1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
  • National League (since 1890)
Location
Other information
Owner(s)James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
General manager(s)Larry MacPhail
Manager(s)Burleigh Grimes
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The 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 55th season. The team finished with a record of 69–80, finishing in seventh place in the National League. The 1938 season saw Babe Ruth hired as the first base coach,[1] and lights installed by the team at Ebbets Field on June 15.[2]

Offseason[]

  • March 6, 1938: Eddie Morgan and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dolph Camilli.[3]

Regular season[]

  • June 15, 1938: Leo Durocher was the final out of the ninth inning as Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds threw the second of his two consecutive no hitters.[4]

Season standings[]

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 89 63 0.586 — 44–33 45–30
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 64 0.573 2 44–33 42–31
New York Giants 83 67 0.553 5 43–30 40–37
Cincinnati Reds 82 68 0.547 6 43–34 39–34
Boston Bees 77 75 0.507 12 45–30 32–45
St. Louis Cardinals 71 80 0.470 17½ 36–41 35–39
Brooklyn Dodgers 69 80 0.463 18½ 31–41 38–39
Philadelphia Phillies 45 105 0.300 43 26–48 19–57

Record vs. opponents[]

1938 National League Records
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 10–12 12–10 11–9 8–14 14–8 9–13 13–9–1
Brooklyn 10–12 — 9–11–1 9–13 8–14 15–7 9–11 9–12–1
Chicago 12–10 11–9–1 — 11–11 12–10 18–4 12–10 13–9–1
Cincinnati 9–11 13–9 11–11 — 12–9 14–7 10–12 13–9–1
New York 14–8 14–8 10–12 9–12 — 16–5 9–13–1 11–9–1
Philadelphia 8–14 7–15 4–18 7–14 5–16 — 8–12–1 6–16
Pittsburgh 13–9 11–9 10–12 12–10 13–9–1 12–8–1 — 15–7
St. Louis 9–13–1 12–9–1 9–13–1 9–13–1 9–11–1 16–6 7–15 —


Notable transactions[]

  • April 15, 1938: Ernie Koy was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.[5]
  • May 2, 1938: Tom Winsett was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.[6]
  • July 9, 1938: Buck Marrow was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.[7]
  • July 11, 1938: Whit Wyatt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.[8]
  • July 11, 1938: Gibby Brack was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tuck Stainback.[9]
  • July 19, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]
  • August 8, 1938: Max Butcher was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne LaMaster.[11]
  • August 12, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Lee Rogers.[10]
  • August 23, 1938: The Dodgers traded cash and a player to be named later to the Washington Senators for Fred Sington. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Johnnie Chambers to the Red Sox on January 5, 1939.[10]
  • September 9, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds. The purchase was voided on September 14.[12]
  • September 14, 1938: Don Ross was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.[13]

Roster[]

1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager
  • 13 Burleigh Grimes

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 Babe Phelps 66 208 54 .308 5 46
1B Dolph Camilli 146 509 128 .251 24 100
2B Johnny Hudson 135 498 130 .261 2 37
3B Cookie Lavagetto 137 487 133 .273 6 79
SS Leo Durocher 141 479 105 .219 1 56
OF Ernie Koy 142 521 156 .299 11 76
OF Goody Rosen 138 473 133 .281 4 51
OF Buddy Hassett 115 335 98 .293 0 40

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
Kiki Cuyler 82 253 69 .273 2 23
Gilly Campbell 54 126 31 .246 0 11
Merv Shea 48 120 22 .183 0 12
Tuck Stainback 35 104 34 .327 0 20
Pete Coscarart 32 79 12 .152 0 6
Woody English 34 72 18 .250 0 7
Oris Hockett 21 70 23 .329 1 8
Gibby Brack 40 56 12 .214 1 6
Fred Sington 28 53 19 .358 2 5
Heinie Manush 17 51 12 .235 0 6
Woody Williams 20 51 17 .333 0 6
Roy Spencer 16 45 12 .267 0 6
Packy Rogers 23 37 7 .189 0 5
Tom Winsett 12 30 9 .300 1 7
Paul Chervinko 12 27 4 .148 0 3
Greek George 7 20 4 .200 0 2
Ray Hayworth 5 4 0 .000 0 0
Ray Thomas 1 3 1 .333 0 0
Bert Haas 1 0 0 --- 0 0

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
Luke Hamlin 44 237.1 12 15 3.68 97
Freddie Fitzsimmons 27 202.2 11 8 3.02 38
Van Mungo 24 133.1 4 11 3.92 72
John Gaddy 2 13 2 0 0.69 3
Sam Nahem 1 9 1 0 3.00 2

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
Tot Pressnell 43 192 11 14 3.56 57
Vito Tamulis 38 159.2 12 6 3.83 70
Bill Posedel 33 140 8 9 5.66 49
Fred Frankhouse 30 93.2 3 5 4.04 32
Max Butcher 24 72.2 5 4 6.56 21
Lee Rogers 12 23.2 0 2 5.70 11
Waite Hoyt 6 16.1 0 3 4.96 3
Jim Winford 2 5.2 0 1 11.12 4

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
Buck Marrow 15 0 1 0 4.58 6
Wayne LaMaster 3 0 1 0 4.76 3
Dykes Potter 2 0 0 0 4.50 1

Awards and honors[]

Farm system[]

Level Team League Manager
A1 Nashville Vols Southern Association Chuck Dressen
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Clyde Sukeforth
B Winston-Salem Twins Piedmont League
B Pensacola Pilots Southeastern League Wally Dashiell
B Clinton Owls Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League
C Greenwood Crackers Cotton States League Elmer Yoter
C Dayton Ducks Middle Atlantic League Red Rollings
Howard Holmes
Jim Lindsey
D Tallahassee Capitols Georgia–Florida League
D Beatrice Blues Nebraska State League Leon Riley
D Cooleemee Weavers North Carolina State League
D Superior Blues Northern League

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira, Pensacola, Superior

Notes[]

  1. ^ http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1938/june_18_1938_96519.html
  2. ^ McGee, Bob. The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rutgers UP, 2005. 137. Google Book Search link
  3. ^ Eddie Morgan at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  5. ^ Ernie Koy at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Tom Winsett at Baseball-Reference
  7. ^ Buck Marrow at Baseball-Reference
  8. ^ Whit Wyatt at Baseball-Reference
  9. ^ Gibby Brack at Baseball-Reference
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Johnnie Chambers at Baseball-Reference
  11. ^ Max Butcher at Baseball-Reference
  12. ^ Jimmy Outlaw at Baseball-Reference
  13. ^ Don Ross at Baseball-Reference

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