1939 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished first in the National League, winning the pennant by 4½ games over the St. Louis Cardinals with a record of 97–57. The team went on to the 1939 World Series, which it lost in four straight games to the New York Yankees.Regular season
During the season, Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters became the last pitchers to win at least 25 games in one season for the Reds in the 20th century.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 | | 130 | 450 | 129 | .287 | 20 | 85 |
| 1B | | 156 | 630 | 209 | .332 | 18 | 128 |
| 2B | | 125 | 484 | 141 | .291 | 11 | 55 |
| SS | | 151 | 509 | 143 | .281 | 9 | 56 |
| 3B | | 147 | 599 | 173 | .289 | 5 | 57 |
| OF | | 124 | 470 | 152 | .323 | 7 | 84 |
| OF | | 134 | 502 | 129 | .257 | 13 | 67 |
| OF | | 97 | 329 | 85 | .258 | 14 | 44 |
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 |
| 72 | 221 | 59 | .267 | 0 | 14 |
| 63 | 174 | 60 | .345 | 0 | 32 |
| 27 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | 143 | 36 | .252 | 0 | 14 |
| 63 | 122 | 24 | .197 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 38 | 6 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| 39 | 319 | 27 | 11 | 2.29 | 137 |
| 38 | 301 | 25 | 7 | 2.93 | 128 |
| 42 | 187.2 | 13 | 12 | 3.45 | 81 |
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 |
| 33 | 153.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.10 | 53 |
| 42 | 152.1 | 13 | 5 | 2.54 | 87 |
| 30 | 129 | 5 | 9 | 4.67 | 102 |
| 10 | 40.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.80 | 20 |
| 10 | 37.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.35 | 6 |
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 |
| 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.26 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
Game 1
October 4, 1939, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 2
October 5, 1939, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 3
October 7, 1939, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiGame 4
October 8, 1939, at Crosley Field in CincinnatiFarm system
