Leo Durocher at spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas – 1939.
Leo Durocher at spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas – 1939.
Joe McCarthy and Jacob Ruppert at spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida – 1939.
Joe McCarthy and Jacob Ruppert at spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida – 1939.
Rookie outfielder Pete Reiser starts his second spring training game for the Brooklyn Dodgers
1939 – Rookie outfielder Pete Reiser starts his second spring training game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After going 0 for 3 yesterday against the Yankees, Reiser belts a home run in his first at bat against the Cardinals, and follows with a walk and two singles. He will have 10 straight hits before striking out three times against Yankees pitcher Oral Hildebrand six days later. When Jack Haley relieves Hildebrand, Reiser hits a home run off him. Reiser will go north with Brooklyn and play in an April 15th exhibition against the Yankees in Ebbets Field before being sent to the Triple-A Elmira Pioneers.
Tommy Davis Stats & Facts
Tommy Davis Positions: Leftfielder and Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)Born: March 21, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY usHigh School: Boys HS (Brooklyn, NY)Debut: September 22, 1959 (11,700th in major league history)vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 2, 1976vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Herman Thomas DavisView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject…
Tommy Davis is born in Brooklyn, NY
1939 – Tommy Davis is born in Brooklyn, NY. The former two-time N.L. batting champ hits .271 as an Astro during parts of the 1969 and 1970 seasons.
1939 Spring Training Game Audio New York Yankees vs Cincinnati Reds
On March 15, 1939 the New York Yankees face the Cincinnati Reds in a spring training game. These two teams will also face off in the 1939 World Series. The Yankees finished with a record of 106–45, winning their 11th pennant, finishing 17 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox…
Johnny Callison Stats & Facts
Johnny Callison Position: Rightfielder Bats: Left • Throws: Right5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)Born: March 12, 1939 in Qualls, OKDied: October 12, 2006 in Abington, PABuried: CrematedHigh School: Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA)Debut: September 9, 1958 (11,588th in major league history)vs. BOS 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: August 17, 1973vs. TEX 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: John Wesley CallisonView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR…
Jim Bouton is born in Newark, NJ. The righthander had a blazing fastball when he pitched in the World Series for the Yankees in 1964
1939 – Jim Bouton is born in Newark, NJ. The righthander had a blazing fastball when he pitched in the World Series for the Yankees in 1964. By the time he gets to Houston in 1969, all he has left is a knuckleball and a manuscript.
