1938 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 88-61
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 695,700, Avg. 10,870
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (88-61)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1938 Boston Red Sox Roster
The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Red Sox scored 902 runs and allowed 751 runs. Jimmie Foxx crushed 50 homers for Boston, while Joe Cronin walloped 20 or more, too. Jimmie Foxx drove in 175 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .349. Jim Bagby and Jack Wilson led the team with 15 wins each, and Lefty Grove recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe Cronin coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 900
Regular Season Runs Against: 749
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
April 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
April 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
April 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
April 23, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | ||
April 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
April 25, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
April 26, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
April 27, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
April 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 3-1 | 3-3 | 6-4 | ||
April 29, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
May 1, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 3-2 | 3-4 | 6-6 | ||
May 2, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 4-2 | 3-4 | 7-6 | ||
May 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 5-2 | 3-4 | 8-6 | ||
May 4, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-7 | ||
May 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 5-4 | 3-4 | 8-8 | ||
May 6, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 6-4 | 3-4 | 9-8 | ||
May 7, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 7-4 | 3-4 | 10-8 | ||
May 8, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 8-4 | 3-4 | 11-8 | ||
May 9, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 15 | W | 9-4 | 3-4 | 12-8 | ||
May 11, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 10-4 | 3-4 | 13-8 | ||
May 13, 1938 | Washington Senators 0 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 11-4 | 3-4 | 14-8 | ||
May 14, 1938 | Washington Senators 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 12-4 | 3-4 | 15-8 | ||
May 15, 1938 | Washington Senators 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 13-4 | 3-4 | 16-8 | ||
May 19, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 13-4 | 3-5 | 16-9 | ||
May 20, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 16 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 13-4 | 4-5 | 17-9 | ||
May 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 13-4 | 4-6 | 17-10 | ||
May 22, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 13-4 | 4-7 | 17-11 | ||
May 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 13-4 | 5-7 | 18-11 | ||
May 25, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 13-4 | 5-8 | 18-12 | ||
May 26, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 13-4 | 6-8 | 19-12 | ||
May 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 13-4 | 6-9 | 19-13 | ||
May 29, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 13-4 | 6-10 | 19-14 | ||
May 30, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 13-4 | 6-11 | 19-15 | ||
May 30, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 13-4 | 6-12 | 19-16 | ||
May 31, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 13-4 | 6-13 | 19-17 | ||
June 1, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 14-4 | 6-13 | 20-17 | ||
June 2, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 15-4 | 6-13 | 21-17 | ||
June 4, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 16-4 | 6-13 | 22-17 | ||
June 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 16-5 | 6-13 | 22-18 | ||
June 6, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 17-5 | 6-13 | 23-18 | ||
June 7, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 17-6 | 6-13 | 23-19 | ||
June 8, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 18-6 | 6-13 | 24-19 | ||
June 9, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 19-6 | 6-13 | 25-19 | ||
June 10, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 15 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 19-7 | 6-13 | 25-20 | ||
June 12, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 20-7 | 6-13 | 26-20 | ||
June 12, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 20-8 | 6-13 | 26-21 | ||
June 14, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 20-8 | 7-13 | 27-21 | ||
June 15, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 7 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 20-8 | 8-13 | 28-21 | ||
June 16, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 20-8 | 9-13 | 29-21 | ||
June 17, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 20-8 | 10-13 | 30-21 | ||
June 18, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 20-8 | 11-13 | 31-21 | ||
June 19, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 20-8 | 12-13 | 32-21 | ||
June 19, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 20-8 | 12-14 | 32-22 | ||
June 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 20-8 | 13-14 | 33-22 | ||
June 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 20-8 | 13-15 | 33-23 | ||
June 22, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 20-8 | 13-16 | 33-24 | ||
June 23, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 20-8 | 13-17 | 33-25 | ||
June 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 20-8 | 13-18 | 33-26 | ||
June 27, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 20-8 | 13-19 | 33-27 | ||
June 29, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 21-8 | 13-19 | 34-27 | ||
June 30, 1938 | Washington Senators 1 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 22-8 | 13-19 | 35-27 | ||
July 1, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 22-8 | 14-19 | 36-27 | ||
July 2, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 22-8 | 15-19 | 37-27 | ||
July 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 22-8 | 15-20 | 37-28 | ||
July 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 23-8 | 15-20 | 38-28 | ||
July 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | W | 24-8 | 15-20 | 39-28 | ||
July 8, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 25-8 | 15-20 | 40-28 | ||
July 9, 1938 | New York Yankees 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 25-9 | 15-20 | 40-29 | ||
July 10, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 26-9 | 15-20 | 41-29 | ||
July 13, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 26-10 | 15-20 | 41-30 | ||
July 13, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 27-10 | 15-20 | 42-30 | ||
July 14, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 28-10 | 15-20 | 43-30 | ||
July 15, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 29-10 | 15-20 | 44-30 | ||
July 16, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 29-11 | 15-20 | 44-31 | ||
July 17, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Boston Red Sox 14 | W | 30-11 | 15-20 | 45-31 | ||
July 17, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 31-11 | 15-20 | 46-31 | ||
July 22, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 32-11 | 15-20 | 47-31 | ||
July 25, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 33-11 | 15-20 | 48-31 | ||
July 25, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 33-12 | 15-20 | 48-32 | ||
July 26, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 33-12 | 15-21 | 48-33 | ||
July 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 13 at Chicago White Sox 8 | W | 33-12 | 16-21 | 49-33 | ||
July 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 33-12 | 17-21 | 50-33 | ||
July 30, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 33-12 | 18-21 | 51-33 | ||
July 31, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 33-12 | 18-22 | 51-34 | ||
July 31, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 33-12 | 18-23 | 51-35 | ||
August 2, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 33-12 | 18-24 | 51-36 | ||
August 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 33-12 | 18-25 | 51-37 | ||
August 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 33-12 | 19-25 | 52-37 | ||
August 5, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 33-12 | 20-25 | 53-37 | ||
August 6, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 33-12 | 21-25 | 54-37 | ||
August 7, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 33-12 | 21-26 | 54-38 | ||
August 9, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 16 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 33-12 | 22-26 | 55-38 | ||
August 10, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 33-12 | 22-27 | 55-39 | ||
August 11, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 33-12 | 22-28 | 55-40 | ||
August 12, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 13 | L | 33-12 | 22-29 | 55-41 | ||
August 13, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 33-12 | 22-30 | 55-42 | ||
August 14, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 33-12 | 22-31 | 55-43 | ||
August 16, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 33-13 | 22-31 | 55-44 | ||
August 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 34-13 | 22-31 | 56-44 | ||
August 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 35-13 | 22-31 | 57-44 | ||
August 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 36-13 | 22-31 | 58-44 | ||
August 19, 1938 | Washington Senators 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 37-13 | 22-31 | 59-44 | ||
August 20, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 38-13 | 22-31 | 60-44 | ||
August 21, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 38-14 | 22-31 | 60-45 | ||
August 21, 1938 | Washington Senators 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 39-14 | 22-31 | 61-45 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 40-14 | 22-31 | 62-45 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Boston Red Sox 14 | W | 41-14 | 22-31 | 63-45 | ||
August 24, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 41-15 | 22-31 | 63-46 | ||
August 25, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 42-15 | 22-31 | 64-46 | ||
August 25, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 43-15 | 22-31 | 65-46 | ||
August 26, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 44-15 | 22-31 | 66-46 | ||
August 26, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 12 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 44-16 | 22-31 | 66-47 | ||
August 27, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Boston Red Sox 19 | W | 45-16 | 22-31 | 67-47 | ||
August 27, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 46-16 | 22-31 | 68-47 | ||
August 28, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 46-17 | 22-31 | 68-48 | ||
August 29, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 15 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 46-18 | 22-31 | 68-49 | ||
August 30, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 46-19 | 22-31 | 68-50 | ||
August 31, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 47-19 | 22-31 | 69-50 | ||
September 1, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 48-19 | 22-31 | 70-50 | ||
September 2, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 48-19 | 22-32 | 70-51 | ||
September 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 48-19 | 23-32 | 71-51 | ||
September 4, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | L | 48-19 | 23-33 | 71-52 | ||
September 4, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 48-19 | 24-33 | 72-52 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 48-19 | 25-33 | 73-52 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 48-19 | 26-33 | 74-52 | ||
September 6, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 48-19 | 26-34 | 74-53 | ||
September 7, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 49-19 | 26-34 | 75-53 | ||
September 8, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | L | 49-20 | 26-34 | 75-54 | ||
September 9, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 49-21 | 26-34 | 75-55 | ||
September 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 15 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 49-22 | 26-34 | 75-56 | ||
September 11, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 12 | W | 50-22 | 26-34 | 76-56 | ||
September 13, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 50-22 | 26-35 | 76-57 | ||
September 14, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 50-22 | 27-35 | 77-57 | ||
September 15, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 50-22 | 28-35 | 78-57 | ||
September 15, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 50-22 | 28-36 | 78-58 | ||
September 16, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 50-22 | 29-36 | 79-58 | ||
September 17, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 50-22 | 29-37 | 79-59 | ||
September 20, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 7 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 50-22 | 30-37 | 80-59 | ||
September 20, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 50-22 | 31-37 | 81-59 | ||
September 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 50-22 | 32-37 | 82-59 | ||
September 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 50-22 | 33-37 | 83-59 | ||
September 25, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 50-22 | 34-37 | 84-59 | ||
September 26, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 50-22 | 34-38 | 84-60 | ||
September 27, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 50-22 | 35-38 | 85-60 | ||
September 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 50-22 | 36-38 | 86-60 | ||
September 29, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Boston Red Sox 13 | W | 51-22 | 36-38 | 87-60 | ||
October 1, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | W | 52-22 | 36-38 | 88-60 | ||
October 2, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 | L | 52-23 | 36-38 | 88-61 |