1939 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 45 wins and 106 losses.
Offseason
- December 7, 1938: Les Powers was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Giants.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- April 8, 1939: Pete Sivess and cash was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Len Gabrielson.
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Spud Davis | 87 | 202 | 62 | .307 | 0 | 23 |
| 1B | Gus Suhr | 60 | 198 | 63 | .318 | 3 | 24 |
| 2B | 65 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 1 | 16 | |
| SS | George Scharein | 118 | 399 | 95 | .238 | 1 | 33 |
| 3B | Pinky May | 135 | 464 | 133 | .287 | 2 | 62 |
| OF | Joe Marty | 91 | 299 | 76 | .254 | 9 | 44 |
| OF | Hersh Martin | 111 | 393 | 111 | .282 | 1 | 22 |
| OF | Morrie Arnovich | 134 | 491 | 159 | .324 | 5 | 67 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 115 | 341 | 95 | .279 | 9 | 43 | |
| Gibby Brack | 91 | 270 | 78 | .289 | 6 | 41 |
| 76 | 232 | 65 | .280 | 1 | 26 | |
| Del Young | 77 | 217 | 57 | .263 | 3 | 20 |
| Jack Bolling | 69 | 211 | 61 | .289 | 3 | 13 |
| Wally Millies | 84 | 205 | 48 | .234 | 0 | 12 |
| Pinky Whitney | 34 | 75 | 14 | .187 | 1 | 6 |
| Bud Bates | 15 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 1 | 2 |
| Bennie Warren | 18 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | 52 | 18 | .346 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bud Hafey | 18 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Benjamin | 12 | 50 | 7 | .140 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Klein | 25 | 47 | 9 | .191 | 1 | 9 |
| Charlie Letchas | 12 | 44 | 10 | .227 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Shilling | 11 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Coble | 15 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Feinberg | 6 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Atwood | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Watwood | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Kracher | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Hugh Mulcahy | 38 | 225.2 | 9 | 16 | 4.99 | 59 |
| Kirby Higbe | 34 | 187.1 | 10 | 14 | 4.85 | 79 |
| Max Butcher | 20 | 105.2 | 2 | 13 | 5.79 | 27 |
| Claude Passeau | 8 | 53.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.22 | 29 |
| 4 | 27.0 | 0 | 4 | 6.67 | 11 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 182.2 | 7 | 14 | 4.73 | 77 | |
| Ike Pearson | 26 | 125.0 | 2 | 13 | 5.76 | 29 |
| Syl Johnson | 22 | 111.0 | 8 | 8 | 3.81 | 37 |
| Ray Harrell | 22 | 94.2 | 3 | 7 | 5.42 | 35 |
| Al Hollingsworth | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 9 | 5.85 | 24 |
| Jim Henry | 9 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.09 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bill Kerksieck | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.18 | 13 |
| Jennings Poindexter | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 12 |
| Al Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 | |
| Gene Schott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |
| Bill Hoffman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Bud Hafey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 1 |
| Joe Marty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |