1938 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 86-66
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 361,674, Avg. 6,576
Ballpark: League Park II/Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Ossie Vitt (86-66)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1938 Cleveland Indians Statistics
1938 Cleveland Indians Roster

The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 86 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Indians plated 847 runs and allowed 782 runs. Ken Keltner paced Cleveland with 26 home runs, while Jeff Heath and Hal Trosky walloped 20 or more also. Ken Keltner drove in 113 runs. Jeff Heath led all regular hitters by hitting .343. Bob Feller and Mel Harder topped the team with 17 wins each, and Mel Harder recorded a 3.83 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Ossie Vitt coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 846
Regular Season Runs Against: 781

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 19, 1938 St. Louis Browns 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 20, 1938 St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 1-1 0-0 1-1
April 21, 1938 St. Louis Browns 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 2-1 0-0 2-1
April 22, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 2-1 1-0 3-1
April 23, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 2-1 2-0 4-1
April 24, 1938 Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 2-1 3-0 5-1
April 26, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 2-1 4-0 6-1
April 27, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 2-1 4-1 6-2
April 28, 1938 Cleveland Indians 11 at St. Louis Browns 6 W 2-1 5-1 7-2
April 29, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 W 2-1 6-1 8-2
April 30, 1938 Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 2-2 6-1 8-3
May 1, 1938 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 3-2 6-1 9-3
May 2, 1938 Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 11 W 4-2 6-1 10-3
May 3, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at Washington Senators 9 W 4-2 7-1 11-3
May 4, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 1 L 4-2 7-2 11-4
May 5, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 8 L 4-2 7-3 11-5
May 6, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 W 4-2 8-3 12-5
May 7, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 W 4-2 9-3 13-5
May 8, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 4-2 9-4 13-6
May 9, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 15 L 4-2 9-5 13-7
May 11, 1938 Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 4 L 4-2 9-6 13-8
May 12, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2 W 4-2 10-6 14-8
May 13, 1938 Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 4-3 10-6 14-9
May 16, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 5-3 10-6 15-9
May 17, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 6-3 10-6 16-9
May 18, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 7-3 10-6 17-9
May 19, 1938 Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 15 W 8-3 10-6 18-9
May 20, 1938 Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 9-3 10-6 19-9
May 21, 1938 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 9-4 10-6 19-10
May 22, 1938 New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 10-4 10-6 20-10
May 24, 1938 New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 11-4 10-6 21-10
May 25, 1938 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 12-4 10-6 22-10
May 26, 1938 Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 12-5 10-6 22-11
May 29, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at St. Louis Browns 8 L 12-5 10-7 22-12
May 30, 1938 Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 13-5 10-7 23-12
May 30, 1938 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 14-5 10-7 24-12
June 1, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 L 14-5 10-8 24-13
June 2, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 W 14-5 11-8 25-13
June 3, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 W 14-5 12-8 26-13
June 4, 1938 Cleveland Indians 11 at Washington Senators 4 W 14-5 13-8 27-13
June 5, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 4 W 14-5 14-8 28-13
June 6, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 5 L 14-5 14-9 28-14
June 7, 1938 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 14-5 15-9 29-14
June 8, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 14-5 15-10 29-15
June 9, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 14-5 15-11 29-16
June 10, 1938 Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 8 L 14-5 15-12 29-17
June 12, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 7 L 14-5 15-13 29-18
June 14, 1938 Washington Senators 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 14-6 15-13 29-19
June 15, 1938 Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 15-6 15-13 30-19
June 16, 1938 Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 16-6 15-13 31-19
June 17, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 17-6 15-13 32-19
June 18, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 17-7 15-13 32-20
June 19, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 18-7 15-13 33-20
June 21, 1938 New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 W 19-7 15-13 34-20
June 22, 1938 New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 20-7 15-13 35-20
June 22, 1938 New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 21-7 15-13 36-20
June 23, 1938 New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 L 21-8 15-13 36-21
June 24, 1938 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 22-8 15-13 37-21
June 27, 1938 Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 23-8 15-13 38-21
June 28, 1938 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 24-8 15-13 39-21
June 29, 1938 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 24-9 15-13 39-22
June 30, 1938 Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 10 W 25-9 15-13 40-22
July 3, 1938 Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 25-9 16-13 41-22
July 3, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 25-9 16-14 41-23
July 4, 1938 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 25-9 16-15 41-24
July 4, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 25-9 16-16 41-25
July 8, 1938 St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 26-9 16-16 42-25
July 9, 1938 St. Louis Browns 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 27-9 16-16 43-25
July 10, 1938 St. Louis Browns 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 28-9 16-16 44-25
July 12, 1938 Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 9 L 28-9 16-17 44-26
July 13, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 4 L 28-9 16-18 44-27
July 14, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Washington Senators 1 W 28-9 17-18 45-27
July 15, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 L 28-9 17-19 45-28
July 16, 1938 Cleveland Indians 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 W 28-9 18-19 46-28
July 17, 1938 Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 W 28-9 19-19 47-28
July 19, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 3 W 28-9 20-19 48-28
July 22, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 L 28-9 20-20 48-29
July 25, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 W 28-9 21-20 49-29
July 25, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 28-9 21-21 49-30
July 26, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 29-9 21-21 50-30
July 27, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Cleveland Indians 12 W 30-9 21-21 51-30
July 29, 1938 Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 12 W 31-9 21-21 52-30
July 30, 1938 Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 32-9 21-21 53-30
August 1, 1938 Washington Senators 11 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 32-10 21-21 53-31
August 2, 1938 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 33-10 21-21 54-31
August 3, 1938 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 33-11 21-21 54-32
August 3, 1938 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 34-11 21-21 55-32
August 5, 1938 New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 34-12 21-21 55-33
August 6, 1938 New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 34-13 21-21 55-34
August 7, 1938 New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 L 34-14 21-21 55-35
August 9, 1938 Cleveland Indians 8 at St. Louis Browns 1 W 34-14 22-21 56-35
August 9, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 L 34-14 22-22 56-36
August 10, 1938 Cleveland Indians 9 at St. Louis Browns 6 W 34-14 23-22 57-36
August 11, 1938 Cleveland Indians 2 at St. Louis Browns 8 L 34-14 23-23 57-37
August 11, 1938 Cleveland Indians 7 at St. Louis Browns 8 L 34-14 23-24 57-38
August 12, 1938 Cleveland Indians 12 at Chicago White Sox 9 W 34-14 24-24 58-38
August 12, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 L 34-14 24-25 58-39
August 13, 1938 Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 34-14 24-26 58-40
August 13, 1938 Cleveland Indians 13 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 34-14 25-26 59-40
August 14, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 34-14 26-26 60-40
August 16, 1938 St. Louis Browns 6 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 35-14 26-26 61-40
August 17, 1938 St. Louis Browns 10 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 35-15 26-26 61-41
August 18, 1938 St. Louis Browns 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 35-16 26-26 61-42
August 19, 1938 Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 35-17 26-26 61-43
August 20, 1938 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 8 W 36-17 26-26 62-43
August 21, 1938 Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 36-18 26-26 62-44
August 21, 1938 Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 37-18 26-26 63-44
August 22, 1938 Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 37-19 26-26 63-45
August 23, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 13 L 37-19 26-27 63-46
August 23, 1938 Cleveland Indians 12 at Boston Red Sox 14 L 37-19 26-28 63-47
August 24, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 37-19 27-28 64-47
August 25, 1938 Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 15 L 37-19 27-29 64-48
August 25, 1938 Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 5 L 37-19 27-30 64-49
August 26, 1938 Cleveland Indians 8 at New York Yankees 5 W 37-19 28-30 65-49
August 26, 1938 Cleveland Indians 9 at New York Yankees 15 L 37-19 28-31 65-50
August 27, 1938 Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 8 L 37-19 28-32 65-51
August 27, 1938 Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 13 L 37-19 28-33 65-52
August 28, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 5 W 37-19 29-33 66-52
August 29, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Washington Senators 6 L 37-19 29-34 66-53
August 30, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 W 37-19 30-34 67-53
August 31, 1938 Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 W 37-19 31-34 68-53
September 1, 1938 Cleveland Indians 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 W 37-19 32-34 69-53
September 3, 1938 Cleveland Indians 10 at St. Louis Browns 2 W 37-19 33-34 70-53
September 4, 1938 Cleveland Indians 11 at St. Louis Browns 3 W 37-19 34-34 71-53
September 5, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 W 37-19 35-34 72-53
September 5, 1938 Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 W 37-19 36-34 73-53
September 6, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 0 W 37-19 37-34 74-53
September 7, 1938 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 W 37-19 38-34 75-53
September 8, 1938 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 37-20 38-34 75-54
September 9, 1938 Detroit Tigers 11 at Cleveland Indians 5 L 37-21 38-34 75-55
September 10, 1938 St. Louis Browns 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 37-22 38-34 75-56
September 11, 1938 St. Louis Browns 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 37-23 38-34 75-57
September 11, 1938 St. Louis Browns 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 38-23 38-34 76-57
September 13, 1938 New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 38-24 38-34 76-58
September 15, 1938 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 39-24 38-34 77-58
September 15, 1938 Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 L 39-25 38-34 77-59
September 16, 1938 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 39-26 38-34 77-60
September 17, 1938 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 40-26 38-34 78-60
September 18, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 W 41-26 38-34 79-60
September 18, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 41-27 38-34 79-61
September 19, 1938 Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 42-27 38-34 80-61
September 20, 1938 Washington Senators 1 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 43-27 38-34 81-61
September 23, 1938 Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 43-27 39-34 82-61
September 23, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 43-27 40-34 83-61
September 24, 1938 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 43-27 40-35 83-62
September 25, 1938 Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 L 43-27 40-36 83-63
September 27, 1938 Chicago White Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 W 44-27 40-36 84-63
September 28, 1938 Chicago White Sox 14 at Cleveland Indians 11 L 44-28 40-36 84-64
September 29, 1938 Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 9 W 45-28 40-36 85-64
October 1, 1938 Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 W 46-28 40-36 86-64
October 2, 1938 Detroit Tigers 10 at Cleveland Indians 8 L 46-29 40-36 86-65
October 2, 1938 Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 L 46-30 40-36 86-66


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