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
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The 1938 New York Yankees 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 their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the 1938 World Series, they beat the Chicago Cubs in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutive World Series.

Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 1938 World Series
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

Prior to 1938 season: Milo Candini was acquired by the Yankees from the El Paso Texans.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Roster

1938 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

-- Joe McCarthy

Coaches

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
C	Dickey, BillBill Dickey	132	454	142	.313	27	115
1B	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig	157	576	170	.295	29	114
2B	Gordon, JoeJoe Gordon	127	458	117	.255	25	97
3B	Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe	151	631	196	.311	10	80
SS	Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti	157	631	166	.263	9	55
OF	DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio	145	599	194	.324	32	140
OF	Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich	131	471	127	.270	22	91
OF	Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk	99	335	85	.254	10	62

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
Hoag, MyrilMyril Hoag	85	267	74	.277	0	48
Powell, JakeJake Powell	45	164	42	.256	2	20
Knickerbocker, BillBill Knickerbocker	46	128	32	.250	1	21
Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn	41	123	32	.260	0	25
Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren	27	43	8	.186	0	1
Jorgens, ArtArt Jorgens	9	17	4	.235	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
Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez	32	239	18	12	3.35	129
Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing	31	247.1	21	7	3.31	127
Pearson, MonteMonte Pearson	28	202	16	7	3.97	98
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler	23	172	14	5	4.03	36
Hadley, BumpBump Hadley	29	167.1	9	8	3.60	61
Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell	5	30	2	2	8.10	7
Donald, AtleyAtley Donald	2	12	0	1	5.25	6

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
Sundra, SteveSteve Sundra	25	93.2	6	4	4.80	33
Beggs, JoeJoe Beggs	14	58.1	3	2	5.60	8
Vance, JoeJoe Vance	3	11.1	0	0	7.15	2

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
Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy	32	8	2	11	4.24	43
Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews	19	1	3	1	3.00	13
Stine, LeeLee Stine	4	0	0	0	1.04	4
Wicker, KempKemp Wicker	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

1938 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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Kansas City Blues	American Association	Billy Meyer
AA	Newark Bears	International League	Johnny Neun
A	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	Bruno Betzel
B	Norfolk Tars	Piedmont League	Ray White
B	Augusta Tigers	Sally League	Sam Agnew
B	Wenatchee Chiefs	Western International League	Glenn Wright
C	Akron Yankees	Middle Atlantic League	Pip Koehler
C	Joplin Miners	Western Association	Ted Mayer
D	El Paso Texans	Arizona-Texas League	Jimmy Zinn
D	Neosho Yankees	Arkansas-Missouri League	Dennis Burns
D	Bassett Furniture Makers	Bi-State League	Walter Novak
D	Snow Hill Billies	Coastal Plain League	Peahead Walker
D	Norfolk Elks	Nebraska State League	Doc Bennett
D	Butler Yankees	Pennsylvania State Association	Lefty Jenkins

Notes

^ Milo Candini page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

v · d · e1938 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 · eNew York Yankees 1938 World Series Champions

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 Coaches: 29 Art Fletcher \| 30 Earle Combs \| 31 Johnny Schulte

Regular season

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Lou Gehrig's "Luckiest Man" speech • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Chris Chambliss' walk-off home run • Reggie Jackson/"Mr. October" • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Flip Play • Derek Jeter/"Mr. November" • Aaron Boone's walk-off home run • The Yankee Years • The Core Four

Culture

Monument Park • New York Yankees Museum • Old-Timers' Day • Bleacher Creatures • Yankees Universe • Eddie Layton • Logos, uniforms and dress code • "Holy Cow!" • Robert Merrill • John Sterling/"Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" • Ronan Tynan • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Haya Doin'?" • "New York, New York" • "God Bless America" • The Pride of the Yankees • The Babe Ruth Story • Damn Yankees (musical · film · The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) • Safe at Home! • 61* • The Bronx is Burning (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning • The Bronx Is Burning) • Gene Monahan • Dandy • Freddy Sez • George Costanza • Paul Olden • Yankee Stadium Legacy • Yankees HOPE Week

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

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

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009

American League
Pennants (40)

1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2009

Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | AA: Trenton Thunder | A: Tampa Yankees • Charleston RiverDogs • Staten Island Yankees | Rookie: Gulf Coast League Yankees • DSL Yankees1 • DSL Yankees2

Seasons (111)

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1920s-1930s	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

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