1939 Chicago White Sox Roster

The 1939 Chicago White Sox 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 White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1939 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Chicago White Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1939 Chicago White Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

19 Harry Boyles 6-05 185 Right Right 1913-11-29
26 Clint Brown 6-01 190 Right Left 1903-07-08
18 Bill Dietrich 6-00 185 Right Right 1910-03-29
48 Jess Dobernic 5-10 170 Right Right 1917-11-20
14 Vallie Eaves 6-02½ 180 Right Right 1911-09-06
45 Vic Frazier 6-00 182 Right Right 1904-08-05
17 Art Herring 5-07 168 Right Right 1906-03-10
24 Jack Knott 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1907-03-02
27 Thornton Lee 6-03 205 Left Left 1906-09-13
16 Ted Lyons 5-11 200 Right Both 1900-12-28
34 Johnny Marcum 5-11 197 Right Left 1909-09-09
29 Johnny Rigney 6-02 190 Right Right 1914-10-28
6 Eddie Smith 5-10 174 Left Both 1913-12-14
34 John Whitehead 6-02 195 Right Right 1909-04-27
35 Tony Rensa 5-10 180 Right Right 1901-09-29
36 Norm Schlueter 5-10 175 Right Right 1916-09-25
14 Ken Silvestri 6-01 200 Right Both 1916-05-03
15 Mike Tresh 5-11 170 Right Right 1914-02-23
4 Luke Appling 5-10 183 Right Right 1907-04-02
28 Ollie Bejma 5-10 165 Right Right 1907-09-12
5 Jimmy Dykes 5-09 185 Right Right 1896-11-10
37 Johnny Gerlach 5-09 165 Right Right 1917-05-11
37 Jackie Hayes 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1906-07-19
2 Bob Kennedy 6-02 193 Right Right 1920-08-18
3 Joe Kuhel 6-00 180 Left Left 1906-06-25
47 Eric McNair 5-08½ 160 Right Right 1909-04-12
2 Marv Owen 6-01 175 Right Right 1906-03-22
8 Mike Kreevich 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1908-06-10
9 Rip Radcliff 5-10 170 Left Left 1906-01-19
12 Larry Rosenthal 6-00½ 190 Left Left 1910-05-21
46 Hank Steinbacher 5-11 180 Right Left 1913-03-22
7 Gee Walker 5-11 188 Right Right 1908-03-19
6 Tommy Thompson 5-09½ 155 Right Left 1910-05-19


The 1939 Chicago White Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 69 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Comiskey Park (Park Factors: 103/102) where 594,104 fans witnessed their 1939 White Sox finish the season with a .552 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 White Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Chicago White Sox salary list, a 1939 Chicago White Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Chicago White Sox primary starters list:

1939 Chicago White Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1939 Chicago White Sox
Most Games by Position

C Mike Tresh (119)
1B Joe Kuhel (136)
2B Ollie Bejma (81)
3B Eric McNair (103)
SS Luke Appling (148)
LF Gee Walker (147)
CF Mike Kreevich (139)
RF Larry Rosenthal (76)
  
SP Bill Dietrich
SP Jack Knott
SP Thornton Lee
SP Ted Lyons
SP Johnny Rigney
SP Eddie Smith
  
CL Clint Brown


1939 Chicago White Sox
Salaries

Luke Appling $13,500.00
Rip Radcliff $10,000.00
Mike Kreevich $9,500.00
Ted Lyons $9,000.00
Joe Kuhel $8,500.00
Larry Rosenthal $6,000.00
Tony Rensa $4,200.00
Ollie Bejma $4,000.00
Mike Tresh $3,000.00
Harry Boyles $2,100.00


1939 Chicago White Sox
Uniform Numbers

#2 Bob Kennedy
#2 Marv Owen
#3 Joe Kuhel
#4 Luke Appling
#5 Jimmy Dykes
#6 Eddie Smith
#6 Tommy Thompson
#7 Gee Walker
#8 Mike Kreevich
#9 Rip Radcliff
#12 Larry Rosenthal
#14 Vallie Eaves
#14 Ken Silvestri
#15 Mike Tresh
#16 Ted Lyons
#17 Art Herring
#18 Bill Dietrich
#19 Harry Boyles
#24 Jack Knott
#26 Clint Brown
#27 Thornton Lee
#28 Ollie Bejma
#29 Johnny Rigney
#34 Johnny Marcum
#34 John Whitehead
#35 Tony Rensa
#36 Norm Schlueter
#37 Johnny Gerlach
#37 Jackie Hayes
#45 Vic Frazier
#46 Hank Steinbacher
#47 Eric McNair
#48 Jess Dobernic

Did you know that a 1939 Chicago White Sox 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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