1939 Major League Baseball season

1939 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 17 – October 8, 1939
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY)
NL: Bucky Walters (CIN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsCincinnati Reds
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upCincinnati Reds

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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