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Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L26   MANAGER(S)
Detroit       DEA  86  68 .558 ----    3    8    1  45-32  41-36  29-20  14-12   Thomas Treece
New York AL   NYA  83  71 .539  3.0    4    2    2  42-35  41-36  20-27  14-12   Billy Vanson
Chicago AL    CHA  82  72 .532  4.0    6    5    9  39-38  43-34  24-18  15-11   Robert Rescigno
St. Louis AL  SLA  81  73 .526  5.0    9    4    4  39-38  42-35  28-28  13-13   Pat Carr
Boston AL     BOA  67  87 .435 19.0    5   10    5  37-40  30-47  15-27  10-16   Steve Bivens
Philadelphia  PHA  64  90 .416 22.0    2   12   12  34-43  30-47  17-30  12-14   David Dick

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 12 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L26 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 26 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (0-0):   New York Giants vs. Detroit Tigers

1938 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 PHA  5.33   821  5548  1581  267  74  125  553   594  .285  .349  .427   32   17   26   18   52   44  160
 DEA  5.20   801  5401  1532  247  64  169  548   514  .284  .349  .447   20   13   37   22   58   55  155
 NYA  4.99   768  5245  1389  226  47  147  603   549  .265  .342  .410   31   28   33   45  121   55  137
 BOA  4.94   760  5368  1450  282  52  120  576   640  .270  .340  .409   25   14   34   14   77   46  159
 CHA  4.82   743  5431  1512  272  44  103  533   525  .278  .341  .402   75   34   21   14   93   57  118
 SLA  4.77   735  5385  1510  257  66  104  524   514  .280  .343  .411   23   13   17   16   83   56  141
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.01  4628 32378  8974 1551 347  768 3337  3336  .277  .344  .418  206  119  168  129  484  313  870

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  4.29   661  3.62  1383  1363   91   629   614  57   7  24  .313  800  596  .745
 SLA  4.71   726  4.00  1373  1374  113   649   720  62   9  21  .481  791  560  .708
 CHA  4.81   741  4.15  1393  1475  117   533   558  49   7  23  .257  788  538  .683
 DEA  4.95   763  4.17  1375  1500  110   539   506  62   6  21  .318  810  604  .746
 BOA  5.44   837  4.66  1358  1517  121   602   546  21   4  29  .370  849  595  .701
 PHA  5.75   886  4.90  1374  1629  149   467   519  68   5  11  .379  799  482  .603
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.99  4614  4.25  8259  8858  701  3419  3463 319  38 129       4837 3375  .698

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Jimmie Foxx  (536)
  2. Hank Greenberg  (531)
  3. Charlie Gehringer  (524)
  4. Bob Johnson  (503)
  5. Johnny Mize  (498)
  6. Lou Gehrig  (459)
  7. Joe Dimaggio  (453)
  8. Harlond Clift  (446)
  9. Jeff Heath  (423)
  10. Joe Cronin  (416)

  11. Bill Dickey  (400)
  12. Arky Vaughan  (385)
  13. Harry Craft  (380)
  14. Vince Dimaggio  (360)
  15. Buddy Lewis  (353)
  16. Tommy Henrich  (338)
  17. Red Rolfe  (335)
  18. Lyn Lary  (330)
  19. Billy Werber  (327)
  20. Pete Fox  (322)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Bob Feller  (246)
  2. Lou Fette  (160)
  3. Bobo Newsom  (140)
  4. Paul Derringer  (138)
  5. Curt Davis  (137)
  6. Al Benton  (125)
  7. Harry Eisenstat  (119)
  8. Red Ruffing  (116)
  9. Monty Stratton  (116)
  10. Roy Henshaw  (113)

  11. Thornton Lee  (106)
  12. Vern Kennedy  (106)
  13. Whitey Moore  (101)
  14. Spud Chandler  (96)
  15. Jack Russell  (91)
  16. Lefty Gomez  (91)
  17. Johnny Rigney  (89)
  18. Bill McGee  (87)
  19. Jim Tobin  (73)
  20. Bump Hadley  (70)

Gold Gloves
P: Lou Fette
C: Bill Dickey
1B: Johnny McCarthy
2B: Charlie Gehringer
3B: Red Rolfe
SS: Lyn Lary
OF: Joe Dimaggio
OF: Harry Craft
OF: Vince Dimaggio

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Johnny Mize.350
Jeff Heath.342
Mel Ott.332
Cecil Travis.329
Charlie Gehringer.329
Buddy Myer.328
Lloyd Waner.325
Bob Johnson.324
Dixie Walker.324
Arky Vaughan.323
Rudy York.321
Ernie Koy.321
On Base Percentage
Mel Ott.463
Charlie Gehringer.438
Buddy Myer.428
Jimmie Foxx.427
Rudy York.425
Arky Vaughan.423
Johnny Mize.423
Bill Dickey.422
Joe Cronin.409
Hank Greenberg.408
Bob Johnson.404
Harlond Clift.403
Slugging Percentage
Hank Greenberg.709
Johnny Mize.670
Jimmie Foxx.641
Jeff Heath.637
Rudy York.623
Bob Johnson.591
Mel Ott.587
Ken Keltner.583
Johnny Rizzo.575
Charlie Gehringer.568
Lou Gehrig.557
Harlond Clift.554
On Base + Slugging
Hank Greenberg1.116
Johnny Mize1.093
Jimmie Foxx1.069
Mel Ott1.050
Rudy York1.049
Jeff Heath1.018
Charlie Gehringer1.006
Bob Johnson0.995
Bill Dickey0.974
Harlond Clift0.957
Lou Gehrig0.942
Johnny Rizzo0.942
At Bats
Buddy Lewis673
Joe Dimaggio633
Joe Medwick625
Mel Almada614
Bob Johnson611
Pete Fox608
Cecil Travis608
Ken Keltner605
Ival Goodman604
Lee Handley603
Pep Young603
Stan Hack602
Runs Scored
Mel Ott149
Charlie Gehringer134
Bob Johnson128
Johnny Mize120
Ival Goodman118
Hank Greenberg117
Joe Dimaggio115
Buddy Lewis113
Arky Vaughan113
Lou Gehrig109
Joe Cronin108
Rudy York108
Hits
Buddy Lewis203
Cecil Travis200
Bob Johnson198
Charlie Gehringer192
Johnny Mize192
Arky Vaughan192
Joe Medwick191
Mel Ott188
Joe Dimaggio187
Jimmie Foxx184
Ken Keltner181
Mel Almada179
Total Bases
Jimmie Foxx370
Johnny Mize368
Bob Johnson361
Hank Greenberg360
Ken Keltner353
Mel Ott333
Charlie Gehringer332
Jeff Heath330
Joe Dimaggio319
Lou Gehrig317
Joe Medwick317
Ival Goodman315
Doubles
Joe Cronin49
Hersh Martin49
Joe Medwick39
Arky Vaughan39
Pete Fox37
Jimmie Foxx37
Johnny Mize37
Lyn Lary36
Dick Bartell34
George McQuinn34
Stan Hack33
Cookie Lavagetto33
Triples
Jeff Heath23
Ernie Koy17
Dolph Camilli16
Earl Averill15
Stan Hack15
Pep Young15
Pete Fox14
Bob Johnson14
Johnny Mize14
Billy Rogell14
Joe Dimaggio13
Jimmie Foxx13
Home Runs
Hank Greenberg60
Jimmie Foxx41
Ken Keltner41
Rudy York39
Lou Gehrig38
Johnny Mize37
Harlond Clift36
Bob Johnson36
Charlie Gehringer34
Ival Goodman34
Mel Ott34
Johnny Rizzo28
RBI
Hank Greenberg141
Jimmie Foxx138
Johnny Mize134
Bob Johnson130
Rudy York130
Mel Ott127
Lou Gehrig120
Jeff Heath118
Ken Keltner117
Joe Dimaggio115
Harlond Clift107
Walks
Mel Ott136
Jimmie Foxx113
Charlie Gehringer112
Harlond Clift104
Arky Vaughan101
Joe Cronin95
Dolph Camilli94
Billy Werber92
Hank Greenberg91
Lyn Lary91
Rudy York91
Frankie Crosetti89
Batters Strikeouts
Vince Dimaggio140
Sam Chapman105
Dolph Camilli99
Lou Gehrig91
Rudy York84
Frankie Crosetti83
Jimmie Foxx77
Harlond Clift73
Bob Johnson73
Hank Greenberg71
Ken Keltner70
Johnny Hudson68
Stolen Bases
Billy Werber28
Stan Hack22
Cookie Lavagetto18
Mike Kreevich17
Terry Moore17
George Case16
Ernie Koy16
Augie Galan14
Frankie Crosetti11
Pinky Higgins11
Caught Stealing
Billy Werber17
Frankie Crosetti14
Stan Hack14
George Case10
Cookie Lavagetto9
Luke Appling6
Billy Herman6
Cecil Travis6
Hit by Pitch
Frankie Crosetti18
Ival Goodman16
Dick Bartell9
Joe Cronin8
Debs Garms8
Mel Ott8
Phil Cavarretta7
Frankie Hayes7
Marv Owen7
Frankie Pytlak7
GIDP
Joe Cronin29
Jimmie Foxx28
Joe Medwick28
Billy Jurges24
Paul Waner24
Tommy Henrich23
Bob Johnson23
Lee Handley22
Billy Rogell22
Frank Demaree21
Phil Weintraub21
Rudy York21
Errors
Frankie Crosetti46
Billy Jurges41
Dick Bartell40
Joe Cronin38
Pinky Higgins37
Buddy Lewis37
Cecil Travis37
Bob Johnson35
Harlond Clift34
Billy Rogell34
Bobby Doerr32
Earned Run Average
Curt Davis2.52
Johnny Vander Meer2.78
Danny Macfayden3.22
Clay Bryant3.22
Spud Chandler3.25
Bump Hadley3.31
Lou Fette3.34
Bob Feller3.35
Monte Pearson3.47
Red Ruffing3.51
Johnny Allen3.53
Bill McGee3.55
Wins
Harry Gumbert23
Paul Derringer21
Clay Bryant19
Bob Feller18
Mel Harder18
Lou Fette17
Claude Passeau17
Johnny Vander Meer17
Hal Schumacher16
Jim Tobin16
Losses
Bob Feller19
Hugh Mulcahy19
Tex Carleton18
Paul Derringer16
Al Hollingsworth16
Dutch Leonard16
Fritz Ostermueller16
Buck Ross16
Bob Weiland16
Winning Percentage
Harry Gumbert.742
Curt Davis.722
Ira Hutchinson.722
Lou Fette.680
Johnny Allen.667
Hal Schumacher.667
Johnny Vander Meer.654
Vern Kennedy.636
Clay Bryant.633
Cliff Melton.625
Carl Hubbell.600
Monty Stratton.600
Games Pitched
Ken Chase63
Syl Johnson60
Bill Dietrich59
Roy Henshaw58
Gene Schott54
Clyde Shoun52
Monty Stratton50
Joe Krakauskas49
Bill Harris48
Jack Russell48
Vito Tamulis47
Bob Feller46
Games Started
Russ Bauers39
Hugh Mulcahy39
Jim Tobin38
Mel Harder35
Bobo Newsom35
Tex Carleton34
Bill Lee34
Harry Gumbert33
Thornton Lee33
Dutch Leonard33
Claude Passeau33
Buck Ross33
Complete Games
Paul Derringer23
Bill Lee21
Bobo Newsom21
Bob Feller20
Red Ruffing16
Jim Tobin16
Monte Pearson15
Johnny Vander Meer15
Bob Weiland14
Lou Fette13
Carl Hubbell13
Danny Macfayden13
Games Finished
Roy Henshaw51
Syl Johnson43
Jumbo Brown42
Whitey Moore40
Charlie Root39
Monty Stratton39
Ken Chase34
Tot Pressnell33
Dick Coffman30
Vito Tamulis30
Johnny Murphy29
Vance Page29
Saves
Whitey Moore22
Jumbo Brown20
Charlie Root18
Syl Johnson15
Roy Henshaw13
Tot Pressnell13
Johnny Murphy10
Fred Johnson9
Rip Sewell8
Joe Krakauskas7
Monty Stratton7
Shutouts
Johnny Vander Meer5
Hal Schumacher4
Johnny Allen3
Curt Davis3
Lefty Gomez3
Bump Hadley3
Danny Macfayden3
Innings Pitched
Bob Feller301.3
Paul Derringer290.3
Bobo Newsom286.0
Hugh Mulcahy273.7
Bill Lee268.7
Russ Bauers266.7
Jim Tobin265.3
Mel Harder264.0
Thornton Lee255.7
Harry Gumbert252.3
Red Ruffing251.0
Lou Fette250.3
Hits Allowed
Bill Lee316
Paul Derringer310
Russ Bauers301
Jim Tobin299
Hugh Mulcahy283
Dutch Leonard281
Bob Weiland271
Luke Hamlin269
Bobo Newsom267
Thornton Lee264
Cliff Melton263
Mel Harder262
Home Runs Allowed
Bill Lee30
Lynn Nelson30
Bobo Newsom30
Jim Tobin30
Jim Turner30
Paul Derringer27
Hugh Mulcahy27
Harry Gumbert26
George Caster25
Buck Ross25
Fritz Ostermueller23
Thornton Lee22
Walks Allowed
Bob Feller240
Hugh Mulcahy157
Bobo Newsom153
Russ Bauers122
Vern Kennedy118
Johnny Vander Meer117
Monte Pearson114
Al Hollingsworth105
Claude Passeau105
Lefty Mills101
Clay Bryant100
Tex Carleton97
Pitchers Strikeouts
Bob Feller263
Bobo Newsom184
Johnny Vander Meer136
Red Ruffing133
Paul Derringer130
Lefty Mills122
Lefty Gomez120
Clay Bryant118
Bob Weiland118
Bill Lee117
Russ Bauers115
Johnny Allen114
  
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