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1938 American League Champions 1938 World Series Champions |
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
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The 1938 New York Yankees season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99–53, winning their 10th pennant, finishing 9.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the 1938 World Series, they beat the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutive World Series.
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Offseason[edit]
- Prior to 1938 season: Milo Candini was acquired by the Yankees from the El Paso Texans.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9.5 |
Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16.0 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32.0 |
St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44.0 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 46.0 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1938 American League Records
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 12–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 17–5 | 12–9 | |||||
Chicago | 6–12 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 13–8–1 | 10–11 | |||||
Cleveland | 10–12 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 8–13 | 18–4 | 13–9–1 | 12–9 | |||||
Detroit | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | 8–14 | 14–8 | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | |||||
New York | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | 13–8 | 14–8 | — | 16–5–2 | 15–7–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 10–12 | 4–18 | 8–14 | 5–16–2 | — | 12–9 | 6–16 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–17 | 8–13–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12–1 | 7–15–1 | 9–12 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 9–12 | 11–10 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — |
Roster[edit]
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Outfielders
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dickey, BillBill Dickey | 132 | 454 | 142 | .313 | 27 | 115 |
1B | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig | 157 | 576 | 170 | .295 | 29 | 114 |
2B | Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon | 127 | 458 | 117 | .255 | 25 | 97 |
3B | Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe | 151 | 631 | 196 | .311 | 10 | 80 |
SS | Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti | 157 | 631 | 166 | .263 | 9 | 55 |
OF | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio | 145 | 599 | 194 | .324 | 32 | 140 |
OF | Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich | 131 | 471 | 127 | .270 | 22 | 91 |
OF | Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk | 99 | 335 | 85 | .254 | 10 | 62 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Hoag, MyrilMyril Hoag | 85 | 267 | 74 | .277 | 0 | 48 |
Powell, JakeJake Powell | 45 | 164 | 42 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Knickerbocker, BillBill Knickerbocker | 46 | 128 | 32 | .250 | 1 | 21 |
Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn | 41 | 123 | 32 | .260 | 0 | 25 |
Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren | 27 | 43 | 8 | .186 | 0 | 1 |
Jorgens, ArtArt Jorgens | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez | 32 | 239 | 18 | 12 | 3.35 | 129 |
Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing | 31 | 247.1 | 21 | 7 | 3.31 | 127 |
Pearson, MonteMonte Pearson | 28 | 202 | 16 | 7 | 3.97 | 98 |
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler | 23 | 172 | 14 | 5 | 4.03 | 36 |
Hadley, BumpBump Hadley | 29 | 167.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.60 | 61 |
Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 8.10 | 7 |
Donald, AtleyAtley Donald | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 6 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sundra, SteveSteve Sundra | 25 | 93.2 | 6 | 4 | 4.80 | 33 |
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs | 14 | 58.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.60 | 8 |
Vance, JoeJoe Vance | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 2 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4.24 | 43 |
Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 |
Stine, LeeLee Stine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 4 |
Wicker, KempKemp Wicker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1938 World Series[edit]
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Yankees – 3, Cubs – 1 | October 5 | Wrigley Field | 43,642 |
2 | Yankees – 6, Cubs – 3 | October 6 | Wrigley Field | 42,108 |
3 | Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 55,236 |
4 | Cubs – 3, Yankees – 8 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 59,847 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Newark, El Paso, Neosho, Bassett, Norfolk (NSL), Butler[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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