin 12 50 4 7 2 1 0 2 1 6 1 0.140
Chuck Klein 25 47 8 9 2 1 1 9 10 4 1 0.191
Charlie Letchas 12 44 2 10 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 0.227
Max Butcher 19 38 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.184
Ike Pearson 27 37 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.054
Syl Johnson 22 33 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.152
Jim Shilling 11 33 3 10 1 3 0 4 1 4 0 0.303
Ray Harrell 22 26 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.115
Dave Coble 15 25 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.280
Al Hollingsworth 15 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.100
Claude Passeau 8 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.200
Eddie Feinberg 6 18 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.222
Len Gabrielson 5 18 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.222
Bill Kirksieck 25 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.083
Jennings Poindexter 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Roy Bruner 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Bill Atwood 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.000
Gene Schott 8 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Johnny Watwood 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Jim Henry 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Kracher 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.200
Al Smith 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Burkart 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Hoffman 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Syl Johnson 3.81 2 Jennings Poindexter 4.15 3 Claude Passeau 4.22 4 Boom-Boom Beck 4.73 5 Kirby Higbe 4.85

Wins

1 Kirby Higbe 10 2 Hugh Mulcahy 9 3 Syl Johnson 8 4 Boom-Boom Beck 7 5 Ray Harrell 3

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 79 2 Boom-Boom Beck 77 3 Hugh Mulcahy 59 4 Syl Johnson 37 5 Ray Harrell 35
1939 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hugh Mulcahy 9 16 4.99 38 31 4 225.2 246 125 93 59
Kirby Higbe 10 14 4.85 34 26 2 187.1 208 101 101 79
Boom-Boom Beck 7 14 4.73 34 16 3 182.2 203 96 64 77
Ike Pearson 2 13 5.76 26 13 0 125.0 144 80 56 29
Syl Johnson 8 8 3.81 22 14 2 111.0 112 47 15 37
Max Butcher 2 13 5.61 19 16 0 104.1 131 65 51 27
Ray Harrell 3 7 5.42 22 10 0 94.2 101 57 56 35
Bill Kirksieck 0 2 7.18 23 2 0 62.2 81 50 32 13
Al Hollingsworth 1 9 5.85 15 10 0 60.0 78 39 27 24
Claude Passeau 2 4 4.22 8 8 0 53.1 54 25 25 29
Jennings Poindexter 0 0 4.15 11 1 0 30.1 29 14 15 12
Roy Bruner 0 4 6.67 4 4 0 27.0 38 20 13 11
Jim Henry 0 1 5.09 9 1 1 23.0 24 13 8 7
Gene Schott 0 1 4.91 4 0 0 11.0 14 6 5 1
Al Smith 0 0 4.00 5 0 0 9.0 11 4 5 2
Elmer Burkart 1 0 4.32 5 0 0 8.1 11 4 2 2
Bill Hoffman 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 6.0 8 9 7 1
Joe Marty 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 2 2 3 1
Bud Hafey 0 0 33.75 2 0 0 1.1 7 5 1 1

👥 Roster (46)

Morrie Arnovich Bill Atwood Hubert Bates Boom-Boom Beck Stan Benjamin Jack Bolling Gibby Brack Roy Bruner Elmer Burkart Max Butcher Dave Coble Virgil Davis +34 more

46 players

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The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

A 45-106 record (.298) put the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies 8th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 553 runs and allowed 856, a run differential of -303. Against a league average of .272, the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies batted .261. Pitchers allowed 5.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.92. The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (553 against 684).

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 372,686 for the year. The home run leader was Joe Marty, who hit 9. Morrie Arnovich led in RBI with 67. Kirby Higbe led the pitchers with 10 wins. In all, the roster shows 46 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1938 season and the 1940 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies finished 45-106 (.298 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Joe Marty led the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies with 9 home runs.
What was the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 5.17.
Did the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1939 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Marty (9 HR, 44 RBI) and Kirby Higbe (10-14, 4.85 ERA).
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