This article is about the 1938 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1938 in baseball .
Sports season
The 1938 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 15, 1938. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series , four games to none. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series three years in a row.
Awards and honors
Statistical leaders
Hank Greenberg , Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League
National League
Home field attendance
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
New York Yankees
99
-2.9%
970,916
-2.7%
12,290
Chicago Cubs
89
-4.3%
951,640
6.3%
12,359
New York Giants
83
-12.6%
799,633
-13.7%
10,954
Detroit Tigers
84
-5.6%
799,557
-25.4%
10,121
Cincinnati Reds
82
46.4%
706,756
71.9%
9,179
Brooklyn Dodgers
69
11.3%
663,087
37.4%
8,961
Cleveland Indians
86
3.6%
652,006
15.4%
8,579
Boston Red Sox
88
10.0%
646,459
15.5%
8,619
Pittsburgh Pirates
86
0.0%
641,033
39.5%
8,218
Washington Senators
75
2.7%
522,694
31.4%
6,701
Philadelphia Athletics
53
-1.9%
385,357
-10.5%
5,070
Boston Bees
77
-2.5%
341,149
-11.5%
4,549
Chicago White Sox
65
-24.4%
338,278
-42.6%
4,634
St. Louis Cardinals
71
-12.3%
291,418
-32.4%
3,598
Philadelphia Phillies
45
-26.2%
166,111
-21.9%
2,215
St. Louis Browns
55
19.6%
130,417
5.9%
1,694
American League National League
Pre-modern era Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era See also