1938 St. Louis Browns season
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1938 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Donald Lee Barnes | |
| Manager(s) | Gabby Street and Ski Melillo | |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Allan Anthony) |
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The 1938 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses.
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Offseason
- December 1, 1937: Chief Hogsett was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Ed Linke.[1]
- December 2, 1937: Joe Vosmik was traded by the Browns to the Boston Red Sox for Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom.[2]
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
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Notable transactions
- June 11, 1938: Jack Knott was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Cox.[3]
- September 8, 1938: Joe Grace was purchased by the Browns from the Memphis Chicks (Southern Association).[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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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| C | Billy Sullivan | 111 | 375 | 104 | .277 | 7 | 49 |
| SS | Red Kress | 150 | 566 | 171 | .302 | 7 | 79 |
| OF | Buster Mills | 123 | 466 | 133 | .285 | 3 | 46 |
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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| Tommy Heath | 70 | 194 | 44 | .227 | 2 | 22 |
| Roy Hughes | 58 | 96 | 27 | .281 | 2 | 13 |
| Joe Grace | 12 | 47 | 16 | .340 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethan Allen | 19 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 4 |
| Sam Harshany | 11 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Bobo Newsom | 44 | 329.2 | 20 | 16 | 5.08 | 226 |
| Oral Hildebrand | 23 | 163 | 8 | 10 | 5.69 | 66 |
| Harry Kimberlin | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1 |
| Bill Trotter | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.62 | 1 |
| Jim Weaver | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 4 |
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 Walkup | 18 | 94 | 1 | 12 | 6.80 | 28 |
| Ed Cole | 36 | 88.2 | 1 | 5 | 5.18 | 26 |
| Fred Johnson | 17 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 5.61 | 24 |
| Bill Cox | 22 | 63 | 1 | 4 | 7.00 | 16 |
| Jack Knott | 7 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4.80 | 8 |
| Emil Bildilli | 5 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 7.06 | 11 |
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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| Ed Linke | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.94 | 18 |
| Julio Bonetti | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.35 | 7 |
| Glenn Liebhardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Toledo Mud Hens | American Association | Fred Haney |
| A1 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Zack Taylor |
| B | Meridian Scrappers | Southeastern League | Harry Whitehouse |
| B | Springfield Browns | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Walter Holke |
| C | Palestine Pals | East Texas League | Abe Miller, Neil Andrews and John Kosey |
| C | Johnstown Johnnies | Middle Atlantic League | Bobby Goff |
| D | Pennington Gap Lee Bears | Appalachian League | Ralph Goldsmith and Lynn Lunsford |
| D | Siloam Springs Travelers | Arkansas-Missouri League | Vince "Moon" Mullen, Runt Marr and Mike Serlick |
| D | Easton Browns | Eastern Shore League | George Jacobs |
| D | Lafayette White Sox | Evangeline League | Frank Oceak |
| D | Mayfield Clothiers | KITTY League | Bennie Tate |
| D | Lincoln Links | Nebraska State League | Pug Griffin |
| D | Batesville White Sox | Northeast Arkansas League | Elmer Kirchoff |
| D | Findlay Browns | Ohio State League | Grover Hartley |
| D | Beaver Falls Browns | Pennsylvania State Association | Howard Shanks |
| D | Corpus Christi Spudders | Texas Valley League | Rod Whitney |
Notes
- ^ Ed Linke page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Cox page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Grace page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
References
- 1938 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1938 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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