1938 Boston Red Sox season
The 1938 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses.
Offseason
Regular season
The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished higher than any other Sox team since 1918.[2] The Red Sox finished in second place with 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing 11 games behind the New York Yankees.[2] Jimmie Foxx led the American League with a .349 batting average, 50 home runs and 175 RBIs, becoming the first player to win three American League MVP Awards.[3]
Season standings
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1938 Boston Red Sox |
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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 |
1B |
Foxx, JimmieJimmie Foxx |
149 |
565 |
197 |
.349 |
50 |
175 |
3B |
Higgins, PinkyPinky Higgins |
139 |
524 |
159 |
.303 |
5 |
106 |
SS |
Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin |
143 |
530 |
172 |
.325 |
17 |
94 |
OF |
Cramer, DocDoc Cramer |
148 |
658 |
198 |
.301 |
0 |
71 |
OF |
Vosmik, JoeJoe Vosmik |
146 |
621 |
201 |
.324 |
9 |
86 |
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 |
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 |
Grove, LeftyLefty Grove |
24 |
163.2 |
14 |
4 |
3.08 |
99 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
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Notes
- ^ Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p. 25, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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