1939 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1939 throughout the world.
Headline Event of the Year
On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball game. On August 26, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the first televised Major League Baseball game. Red Barber announced the game.
In this year, the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its charter honorees, including Jose Mendez and Cristobal Torriente.
Champions
Major League Baseball
World Series: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–0)
All-Star Game, July 11 at Yankee Stadium: American League, 3–1
Other champions
Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 4–2 (first game, at Comiskey Park); East, 10–2 (second game, in New York City)
Awards and honors
Most Valuable Player
Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF (AL)
Bucky Walters, Cincinnati Reds, P (NL)
The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
