1938 Boston Red Sox season

The 1938 Boston Red Sox season was the 38th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses, 9+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1938 World Series.

1938 Boston Red Sox
Jimmie Foxx named AL MVP
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record88–61 (.591)
League place2nd (9+1⁄2 GB)
Other information
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
Local radioWAAB
(Fred Hoey)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx had a .349 batting average with 50 home runs and 175 runs batted in; he was named the AL Most Valuable Player.[1]

Offseason

On December 6, 1937, the Red Sox purchased outfielder Ted Williams from the Pacific Coast League San Diego Padres for $25,000 and four minor league players, with the deal announced the following day on December 7.[3]

Regular season

The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished higher than any other Sox team since 1918.[4] The Red Sox finished in second place with 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing 9+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees.[4] Jimmie Foxx led the American League with a .349 batting average, 50 home runs and 175 RBIs, becoming the first player to win three American League MVP Awards.[5]

Season standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 9953 0.651 — 55–22 44–31
Boston Red Sox 8861 0.591 9½ 52–23 36–38
Cleveland Indians 8666 0.566 13 46–30 40–36
Detroit Tigers 8470 0.545 16 48–31 36–39
Washington Senators 7576 0.497 23½ 44–33 31–43
Chicago White Sox 6583 0.439 32 33–39 32–44
St. Louis Browns 5597 0.362 44 31–43 24–54
Philadelphia Athletics 5399 0.349 46 28–47 25–52

Record vs. opponents
1938 American League record

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston —12–612–1010–1211–11–114–817–512–9
Chicago 6–12—9–137–158–1412–1013–8–110–11
Cleveland 10–1213–9—12–108–1318–413–9–112–9
Detroit 12–1015–710–12—8–1414–812–10–113–9
New York 11–11–114–813–814–8—16–5–215–7–116–6–1
Philadelphia 8–1410–124–188–145–16–2—12–96–16
St. Louis 5–178–13–19–13–110–12–17–15–19–12—7–15
Washington 9–1211–109–129–136–16–116–615–7—

Opening Day lineup
  8Doc CramerCF
  7Joe VosmikLF
  3Jimmie Foxx1B
  4Joe CroninSS
  5Pinky Higgins3B
  9Ben ChapmanRF
  1Bobby Doerr2B
  2Gene Desautels    C
17Jim BagbyP

Roster
1938 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CGene Desautels10833397.291248
1BJimmie Foxx149565197.34950175
2BBobby Doerr145509147.289580
SSJoe Cronin143530172.3251794
3BPinky Higgins139524159.3035106
OFJoe Vosmik146621201.324986
OFDoc Cramer148658198.301071
OFBen Chapman127480163.340680

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
Johnny Peacock7219559.303139
Red Nonnenkamp8718051.283018
Eric McNair469615.15607
Jim Tabor195718.31618
Moe Berg10124.33300
Fabian Gaffke15101.10001

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
Jack Wilson37194.215154.3096
Lefty Grove24163.21443.0899
Johnny Marcum1592.1564.0925
Joe Heving1682.0813.7334
Bill Harris1380.1554.0326

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
Jim Bagby43198.215114.2173
Fritz Ostermueller31176.21354.5846
Emerson Dickman32104.0555.2822
Archie McKain3799.2544.5227
Charlie Wagner1336.2138.3514
Dick Midkiff1335.1115.0910
Lee Rogers1427.2116.517

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
Al Baker30009.392
Ted Olson20006.432
Doc Cramer10004.501
Bill LeFebvre100013.500
Byron Humphrey10009.001

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Minneapolis Millers American Association Donie Bush
A1 Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Doc Prothro
A Hazleton Red Sox Eastern League Specs Toporcer
B Rocky Mount Red Sox Piedmont League Herb Brett
C Clarksdale Red Sox Cotton States League Nemo Leibold
C Canton Terriers Middle Atlantic League Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Appalachian League Hobe Brummette
D Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Bi-State League Red Barnes
D Moultrie Packers Georgia–Florida League Dewey Stover
D Crookston Pirates Northern League Bill Burwell

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References
  1. "Jimmie Foxx stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
  3. Bradlee, Jr., Ben (2013). The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-316-61435-1.
  4. Cole, Milton; Kaplan, Jim (2009). The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History. North Dighton, Massachusetts: World Publications Group. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-57215-412-4.
  5. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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