1938 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1938 American League League ParkCleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Cy Slapnicka Ossie Vitt WCLE(Jack Graney, Pinky Hunter) The 1938 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–66, 13 games behind the New York Yankees. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1938 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 15 Johnny Allen 14 Bob Feller 16 Denny Galehouse 18 Mel Harder 17 Joe Heving 12 Willis Hudlin 21 Johnny Humphries 19 Ken Jungels 20 Al Milnar 30 Clay Smith -- Charley Suche 11 Earl Whitehill 19 Bill Zuber Catchers 10 Hank Helf  9 Rollie Hemsley  8 Frankie Pytlak Infielders 34 Lou Boudreau 31 Oscar Grimes  4 Odell Hale 32 Tommy Irwin 25 Ken Keltner  2 John Kroner  1 Lyn Lary 36 Ray Mack  7 Hal Trosky  5 Skeeter Webb Outfielders  3 Earl Averill 23 Bruce Campbell 24 Jeff Heath  6 Moose Solters 22 Roy Weatherly 33 Chuck Workman Other batters -- Lloyd Russell Manager 26 Ossie Vitt Coaches 28 Johnny Bassler 27 Wally Schang 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 RBICFrankie Pytlak113364112.3081431BHal Trosky150554185.334191102BOdell Hale130496138.278869SSLyn Lary141568152.2683513BKen Keltner149576159.27626113 OF Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell (baseball) 133 511 148 .290 12 72 OF Earl Averill 134 482 159 .330 14 93OFJeff Heath126502172.34321112 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 RBIRoy Weatherly8321055.262218Rollie Hemsley6620360.296228Moose Solters6719940.201222John Kroner5111729.248117Skeeter Webb205816.27602Hank Helf6131.07701Oscar Grimes4102.20002Tommy Irwin391.11100Ray Mack262.33302 Chuck Workman Chuck Workman (baseball) 2 5 2 .400 0 0 Lou Boudreau 1 2 0 .000 0 0Lloyd Russell200 .---00 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 Bob Feller 39 277.2 17 11 4.08 240 Mel Harder 38 240.0 17 10 3.83 102 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 30 200.0 14 8 4.19 112Earl Whitehill26160.1985.5660Willis Hudlin29127.0884.8927 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 SOClay Smith411.0006.553 Joe Heving 3 6.0 1 1 9.00 0Charley Suche11.10027.001 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOJohnny Humphries459865.2356Denny Galehouse367834.3466Al Milnar233115.0029Bill Zuber150315.0214Ken Jungels91008.807 Awards and honors All Star Game Johnny Allen, pitcher Earl Averill, outfielder (starter) Bob Feller, pitcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Allen Sothoron A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Larry Gilbert B Spartanburg Spartans Sally League Eddie Moore and Chick Galloway C Oswego Netherlands Canadian–American League Riley Parker C Springfield Indians Middle Atlantic League Earl Wolgamot D Troy Trojans Alabama–Florida League Charley Hilcher, Tilden Campbell and Gene Babbitt D Gainesville G-Men Florida State League Don McShane D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Red Smith D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Hughie Wise D Logan Indians Mountain State League Eddie Hock D Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Jack Knight LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Troy, GainesvilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1938 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1930s in Cleveland