1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season

the baseball team the NFL team 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers Cap Logo (1934 to 1936, 1938 to 1955).svg 1938 National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 69 80 y 7th James & Dearie Mulvey, Brooklyn Trust Company Larry MacPhail 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,June 18, 1938 in History and lights installed by the team at Ebbets Field on June 15.McGee, Bob. The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rutgers UP, 2005. 137. Google Book Search link Offseason March 6, 1938: Eddie Morgan and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dolph Camilli.Eddie Morgan at Baseball-Reference 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.Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Season standings Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions April 15, 1938: Ernie Koy was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Yankees.Ernie Koy at Baseball-Reference May 2, 1938: Tom Winsett was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.Tom Winsett at Baseball-Reference July 9, 1938: Buck Marrow was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.Buck Marrow at Baseball-Reference July 11, 1938: Whit Wyatt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.Whit Wyatt at Baseball-Reference July 11, 1938: Gibby Brack was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tuck Stainback.Gibby Brack at Baseball-Reference July 19, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was purchased by the Dodgers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Johnnie Chambers at Baseball-Reference August 8, 1938: Max Butcher was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne LaMaster.Max Butcher at Baseball-Reference August 12, 1938: Johnnie Chambers was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Lee Rogers. 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. September 9, 1938: Jimmy Outlaw was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds. The purchase was voided on September 14.Jimmy Outlaw at Baseball-Reference September 14, 1938: Don Ross was purchased by the Dodgers from the Detroit Tigers.Don Ross at Baseball-Reference Roster 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers 17 Max Butcher 14 Freddie Fitzsimmons 11 Fred Frankhouse -- John Gaddy 12 Luke Hamlin 15 Waite Hoyt 23 Wayne LaMaster 24 Buck Marrow -- Sam Nahem 16 Van Mungo 21 Bill Posedel 23 Dykes Potter 21 Tot Pressnell 24 Lee Rogers 15 Vito Tamulis -- Jim Winford Catchers -- Gilly Campbell  8 Paul Chervinko -- Greek George -- Ray Hayworth  9 Babe Phelps 26 Merv Shea 10 Roy Spencer  7 Ray Thomas Infielders  4 Dolph Camilli  3 Pete Coscarart  2 Leo Durocher  1 Woody English  6 Johnny Hudson  5 Cookie Lavagetto 1 Packy Rogers  7 Woody Williams Outfielders 30 Gibby Brack 25 Kiki Cuyler 22 Buddy Hassett 17 Oris Hockett 20 Ernie Koy 26 Heinie Manush 27 Goody Rosen 37 Fred Sington 30 Tuck Stainback 29 Tom Winsett Other batters 28 Bert Haas Manager 13 Burleigh Grimes Coaches 31 Jesse Haines 32 Andy High 35 Babe Ruth 29 Tom Sheehan 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 Babe Phelps 66 208 54 .308 5 46 1B Dolph Camilli 146 509 128 .251 24 100 2B Johnny Hudson 135 498 130 .261 2 37 3B Cookie Lavagetto 137 487 133 .273 6 79 SS Leo Durocher 141 479 105 .219 1 56 OF Ernie Koy 142 521 156 .299 11 76 OF Goody Rosen 138 473 133 .281 4 51 OF Buddy Hassett 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 Kiki Cuyler 82 253 69 .273 2 23 Gilly Campbell 54 126 31 .246 0 11 Merv Shea 48 120 22 .183 0 12 Tuck Stainback 35 104 34 .327 0 20 Pete Coscarart 32 79 12 .152 0 6 Woody English 34 72 18 .250 0 7 Oris Hockett 21 70 23 .329 1 8 Gibby Brack 40 56 12 .214 1 6 Fred Sington 28 53 19 .358 2 5 Heinie Manush 17 51 12 .235 0 6 Woody Williams Woody Williams (infielder) 20 51 17 .333 0 6 Roy Spencer Roy Spencer (baseball) 16 45 12 .267 0 6 Packy Rogers 23 37 7 .189 0 5 Tom Winsett 12 30 9 .300 1 7 Paul Chervinko 12 27 4 .148 0 3 Greek George 7 20 4 .200 0 2 Ray Hayworth 5 4 0 .000 0 0 Ray Thomas Ray Thomas (baseball) 1 3 1 .333 0 0 Bert Haas 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 Luke Hamlin 44 237.1 12 15 3.68 97 Freddie Fitzsimmons 27 202.2 11 8 3.02 38 Van Mungo 24 133.1 4 11 3.92 72 John Gaddy 2 13.0 2 0 0.69 3 Sam Nahem 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 Tot Pressnell 43 192.0 11 14 3.56 57 Vito Tamulis 38 159.2 12 6 3.83 70 Bill Posedel 33 140.0 8 9 5.66 49 Fred Frankhouse 30 93.2 3 5 4.04 32 Max Butcher 24 72.2 5 4 6.56 21 Lee Rogers Lee Rogers (baseball) 12 23.2 0 2 5.70 11 Waite Hoyt 6 16.1 0 3 4.96 3 Jim Winford 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 Buck Marrow 15 0 1 0 4.58 6 Wayne LaMaster 3 0 1 0 4.76 3 Dykes Potter 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 A1 Nashville Vols Southern Association Chuck Dressen A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Clyde Sukeforth B Winston-Salem Twins Piedmont League Walt Van GrofskiJoe Prerost B Pensacola Pilots Southeastern League Wally Dashiell B Clinton Owls Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Oliver Marquardt C Greenwood Crackers Cotton States League Elmer Yoter C Dayton Ducks Middle Atlantic League Red RollingsHoward HolmesJim Lindsey D Tallahassee Capitols Georgia–Florida League Tim Muchison D Beatrice Blues Nebraska State League Leon Riley D Cooleemee Weavers North Carolina State League Joe Bird D Superior Blues Northern League George Treadwell LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira, Pensacola, Superior Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers season Brooklyn Category:1930s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn