1938 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Eddie Collins | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cronin | |
| Local radio | WAAB Fred Hoey |
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The 1938 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1937: Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Vosmik.[1]
Regular season
The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished higher than any other Sox team since 1918.[2] The Red Sox finished in second place with 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing 11 games behind the New York Yankees.[2] Jimmie Foxx led the American League with a .349 batting average, 50 home runs and 175 RBIs, becoming the first player to win three American League MVP Awards.[3]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 99 | 53 | .651 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 88 | 61 | .591 | 9.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 86 | 66 | .566 | 13.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 16.0 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 76 | .497 | 23.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 65 | 83 | .439 | 32.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 55 | 97 | .362 | 44.0 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 99 | .349 | 46.0 |
Opening Day lineup
| 8 | Doc Cramer | CF |
| 7 | Joe Vosmik | LF |
| 3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
| 4 | Joe Cronin | SS |
| 5 | Pinky Higgins | 3B |
| 9 | Ben Chapman | RF |
| 1 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 2 | Gene Desautels | C |
| 17 | Jim Bagby | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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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| 1B | Jimmie Foxx | 149 | 565 | 197 | .349 | 50 | 175 |
| 3B | Pinky Higgins | 139 | 524 | 159 | .303 | 5 | 106 |
| SS | Joe Cronin | 143 | 530 | 172 | .325 | 17 | 94 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 148 | 658 | 198 | .301 | 0 | 71 |
| OF | Joe Vosmik | 146 | 621 | 201 | .324 | 9 | 86 |
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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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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| Lefty Grove | 24 | 163.2 | 14 | 4 | 3.08 | 99 |
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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| Jim Bagby | 43 | 198.2 | 15 | 11 | 4.21 | 73 |
| Emerson Dickman | 32 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 5.28 | 22 |
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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| Al Baker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.39 | 2 |
| Ted Olson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 2 |
| Doc Cramer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Minneapolis Millers | American Association | Donie Bush |
| A1 | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Doc Prothro |
| A | Hazleton Red Sox | Eastern League | Specs Toporcer |
| B | Rocky Mount Red Sox | Piedmont League | Herb Brett |
| C | Clarksdale Red Sox | Cotton States League | Nemo Leibold |
| C | Canton Terriers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | Appalachian League | Hobe Brummitt |
| D | Danville-Schoolfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Red Barnes |
| D | Moultrie Packers | Georgia-Florida League | Dewey Stover |
| D | Crookston Pirates | Northern League | Bill Burwell |
Notes
- ^ Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 25, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1938 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1938 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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