The 1939 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 45 wins and 106 losses. Offseason December 7, 1938: Les Powers was purchased by the Phillies from the New York Giants. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 8, 1939: Pete Sivess and cash was traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Len Gabrielson. Game log |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 18 || @ Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 9 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 19 || @ Bees || 6–7 || Bill Posedel (1–0) || Max Butcher (0–1) || None || 1,501 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 19 || @ Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 16 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 20 || @ Bees || 0–2 || Lou Fette (1–0) || Syl Johnson (0–1) || None || 3,166 || 0–2 |- style="background:#fffdd0" | 3 || April 21 || Dodgers || 2–2 || None || None || None || 2,500 || 0–2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 22 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Elmer Burkart (1–0) || Red Evans (0–2) || None || 3,000 || 1–2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 23 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Boom-Boom Beck (1–0) || Hugh Casey (0–1) || None || 8,000 || 2–2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 24 || Giants || 6–5 || Max Butcher (1–1) || Slick Castleman (0–1) || Boom-Boom Beck (1) || 3,000 || 3–2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || April 25 || Giants || 8–1 || Claude Passeau (1–0) || Cliff Melton (0–2) || Jim Henry (1) || 3,500 || 4–2–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 26 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 20 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 27 || Bees || 4–5 || Danny MacFayden (2–0) || Al Hollingsworth (0–1) || Tom Earley (1) || 8,000 || 4–3–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 28 || Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 2 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 29 || @ Dodgers || 0–5 || Whit Wyatt (1–0) || Hugh Mulcahy (0–1) || None || 8,576 || 4–4–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 30 ||