1938 New York Yankees Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 99-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 1,096,011, Avg. 17,125
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-0
Manager: Joe McCarthy (99-53)
Location: New York, New York
1938 New York Yankees Roster
1938 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AL.

The Yankees topped the league with 966 runs, ignited by 174 home runs. New York allowed 710 runs, least in the league. Joe DiMaggio walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Tommy Henrich and Bill Dickey each swatted 20 or more, too. Joe DiMaggio drove in 140 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .324. Red Ruffing led the squad with 21 wins, and Monte Pearson and Lefty Gomez added 15 or more victories as well Red Ruffing recorded a 3.31 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe McCarthy coached the team. The 1938 New York Yankees won the World Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Red Ruffing217.7503.31313102230247.324610491168201270111043
Lefty Gomez1812.6003.35323202040239.02391108979901291051034
Monte Pearson167.6963.97282711710202.01981078912113098019888
Spud Chandler145.7374.03232301420172.01838677747036210737
Bump Hadley98.5293.6029175811167.316579671366061306728
Johnny Murphy82.8004.2432226101191.3904743541043100398
Steve Sundra64.6004.802581530093.71076150743033004416
Joe Beggs32.6005.40149340058.369413572008010257
Wes Ferrell22.5008.1054110030.052332761807002154
Kemp Wicker101.0000.001000001.000001000004
Ivy Andrews13.2503.001911210148.0512516317013000210
Lee Stine001.044020008.7911010400029
Joe Vance007.1531100011.32099240200054
Atley Donald01.0005.2522000012.07870140610155
Totals9953.6513.91248157669111131382.0143671160185566056784286007

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Red Rolfe15171463113219636810801317444.311.386.441.82627803600
Joe DiMaggio145660599129194321332140615921.324.386.581.96734802000
Lou Gehrig157689576115170326291146110775.295.410.523.93230105100
Frankie Crosetti157757631113166353955271210697.263.382.371.752234015500
Bill Dickey1325324548414227427115307522.313.412.568.98125802100
Tommy Henrich1315754711091272472291629232.270.391.490.882231021000
Joe Gordon1275204588311724725971135672.255.340.502.84323003300
George Selkirk9940733558851251062946852.254.384.409.79313703100
Myril Hoag852982672874143048432531.277.344.352.6969402400
Jake Powell451831642742121220311520.256.326.378.7046202200
Joe Glenn41133123103272025101014.260.316.350.6654300000
Bill Knickerbocker46143128153283121001110.250.309.383.6924900400
Red Ruffing45125107122441317001721.224.331.364.6953900100
Spud Chandler2373691014103400123.203.214.348.5622400300
Monte Pearson28867681340061077.171.241.224.4651700300
Lefty Gomez329986513200700418.151.189.174.3631500900
Babe Dahlgren2744438810010017.186.205.209.414900000
Steve Sundra25383346101200312.182.250.303.5531000200
Joe Beggs1421202510020013.250.286.300.586600000
Bump Hadley296854350004001115.093.246.093.339500300
Arndt Jorgens921173420020033.235.350.353.703600100
Joe Vance4441320010000.750.7501.2502.000500000
Ivy Andrews1913121200010011.167.231.167.397200000
Wes Ferrell513121210010014.167.231.250.481300000
Johnny Murphy32353242100210113.063.091.094.185300200
Lee Stine4220100000000.500.500.5001.000100000
Atley Donald2661100000000.167.167.167.333100000
Kemp Wicker1000000000000000000
Totals1615625954109661480283631749189128749617.274.366.446.81224110396100


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Lou Gehrig1B15700.0148310014157.9911.0830000
Babe Dahlgren1B600.0262021.0004.6670000
Bill Knickerbocker2B3400.07886323.9824.8240000
Joe Gordon2B12600.02904503198.9605.8730000
Red Rolfe3B15100.01512941926.9592.9470000
Babe Dahlgren3B800.011840.8262.3750000
Arndt JorgensC800.018620.9233.0000000
Joe GlennC4000.01341543.9743.7254000
Bill DickeyC12600.05187487.9874.6987000
George SelkirkOF9500.0176753.9731.9260000
Jake PowellOF4300.086120.9782.0230000
Myril HoagOF7000.0132553.9651.9570000
Tommy HenrichOF13000.02391441.9841.9460000
Joe DiMaggioOF14500.036620154.9632.6620000
Kemp WickerP100.00000.0000000
Joe VanceP300.003001.0001.0000000
Steve SundraP2500.002512.9621.0000000
Lee StineP400.001001.000.2500000
Red RuffingP3100.01134021.0001.4520000
Monte PearsonP2800.0114028.9621.8210000
Johnny MurphyP3200.072110.966.8750000
Bump HadleyP2900.01740031.0001.9660000
Lefty GomezP3200.0125115.9841.9690000
Wes FerrellP500.02913.9172.2000000
Atley DonaldP200.014001.0002.5000000
Spud ChandlerP2300.01850031.0002.9570000
Joe BeggsP1400.0119041.0001.4290000
Ivy AndrewsP1900.0310001.000.6840000
Bill KnickerbockerSS300.043021.0002.3330000
Frankie CrosettiSS15700.035250647120.9485.4650000
Totals154700.041471898169479.9733.90811000

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Red RuffingWS201.0001.5022020018.017431201100070
Monte PearsonWS101.0001.001101009.0521120900036
Lefty GomezWS101.0003.861100007.0933010500029
Johnny MurphyWS000.001010012.020001010008
Totals401.0001.7554130136.0339726026000143

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Bill DickeyWS416152600121010.400.438.6001.038910000
Joe GordonWS416153620161013.400.438.7331.1711100001
Lou GehrigWS416144400000023.286.375.286.661400000
Joe DiMaggioWS416154400120011.267.313.467.779700000
Frankie CrosettiWS419161421160124.250.368.6881.0561101000
Tommy HenrichWS416163410110101.250.250.500.750800000
Red RolfeWS418180300011003.167.167.167.333300000
Myril HoagWS2553210010000.400.400.6001.000300000
George SelkirkWS312100200010021.200.333.200.533200000
Monte PearsonWS1431100000010.333.500.333.833100000
Red RuffingWS2861100010010.167.286.167.452110100
Lefty GomezWS1220000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Johnny MurphyWS1000000000000000000
Jake PowellWS1000000000000000000
Totals39148135223761521321116.274.333.444.7786021101

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Lou GehrigWS1B4436.0263041.0007.2507.250
Joe GordonWS2B4436.0121123.9205.7505.750
Red RolfeWS3B4436.00420.6671.0001.000
Bill DickeyWSC4436.0305001.0008.7508.750
Joe DiMaggioWSCF4436.0100001.0002.5002.500
George SelkirkWSLF3326.030001.0001.0381.000
Myril HoagWSLF119.010001.0001.0001.000
Jake PowellWSLF101.00000.000.000
Red RuffingWSP2218.024001.0003.0003.000
Monte PearsonWSP119.020001.0002.0002.000
Lefty GomezWSP117.001001.0001.2861.000
Johnny MurphyWSP102.00000.000.000
Tommy HenrichWSRF4436.06010.8571.5001.500
Frankie CrosettiWSSS4436.0161114.9646.7506.750
Totals3836324.010839611.9614.0833.868




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