1938 Chicago White Sox season
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1938 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | J. Louis Comiskey | |
| General manager(s) | Harry Grabiner | |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes | |
| Local radio | WGN (AM) (Bob Elson) WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (AM) (Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley) WJJD (John Harrington, Jack Drees) WBBM (AM) (Val Sherman, Pat Flanagan, Charley Grimm) |
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The 1938 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 38th season in the major leagues and their 39th season overall. They finished with a record 65-83, good enough for 5th place in the American League, 32 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1937: Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker.[1]
Regular season
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
- Jackie Hayes, 2b
- Mike Kreevich, cf
- Gee Walker, rf
- Rip Radcliff, lf
- Joe Kuhel, 1b
- Marv Owen, 3b
- Boze Berger, ss
- Luke Sewell, c
- John Whitehead, p
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1938: Bill Cox was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Knott.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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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| 3B | Marv Owen | 141 | 577 | 162 | .281 | 6 | 55 |
| OF | Gee Walker | 120 | 442 | 135 | .305 | 16 | 87 |
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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| Jimmy Dykes | 26 | 89 | 27 | .303 | 2 | 13 |
| Mike Tresh | 10 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 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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| John Whitehead | 32 | 183.1 | 10 | 11 | 4.76 | 38 |
| Bill Dietrich | 8 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 5.44 | 11 |
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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| Harry Boyles | 9 | 29.1 | 0 | 4 | 5.22 | 18 |
| Sugar Cain | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 6 |
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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| Clint Brown | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.61 | 2 |
| Bill Cox | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.94 | 5 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Babe Ganzel |
| A1 | Dallas Steers | Texas League | Ray Brubaker and Jim Levey |
| B | Anniston Rams | Southeastern League | Lena Styles and Ray Brubaker |
| C | Monroe White Sox | Cotton States League | Luther Harvel and Doug Taitt |
| C | Longview Cannibals | East Texas League | Harold Funk |
| D | Rayne Rice Birds | Evangeline League | John Fitzpatrick |
| D | Lubbock Hubbers | West Texas-New Mexico League | Hack Miller |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe, Lubbock[3]
Notes
- ^ Mike Tresh page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Cox page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
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