This article is about the 1939 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1939 in baseball.
Sports season
1939 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 17 – October 8, 1939
Number of games
154
Number of teams
16
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY) NL: Bucky Walters (CIN)
AL champions
New York Yankees
AL runners-up
Boston Red Sox
NL champions
Cincinnati Reds
NL runners-up
St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions
New York Yankees
Runners-up
Cincinnati Reds
MLB seasons
← 1938
1940 →
The 1939 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 8, 1939. The Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Reds in the World Series, four games to zero. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series four years in a row.
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