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1938 Chicago White Sox season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chicago White Sox |
| season | 1938 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| city | Chicago |
| owners | J. Louis Comiskey |
| general_manager | Harry Grabiner |
| managers | Jimmy Dykes |
| radio | WBBM |
| (Pat Flanagan, Charlie Grimm, Val Sherman) | |
| WCFL | |
| (Hal Totten) | |
| WGN | |
| (Bob Elson) | |
| WIND | |
| (Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley) | |
| WJJD | |
| (John Harrington, Jack Drees) |
(Pat Flanagan, Charlie Grimm, Val Sherman) WCFL (Hal Totten) WGN (Bob Elson) WIND (Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley) WJJD (John Harrington, Jack Drees) |}} The 1938 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 38th season in the major leagues and their 39th season overall. They finished with a record of 65–83, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 32 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Offseason
- December 2, 1937: Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Jackie Hayes, 2B
- Mike Kreevich, CF
- Gee Walker, RF
- Rip Radcliff, LF
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Marv Owen, 3B
- Boze Berger, SS
- Luke Sewell, C
- John Whitehead, P
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1938: Bill Cox was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Knott.
Roster
| 1938 Chicago White Sox |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 81 | 294 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 42 | 17 | .303 | 1 |
| Boze Berger, SS, 2B, 3B | 118 | 470 | 60 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 43 | 80 | .217 | 4 |
| Merv Connors, 1B | 24 | 62 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 17 | .355 | 0 |
| Jimmy Dykes, 2B | 26 | 89 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | .303 | 0 |
| Johnny Gerlach, SS | 9 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .280 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes, 2B | 62 | 238 | 40 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 6 | .328 | 3 |
| Mike Kreevich, CF | 129 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 55 | 23 | .297 | 13 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B | 117 | 412 | 67 | 110 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 72 | 35 | .267 | 9 |
| Jesse Landrum, 2B | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Joe Martin, PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| George Meyer, 2B | 24 | 81 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 17 | .296 | 3 |
| Marv Owen, 3B | 141 | 577 | 84 | 162 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | 31 | .281 | 6 |
| Rip Radcliff, LF, 1B | 129 | 503 | 64 | 166 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 36 | 17 | .330 | 5 |
| Tony Rensa, C | 59 | 165 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 16 | .248 | 1 |
| Larry Rosenthal, CF | 61 | 105 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 13 | .286 | 0 |
| Norm Schlueter, C | 35 | 118 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .229 | 1 |
| Luke Sewell, C | 65 | 211 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 20 | .213 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher, RF, CF | 106 | 399 | 59 | 132 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 41 | 19 | .331 | 1 |
| Tommy Thompson, 1B | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .111 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 10 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .241 | 0 |
| Gee Walker, RF, LF | 120 | 442 | 69 | 135 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 38 | 32 | .305 | 9 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Boyles, P | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | 0 |
| Clint Brown, P | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Sugar Cain, P | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 |
| Bill Cox, P | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich, P | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .063 | 0 |
| Gene Ford, P | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
| Frank Gabler, P | 18 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .238 | 0 |
| Jack Knott, P | 20 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | .125 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee, P | 34 | 97 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 23 | .258 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons, P | 24 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .194 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney, P | 38 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | .145 | 0 |
| Monty Stratton, P | 27 | 79 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | .266 | 0 |
| John Whitehead, P | 32 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .100 | 0 |
| **149** | **5199** | **709** | **1439** | **239** | **55** | **67** | **657** | **515** | **489** | **.277** | **56** |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Boyles | 0 | 4 | 5.22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29.1 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 18 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 3 | 4.61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Sugar Cain | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Bill Cox | 0 | 2 | 6.94 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Bill Dietrich | 2 | 4 | 5.44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 48.0 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 11 |
| Gene Ford | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Frank Gabler | 1 | 7 | 9.09 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 69.1 | 107 | 74 | 70 | 12 | 34 | 17 |
| George Gick | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Knott | 5 | 10 | 4.05 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 131.0 | 135 | 70 | 59 | 8 | 54 | 35 |
| Thornton Lee | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 245.1 | 252 | 123 | 95 | 12 | 94 | 77 |
| Ted Lyons | 9 | 11 | 3.70 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 194.2 | 238 | 93 | 80 | 13 | 52 | 54 |
| Johnny Rigney | 9 | 9 | 3.56 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 167.0 | 164 | 74 | 66 | 16 | 72 | 84 |
| Monty Stratton | 15 | 9 | 4.01 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 186.1 | 186 | 95 | 83 | 18 | 56 | 82 |
| Bob Uhl | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitehead | 10 | 11 | 4.76 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 183.1 | 218 | 108 | 97 | 12 | 80 | 38 |
| **65** | **83** | **4.36** | **149** | **149** | **9** | **1316.1** | **1449** | **752** | **638** | **101** | **550** | **432** |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe, Lubbock
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treshmi01.shtml Mike Tresh page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coxbi01.shtml Bill Cox page at Baseball Reference]
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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