1938 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1938
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Owners:	Horace Stoneham
General Managers:	Bill Terry
Managers:	Bill Terry
Prev Season:	1937 New York Giants (MLB) season
Next Season:	1939 New York Giants (MLB) season
Season List:	List of San Francisco Giants seasons

The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 56th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–67 record, 5 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

• December 1, 1937: Ed Madjeski was purchased from the Giants by the Louisville Colonels.^[1]

Regular season

Opening Day lineup

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Roster

1938 New York Giants
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		120	448	137	.306	9	60
1B		134	470	128	.272	8	59
2B		82	268	66	.246	5	37
SS		127	481	126	.262	9	49
3B		150	527	164	.311	36	116
OF		134	501	131	.261	10	60
OF		125	506	153	.302	11	56
OF		98	360	97	.269	12	65

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
	81	296	86	.291	9	52
	57	179	42	.235	3	17
	43	170	52	.306	3	10
	52	158	55	.348	2	15
	76	154	39	.253	1	16
	38	149	40	.268	2	18
	31	102	33	.324	3	15
	16	32	6	.188	0	4
	12	24	5	.208	0	0
	2	3	0	.000	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
	36	243.0	14	14	3.89	101
	38	235.2	15	13	4.01	84
	28	185.0	13	8	3.50	54
	24	179.0	13	10	3.07	104

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
	31	152.0	9	6	3.32	52
	21	90.2	4	5	4.17	18
	13	39.1	2	3	4.81	14
	6	18.0	0	1	7.50	7

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
	51	8	4	12	3.48	21
	43	5	3	5	1.80	42
	2	0	0	0	6.75	0
	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Blytheville^[3]

References

• 1938 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1938 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madjeed01.shtml Ed Madjeski page at Baseball-Reference
2. Web site: Boston Bees at New York Giants Box Score, April 19, 1938.
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007