Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1939 calendar year.
| Frank Abercrombie | 1850-01-02 | 1939-11-11 | 89.313 | SS | | 0 | | | 1850-01-02 | Fort Towson,OK | MLB | 1871-1871 | 1871-1871 | |
| Nick Allen | 1888-09-14 | 1939-10-16 | 51.032 | C | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1888-09-14 | Norton,KS | MLB | 1916-1920 | 1916-1920 | |
| Abraham Bailey | 1895-02-12 | 1939-09-27 | 44.227 | P | 6-0 | 184 | R | R | 1895-02-12 | Joliet,IL | MLB | 1919-1921 | 1919-1921 | |
| Ed Biecher | 1875-08-27 | 1939-07-15 | 63.322 | OF | | 0 | | | 1875-08-27 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1897-1898 | 1897-1898 | |
| Dallas Bradshaw | 1895-11-23 | 1939-12-11 | 44.018 | 2B | 5-7 | 145 | L | R | 1895-11-23 | Wolf Creek,IL | MLB | 1917-1917 | 1917-1917 | |
| Cal Broughton | 1860-12-28 | 1939-03-15 | 78.077 | C | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1860-12-28 | Magnolia,WI | MLB | 1883-1888 | 1883-1888 | |
| Bill Burke | 0000-00-00 | 1939-03-17 | | P | 6-3 | 210 | | | | Cincinnati,OH | MLB | 1887-1887 | 1887-1887 | |
| Tiny Chaplin | 1905-07-13 | 1939-03-25 | 33.255 | P | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1905-07-13 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1928-1936 | 1928-1936 | |
| Toots Coyne | 1894-10-20 | 1939-09-18 | 44.333 | 3B | | 0 | | R | 1894-10-20 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1914-1914 | 1914-1914 | |
| Joe Crisp | 1885-07-08 | 1939-02-05 | 53.212 | C | 6-4 | 200 | R | R | 1885-07-08 | Higginsville,MO | MLB | 1910-1911 | 1910-1911 | |
| Bill Cristall | 1875-09-12 | 1939-01-28 | 63.138 | P | 5-7 | 145 | L | L | 1875-09-12 | Odessa,UE | MLB | 1901-1901 | 1901-1901 | |
| Murphy Currie | 1893-08-31 | 1939-06-22 | 45.295 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1893-08-31 | Fayetteville,NC | MLB | 1916-1916 | 1916-1916 | |
| Fred Curtis | 1880-10-30 | 1939-04-05 | 58.157 | 1B | 6-1 | 0 | R | R | 1880-10-30 | Beaver Lake,MI | MLB | 1905-1905 | 1905-1905 | |
| Abner Dalrymple | 1857-09-09 | 1939-01-25 | 81.138 | OF | 5-10 | 175 | L | R | 1857-09-09 | Gratiot,WI | MLB | 1878-1891 | 1878-1891 | |
| Jack Darragh | 1866-07-17 | 1939-08-12 | 73.026 | 1B | 6-2 | 180 | | | 1866-07-17 | Ebensburg,PA | MLB | 1891-1891 | 1891-1891 | |
| Red Downs | 1883-08-23 | 1939-10-19 | 56.057 | 2B | 5-11 | 155 | R | R | 1883-08-23 | Neola,IA | MLB | 1907-1912 | 1907-1912 | |
| Sam Dungan | 1866-07-29 | 1939-03-16 | 72.230 | OF | 5-11 | 180 | R | | 1866-07-29 | Ferndale,CA | MLB | 1892-1901 | 1892-1901 | |
| Clyde Engle | 1884-03-19 | 1939-12-26 | 55.282 | 1B-OF | 5-10 | 190 | R | R | 1884-03-19 | Dayton,OH | MLB | 1909-1916 | 1909-1916 | |
| George Fair | 1856-01-13 | 1939-02-12 | 83.030 | 2B | 5-7 | 140 | | | 1856-01-13 | Boston,MA | MLB | 1876-1876 | 1876-1876 | |
| Jack Fifield | 1871-10-05 | 1939-11-27 | 68.053 | P | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1871-10-05 | Enfield,NH | MLB | 1897-1899 | 1897-1899 | |
| Chauncey Fisher | 1872-01-08 | 1939-04-27 | 67.109 | P | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1872-01-08 | Anderson,IN | MLB | 1893-1901 | 1893-1901 | |
| Fred Goldsmith | 1856-05-15 | 1939-03-28 | 82.317 | P | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1856-05-15 | New Haven,CT | MLB | 1875-1884 | 1875-1884 | |
| Peaches Graham | 1877-03-23 | 1939-07-25 | 62.124 | P | 5-9 | 180 | R | R | 1877-03-23 | Aledo,IL | MLB | 1902-1912 | 1902-1912 | |
| Frank Harris | 1858-11-02 | 1939-11-26 | 81.024 | 1B | | 0 | R | R | 1858-11-02 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Tom Hart | 1869-06-15 | 1939-09-17 | 70.094 | C-OF | 5-7 | 160 | | | 1869-06-15 | Canaan,NY | MLB | 1891-1891 | 1891-1891 | |
| Cliff Heathcote | 1898-01-24 | 1939-01-19 | 40.360 | OF | 5-10 | 160 | L | L | 1898-01-24 | Glen Rock,PA | MLB | 1918-1932 | 1918-1932 | |
| Horace Helmbold | 0000-00-00 | 1939-11-18 | | P | | 0 | | | | | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| John Henry | 1863-09-02 | 1939-06-11 | 75.282 | P | | 0 | R | R | 1863-09-02 | Springfield,MA | MLB | 1884-1890 | 1884-1890 | |
| Frank Killen | 1870-11-30 | 1939-12-03 | 69.003 | P | 6-1 | 200 | L | L | 1870-11-30 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1891-1900 | 1891-1900 | |
| Hal Kime | 1898-03-15 | 1939-05-16 | 41.062 | P | 5-9 | 160 | L | L | 1898-03-15 | West Salem,OH | MLB | 1920-1920 | 1920-1920 | |
| Frank LaPorte | 1880-02-06 | 1939-09-25 | 59.231 | 2B-3B | 5-8 | 175 | R | R | 1880-02-06 | Uhrichsville,OH | MLB | 1905-1913 | 1905-1913 | |
| Ed Lennox | 1883-11-03 | 1939-10-26 | 55.357 | 3B | 5-10 | 174 | R | R | 1883-11-03 | Camden,NJ | MLB | 1906-1912 | 1906-1912 | |
| Fred Link | 1886-03-11 | 1939-05-22 | 53.072 | P | 6-0 | 170 | L | L | 1886-03-11 | Columbus,OH | MLB | 1910-1910 | 1910-1910 | |
| William McCarthy | 1882-04-11 | 1939-05-29 | 57.048 | P | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1882-04-11 | Ashland,MA | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Alex McFarlan | 1866-11-11 | 1939-03-02 | 72.111 | OF | 5-9 | 165 | | | 1866-11-11 | | MLB | 1892-1892 | 1892-1892 | |
| Ralph Miller | 1896-02-29 | 1939-03-18 | 43.018 | 3B-SS | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1896-02-29 | Fort Wayne,IN | MLB | 1920-1924 | 1920-1924 | |
| Frank Morrissey | 1876-05-03 | 1939-02-22 | 62.295 | P | 5-4 | 140 | | R | 1876-05-03 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1901-1902 | 1901-1902 | |
| Frank Mountain | 1860-05-17 | 1939-11-19 | 79.186 | P | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | 1860-05-17 | Fort Edward,NY | MLB | 1880-1886 | 1880-1886 | |
| Simmy Murch | 1880-11-21 | 1939-06-06 | 58.197 | 1B | 6-3 | 220 | R | R | 1880-11-21 | Castine,ME | MLB | 1904-1908 | 1904-1908 | |
| Tom Murray | 0000-00-00 | 1939-06-26 | | SS | | 0 | | | | Paterson,NJ | MLB | 1894-1894 | 1894-1894 | |
| Dave Oldfield | 1864-12-18 | 1939-08-28 | 74.253 | C | 5-7 | 175 | B | L | 1864-12-18 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1883-1886 | 1883-1886 | |
| Pat Paige | 1882-05-05 | 1939-06-08 | 57.034 | P | 5-10 | 175 | L | R | 1882-05-05 | Paw Paw,MI | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Louis Pelouze | 1863-09-10 | 1939-01-09 | 75.121 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1863-09-10 | Fort Monroe,VA | MLB | 1886-1886 | 1886-1886 | |
| Barney Pelty | 1880-09-10 | 1939-05-24 | 58.256 | P | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | 1880-09-10 | Farmington,MO | MLB | 1903-1912 | 1903-1912 | |
| Jack Reis | 1891-06-14 | 1939-07-20 | 48.036 | P | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1891-06-14 | Carthage,OH | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Tom Richardson | 1883-08-07 | 1939-11-15 | 56.100 | H | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1883-08-07 | Louisville,IL | MLB | 1917-1917 | 1917-1917 | |
| Walter Schaller | 1889-09-23 | 1939-10-09 | 50.016 | OF | 5-11 | 168 | L | R | 1889-09-23 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1911-1913 | 1911-1913 | |
| George Smith | 1871-10-24 | 1939-06-25 | 67.244 | 2B | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1871-10-24 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1897-1903 | 1897-1903 | |
| Allen Sothoron | 1893-04-27 | 1939-06-17 | 46.051 | P | 5-11 | 182 | B | R | 1893-04-27 | Bradford,OH | MLB | 1914-1926 | 1914-1926 | |
| John Sowders | 1866-12-10 | 1939-07-29 | 72.231 | P | 6-0 | 150 | R | L | 1866-12-10 | Louisville,KY | MLB | 1887-1890 | 1887-1890 | |
| Scott Stratton | 1869-10-02 | 1939-03-08 | 69.157 | P-OF | 6-0 | 180 | L | R | 1869-10-02 | Campbellsburg,KY | MLB | 1888-1895 | 1888-1895 | |
| Bert Weeden | 1882-12-21 | 1939-01-07 | 56.017 | H | 6-0 | 200 | L | L | 1882-12-21 | Northwood,NH | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Deacon White | 1847-12-07 | 1939-07-07 | 91.212 | 3B-C | 5-11 | 175 | L | R | 1847-12-07 | Caton,NY | MLB | 1871-1890 | 1871-1890 | |
| Dale Williams | 1855-10-06 | 1939-10-22 | 84.016 | P | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | 1855-10-06 | Ludlow,KY | MLB | 1876-1876 | 1876-1876 | |
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