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, games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1938 World Series.

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.

Offseason December 2, 1937: Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Joe Vosmik.Red Kress page at Baseball Reference 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.

Regular season The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished higher than any other Sox team since 1918. The Red Sox finished in second place with 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing games behind the New York Yankees. 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup   8 Doc Cramer CF  7 Joe Vosmik LF  3 Jimmie Foxx 1B  4 Joe Cronin SS  5 Pinky Higgins 3B  9 Ben Chapman RF  1 Bobby Doerr 2B  2 Gene Desautels     C17 Jim Bagby P

Roster 1938 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third base) (Pitching)

Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 108 333 97 .291 2 48 1B 149 565 197 .349 50 175 2B 145 509 147 .289 5 80 SS 143 530 172 .325 17 94 3B 139 524 159 .303 5 106 OF 146 621 201 .324 9 86 OF 148 658 198 .301 0 71 OF 127 480 163 .340 6 80

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 72 195 59 .303 1 39 87 180 51 .283 0 18 46 96 15 .156 0 7 19 57 18 .316 1 8 10 12 4 .333 0 0 15 10 1 .100 0 1

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 37 194.2 15 15 4.30 96 24 163.2 14 4 3.08 99 15 92.1 5 6 4.09 25 16 82.0 8 1 3.73 34 13 80.1 5 5 4.03 26

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 43 198.2 15 11 4.21 73 31 176.2 13 5 4.58 46 32 104.0 5 5 5.28 22 37 99.2 5 4 4.52 27 13 36.2 1 3 8.35 14 13 35.1 1 1 5.09 10 14 27.2 1 1 6.51 7

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 3 0 0 0 9.39 2 2 0 0 0 6.43 2 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1938 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1938 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com