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. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 68–85.

Offseason

* December 16, 1938:

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 1–6 , , Grissom , , Bowman (10–13) , , — , , 20,951 , , 67–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 24 , , @

, , 2–11 , , Derringer , , Gee (1–2) , , — , , 19,929 , , 67–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 27 , , Cubs , , 8–9 (10) , , French , , Sewell (10–9) , , — , , — , , 67–82 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 27 , , Cubs , , 5–9 (10) , , Russell , , Swift (5–7) , , Whitehill , , 1,483 , , 67–83 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 29 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Grissom , , Bowman (10–14) , , — , , 1,477 , , 67–84 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , October 1 , ,

, , 1–9 , , Thompson , , Clemensen (0–1) , , — , , — , , 67–85 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , October 1 , ,

, , 8–0 , , Heintzelman (1–1) , , Moore , , — , , 3,859 , , 68–85 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

Notes

References

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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