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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