1939 Chicago White Sox Roster (40-man)

1938 Season 1940 Season

Record: 85-69-1, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Jimmy Dykes (85-69-1)

Ballpark: Comiskey Park I

Attendance: 594,104 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 107

Pythagorean W-L: 79-75, 755 Runs, 737 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
Luke Appling HOF	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	183	Apr 2, 1907	10	148	148	148	148	0	0	0	0	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	$13,500	All-Star
Ollie Bejma	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 12, 1907	4	90	71	90	82	0	0	0	81	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	5	0.9	$4,000
Harry Boyles	27	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	Nov 29, 1911	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,100
Clint Brown	35	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 8, 1903	12	61	0	61	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	$8,000
Bill Dietrich	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Mar 29, 1910	7	25	19	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$5,500
Jess Dobernic	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 20, 1917	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$1,800
Jimmy Dykes	42	us US	R	R	5' 9"	185	Nov 10, 1896	22	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$20,000
Vallie Eaves	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Sep 6, 1911	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$2,550
Vic Frazier	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Aug 5, 1904	6	10	1	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Johnny Gerlach	22	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	May 11, 1917	2	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	$1,800
Jackie Hayes	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Jul 19, 1906	13	72	66	72	69	0	0	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.2	$10,000
Art Herring	33	us US	R	R	5' 7"	168	Mar 10, 1906	7	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$4,000
Bob Kennedy	18	us US	R	R	6' 2"	193	Aug 18, 1920	1st	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1	$2,400
Jack Knott	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Mar 2, 1907	7	25	23	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$7,500
Mike Kreevich	31	us US	R	R	5' 7"	168	Jun 10, 1908	6	145	141	145	142	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	139	0	139	3	0	3.7	$9,500
Joe Kuhel	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jun 25, 1906	10	139	136	139	136	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.1	$8,500
Thornton Lee	32	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Sep 13, 1906	7	33	29	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.8	$10,000
Ted Lyons HOF	38	us US	B	R	5' 11"	200	Dec 28, 1900	17	21	21	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$9,000	All-Star
Johnny Marcum	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	197	Sep 9, 1909	7	38	6	38	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0.0
Eric McNair	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Apr 12, 1909	11	129	127	129	128	0	0	0	19	103	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.2	$10,500
Marv Owen	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Mar 22, 1906	8	58	47	58	55	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.8	$10,000
Rip Radcliff	33	us US	L	L	5' 10"	170	Jan 19, 1906	6	113	95	113	98	0	0	20	0	0	0	10	0	69	78	15	0	-1.3	$10,000
Tony Rensa	37	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Sep 29, 1901	6	14	9	14	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.3	$4,200
Johnny Rigney	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 28, 1914	3	35	29	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4	$5,000
Larry Rosenthal	29	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	May 21, 1910	4	107	86	107	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	76	93	14	2	1.3	$6,000
Norm Schlueter	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Sep 25, 1916	2	34	11	34	32	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.4	$3,600
Ken Silvestri	23	us US	B	R	6' 1"	200	May 3, 1916	1st	22	19	22	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.3	$2,400
Eddie Smith	25	us US	B	L	5' 10"	174	Dec 14, 1913	4	29	22	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3
Hank Steinbacher	26	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 22, 1913	3	71	18	71	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	22	50	0	-0.5
Tommy Thompson	29	us US	L	R	5' 9"	155	May 19, 1910	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 23, 1914	2	119	116	119	119	0	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$3,000
Gee Walker	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	188	Mar 19, 1908	9	149	147	149	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	0	147	2	0	1.3	$12,500
John Whitehead	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 27, 1909	5	7	4	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
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
Jimmy Dykes	42	us US	Nov 10, 1896	Manager	Apr 18	Oct 1
Jimmy Austin	59	gb GB	Dec 8, 1879		Apr 18	Oct 1
Earl Webb	41	us US	Sep 17, 1897		Apr 18	Oct 1
Muddy Ruel	43	us US	Feb 20, 1896	Coach	Apr 18	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date