1939 Chicago Cubs Roster

The 1939 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1939 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1939 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1939 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Chicago Cubs primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1939 Chicago Cubs



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
18 Clay Bryant 6-02½ 195 Right Right 1911-11-16
22 Dizzy Dean 6-02 182 Right Right 1910-01-16
14 Larry French 6-01 195 Left Right 1907-11-01
16 Ray Harrell 6-01 185 Right Right 1912-02-16
25 Kirby Higbe 5-11 190 Right Right 1915-04-08
11 Bill Lee 6-03 195 Right Right 1909-10-21
27 Gene Lillard 5-10½ 178 Right Right 1913-11-12
23 Vern Olsen 6-00½ 175 Left Right 1918-03-16
41 Vance Page 6-00 180 Right Right 1905-09-15
13 Claude Passeau 6-03 198 Right Right 1909-04-09
17 Charlie Root 5-10½ 190 Right Right 1899-03-17
28 Jack Russell 6-01½ 178 Right Right 1905-10-24
31 Earl Whitehill 5-09½ 174 Left Left 1899-02-07
39 Bob Garbark 5-11 178 Right Right 1909-11-13
2 Gabby Hartnett 6-01 195 Right Right 1900-12-20
12 Gus Mancuso 5-10 185 Right Right 1905-12-05
2, 5 Dick Bartell 5-09 160 Right Right 1907-11-22
3 Phil Cavarretta 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1916-07-19
6 Stan Hack 6-00 170 Right Left 1909-12-06
4 Billy Herman 5-11 180 Right Right 1909-07-07
15 Bobby Mattick 5-11 178 Right Right 1915-12-05
15 Steve Mesner 5-09 178 Right Right 1918-01-13
32 Rip Russell 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-01-26
7 Augie Galan 6-00 175 Right Both 1912-05-23
24 Jim Gleeson 6-01 191 Right Both 1912-03-05
9 Hank Leiber 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1911-01-17
8 Joe Marty 6-00 182 Right Right 1913-09-01
8 Bill Nicholson 6-00 205 Right Left 1914-12-11
43 Carl Reynolds 6-00 194 Right Right 1903-02-01
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The 1939 Chicago Cubs played 154 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 70 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Wrigley Field (Park Factors: 102/101) where 726,663 fans witnessed their 1939 Cubs finish the season with a .545 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1939 Chicago Cubs Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Chicago Cubs salary list, a 1939 Chicago Cubs uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Chicago Cubs primary starters list:

1939 Chicago Cubs
Opening Day Starters


Dick Bartell
Phil Cavarretta
Jim Gleeson
Stan Hack
Billy Herman
Bill Lee
Hank Leiber
Gus Mancuso
Joe Marty

1939 Chicago Cubs
Most Games by Position

C Gabby Hartnett (86)
1B Rip Russell (143)
2B Billy Herman (156)
3B Stan Hack (156)
SS Dick Bartell (101)
LF Augie Galan (145)
CF Hank Leiber (98)
RF Jim Gleeson (66)
  
SP Larry French
SP Bill Lee
SP Vance Page
SP Claude Passeau
  
RP Gene Lillard
RP Jack Russell
CL Charlie Root


1939 Chicago Cubs
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1939 Chicago Cubs
Uniform Numbers

#2 Dick Bartell
#2 Gabby Hartnett
#3 Phil Cavarretta
#4 Billy Herman
#5 Dick Bartell
#6 Stan Hack
#7 Augie Galan
#8 Joe Marty
#8 Bill Nicholson
#9 Hank Leiber
#11 Bill Lee
#12 Gus Mancuso
#13 Claude Passeau
#14 Larry French
#15 Bobby Mattick
#15 Steve Mesner
#16 Ray Harrell
#17 Charlie Root
#18 Clay Bryant
#22 Dizzy Dean
#23 Vern Olsen
#24 Jim Gleeson
#25 Kirby Higbe
#27 Gene Lillard
#28 Jack Russell
#31 Earl Whitehill
#32 Rip Russell
#39 Bob Garbark
#41 Vance Page
#43 Carl Reynolds

Did you know that a 1939 Chicago Cubs Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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