1938 Cleveland Indians season

1938 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
League Park (Since 1901) Cleveland Municipal Stadium (since 1936)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Alva Bradley
General manager(s)	Cy Slapnicka
Manager(s)	Ossie Vitt
Local radio	WCLE
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The 1938 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–66, 13 games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	99	53	.651	--
Boston Red Sox	88	61	.591	9.5
Cleveland Indians	86	66	.566	13.0
Detroit Tigers	84	70	.545	16.0
Washington Senators	75	76	.497	23.5
Chicago White Sox	65	83	.439	32.0
St. Louis Browns	55	97	.362	44.0
Philadelphia Athletics	53	99	.349	46.0

Record vs. opponents

1938 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–6	12–10	10–12	11–11–1	14–8	17–5	12–9
Chicago	6–12	—	9–13	7–15	8–14	12–10	13–8–1	10–11
Cleveland	10–12	13–9	—	12–10	8–13	18–4	13–9–1	12–9
Detroit	12–10	15–7	10–12	—	8–14	14–8	12–10–1	13–9
New York	11–11–1	14–8	13–8	14–8	—	16–5–2	15–7–1	16–6–1
Philadelphia	8–14	10–12	4–18	8–14	5–16–2	—	12–9	6–16
St. Louis	5–17	8–13–1	9–13–1	10–12–1	7–15–1	9–12	—	7–15
Washington	9–12	11–10	9–12	9–13	6–16–1	16–6	15–7	—

Roster

1938 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers 15 Johnny Allen 14 Bob Feller 16 Denny Galehouse 18 Mel Harder 17 Joe Heving 12 Willis Hudlin 21 Johnny Humphries 19 Ken Jungels 20 Al Milnar 30 Clay Smith -- Charley Suche 11 Earl Whitehill 19 Bill Zuber		Catchers 10 Hank Helf  9 Rollie Hemsley  8 Frankie Pytlak Infielders 34 Lou Boudreau 31 Oscar Grimes  4 Odell Hale 32 Tommy Irwin 25 Ken Keltner  2 John Kroner  1 Lyn Lary 36 Ray Mack  7 Hal Trosky  5 Skeeter Webb		Outfielders  3 Earl Averill 23 Bruce Campbell 24 Jeff Heath  6 Moose Solters 22 Roy Weatherly 33 Chuck Workman Other batters -- Lloyd Russell		Manager 26 Ossie Vitt Coaches 28 Johnny Bassler 27 Wally Schang

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
OF	Campbell, BruceBruce Campbell	133	511	148	.290	12	72
OF	Averill, EarlEarl Averill	134	482	159	.330	14	93

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
Workman, ChuckChuck Workman	2	5	2	.400	0	0
Boudreau, LouLou Boudreau	1	2	0	.000	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
Feller, BobBob Feller	39	277.2	17	11	4.08	240
Harder, MelMel Harder	38	240	17	10	3.83	102
Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen	30	200	14	8	4.18	112

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
Galehouse, DennyDenny Galehouse	36	114	7	8	4.34	66

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	Allen Sothoron
A1	New Orleans Pelicans	Southern Association	Larry Gilbert
B	Spartanburg Spartans	Sally League	Eddie Moore and Chick Galloway
C	Oswego Netherlands	Canadian–American League	Riley Parker
C	Springfield Indians	Middle Atlantic League	Earl Wolgamot
D	Troy Trojans	Alabama–Florida League	Charley Hilcher, Tilden Campbell and Gene Babbitt
D	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	Don McShane
D	Hopkinsville Hoppers	KITTY League	Red Smith
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Hughie Wise
D	Logan Indians	Mountain State League	Eddie Hock
D	Fargo-Moorhead Twins	Northern League	Jack Knight

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Troy, Gainesville^[1]

References

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

External links

• 1938 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference