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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 1938 World Series  




5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













1938 New York Yankees season






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1938 New York Yankees
World Series Champions
American League Champions
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
OwnersJacob Ruppert
General managersEd Barrow
ManagersJoe McCarthy
← 1937 Seasons 1939 →

The 1938 New York Yankees season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99–53, winning their tenth 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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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    • American League
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 99 53 .651 — 55‍–‍22 44‍–‍31
    Boston Red Sox 88 61 .591 9½ 52‍–‍23 36‍–‍38
    Cleveland Indians 86 66 .566 13 46‍–‍30 40‍–‍36
    Detroit Tigers 84 70 .545 16 48‍–‍31 36‍–‍39
    Washington Senators 75 76 .497 23½ 44‍–‍33 31‍–‍43
    Chicago White Sox 65 83 .439 32 33‍–‍39 32‍–‍44
    St. Louis Browns 55 97 .362 44 31‍–‍43 24‍–‍54
    Philadelphia Athletics 53 99 .349 46 28‍–‍47 25‍–‍52

    Record vs. opponents

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    1938 American League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB 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

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    1938 New York Yankees
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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
    C Bill Dickey 132 454 142 .313 27 115
    1B Lou Gehrig 157 576 170 .295 29 114
    2B Joe Gordon 127 458 117 .255 25 97
    SS Frankie Crosetti 157 631 166 .263 9 55
    3B Red Rolfe 151 631 196 .311 10 80
    OF George Selkirk 99 335 85 .254 10 62
    OF Tommy Henrich 131 471 127 .270 22 91
    OF Joe DiMaggio 145 599 194 .324 32 140

    Other batters

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    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
    Myril Hoag 85 267 74 .277 0 48
    Jake Powell 45 164 42 .256 2 20
    Bill Knickerbocker 46 128 32 .250 1 21
    Joe Glenn 41 123 32 .260 0 25
    Babe Dahlgren 27 43 8 .186 0 1
    Art Jorgens 9 17 4 .235 0 2

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Red Ruffing 31 247.1 21 7 3.31 127
    Lefty Gomez 32 239.0 18 12 3.35 129
    Monte Pearson 28 202.0 16 7 3.97 98
    Spud Chandler 23 172.0 14 5 4.03 36
    Bump Hadley 29 167.1 9 8 3.60 61
    Wes Ferrell 5 30.0 2 2 8.10 7
    Atley Donald 2 12.0 0 1 5.25 6

    Other pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Steve Sundra 25 93.2 6 4 4.80 33
    Joe Beggs 14 58.1 3 2 5.60 8
    Joe Vance 3 11.1 0 0 7.15 2

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Johnny Murphy 32 8 2 11 4.24 43
    Ivy Andrews 19 1 3 1 3.00 13
    Lee Stine 4 0 0 0 1.04 4
    Kemp Wicker 1 1 0 0 0.00 0

    1938 World Series

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    Main article: 1938 World Series

    AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0)

    Game Score Date Location Attendance
    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

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AA Kansas City Blues American Association Billy Meyer
    AA Newark Bears International League Johnny Neun
    A Binghamton Triplets Eastern League Bruno Betzel
    B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Ray White
    B Augusta Tigers Sally League Sam Agnew
    B Wenatchee Chiefs Western International League Glenn Wright
    C Akron Yankees Middle Atlantic League Pip Koehler
    C Joplin Miners Western Association Ted Mayer
    D El Paso Texans Arizona–Texas League Jimmy Zinn
    D Neosho Yankees Arkansas–Missouri League Dennis Burns
    D Bassett Furniture Makers Bi-State League Walter Novak
    D Snow Hill Billies Coastal Plain League Peahead Walker
    D Norfolk Elks Nebraska State League Doc Bennett
    D Butler Yankees Pennsylvania State Association Lefty Jenkins

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Newark, El Paso, Neosho, Bassett, Norfolk (NSL), Butler[2]

    Notes

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    1. ^ Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

    • References

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