| 1938 Detroit Tigers | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| Record | 84–70 (.545) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| General managers | Mickey Cochrane |
| Managers | Mickey Cochrane,Del Baker |
| Radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
The1938Detroit Tigers season was a season in Americanbaseball. The Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, good enough for fourth place in theAmerican League.Hank Greenberg hit 58 home runs, and became the first unanimous selection as the American League MVP.
The highlight of the 1938 season was first basemanHank Greenberg challenging the single-season home run record held byBabe Ruth (60). Hank went into the season's final weekend against theCleveland Indians with 58 home runs, but failed to homer on Saturday or Sunday. He did tieJimmie Foxx's record for a right-handed hitter, set in1932.[2]
| 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 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1938 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Rudy York | 135 | 463 | 138 | .298 | 33 | 127 |
| 1B | Hank Greenberg | 155 | 556 | 175 | .315 | 58 | 146 |
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 152 | 568 | 174 | .306 | 20 | 107 |
| SS | Billy Rogell | 136 | 501 | 130 | .259 | 3 | 55 |
| 3B | Don Ross | 77 | 265 | 69 | .260 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Dixie Walker | 127 | 454 | 140 | .308 | 6 | 43 |
| OF | Pete Fox | 155 | 634 | 186 | .293 | 7 | 96 |
| OF | Chet Morgan | 74 | 306 | 87 | .284 | 0 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Christman | 95 | 318 | 79 | .248 | 1 | 44 |
| Chet Laabs | 64 | 211 | 50 | .237 | 7 | 37 |
| Jo-Jo White | 78 | 206 | 54 | .262 | 0 | 15 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 53 | 143 | 42 | .294 | 1 | 25 |
| Tony Piet | 41 | 80 | 17 | .213 | 0 | 14 |
| Roy Cullenbine | 25 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray Hayworth | 8 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 5 |
| Benny McCoy | 7 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| George Archie | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | 33 | 190.1 | 12 | 9 | 5.06 | 53 |
| George Gill | 24 | 164.0 | 12 | 9 | 4.12 | 30 |
| Elden Auker | 27 | 160.2 | 11 | 10 | 5.27 | 46 |
| Tommy Bridges | 25 | 151.0 | 13 | 9 | 4.59 | 101 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 4 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxie Lawson | 27 | 127.0 | 8 | 9 | 5.46 | 39 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 32 | 125.1 | 9 | 6 | 3.72 | 37 |
| Boots Poffenberger | 25 | 125.0 | 6 | 7 | 4.82 | 28 |
| Al Benton | 19 | 95.1 | 5 | 3 | 3.30 | 33 |
| Bob Harris | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Coffman | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6.02 | 31 |
| Jake Wade | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.56 | 23 |
| Joe Rogalski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 |
| Woody Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont, Beckley, Harlingen[3]
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