1938 New York Yankees
[edit] Summary
The 1938 New York Yankees finished with a record of 99-53. They scored 966 runs and belted 174 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe DiMaggio, who led the team with 32 home runs and 140 RBI. Red Rolfe led the team with 196 hits for a .311 average.
The team allowed 711 runs and had a team ERA of 3.91. Red Ruffing was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Lefty Gomez led the team with 129 strikeouts. Johnny Murphy led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frankie Crosetti | SS | 157 | 631 | 113 | 166 | 9 | 55 | 27 | .382 | .371 | .753 | .263 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 3B | 27 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .209 | .414 | .186 |
| Lou Gehrig | 1B | 157 | 576 | 115 | 170 | 29 | 114 | 6 | .410 | .523 | .933 | .295 |
| Joe Gordon | 2B | 127 | 458 | 83 | 117 | 25 | 97 | 11 | .340 | .502 | .842 | .255 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | 2B | 46 | 128 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .309 | .383 | .692 | .250 |
| Red Rolfe | 3B | 151 | 631 | 132 | 196 | 10 | 80 | 13 | .386 | .441 | .827 | .311 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | 145 | 599 | 129 | 194 | 32 | 140 | 6 | .386 | .581 | .967 | .324 |
| Tommy Henrich | OF | 131 | 471 | 109 | 127 | 22 | 91 | 6 | .391 | .490 | .881 | .270 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 85 | 267 | 28 | 74 | 0 | 48 | 4 | .344 | .352 | .696 | .277 |
| Jake Powell | OF | 45 | 164 | 27 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .326 | .378 | .704 | .256 |
| George Selkirk | OF | 99 | 335 | 58 | 85 | 10 | 62 | 9 | .384 | .409 | .793 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Dickey | C | 132 | 454 | 84 | 142 | 27 | 115 | 3 | .412 | .568 | .980 | .313 |
| Joe Glenn | C | 41 | 123 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .316 | .350 | .666 | .260 |
| Arndt Jorgens | C | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .350 | .353 | .703 | .235 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5410 | 966 | 1480 | 174 | 918 | 91 | .362 | .446 | .808 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ivy Andrews | 19 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3.00 | 1.417 | |||
| Joe Beggs | 14 | 9 | 58.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5.40 | 1.527 | |||
| Spud Chandler | 23 | 23 | 172 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 36 | 47 | 4.03 | 1.337 | |||
| Atley Donald | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Wes Ferrell | 5 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 8.10 | 2.333 | |||
| Lefty Gomez | 32 | 32 | 239 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 129 | 99 | 3.35 | 1.414 | |||
| Bump Hadley | 29 | 17 | 167.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 61 | 66 | 3.60 | 1.381 | |||
| Johnny Murphy | 32 | 2 | 91.3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 4.24 | 1.435 | |||
| Monte Pearson | 28 | 27 | 202 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 0 | 98 | 113 | 3.97 | 1.540 | |||
| Red Ruffing | 31 | 31 | 247.3 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 0 | 127 | 82 | 3.31 | 1.326 | |||
| Lee Stine | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.04 | 1.149 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 25 | 8 | 93.7 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 33 | 43 | 4.80 | 1.601 | |||
| Joe Vance | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.15 | 2.124 | |||
| Kemp Wicker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 248 | 157 | 1381.9 | 99 | 53 | .651 | 13 | 567 | 566 | 3.91 | 1.449 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frankie Crosetti and Lou Gehrig | 157 |
| At Bats | Frankie Crosetti and Red Rolfe | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frankie Crosetti | 757 |
| Batting Average | Joe DiMaggio | .324 |
| On-Base % | Bill Dickey | .412 |
| Slugging % | Joe DiMaggio | .581 |
| OPS | Bill Dickey | .980 |
| Runs | Red Rolfe | 132 |
| Hits | Red Rolfe | 196 |
| Total Bases | Joe DiMaggio | 348 |
| Doubles | Red Rolfe | 36 |
| Triples | Joe DiMaggio | 13 |
| Home Runs | Joe DiMaggio | 32 |
| RBI | Joe DiMaggio | 140 |
| Walks | Lou Gehrig | 107 |
| Strikeouts | Frankie Crosetti | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Crosetti | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Frankie Crosetti | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tommy Henrich | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Ruffing | 21 |
| Losses | Lefty Gomez | 12 |
| Saves | Johnny Murphy | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Ruffing | .750 |
| ERA | Red Ruffing | 3.31 |
| WHIP | Red Ruffing | 1.326 |
| Innings Pitched | Red Ruffing | 247.3 |
| Games | Lefty Gomez and Johnny Murphy | 32 |
| Games Started | Lefty Gomez | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Gomez | 129 |
| Complete Games | Red Ruffing | 22 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Gomez | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Red Ruffing | 1043 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Red Ruffing | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Red Ruffing | 246 |
| Walks Allowed | Monte Pearson | 113 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Red Ruffing | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Monte Pearson | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bump Hadley | 3 |
