1939 Cleveland Indians season


The 1939 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 87–67, 20 games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CRollie Hemsley107395104.263236
1BHal Trosky122448150.33525104
2BOdell Hale10825379.312448
SSSkeeter Webb8126971.264226
3BKen Keltner154587191.3251397
OFJeff Heath121431126.2921469
OF130450129.287872
OF149545158.290682

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Oscar Grimes11936498.269456
Roy Weatherly95323100.310132
Lou Boudreau5322558.258019
Frankie Pytlak6318349.268014
Ray Mack3611217.15216
Moose Solters4110228.275219
Jim Shilling319827.276012
245515.27317
Luke Sewell16203.15001
Lyn Lary320.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Feller39296.22492.85246
Al Milnar37209.014123.7976
Mel Harder29208.01593.5067
28175.0974.5879
Willis Hudlin27143.09104.9128

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tom Drake815.0019.001
Floyd Stromme513.0014.854
Lefty Sullivan712.2014.264
Mike Naymick24.2011.933

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Harry Eisenstat266723.3038
352315.8827
224204.7013
Bill Zuber162005.9716
Johnny Humphries152428.2612

Awards & Honors

All Star Game
Bob Feller, Pitcher
Rollie Hemsley, Catcher

Farm system