| 1938 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1938New York Yankees season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99–53, winning their tenthpennant, finishing 9.5 games ahead of theBoston Red Sox. New York was managed byJoe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. In the1938 World Series, they beat theChicago Cubs in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutiveWorld Series.
| 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 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NLChicago 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Newark, El Paso, Neosho, Bassett, Norfolk (NSL), Butler[2]