1939 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | - | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 4/18 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 6-1 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/20 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 8-7 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/21 | at Cleveland | L | 1-5 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/22 | at Cleveland | L | 1-2 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/23 | at Cleveland | W | 8-0 | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/24 | vs StL Browns | W | 4-2 | 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/25 | vs StL Browns | L | 2-7 | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/26 | vs StL Browns | W | 7-6 | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/27 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 1-2 | 5-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/29 | vs Cleveland | L | 1-7 | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 4/30 | vs Cleveland | W | 14-1 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/2 | vs NY Yankees | L | 2-22 | 6-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/3 | vs NY Yankees | L | 6-10 | 6-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/4 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 6-7 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/5 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 1-4 | 6-9 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/6 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 4-5 | 6-10 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/7 | vs Phil. A's | L | 3-10 | 6-11 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/8 | vs Phil. A's | L | 5-6 | 6-12 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/10 | vs Washington | W | 5-1 | 7-12 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/11 | vs Washington | L | 2-4 | 7-13 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/12 | at StL Browns | L | 0-1 | 7-14 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/13 | at StL Browns | L | 3-5 | 7-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/14 | at StL Browns | W | 14-4 | 8-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/14 | at StL Browns | W | 7-4 | 9-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/16 | at Washington | W | 6-2 | 10-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/17 | at Washington | L | 1-4 | 10-16 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/18 | at Washington | L | 2-3 | 10-17 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/19 | at Phil. A's | L | 6-11 | 10-18 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/20 | at Phil. A's | L | 5-6 | 10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/21 | at Bos. Red Sox | L | 3-8 | 10-20 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/23 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 7-2 | 11-20 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/24 | at NY Yankees | W | 6-1 | 12-20 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/25 | at NY Yankees | L | 2-5 | 12-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/27 | vs StL Browns | W | 12-5 | 13-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/28 | vs StL Browns | W | 6-2 | 14-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/29 | vs StL Browns | W | 10-9 | 15-21 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/30 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 2-6 | 15-22 | |||||||||||||||
| 5/30 | at Chi. White Sox | W | 8-3 | 16-22 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/1 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 5-14 | 16-23 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/2 | vs Bos. Red Sox | W | 8-5 | 17-23 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/4 | vs NY Yankees | L | 4-8 | 17-24 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/5 | vs NY Yankees | W | 3-0 | 18-24 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/6 | vs NY Yankees | W | 6-2 | 19-24 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/7 | vs Phil. A's | L | 4-5 | 19-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/8 | vs Phil. A's | W | 8-4 | 20-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/9 | vs Phil. A's | W | 14-4 | 21-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/10 | vs Washington | W | 6-5 | 22-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/10 | vs Washington | W | 17-5 | 23-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/11 | vs Washington | W | 6-3 | 24-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/14 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 9-8 | 25-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/14 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 6-2 | 26-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/15 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 6-3 | 27-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/16 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 8-7 | 28-25 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/17 | at NY Yankees | L | 0-1 | 28-26 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/18 | at NY Yankees | W | 8-5 | 29-26 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/19 | at NY Yankees | L | 5-8 | 29-27 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/20 | at Phil. A's | W | 5-0 | 30-27 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/22 | at Phil. A's | L | 5-6 | 30-28 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/23 | at Washington | W | 7-4 | 31-28 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/24 | at Washington | L | 4-12 | 31-29 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/25 | at Washington | W | 6-5 | 32-29 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/26 | at Cleveland | W | 11-2 | 33-29 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/27 | at Cleveland | L | 0-5 | 33-30 | |||||||||||||||
| 6/30 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 3-1 | 34-30 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/1 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 6-5 | 35-30 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/1 | vs Chi. White Sox | L | 3-4 | 35-31 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/2 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 5-1 | 36-31 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/3 | vs Cleveland | L | 2-4 | 36-32 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/4 | vs Cleveland | W | 4-0 | 37-32 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/6 | at StL Browns | W | 9-5 | 38-32 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/7 | at StL Browns | L | 6-8 | 38-33 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/8 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 5-10 | 38-34 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/9 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 3-4 | 38-35 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/9 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 3-6 | 38-36 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/13 | vs NY Yankees | W | 10-6 | 39-36 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/14 | vs NY Yankees | L | 3-6 | 39-37 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/15 | vs NY Yankees | L | 7-10 | 39-38 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/16 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 2-9 | 39-39 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/16 | vs Bos. Red Sox | L | 0-3 | 39-40 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/17 | vs Bos. Red Sox | W | 13-6 | 40-40 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/18 | vs Washington | L | 2-10 | 40-41 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/19 | vs Washington | W | 11-0 | 41-41 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/20 | vs Washington | L | 7-8 | 41-42 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/21 | vs Phil. A's | L | 2-6 | 41-43 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/22 | vs Phil. A's | L | 2-4 | 41-44 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/22 | vs Phil. A's | W | 11-10 | 42-44 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/23 | vs Phil. A's | W | 16-3 | 43-44 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/25 | at Washington | L | 3-5 | 43-45 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/26 | at Washington | W | 3-1 | 44-45 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/27 | at Washington | W | 8-1 | 45-45 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/28 | at Phil. A's | L | 0-3 | 45-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/29 | at Phil. A's | W | 7-6 | 46-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/30 | at Phil. A's | W | 14-0 | 47-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 7/30 | at Phil. A's | W | 5-3 | 48-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/1 | at NY Yankees | W | 5-2 | 49-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/2 | at NY Yankees | W | 7-2 | 50-46 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/3 | at NY Yankees | L | 3-12 | 50-47 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/5 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 16-4 | 51-47 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/6 | at Bos. Red Sox | W | 10-1 | 52-47 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/6 | at Bos. Red Sox | L | 3-8 | 52-48 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/8 | vs Chi. White Sox | L | 3-5 | 52-49 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/9 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 10-3 | 53-49 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/10 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 4-3 | 54-49 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/11 | vs StL Browns | W | 4-3 | 55-49 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/12 | vs StL Browns | L | 3-17 | 55-50 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/13 | vs StL Browns | L | 7-11 | 55-51 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/14 | vs Cleveland | L | 4-8 | 55-52 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/14 | vs Cleveland | W | 10-3 | 56-52 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/15 | vs Cleveland | W | 12-3 | 57-52 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/16 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 6-7 | 57-53 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/17 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 1-2 | 57-54 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/19 | at StL Browns | W | 9-3 | 58-54 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/20 | at StL Browns | L | 2-6 | 58-55 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/22 | vs Phil. A's | W | 9-4 | 59-55 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/23 | vs Phil. A's | L | 6-7 | 59-56 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/24 | vs Washington | W | 8-1 | 60-56 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/25 | vs Washington | W | 5-2 | 61-56 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/26 | vs Washington | W | 6-3 | 62-56 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/27 | vs NY Yankees | L | 3-13 | 62-57 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/28 | vs NY Yankees | L | 2-18 | 62-58 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/29 | vs NY Yankees | W | 7-6 | 63-58 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/30 | vs Bos. Red Sox | W | 7-6 | 64-58 | |||||||||||||||
| 8/31 | vs Bos. Red Sox | W | 11-4 | 65-58 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/1 | vs Bos. Red Sox | W | 14-10 | 66-58 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/2 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 0-2 | 66-59 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/3 | at Chi. White Sox | L | 1-8 | 66-60 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/3 | at Chi. White Sox | W | 7-2 | 67-60 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/4 | vs StL Browns | L | 2-3 | 67-61 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/5 | vs StL Browns | W | 4-2 | 68-61 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/6 | at Cleveland | W | 2-0 | 69-61 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/7 | at Cleveland | L | 8-9 | 69-62 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/10 | vs Chi. White Sox | W | 5-1 | 70-62 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/10 | vs Chi. White Sox | L | 9-11 | 70-63 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/12 | at Bos. Red Sox | L | 1-2 | 70-64 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/13 | at Bos. Red Sox | L | 0-1 | 70-65 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/14 | at NY Yankees | W | 6-1 | 71-65 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/15 | at NY Yankees | L | 3-10 | 71-66 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/16 | at NY Yankees | L | 5-8 | 71-67 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/17 | at Washington | W | 3-2 | 72-67 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/18 | at Washington | L | 2-4 | 72-68 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/19 | at Phil. A's | W | 8-4 | 73-68 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/20 | at Phil. A's | L | 4-5 | 73-69 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/21 | at Phil. A's | W | 7-6 | 74-69 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/22 | at Cleveland | L | 4-5 | 74-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/23 | at Cleveland | W | 6-3 | 75-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/24 | at Cleveland | W | 2-1 | 76-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/24 | at Cleveland | W | 9-1 | 77-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/26 | at StL Browns | W | 5-4 | 78-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/26 | at StL Browns | W | 7-5 | 79-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/27 | at StL Browns | W | 7-4 | 80-70 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/29 | vs Cleveland | L | 3-4 | 80-71 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/29 | vs Cleveland | L | 0-3 | 80-72 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | vs Cleveland | L | 3-8 | 80-73 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | vs Cleveland | W | 1-0 | 81-73 | |||||||||||||||
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