1938 Chicago Cubs season

1938 Chicago Cubs
1938 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm, Gabby Hartnett
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (Charlie Grimm, Pat Flanagan, Val Sherman) WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley) WJJD (John Harrington, Jack Drees)
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The 1938 Chicago Cubs season was the 67th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 63rd in the National League and the 23rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 89–63. The team was swept four games to none by the New York Yankees in the 1938 World Series.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	89	63	--	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	64	2	.573
New York Giants	83	67	5	.553
Cincinnati Reds	82	68	6	.547
Boston Bees	77	75	12	.507
St. Louis Cardinals	71	80	17.5	.470
Brooklyn Dodgers	69	80	18.5	.463
Philadelphia Phillies	45	105	43	.300

Record vs. opponents

1938 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1938 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 16 Tex Carleton 22 Dizzy Dean 56 Al Epperly 14 Larry French 29 Kirby Higbe 26,32 Newt Kimball 11 Bill Lee 41 Bob Logan 41 Vance Page 17 Charlie Root 28 Jack Russell		Catchers 39 Bob Garbark  2 Gabby Hartnett 12 Ken O'Dea Infielders  3 Ripper Collins  6 Stan Hack  4 Billy Herman  5 Billy Jurges 15 Tony Lazzeri 29 Bobby Mattick 21 Steve Mesner		Outfielders 30 Jim Asbell 23 Phil Cavarretta  9 Frank Demaree  7 Augie Galan  8 Joe Marty 43 Carl Reynolds 32 Coaker Triplett		Manager  1 Charlie Grimm  2 Gabby Hartnett Coaches 19 Red Corriden  2 Gabby Hartnett 20 Roy Johnson 15 Tony Lazzeri

Schedule

1938 Chicago Cubs Game Log
April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 19 @Reds 8–7 Grimm (1–0) McKechnie (0–1) Logan (1) 34,148 1–0

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	Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	88	299	82	.274	10	59

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

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
Lee, BillBill Lee	44	291	22	9	2.66	121
Bryant, ClayClay Bryant	44	270.1	19	11	3.10	135
Carleton, TexTex Carleton	33	167.2	10	9	5.42	80
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	13	74.2	7	1	1.81	22

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

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

1938 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	12	1
Chicago (N)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
W: Red Ruffing (1–0)   L: Bill Lee (0–1)

Game 2

October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	7	2
Chicago (N)	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0
W: Lefty Gomez (1–0)   L: Dizzy Dean (0–1)   S: Johnny Murphy (1)
HR: NYY – Frankie Crosetti (1), Joe DiMaggio (1)

Game 3

October 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (N)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	5	1
New York (A)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	x	5	7	2
W: Monte Pearson (1–0)  L: Clay Bryant (0–1)
HR: : CHI – Joe Marty (1)    NYY – Joe Gordon (1), Bill Dickey (1)

Game 4

October 9, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (N)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	8	1
New York (A)	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	x	8	11	1
W: Red Ruffing (2–0)  L: Bill Lee (0–2)
HR: : CHI – Ken O'Dea (1)    NYY – Tommy Henrich (1)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Truck Hannah
A1	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Fresco Thompson
B	Moline Plowboys	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Mike Gazella
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Dick Luckey
C	Helena Seaporters	Cotton States League	Riggs Stephenson
C	Hot Springs Bathers	Cotton States League	Spike Hunter
C	Ponca City Angels	Western Association	Goldie Holt
D	Greeneville Burley Cubs	Appalachian League	Sam Alexander
D	Bisbee Bees	Arizona–Texas League	Charlie Mogli
D	Eau Claire Bears	Northern League	Ed Garrity

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City, Greeneville

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1938 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1938: A Rockier Road
• A Pennant Made of Cheesecloth, Baseball Digest, October 1954
• When Gabby Hartnett Hit His Homer in the Gloamin, Baseball Digest, October 1978