| 1938 New York Yankees | ||
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| World Series Champions American League Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert | |
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |
| Managers | 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 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
- Prior to 1938 season: Milo Candini was acquired by the Yankees from the El Paso Texans. [1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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| 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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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | 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
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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| 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
Starting pitchers
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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| 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
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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| 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
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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| 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
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Newark, El Paso, Neosho, Bassett, Norfolk (NSL), Butler [2]
Notes
- ^ 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