The 1938 New York Yankees season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99–53, winning their tenth 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.
Offseason Prior to 1938 season: Milo Candini was acquired by the Yankees from the El Paso Texans.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1938 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 132 454 142 .313 27 115 1B 157 576 170 .295 29 114 2B 127 458 117 .255 25 97 SS 157 631 166 .263 9 55 3B 151 631 196 .311 10 80 OF 99 335 85 .254 10 62 OF 131 471 127 .270 22 91 OF 145 599 194 .324 32 140
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 85 267 74 .277 0 48 45 164 42 .256 2 20 46 128 32 .250 1 21 41 123 32 .260 0 25 27 43 8 .186 0 1 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 31 247.1 21 7 3.31 127 32 239.0 18 12 3.35 129 28 202.0 16 7 3.97 98 23 172.0 14 5 4.03 36 29 167.1 9 8 3.60 61 5 30.0 2 2 8.10 7 2 12.0 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 25 93.2 6 4 4.80 33 14 58.1 3 2 5.60 8 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 32 8 2 11 4.24 43 19 1 3 1 3.00 13 4 0 0 0 1.04 4 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
1938 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Yankees – 3, Cubs – 1 October 5Wrigley Field 43,6422 Yankees – 6, Cubs – 3 October 6Wrigley Field 42,1083 Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5 October 8Yankee Stadium 55,2364 Cubs – 3, Yankees – 8 October 9Yankee Stadium 59,847
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kansas City, Newark, El Paso, Neosho, Bassett, Norfolk (NSL), ButlerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1938 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1938 World Series 1938 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com