1938 Major League Baseball season

The 1938 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 15, 1938. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to none. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series three years in a row.

1938 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 18 – October 15, 1938
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Jimmie Foxx (BSR) NL: Ernie Lombardi (CIN)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Boston Red Sox
NL champions	Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up	Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	Chicago Cubs

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Grover Cleveland Alexander
  • Alexander Cartwright
  • Henry Chadwick
• Most Valuable Player
  • Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B (AL)
  • Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds, C (NL)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, P
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees

Statistical leaders

Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Jimmie Foxx BSR .349 Ernie Lombardi CIN .342 HR Hank Greenberg DET 58 Mel Ott NYG 36 RBI Jimmie Foxx BSR 175 Joe Medwick SLC 122 Wins Red Ruffing NYY 21 Bill Lee CHC 22 ERA Lefty Grove BSR 3.08 Bill Lee CHC 2.66 SO Bob Feller CLE 240 Clay Bryant CHC 135 SV Johnny Murphy NYY 11 Dick Coffman NYG 12 SB Frankie Crosetti NYY 27 Stan Hack CHC 16

Standings

American League American League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Yankees 99 53 0.651 — 55–22 44–31 Boston Red Sox 88 61 0.591 9½ 52–23 36–38 Cleveland Indians 86 66 0.566 13 46–30 40–36 Detroit Tigers 84 70 0.545 16 48–31 36–39 Washington Senators 75 76 0.497 23½ 44–33 31–43 Chicago White Sox 65 83 0.439 32 33–39 32–44 St. Louis Browns 55 97 0.362 44 31–43 24–54 Philadelphia Athletics 53 99 0.349 46 28–47 25–52

National League National League W L Pct. GB Home Road Chicago Cubs 89 63 0.586 — 44–33 45–30 Pittsburgh Pirates 86 64 0.573 2 44–33 42–31 New York Giants 83 67 0.553 5 43–30 40–37 Cincinnati Reds 82 68 0.547 6 43–34 39–34 Boston Bees 77 75 0.507 12 45–30 32–45 St. Louis Cardinals 71 80 0.470 17½ 36–41 35–39 Brooklyn Dodgers 69 80 0.463 18½ 31–41 38–39 Philadelphia Phillies 45 105 0.300 43 26–48 19–57

Postseason

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	New York Yankees	4
	NL	Chicago Cubs	0

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox	Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians	Ossie Vitt
Detroit Tigers	Mickey Cochrane and Del Baker
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Gabby Street and Ski Melillo
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Bees	Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers	Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm and Gabby Hartnett
Cincinnati Reds	Bill McKechnie
New York Giants	Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies	Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch and Mike González

Home Field Attendance

Team Name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per Game
New York Yankees[1]	99	-2.9%	970,916	-2.7%	12,290
Chicago Cubs[2]	89	-4.3%	951,640	6.3%	12,359
New York Giants[3]	83	-12.6%	799,633	-13.7%	10,954
Detroit Tigers[4]	84	-5.6%	799,557	-25.4%	10,121
Cincinnati Reds[5]	82	46.4%	706,756	71.9%	9,179
Brooklyn Dodgers[6]	69	11.3%	663,087	37.4%	8,961
Cleveland Indians[7]	86	3.6%	652,006	15.4%	8,579
Boston Red Sox[8]	88	10.0%	646,459	15.5%	8,619
Pittsburgh Pirates[9]	86	0.0%	641,033	39.5%	8,218
Washington Senators[10]	75	2.7%	522,694	31.4%	6,701
Philadelphia Athletics[11]	53	-1.9%	385,357	-10.5%	5,070
Boston Bees[12]	77	-2.5%	341,149	-11.5%	4,549
Chicago White Sox[13]	65	-24.4%	338,278	-42.6%	4,634
St. Louis Cardinals[14]	71	-12.3%	291,418	-32.4%	3,598
Philadelphia Phillies[15]	45	-26.2%	166,111	-21.9%	2,215
St. Louis Browns[16]	55	19.6%	130,417	5.9%	1,694

References

1. "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
2. "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

• 1938 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference