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Overview

The Class A-1 Southern Association of 1939 started and ended with eight teams. This was the ninth season that the Knoxville team was in the Southern Association. Neil Caldwell was the manager in both 1937 and 1938. The 1939 season opened on April 14 and closed on September 10, 1939. Nashville was declared the league champion.

Playoffs - Charlotte defeated Spartanburg, four games to one; Anderson defeated Knoxville, four games to two; Charlotte defeated Anderson, four games to three.

News and Notes

  • Infielder Jim McLeod has been purchased by the Knoxville Smokies from Oklahoma City of the Texas League. Secretary Allen said that McLeod would be used either at third base or shortstop. - The Sporting News - January 19, 1939, page 6
  • Knoxville transferred Pitcher Nick Radunich, a right-hander, to Hutchinson in the Western Association, placed Catcher Walter Stephenson on the active roll and suspended Milton McDougal, another receiver, April 25, until he recovers from a recent operation. - The Sporting News - May 4, 1939, page 11
  • Knoxville sells Pitcher Jimmy McClure to Jackson (Southeastern). - The Sporting News - May 25, 1939, page 2
  • Baltimore buys Outfileder Leon Riley from Knoxville. - The Sporting News – June 8, 1939, page 6
  • Knoxville would still be near the top if it had more pitchers like Lamanske and Addis Swigart. The Smokies certainly have the power. - The Sporting News – June 29, 1939, page 3


League Final Standings

Team W L T PCT
Spartanburg 88 51 1 .633
Anderson 84 55 1 .604
Knoxville 73 67 0 .521
Charlotte 72 68 0 .514
Rock Hill 68 71 0 .489
Asheville 65 74 0 .468
Fayetteville 61 78 0 .439
Reidsville 45 92 0 .328

Team Names and Managers

Team Names Manager 1 Manager 2
Spartanburg Peaches Kerby Ferrell
Anderson Rebels Bob Richards
Knoxville Smokies Dale Alexander
Charlotte Hornets Spencer Abbott Cal Ermer
Rock Hill Chiefs Dan Carnavale
Asheville Tourists William Sayles
Fayetteville Cubs Clyde McDowell
Reidsville Luckies Lee Gamble

Statistics

League Batting

G AB R OR H TB 2B 3B HR SH SB CS Pct
Nashville 156 5307 887 815 1628 2256 328 42 72 140 54 42 .307
Memphis 151 5043 719 684 1524 2068 278 67 44 147 81 47 .303
Knoxville 156 5235 859 847 1564 2298 301 62 103 154 56 26 .299
Atlanta 151 4983 770 701 1480 2078 283 66 61 187 121 66 .297
Birmingham 156 5178 656 821 1483 2045 250 87 46 146 49 36 .286
Chattanooga 153 4957 760 641 1407 1996 234 71 71 157 166 60 .284
Little Rock 154 4982 666 719 1380 1801 228 62 23 184 117 36 .277
New Orleans 155 5092 641 750 1384 1855 233 65 38 170 61 54 .272

Knoxville Individual Batting

Last Name First Name G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SB CS Pct
Young Babe 156 613 120 223 362 50 13 21 13 8 4 .364
Hafey Bud 74 282 80 100 178 18 6 16 8 1 1 .355
Riley Lee 20 68 9 24 36 2B 2 2 1 1 0 .353
Sodd Bill 21 74 14 25 40 10 1 1 2 0 0 .338
Abernathy Woody 135 485 84 161 249 32 4 16 10 5 0 .332
Rambert Pep 74 183 33 58 72 6 4 0 8 2 1 .317
Meyer Dutch 110 425 68 129 191 31 2 9 14 5 1 .304
McDougal Milton 58 179 23 53 71 8 2 2 3 1 1 .296
McLeod Jim 156 564 80 166 210 21 4 5 27 10 8 .294
Shelley Hugh 124 457 80 134 186 21 11 3 17 17 4 .293
Glock Charles 81 323 51 92 122 22 1 2 10 3 1 .285
Chapman Glenn 79 305 49 86 122 16 4 4 7 3 3 .282
Swigart Oad 45 89 10 25 26 1 0 0 4 0 0 .281
Reitz Harold 60 180 25 49 63 9 1 1 3 3 0 .272
Richmond Proctor 81 291 58 77 139 18 4 12 6 2 4 .265
Goda Mike 45 136 15 36 54 6 0 4 8 1 0 .265
Lamanske Frank 58 91 17 24 32 4 2 0 3 0 0 .264
Watkins Linville 11 12 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Schroeder Rip 37 89 9 20 22 2B 0 0 2 0 0 .225
Kies Norm 79 223 32 49 77 15 2 3 8 0 0 .220
Sharp Kola 30 44 4 9 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 .205
Mallory Pete 33 40 0 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Bertram Clare 40 50 4 11 16 5 0 0 1 0 0 .196
Aragon Jack 16 26 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Kohlman Joe 11 12 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .083
McClure Jim 4 2 1 .500
Stephenson Walter 9 26 6 .231
Hughes Bill 2 2 0 .000
Livengood Wes 2 1 0 .000
Radunich Nick 2 0 0 .000
Ehrensberger Bill 1 0 0 .000

League Misc. Batting

Team BB HB SO RBI
Nashville 549 19 573 799
Knoxville 491 26 529 778
Atlanta 456 57 586 691
Chattanooga 508 28 570 680
Memphis 375 39 536 633
Little Rock 442 22 438 596
Birmingham 369 32 453 593
New Orleans 453 16 515 569

Knoxville Misc. Batting

Last Name First Name G BB HB RBI SO
Young Babe 156 55 4 137 43
Abernathy Woody 135 52 0 103 37
Meyer Dutch 110 34 2 76 46
McLeod Jim 156 50 7 71 38
Shelley Hugh 124 32 2 53 19
Richmond Proctor 81 38 2 47 45
Hafey Bud 74 56 2 43 45
Glock Charles 81 25 1 32 26
McDougal Milton 58 14 0 31 19
Goda Mike 45 12 0 25 25
Chapman Glenn 79 24 3 24 30
Rambert Pep 74 9 0 23 20
Reitz Harold 60 9 2 19 21

League Fielding

G DP PO A E Pct.
Nashville 156 126 3933 1634 184 .971
Knoxville 156 130 3929 1825 184 .969
Birmingham 156 145 3004 1722 187 .968
Little Rock 154 141 3879 1801 169 .967
New Orleans 155 140 3808 1630 209 .964
Memphis 151 95 3833 1518 202 .964
Chattanooga 153 177 3847 1846 221 .963
Atlanta 151 107 3842 1009 218 .962

Knoxville Individual Fielding

Last Name First Name Position G PO A E Pct.
Young Babe 1B 156 1381 118 13 .991
Glock Charles 2B 45 88 124 8 .964
Meyer Dutch 2B 110 299 337 29 .956
Reitz Harold 3B 51 35 106 9 .940
Goda Mike 3B 44 43 68 9 .925
Glock Charles 3B 36 31 66 9 .915
McLeod Jim SS 156 364 525 29 .968
Abernathy Woody OF 129 255 12 6 .978
Hafey Bud OF 74 216 11 6 .974
Shelley Hugh OF 123 299 18 11 .966
Richmond Proctor OF 78 137 5 5 .966
Chapman Glenn OF 79 170 5 7 .962
Rambert Pep OF 34 70 2 4 .947
Riley Lee OF 19 30 2 2 .941
Sodd Bill OF 20 35 3 5 .884
Lamanske Frank P 32 3 25 0 1.000
Mallory Pete P 31 7 18 0 1.000
Kohlman Joe P 11 2 15 0 1.000
Watkins Linville P 11 1 11 0 1.000
Schroeder Rip P 37 15 53 1 .986
Rambert Pep P 32 15 51 1 .985
Bertram Clare P 40 4 28 1 .970
Swigart Oad P 42 11 52 2 .969
Sharp Kola P 29 7 23 2 .938
Kies Norm C 71 253 28 7 .976
McDougal Milton C 52 157 24 8 .958
Aragon Jack C 12 15 8 2 .920

Knoxville Individual Pitching

Last Name First Name G W L Pct IP AB H R ER BB SO HB ERA
Swigart Oad 42 17 10 .630 242 953 265 126 105 84 110 2 3.90
Bertram Clare 40 11 9 .550 151 575 171 82 73 49 85 2 4.35
Sharp Kola 29 6 6 .500 111 455 151 67 59 19 10 0 4.70
Rambert Pep 32 11 8 .579 153 608 180 91 82 42 39 4 4.82
Schroeder Rip 37 14 12 .538 231 941 293 160 137 70 57 3 5.34
Mallory Pete 31 5 11 .313 121 498 160 81 73 28 52 3 5.43
Lamanske Frank 32 13 7 .650 179 773 265 132 114 55 62 2 5.73
Kohlman Joe 11 1 3 .250 47 194 64 36 32 21 10 1 6.13
Watkins Linville 11 1 3 .250 36
Hughes Bill 2 0 2 .000 7
Livengood Wes 2 0 1 .000 5

References / Resources

  • The Sporting News at Paper of Record
  • various newspapers at GenealogyBank.com
  • various newspapers at newspapers.com
  • Allen, Ronald R. Same Old Smokies: A brief history of baseball in Knoxville, Tennessee, 1865-1954, self published, 2008
  • Johnson, Lloyd, and Miles Wolff. Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Baseball America, 2007, pp. 410
  • 1939 Knoxville Smokies page at bbref.com

Credit

This page was assembled and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.

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