1939 International League season

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The 1939 International League season saw a close race for the four playoff spots, with Newark and Syracuse needing a one-game play-in for the final slot. It also marked the first title for a Jersey City team since 1903 (when the league was called the Eastern League); no Jersey City club had even made the first division since 1922.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Jersey City Giants	89	64	.582	--	Bert Niehoff	New York Giants
Rochester Red Wings	84	67	.556	4	Billy Southworth	St. Louis Cardinals
Buffalo Bisons	82	72	.532	7½	Steve O'Neill	Cleveland Indians
Newark Bears	82	73	.529	8	Johnny Neun	New York Yankees
Syracuse Chiefs	81	64	.523	9	Dick Porter	None
Baltimore Orioles	68	85	.444	21	Rogers Hornsby	None
Montreal Royals	64	88	.421	25½	Burleigh Grimes	Brooklyn Dodgers
Toronto Maple Leafs	63	90	.412	26	Jack Burns/Tony Lazzeri	None

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Johnny Dickshot, Jersey City, .355
• Runs Scored Johnnie Tyler, Buffalo, 124
• Hits Mickey Witek, Newark, 204
• Doubles Dusty Cooke, Rochester, 42
• Triples Dickshot, 16
• Home Runs Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo, 29
• Runs Batted In Carnegie, 112
• Stolen Bases Mayo Smith, Toronto, 32

Pitching

• Wins Si Johnson, Rochester, 22
• Earned Run Average Roy Joiner, Jersey City, 2.53
• Complete Games Mike Ryba, Rochester, 25
• Shutouts Joiner & Clay Smith, Buffalo, 5
• Strikeouts Jack Tising, Baltimore/Syracuse, 144

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics. Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998