1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season explained

Brooklyn Dodgers
Season:	1938
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Ebbets Field
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Owners:	James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company
Managers:	Burleigh Grimes

The 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 55th season. The team finished with a record of 69–80, finishing in seventh place in the National League. The 1938 season saw Babe Ruth hired as the first base coach,^[1] and lights installed by the team at Ebbets Field on June 15.^[2]

Offseason

• March 6, 1938: Eddie Morgan and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dolph Camilli.^[3]

Regular season

• June 15, 1938: Leo Durocher was the final out of the ninth inning as Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds threw the second of his two consecutive no hitters.^[4]

Notable transactions

• April 15, 1938: Ernie Koy was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.^[5]
• May 2, 1938: Tom Winsett was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.^[6]
• July 9, 1938: Buck Marrow was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.^[7]
• July 11, 1938: Whit Wyatt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.^[8]
• July 11, 1938: Gibby Brack was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tuck Stainback.^[9]
• July 19, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[10]
• August 8, 1938: Max Butcher was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne LaMaster.^[11]
• August 12, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Lee Rogers.^[10]
• August 23, 1938: The Dodgers traded cash and a player to be named later to the Washington Senators for Fred Sington. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Johnnie Chambers to the Red Sox on January 5, 1939.^[10]
• September 9, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds. The purchase was voided on September 14.^[12]
• September 14, 1938: Don Ross was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.^[13]

Roster

1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		66	208	54	.308	5	46
1B		146	509	128	.251	24	100
2B		135	498	130	.261	2	37
3B		137	487	133	.273	6	79
SS		141	479	105	.219	1	56
OF		142	521	156	.299	11	76
OF		138	473	133	.281	4	51
OF		115	335	98	.293	0	40

Other batters

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	RBI
	82	253	69	.273	2	23
	54	126	31	.246	0	11
	48	120	22	.183	0	12
	35	104	34	.327	0	20
	32	79	12	.152	0	6
	34	72	18	.250	0	7
	21	70	23	.329	1	8
	40	56	12	.214	1	6
	28	53	19	.358	2	5
	17	51	12	.235	0	6
	20	51	17	.333	0	6
	16	45	12	.267	0	6
	23	37	7	.189	0	5
	12	30	9	.300	1	7
	12	27	4	.148	0	3
	7	20	4	.200	0	2
	5	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	44	237.1	12	15	3.68	97
	27	202.2	11	8	3.02	38
	24	133.1	4	11	3.92	72
	2	13.0	2	0	0.69	3
	1	9.0	1	0	3.00	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	43	192.0	11	14	3.56	57
	38	159.2	12	6	3.83	70
	33	140.0	8	9	5.66	49
	30	93.2	3	5	4.04	32
	24	72.2	5	4	6.56	21
	12	23.2	0	2	5.70	11
	6	16.1	0	3	4.96	3
	2	5.2	0	1	11.12	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	15	0	1	0	4.58	6
	3	0	1	0	4.76	3
	2	0	0	0	4.50	1

Awards and honors

• 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Leo Durocher starting shortstop
  • Cookie Lavagetto
  • Babe Phelps

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira, Pensacola, Superior

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet

Notes and References

1. http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1938/june_18_1938_96519.html June 18, 1938 in History
2. McGee, Bob. The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rutgers UP, 2005. 137. Google Book Search link
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgaed02.shtml Eddie Morgan
4. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koyer01.shtml Ernie Koy
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winseto01.shtml Tom Winsett
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marrobu01.shtml Buck Marrow
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wyattwh01.shtml Whit Wyatt
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brackgi01.shtml Gibby Brack
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chambjo02.shtml Johnnie Chambers
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchma01.shtml Max Butcher
12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/outlaji01.shtml Jimmy Outlaw
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossdo01.shtml Don Ross