1938 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 53-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 516,418, Avg. 8,466
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (53-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 53-99
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 516,418, Avg. 8,466
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (53-99)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1938 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 53 wins and 99 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics plated 726 runs and yielded 956 runs. Bob Johnson walloped 30 home runs for Philadelphia, while Sam Chapman swatted 20 or more, too. Bob Johnson drove in 113 runs and topped all regular batters with a .313 average. George Caster led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 4.35 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 724
Regular Season Runs Against: 954
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Washington Senators 12 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 20, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | ||
| April 23, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 | ||
| April 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | ||
| April 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 | ||
| April 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 | ||
| April 27, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 2-3 | 0-3 | 2-6 | ||
| April 28, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 2-4 | 0-3 | 2-7 | ||
| April 29, 1938 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 3-4 | 0-3 | 3-7 | ||
| May 1, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 3-4 | 1-3 | 4-7 | ||
| May 2, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 13 | L | 3-4 | 1-4 | 4-8 | ||
| May 3, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 4-4 | 1-4 | 5-8 | ||
| May 4, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 4-5 | 1-4 | 5-9 | ||
| May 5, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 4-6 | 1-4 | 5-10 | ||
| May 6, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 4-7 | 1-4 | 5-11 | ||
| May 7, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 4-8 | 1-4 | 5-12 | ||
| May 8, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 5-8 | 1-4 | 6-12 | ||
| May 11, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 5-9 | 1-4 | 6-13 | ||
| May 13, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 5-9 | 2-4 | 7-13 | ||
| May 16, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 5-9 | 2-5 | 7-14 | ||
| May 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 5-9 | 2-6 | 7-15 | ||
| May 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 5-9 | 2-7 | 7-16 | ||
| May 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 5-9 | 2-8 | 7-17 | ||
| May 20, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 5-9 | 3-8 | 8-17 | ||
| May 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 5-9 | 3-9 | 8-18 | ||
| May 22, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 5-9 | 4-9 | 9-18 | ||
| May 24, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 5-9 | 5-9 | 10-18 | ||
| May 25, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 5-9 | 5-10 | 10-19 | ||
| May 26, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 5-9 | 6-10 | 11-19 | ||
| May 28, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 6-9 | 6-10 | 12-19 | ||
| May 29, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 7-9 | 6-10 | 13-19 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 8-9 | 6-10 | 14-19 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | Washington Senators 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 8-10 | 6-10 | 14-20 | ||
| June 1, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 9-10 | 6-10 | 15-20 | ||
| June 2, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 9-11 | 6-10 | 15-21 | ||
| June 3, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 9-12 | 6-10 | 15-22 | ||
| June 4, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 10-12 | 6-10 | 16-22 | ||
| June 5, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 10-13 | 6-10 | 16-23 | ||
| June 5, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 11-13 | 6-10 | 17-23 | ||
| June 7, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 11-14 | 6-10 | 17-24 | ||
| June 8, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 11-15 | 6-10 | 17-25 | ||
| June 9, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 12-15 | 6-10 | 18-25 | ||
| June 10, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 12-16 | 6-10 | 18-26 | ||
| June 11, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 13-16 | 6-10 | 19-26 | ||
| June 12, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 14-16 | 6-10 | 20-26 | ||
| June 12, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 15-16 | 6-10 | 21-26 | ||
| June 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 15-16 | 7-10 | 22-26 | ||
| June 15, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 15-16 | 8-10 | 23-26 | ||
| June 16, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 12 | L | 15-16 | 8-11 | 23-27 | ||
| June 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 15-16 | 8-12 | 23-28 | ||
| June 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 15-16 | 9-12 | 24-28 | ||
| June 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 15-16 | 9-13 | 24-29 | ||
| June 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 15-16 | 9-14 | 24-30 | ||
| June 22, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 15-16 | 10-14 | 25-30 | ||
| June 23, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 15-16 | 11-14 | 26-30 | ||
| June 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 15-16 | 11-15 | 26-31 | ||
| June 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 13 | L | 15-16 | 11-16 | 26-32 | ||
| June 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 15-16 | 11-17 | 26-33 | ||
| July 1, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 15-17 | 11-17 | 26-34 | ||
| July 2, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 15-18 | 11-17 | 26-35 | ||
| July 3, 1938 | Washington Senators 14 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 15-19 | 11-17 | 26-36 | ||
| July 3, 1938 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 16-19 | 11-17 | 27-36 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 16-19 | 11-18 | 27-37 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 16-19 | 11-19 | 27-38 | ||
| July 8, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 11 | L | 16-19 | 11-20 | 27-39 | ||
| July 9, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 16-19 | 11-21 | 27-40 | ||
| July 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 16-19 | 11-22 | 27-41 | ||
| July 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 16-19 | 11-23 | 27-42 | ||
| July 12, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 16-20 | 11-23 | 27-43 | ||
| July 13, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 17-20 | 11-23 | 28-43 | ||
| July 14, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 17-21 | 11-23 | 28-44 | ||
| July 15, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 18-21 | 11-23 | 29-44 | ||
| July 16, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 18-22 | 11-23 | 29-45 | ||
| July 17, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 18-23 | 11-23 | 29-46 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 18-24 | 11-23 | 29-47 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 18-25 | 11-23 | 29-48 | ||
| July 26, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 18-25 | 11-24 | 29-49 | ||
| July 27, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at Cleveland Indians 12 | L | 18-25 | 11-25 | 29-50 | ||
| July 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 18-25 | 11-26 | 29-51 | ||
| July 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 18-25 | 11-27 | 29-52 | ||
| July 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 18-25 | 11-28 | 29-53 | ||
| August 1, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 18-25 | 12-28 | 30-53 | ||
| August 2, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 18-25 | 12-29 | 30-54 | ||
| August 3, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 18-25 | 13-29 | 31-54 | ||
| August 3, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 13 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 18-25 | 14-29 | 32-54 | ||
| August 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 18-25 | 14-30 | 32-55 | ||
| August 4, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 18-25 | 14-31 | 32-56 | ||
| August 5, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 18-25 | 14-32 | 32-57 | ||
| August 6, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 18-25 | 15-32 | 33-57 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 18-25 | 16-32 | 34-57 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 18-25 | 16-33 | 34-58 | ||
| August 9, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 16 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 18-26 | 16-33 | 34-59 | ||
| August 10, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 19-26 | 16-33 | 35-59 | ||
| August 11, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 20-26 | 16-33 | 36-59 | ||
| August 12, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 16 | L | 20-26 | 16-34 | 36-60 | ||
| August 12, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 20-26 | 17-34 | 37-60 | ||
| August 13, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 11 | L | 20-26 | 17-35 | 37-61 | ||
| August 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 20-26 | 17-36 | 37-62 | ||
| August 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 20-26 | 17-37 | 37-63 | ||
| August 16, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Boston Red Sox 11 | W | 20-26 | 18-37 | 38-63 | ||
| August 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 20-26 | 18-38 | 38-64 | ||
| August 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 20-26 | 18-39 | 38-65 | ||
| August 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 20-26 | 18-40 | 38-66 | ||
| August 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 20-27 | 18-40 | 38-67 | ||
| August 20, 1938 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-28 | 18-40 | 38-68 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 20-29 | 18-40 | 38-69 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 20-30 | 18-40 | 38-70 | ||
| August 23, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 20-31 | 18-40 | 38-71 | ||
| August 23, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 20-32 | 18-40 | 38-72 | ||
| August 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 21-32 | 18-40 | 39-72 | ||
| August 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 22-32 | 18-40 | 40-72 | ||
| August 25, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 22-33 | 18-40 | 40-73 | ||
| August 25, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 23-33 | 18-40 | 41-73 | ||
| August 26, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 24-33 | 18-40 | 42-73 | ||
| August 26, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 24-34 | 18-40 | 42-74 | ||
| August 27, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 24-35 | 18-40 | 42-75 | ||
| August 27, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 24-36 | 18-40 | 42-76 | ||
| August 28, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 25-36 | 18-40 | 43-76 | ||
| August 28, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 26-36 | 18-40 | 44-76 | ||
| August 30, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 26-37 | 18-40 | 44-77 | ||
| August 31, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 26-38 | 18-40 | 44-78 | ||
| September 1, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 26-39 | 18-40 | 44-79 | ||
| September 2, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 26-40 | 18-40 | 44-80 | ||
| September 3, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 26-41 | 18-40 | 44-81 | ||
| September 4, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 26-42 | 18-40 | 44-82 | ||
| September 4, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 27-42 | 18-40 | 45-82 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 27-42 | 18-41 | 45-83 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 27-42 | 18-42 | 45-84 | ||
| September 7, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 27-42 | 19-42 | 46-84 | ||
| September 8, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 27-42 | 19-43 | 46-85 | ||
| September 9, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 27-42 | 20-43 | 47-85 | ||
| September 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 15 at Boston Red Sox 7 | W | 27-42 | 21-43 | 48-85 | ||
| September 11, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 27-42 | 21-44 | 48-86 | ||
| September 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 27-42 | 22-44 | 49-86 | ||
| September 15, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 27-42 | 23-44 | 50-86 | ||
| September 15, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 27-42 | 23-45 | 50-87 | ||
| September 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 27-42 | 23-46 | 50-88 | ||
| September 17, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 27-42 | 23-47 | 50-89 | ||
| September 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 27-42 | 23-48 | 50-90 | ||
| September 18, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 14 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 27-42 | 24-48 | 51-90 | ||
| September 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 27-42 | 24-49 | 51-91 | ||
| September 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 27-42 | 24-50 | 51-92 | ||
| September 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 27-42 | 24-51 | 51-93 | ||
| September 24, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 27-43 | 24-51 | 51-94 | ||
| September 25, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 28-43 | 24-51 | 52-94 | ||
| September 25, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 28-44 | 24-51 | 52-95 | ||
| September 27, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 28-45 | 24-51 | 52-96 | ||
| September 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 28-46 | 24-51 | 52-97 | ||
| September 29, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 28-47 | 24-51 | 52-98 | ||
| October 2, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 28-47 | 24-52 | 52-99 | ||
| October 2, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 28-47 | 25-52 | 53-99 |
