1939 Chicago Cubs Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 84-70-2, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Gabby Hartnett (84-70-2)

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 726,663 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 82-72, 724 Runs, 678 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dick Bartell	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Nov 22, 1907	13	105	99	105	102	0	0	0	0	1	101	0	0	0	0	3	1	0.1	$20,500
Clay Bryant	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Nov 16, 1911	5	28	4	28	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	22	-0.3	$12,000
Phil Cavarretta	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jul 19, 1916	6	22	14	22	14	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	0	-0.1	$8,500
Dizzy Dean HOF	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	182	Jan 16, 1910	9	19	13	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$20,000
Larry French	31	us US	R	L	6' 1"	195	Nov 1, 1907	11	36	21	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9	$12,000
Augie Galan	27	us US	B	R	6' 0"	175	May 23, 1912	6	148	144	148	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	0	0	145	3	0	3.3	$10,000
Bob Garbark	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	178	Nov 13, 1909	5	24	0	24	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-0.3	$4,500
Jim Gleeson	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	191	Mar 5, 1912	2	111	83	111	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12	66	91	21	0	-0.5	$5,000
Stan Hack	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 6, 1909	8	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	$14,000	All-Star
Ray Harrell	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Feb 16, 1912	4	4	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Gabby Hartnett HOF	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 20, 1900	18	97	83	97	86	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1.8	$20,000
Billy Herman HOF	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 7, 1909	9	156	155	156	156	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.3	$15,000	All-Star
Kirby Higbe	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 8, 1915	3	9	2	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$3,000
Bill Lee	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 21, 1909	6	37	36	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6		All-Star
Hank Leiber	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Jan 17, 1911	7	112	97	112	98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	0	98	14	0	3.9
Gene Lillard	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	178	Nov 12, 1913	2	23	7	23	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-1.1	$4,200
Gus Mancuso	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Dec 5, 1905	11	80	73	80	76	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.6	$12,500
Joe Marty	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Sep 1, 1913	3	23	19	23	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	21	2	0	-1.2	$6,500
Bobby Mattick	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	178	Dec 5, 1915	2	51	48	51	48	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.0	$2,700
Steve Mesner	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	178	Jan 13, 1918	2	17	10	17	14	0	0	0	1	1	12	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.2	$3,600
Bill Nicholson	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	205	Dec 11, 1914	2	58	58	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	58	0	0	1.0	$4,200
Vern Olsen	21	us US	R	L	6' 0"	175	Mar 16, 1918	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Vance Page	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 15, 1905	2	27	17	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$5,000
Claude Passeau	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	198	Apr 9, 1909	5	35	27	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.0
Carl Reynolds	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	194	Feb 1, 1903	13	88	66	88	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	51	18	72	18	1	-0.2	$8,500
Charlie Root	40	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Mar 17, 1899	15	35	16	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$10,000
Jack Russell	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	178	Oct 24, 1905	14	43	0	43	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.6	$8,000
Rip Russell	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 26, 1915	1st	143	143	143	143	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Earl Whitehill	40	us US	L	L	5' 9"	174	Feb 7, 1899	17	24	11	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7	$10,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Gabby Hartnett	38	us US	Dec 20, 1900	Manager	Apr 21	Oct 1
Roy Johnson	43	us US	Oct 1, 1895	Pitching	Apr 21	Oct 1
Red Corriden	51	us US	Sep 4, 1887		Apr 21	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date