1938 Chicago Cubs season
1938Chicago Cubs1938 National League Champions Major league affiliations
- National League (Since 1876)
- Wrigley Field (Since 1916)
- Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
(Bob Elson)
WBBM
(Charlie Grimm, Pat Flanagan, Val Sherman)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WIND
(Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley)
WJJD
(John Harrington)
Contents
Regular season
Season standings
National LeagueW L GB Pct. Chicago Cubs89 63 -- .586 Pittsburgh Pirates86 64 2 .573 New York Giants83 67 5 .553 Cincinnati Reds82 68 6 .547 Boston Bees77 75 12 .507 St. Louis Cardinals71 80 17.5 .470 Brooklyn Dodgers69 80 18.5 .463 Philadelphia Phillies45 105 43 .300Roster
1938 Chicago Cubs roster view • talk • editRoster Pitchers CatchersInfielders
Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBIStarting pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO1938 World Series
Game 1
October 5, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York (A) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 1 Chicago (N) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 W: Red Ruffing(1-0) L: Bill Lee(0-1)Game 2
October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York (A) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 7 2 Chicago (N) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 W: Lefty Gomez(1-0) L: Dizzy Dean(0-1) S: Johnny Murphy(1) HR: NYY – Frankie Crosetti(1), Joe DiMaggio(1)Game 3
October 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago (N) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 New York (A) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 x 5 7 2 W: Monte Pearson(1-0) L: Clay Bryant(0-1) HR: : CHI – Joe Marty(1) NYY – Joe Gordon(1), Bill Dickey(1)Game 4
October 9, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 1 New York (A) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 x 8 11 1 W: Red Ruffing(2-0) L: Bill Lee(0-2) HR: : CHI – Ken O'Dea(1) NYY – Tommy Henrich(1)References
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1938 All-Star Game• 1938 World Series
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