1939 Claxton Shield

Australia Interstate Baseball Carnival
1939
Tournament information
Date29 July – 5 August
Host(s)Victoria (state) Melbourne, VIC
Teams5
Defending champions New South Wales
Final positions
Champion New South Wales (3rd title)
1st runner-up Western Australia
2nd runner-up Victoria
← 1938
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The 1939 Claxton Shield was the sixth annual Claxton Shield, an Australian national baseball tournament. It was held at Richmond Cricket Ground, Albert Ground,[1] South Melbourne Cricket Ground[2] ,and National Park[3] in Melbourne from 29 July to 5 August,[4] the second time Melbourne had hosted the Shield. New South Wales won the Shield for the third time, successfully defending their title from the previous two years. Queensland joined the other four states for the first time in the tournament. The other participating teams were Victoria, Western Australia ,and South Australia.[5] It was also the first year an Australia national team was picked primarily based on the Championships.[6]

  1. ^ "Baseball Teams Here To-Day". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 July 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Baseball Win To S.A. – N.S.W. Surprised". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 August 1939. p. 21. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Ground For Baseball Final Changed". The Argus. Melbourne. 5 August 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Baseball – Entertaining The Teams". The Argus. Melbourne. 11 July 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Clark was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Harris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).