When the 1939 season begins, it's clear (most everyone) that Dizzy Dean is hurting and ineffective on the mound. Owner Philip Wrigley's insistence that Dean remain in the pitching rotation plus Dean's ego cause dissension among the players, which taints the entire season. The team finishes the season with a record of:
62 wins 92 losses .403 Pct. and
38 Games Behind the pennant winning Cincinnati Reds. Gabby Hartnett was dismissed as the Cubs at the end of the 1939 season. Dean limped along for the Cubs through the 1940 season, when he retired.