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1938 American League  Previous Year  Next Year 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
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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 Jimmie Foxx  (536) Hank Greenberg  (531) Charlie Gehringer  (524) Bob Johnson  (503) Johnny Mize  (498) Lou Gehrig  (459) Joe Dimaggio  (453) Harlond Clift  (446) Jeff Heath  (423) Joe Cronin  (416) Bill Dickey  (400) Arky Vaughan  (385) Harry Craft  (380) Vince Dimaggio  (360) Buddy Lewis  (353) Tommy Henrich  (338) Red Rolfe  (335) Lyn Lary  (330) Billy Werber  (327) Pete Fox  (322)

Cy Young Award Voting Bob Feller  (246) Lou Fette  (160) Bobo Newsom  (140) Paul Derringer  (138) Curt Davis  (137) Al Benton  (125) Harry Eisenstat  (119) Red Ruffing  (116) Monty Stratton  (116) Roy Henshaw  (113) Thornton Lee  (106) Vern Kennedy  (106) Whitey Moore  (101) Spud Chandler  (96) Jack Russell  (91) Lefty Gomez  (91) Johnny Rigney  (89) Bill McGee  (87) Jim Tobin  (73) 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
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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 Greenberg 1.116 Johnny Mize 1.093 Jimmie Foxx 1.069 Mel Ott 1.050 Rudy York 1.049 Jeff Heath 1.018 Charlie Gehringer 1.006 Bob Johnson 0.995 Bill Dickey 0.974 Harlond Clift 0.957 Lou Gehrig 0.942 Johnny Rizzo 0.942
At Bats Buddy Lewis 673 Joe Dimaggio 633 Joe Medwick 625 Mel Almada 614 Bob Johnson 611 Pete Fox 608 Cecil Travis 608 Ken Keltner 605 Ival Goodman 604 Lee Handley 603 Pep Young 603 Stan Hack 602	Runs Scored Mel Ott 149 Charlie Gehringer 134 Bob Johnson 128 Johnny Mize 120 Ival Goodman 118 Hank Greenberg 117 Joe Dimaggio 115 Buddy Lewis 113 Arky Vaughan 113 Lou Gehrig 109 Joe Cronin 108 Rudy York 108	Hits Buddy Lewis 203 Cecil Travis 200 Bob Johnson 198 Charlie Gehringer 192 Johnny Mize 192 Arky Vaughan 192 Joe Medwick 191 Mel Ott 188 Joe Dimaggio 187 Jimmie Foxx 184 Ken Keltner 181 Mel Almada 179	Total Bases Jimmie Foxx 370 Johnny Mize 368 Bob Johnson 361 Hank Greenberg 360 Ken Keltner 353 Mel Ott 333 Charlie Gehringer 332 Jeff Heath 330 Joe Dimaggio 319 Lou Gehrig 317 Joe Medwick 317 Ival Goodman 315
Doubles Joe Cronin 49 Hersh Martin 49 Joe Medwick 39 Arky Vaughan 39 Pete Fox 37 Jimmie Foxx 37 Johnny Mize 37 Lyn Lary 36 Dick Bartell 34 George McQuinn 34 Stan Hack 33 Cookie Lavagetto 33	Triples Jeff Heath 23 Ernie Koy 17 Dolph Camilli 16 Earl Averill 15 Stan Hack 15 Pep Young 15 Pete Fox 14 Bob Johnson 14 Johnny Mize 14 Billy Rogell 14 Joe Dimaggio 13 Jimmie Foxx 13	Home Runs Hank Greenberg 60 Jimmie Foxx 41 Ken Keltner 41 Rudy York 39 Lou Gehrig 38 Johnny Mize 37 Harlond Clift 36 Bob Johnson 36 Charlie Gehringer 34 Ival Goodman 34 Mel Ott 34 Johnny Rizzo 28	RBI Hank Greenberg 141 Jimmie Foxx 138 Johnny Mize 134 Bob Johnson 130 Rudy York 130 Mel Ott 127 Lou Gehrig 120 Jeff Heath 118 Ken Keltner 117 Joe Dimaggio 115 Harlond Clift 107
Walks Mel Ott 136 Jimmie Foxx 113 Charlie Gehringer 112 Harlond Clift 104 Arky Vaughan 101 Joe Cronin 95 Dolph Camilli 94 Billy Werber 92 Hank Greenberg 91 Lyn Lary 91 Rudy York 91 Frankie Crosetti 89	Batters Strikeouts Vince Dimaggio 140 Sam Chapman 105 Dolph Camilli 99 Lou Gehrig 91 Rudy York 84 Frankie Crosetti 83 Jimmie Foxx 77 Harlond Clift 73 Bob Johnson 73 Hank Greenberg 71 Ken Keltner 70 Johnny Hudson 68	Stolen Bases Billy Werber 28 Stan Hack 22 Cookie Lavagetto 18 Mike Kreevich 17 Terry Moore 17 George Case 16 Ernie Koy 16 Augie Galan 14 Frankie Crosetti 11 Pinky Higgins 11	Caught Stealing Billy Werber 17 Frankie Crosetti 14 Stan Hack 14 George Case 10 Cookie Lavagetto 9 Luke Appling 6 Billy Herman 6 Cecil Travis 6
Hit by Pitch Frankie Crosetti 18 Ival Goodman 16 Dick Bartell 9 Joe Cronin 8 Debs Garms 8 Mel Ott 8 Phil Cavarretta 7 Frankie Hayes 7 Marv Owen 7 Frankie Pytlak 7	GIDP Joe Cronin 29 Jimmie Foxx 28 Joe Medwick 28 Billy Jurges 24 Paul Waner 24 Tommy Henrich 23 Bob Johnson 23 Lee Handley 22 Billy Rogell 22 Frank Demaree 21 Phil Weintraub 21 Rudy York 21	Errors Frankie Crosetti 46 Billy Jurges 41 Dick Bartell 40 Joe Cronin 38 Pinky Higgins 37 Buddy Lewis 37 Cecil Travis 37 Bob Johnson 35 Harlond Clift 34 Billy Rogell 34 Bobby Doerr 32	Earned Run Average Curt Davis 2.52 Johnny Vander Meer 2.78 Danny Macfayden 3.22 Clay Bryant 3.22 Spud Chandler 3.25 Bump Hadley 3.31 Lou Fette 3.34 Bob Feller 3.35 Monte Pearson 3.47 Red Ruffing 3.51 Johnny Allen 3.53 Bill McGee 3.55
Wins Harry Gumbert 23 Paul Derringer 21 Clay Bryant 19 Bob Feller 18 Mel Harder 18 Lou Fette 17 Claude Passeau 17 Johnny Vander Meer 17 Hal Schumacher 16 Jim Tobin 16	Losses Bob Feller 19 Hugh Mulcahy 19 Tex Carleton 18 Paul Derringer 16 Al Hollingsworth 16 Dutch Leonard 16 Fritz Ostermueller 16 Buck Ross 16 Bob Weiland 16	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 Chase 63 Syl Johnson 60 Bill Dietrich 59 Roy Henshaw 58 Gene Schott 54 Clyde Shoun 52 Monty Stratton 50 Joe Krakauskas 49 Bill Harris 48 Jack Russell 48 Vito Tamulis 47 Bob Feller 46
Games Started Russ Bauers 39 Hugh Mulcahy 39 Jim Tobin 38 Mel Harder 35 Bobo Newsom 35 Tex Carleton 34 Bill Lee 34 Harry Gumbert 33 Thornton Lee 33 Dutch Leonard 33 Claude Passeau 33 Buck Ross 33	Complete Games Paul Derringer 23 Bill Lee 21 Bobo Newsom 21 Bob Feller 20 Red Ruffing 16 Jim Tobin 16 Monte Pearson 15 Johnny Vander Meer 15 Bob Weiland 14 Lou Fette 13 Carl Hubbell 13 Danny Macfayden 13	Games Finished Roy Henshaw 51 Syl Johnson 43 Jumbo Brown 42 Whitey Moore 40 Charlie Root 39 Monty Stratton 39 Ken Chase 34 Tot Pressnell 33 Dick Coffman 30 Vito Tamulis 30 Johnny Murphy 29 Vance Page 29	Saves Whitey Moore 22 Jumbo Brown 20 Charlie Root 18 Syl Johnson 15 Roy Henshaw 13 Tot Pressnell 13 Johnny Murphy 10 Fred Johnson 9 Rip Sewell 8 Joe Krakauskas 7 Monty Stratton 7
Shutouts Johnny Vander Meer 5 Hal Schumacher 4 Johnny Allen 3 Curt Davis 3 Lefty Gomez 3 Bump Hadley 3 Danny Macfayden 3	Innings Pitched Bob Feller 301.3 Paul Derringer 290.3 Bobo Newsom 286.0 Hugh Mulcahy 273.7 Bill Lee 268.7 Russ Bauers 266.7 Jim Tobin 265.3 Mel Harder 264.0 Thornton Lee 255.7 Harry Gumbert 252.3 Red Ruffing 251.0 Lou Fette 250.3	Hits Allowed Bill Lee 316 Paul Derringer 310 Russ Bauers 301 Jim Tobin 299 Hugh Mulcahy 283 Dutch Leonard 281 Bob Weiland 271 Luke Hamlin 269 Bobo Newsom 267 Thornton Lee 264 Cliff Melton 263 Mel Harder 262	Home Runs Allowed Bill Lee 30 Lynn Nelson 30 Bobo Newsom 30 Jim Tobin 30 Jim Turner 30 Paul Derringer 27 Hugh Mulcahy 27 Harry Gumbert 26 George Caster 25 Buck Ross 25 Fritz Ostermueller 23 Thornton Lee 22
Walks Allowed Bob Feller 240 Hugh Mulcahy 157 Bobo Newsom 153 Russ Bauers 122 Vern Kennedy 118 Johnny Vander Meer 117 Monte Pearson 114 Al Hollingsworth 105 Claude Passeau 105 Lefty Mills 101 Clay Bryant 100 Tex Carleton 97	Pitchers Strikeouts Bob Feller 263 Bobo Newsom 184 Johnny Vander Meer 136 Red Ruffing 133 Paul Derringer 130 Lefty Mills 122 Lefty Gomez 120 Clay Bryant 118 Bob Weiland 118 Bill Lee 117 Russ Bauers 115 Johnny Allen 114

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