1939 American League Schedule

The National Centennial Commission held a contest to design an emblem for the 100th anniversary of baseball in the summer of 1938. Unveiled in December, at the annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the winning design was awarded to New York artist Majori Bennet.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of organized baseball the official insignia of baseball’s centennial had been adopted for flags which to be flown from all of the parks. The red, white and blue patch had four red stripes, symbolic of four balls, three white stripes, representing three strikes. A blue diamond was superimposed on the stripes, with a white baseball and a batter completing a swing in the diamond center. The design was used on such items as stationary, publications, advertising, and uniform patches worn by the players during the year.

The Official 1939 American League pocket schedules were printed by The Fred J. Ringley Co., of Chicago. They were distributed at ballparks compliments of each American League team printed at the bottom. The cover features the official insignia of baseball’s centennial. The back pictures a William Harridge official American League baseball and reads: "-1939- The 100th anniversary of baseball ... and the 40th consecutive year the Reach Baseball has been the official ball of the American League" The 40 page booklet features six days on each page with American League games played that day for all eight teams.

On the back of the front page is an "A.G. Spalding & Bros., Department Of Public Information" message, which reads "Who ... Where ... When ? Not grammatical terms but legitimate questions on sports our department of Public information will be able to answer. Make use of this service - it was established for your benefit. Send us your sports problems."

1939 Official American League Schedules


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