1938 in MLB

Contents

1 WORLD SERIES
2 AWARDS
3 ALL-STAR GAME
4 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
5 FINAL STANDINGS
6 LEAGUE LEADERS

[edit] WORLD SERIES

Octocber 5-9, 1938

New York Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 0
- Batting Leaders
  - AVG - Joe Marty - CHI - .500
  - HITS - Stan Hack - CHI - 8
  - RBI - Frankie Crosetti, Joe Gordon - NY - 6
- Pitching Leaders
  - INNINGS - Red Ruffing - NY - 18
  - WINS - Red Ruffing - NY - 2
  - ERA - Monte Pearson - NY - 1.00

[edit] AWARDS

AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP - Jimmie Foxx, 1B, Boston Red Sox. 305 pts.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP - Ernie Lombardi, C, Cincinnati Reds. 229 pts.

[edit] ALL-STAR GAME

The sixth ever Mid-Summer Classic was held at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
The National Leaguers beat the American Leaguers 4-1.
Johnny Vander Meer was the star of the game, tossing 3 shutout innings.

[edit] HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Pete Alexander, P, CHI-N, STL-N, PHI-N. 212 votes out of 262.

[edit] FINAL STANDINGS

[edit] LEAGUE LEADERS

	AMERICAN LEAGUE					NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT BATS	Doc Cramer - BOS	658				Frank McCormick - CIN	640
HITS	Joe Vossmik - BOS	201				Frank McCormick - CIN	209
RUNS	Hank Greenberg - DET	144				Mel Ott - NY	116
DOUBLES	Joe Cronin - BOS	51				Joe Medwick - STL	47
TRIPLES	Jeff Heath - CLE	18				Johnny Mize - STL	16
HOMERUNS	Hank Greenberg - DET	58				Mel Ott - NY	36
RBI	Jimmie Foxx - BOS	175				Joe Medwick - STL	122
AVERAGE	Jimmie Foxx - BOS	.349				Ernie Lombardi - CIN	.342
SLG PCT	Jimmie Foxx - BOS	.704				Johnny Mize - STL	.614
STEALS	Frankie Crosetti - NY	27				Stan Hack - CHI	16
WALKS	Foxx / Greenberg	119				Dolph Camilli - BRK	119





WINS	Red Ruffing - NY	21				Bill Lee - CHI	22
LOSSES	George Caster - PHI	20				Hugh Mulcahy - PHI	20
WIN PCT	Red Ruffing - NY	.750				Bill Lee - CHI	.710
ERA	Lefty Grove - BOS	3.07				Bill Lee - CHI	2.66
STRIKEOUTS	Bob Feller - CLE	240				Clay Bryant - CHI	135
WALKS	Bob Feller - CLE	208				Clay Bryant - CHI	125
WHIP	Dutch Leonard - WSH	1.23				Carl Hubbell - NY	1.14
COMP GMS	Bobo Newsome - STL	31				Paul Derringer - CIN	26
SHUTOUTS	Lefty Grove - BOS	4				Bill Lee - CHI	9
SAVES	Johnny Murphy - BOS	11				Dick Coffman - NY	12

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