1938 New York Yankees season

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1938 New York Yankees 1938 American League Champions 1938 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1938 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	none

The New York Yankees' 1938 season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99-53, winning their 10th pennant, finishing 9.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutive World Series.

1 Season standings
2 Roster
3 Game Log
4 Player stats
5 World Series
6 External links

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	99	53	.651	--
Boston Red Sox	89	62	.589	17
Cleveland Indians	87	67	.565	20½
Chicago White Sox	85	69	.552	22½
Detroit Tigers	81	73	.526	26½
Washington Senators	65	87	.428	41½
Philadelphia Athletics	55	97	.362	51½
St. Louis Browns	43	111	.279	64½

[edit] Roster

1938 New York Yankees roster

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Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

X Joe McCarthy

[edit] Game Log

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

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

[edit] 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
Spud Chandler	23	172	14	5	4.03	36
Lefty Gomez	32	239	18	12	3.35	129
Bump Hadley	29	167.3	9	8	3.60	61
Monte Pearson	28	202	16	7	3.97	98
Red Ruffing	31	247.3	21	7	3.31	127

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Beggs	14	58.3	3	2	5.60	8
Atley Donald	2	12	0	1	5.25	6
Wes Ferrell	5	30	2	2	8.10	7
Lee Stine	4	8.7	0	0	1.04	4
Joe Vance	3	11.3	0	0	7.15	2
Kemp Wicker	1	1	1	0	0.00	0

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ivy Andrews	19	1	3	1	3.00	13
Johnny Murphy	32	8	2	11	4.24	43
Steve Sundra	25	6	4	0	4.80	33

[edit] World Series

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

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1938 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1938 All-Star Game • 1938 World Series

Preceded by New York Yankees 1937	American League Champions New York Yankees 1938	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1939
Preceded by New York Yankees 1937	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1938	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1939

v • d • e New York Yankees 1938 World Series roster

1 Frankie Crosetti \| 2 Red Rolfe \| 3 George Selkirk \| 4 Lou Gehrig \| 5 Joe DiMaggio \| 6 Joe Gordon \| 7 Jake Powell \| 8 Bill Dickey \| 9 Myril Hoag \| 11 Lefty Gomez \| 15 Red Ruffing \| 16 Monte Pearson \| 17 Tommy Henrich \| 19 Johnny Murphy Manager Joe McCarthy

v • d • e New York Yankees

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The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

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Important Figures	Jack Chesbro • Jacob Ruppert • Miller Huggins • Babe Ruth • Lou Gehrig • Waite Hoyt • Herb Pennock • Earle Combs • Tony Lazzeri • Bill Dickey • Red Ruffing • Lefty Gomez • Joe McCarthy • Joe DiMaggio • Phil Rizzuto • Vic Raschi • Allie Reynolds • Yogi Berra • Don Larsen • Casey Stengel • Whitey Ford • Mickey Mantle • Bobby Richardson • Moose Skowron • Elston Howard • Roger Maris • Joe Pepitone • Roy White • Bobby Murcer • Thurman Munson • Catfish Hunter • Graig Nettles • Billy Martin • Ron Guidry • Willie Randolph • Reggie Jackson • Rich Gossage • Dave Righetti • Dave Winfield • Don Mattingly • Bernie Williams • Paul O'Neill • Andy Pettitte • David Cone • Joe Torre • Derek Jeter • Mariano Rivera • Tino Martinez • Jorge Posada • Mike Mussina • David Wells • Scott Brosius • Roger Clemens • Hideki Matsui • Alex Rodriguez •

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 8 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 15 • 16 • 23 • 32 • 37 • 42 • 44 • 49

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