1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season

the baseball team the NFL team 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1938 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Bill Benswanger Pie Traynor KDKAWWSWRosey Rowswell The 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 57th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise and their 52nd in the National League. The Pirates maintained a seven-game lead in the NL on September 1, but went 12–16–1 for the rest of the season and relinquished the lead to the Chicago Cubs on September 28, losing to the Cubs on Gabby Hartnett's "Homer in the Gloamin'". The Pirates finished second in the league with an 86–64 record. Offseason February 22, 1938: Tommy Thevenow was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1938 Game Log: 86–64 (Home: 44–33; Away: 42–31) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 8–3 (Home: 5–2; Away: 3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Klinger (1–0) || Weiland || — || 19,865 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 20 || @ Cardinals || 9–4 || Tobin (1–0) || Johnson || — || 1,957 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Brown (1–0) || Bush || — || — || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 22 || Reds || 7–4 || Lucas (1–0) || Vander Meer || Bauers (1) || 20,500 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 23 || Reds || 6–2 || Blanton (1–0) || Schott || — || — || 5–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 24 || Reds || 2–1 || Tobin (2–0) || Davis || — || 16,012 || 6–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 25 || Cubs || 8–6 || Brown (2–0) || Logan || — || 9,235 || 7–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 26 || Cubs || 3–5 (10) || Carleton || Swift (0–1) || — || 7,523 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 27 || Cubs || 6–5 || Brown (3–0) || French || Klinger (1) || 9,537 || 8–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 28 || Cardinals || 3–5 || Weiland || Tobin (2–1) || McGee || 8,033 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 30 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Davis || Bauers (0–1) || — || — || 8–3 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 9–15 (Home: 5–7; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || May 1 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Hollingsworth || Swift (0–2) || Schott || 14,439 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 2 || @ Reds || 6–8 || Vander Meer || Blanton (1–1) || Benge || — || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || May 3 || Dodgers || 2–7 || Pressnell || Tobin (2–2) || — || 2,266 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 4 || Dodgers || 9–5 || Bowman (1–0) || Posedel || — || 2,431 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 5 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Lucas (2–0) || Hoyt || — || 2,031 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 6 || Giants || 7–11 || Melton || Brown (3–1) || Coffman || 10,648 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 7 || Giants || 5–6 || Brown || Bowman (1–1) || — || 16,064 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 8 || Bees || 2–1 (12) || Brown (4–1) || Fette || — || 7,512 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 9 || Bees || 5–7 (10) || Hutchinson || Brandt (0–1) || Shoffner || 1,219 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 13 || @ Cubs || 4–1 (10) || Brown (5–1) || French || — || — || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 15 || @ Cubs || 4–3 (11) || Swift (1–2) || Root || — || 15,494 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 17 || @ Bees || 0–1 || Shoffner || Bauers (0–2) || — || 2,800 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 18 || @ Bees || 1–2 (14) || Turner || Brown (5–2) || — || 2,070 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 19 || @ Bees || 3–4 (11) || Hutchinson || Sewell (0–1) || — || 2,359 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 20 || @ Dodgers || 5–7 || Mungo || Lucas (2–1) || Pressnell || 4,749 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 21 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Tobin (3–2) || Hamlin || — || 14,610 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 22 || @ Giants || 2–18 || Hubbell || Brandt (0–2) || — || 30,343 || 14–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 23 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Brown (6–2) || Gumbert || Bauers (2) || 5,364 || 15–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 25 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Walters || Tobin (3–3) || — || 1,000 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 27 || Cubs || 0–5 || Lee || Klinger (1–1) || — || 3,010 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 28 || Cubs || 3–9 || Bryant || Bauers (0–3) || — || 4,014 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 29 || Cubs || 2–1 || Lucas (3–1) || French || — || 7,050 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 30 || Cardinals || 5–4 (17) || Klinger (2–1) || McGee || — || — || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 30 || Cardinals || 6–9 || Davis || Bowman (1–2) || — || 20,000 || 17–18 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 16–7 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || June 1 || Giants || 4–1 || Bauers (1–3) || Melton || — || 4,001 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || June 3 || Giants || 6–5 || Klinger (3–1) || Gumbert || — || 8,513 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || June 4 || Dodgers || 4–3 (11) || Swift (2–2) || Pressnell || — || 4,168 || 20–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 5 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Posedel || Bowman (1–3) || Tamulis || 6,800 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 6 || Dodgers || 4–9 || Butcher || Lucas (3–2) || — || 1,594 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || June 8 || Bees || 4–1 || Klinger (4–1) || Fette || — || 2,765 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || June 9 || Bees || 5–3 || Brown (7–2) || Turner || — || 4,410 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || June 10 || Phillies || 2–3 || Mulcahy || Bauers (1–4) || — || 1,034 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 11 || Phillies || 4–3 || Swift (3–2) || Walters || — || 3,811 || 23–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 12 || Phillies || 11–5 || Brown (8–2) || Passeau || — || 4,826 || 24–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 14 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Schumacher || Bauers (1–5) || — || 5,334 || 24–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 15 || @ Giants || 2–0 || Tobin (4–3) || Melton || — || 5,874 || 25–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 16 || @ Giants || 10–2 || Klinger (5–1) || Hubbell || — || 6,880 || 26–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Brown (9–2) || Hollingsworth || — || 4,000 || 27–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 18 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Mulcahy || Bauers (1–6) || Passeau || — || 27–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 14–4 || Tobin (5–3) || Sivess || — || — || 28–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 16–3 || Blanton (2–1) || LaMaster || — || 10,000 || 29–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 21 || @ Dodgers || 9–3 || Bauers (2–6) || Tamulis || — || 25,527 || 30–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 23 || @ Dodgers || 1–8 || Pressnell || Swift (3–3) || — || 3,258 || 30–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 25 || @ Bees || 8–7 || Brown (10–2) || Hutchinson || Bauers (3) || 5,614 || 31–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 28 || Reds || 2–5 || Vander Meer || Bauers (2–7) || — || — || 31–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 29 || Reds || 5–4 || Swift (4–3) || Cascarella || — || 3,470 || 32–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 30 || Reds || 3–1 || Blanton (3–1) || Walters || — || 3,685 || 33–25 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 24–7 (Home: 12–5; Away: 12–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || July 2 || Cardinals || 5–1 || Klinger (6–1) || McGee || — || 3,892 || 34–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || July 3 || Cardinals || 6–5 (12) || Brown (11–2) || Shoun || — || — || 35–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || July 3 || Cardinals || 6–2 (8) || Bauers (3–7) || Henshaw || — || 20,000 || 36–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || July 4 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Blanton (4–1) || Davis || — || — || 37–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || July 4 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Swift (5–3) || Walters || — || 22,400 || 38–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || July 8 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Klinger (7–1) || McGee || — || — || 39–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 9 || @ Cardinals || 8–7 || Brown (12–2) || Lanier || — || 2,859 || 40–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || July 10 || @ Cardinals || 5–2 || Blanton (5–1) || Macon || — || — || 41–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || July 10 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Bauers (4–7) || Weiland || Bowman (1) || — || 42–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 11 || @ Cubs || 5–3 || Tobin (6–3) || French || Brown (1) || — || 43–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 12 || @ Cubs || 14–6 || Brandt (1–2) || Carleton || Sewell (1) || — || 44–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || July 13 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Pressnell || Brown (12–3) || — || 5,561 || 44–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 14 || Dodgers || 3–2 (11) || Tobin (7–3) || Fitzsimmons || — || 7,802 || 45–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 15 || Dodgers || 4–9 || Hamlin || Swift (5–4) || — || 4,512 || 45–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || July 16 || Giants || 7–3 || Klinger (8–1) || Melton || — || 15,197 || 46–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 17 || Giants || 1–2 || Hubbell || Tobin (7–4) || — || — || 46–28 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 75 || July 17 || Giants || 7–7 || || || — || 43,241 || 46–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 18 || Giants || 7–4 || Blanton (6–1) || Gumbert || Swift (1) || 8,638 || 47–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 19 || Phillies || 8–0 || Brandt (2–2) || Mulcahy || — || 2,472 || 48–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 20 || Phillies || 0–11 || Hollingsworth || Klinger (8–2) || — || — || 48–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 20 || Phillies || 4–1 || Bauers (5–7) || Sivess || — || 6,000 || 49–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 21 || Phillies || 5–4 || Brown (13–3) || Smith || — || 10,535 || 50–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 22 || Bees || 4–3 || Blanton (7–1) || Turner || — || 4,749 || 51–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 23 || Bees || 2–4 || MacFayden || Bauers (5–8) || Errickson || — || 51–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 24 || Bees || 5–4 (15) || Tobin (8–4) || Hutchinson || — || — || 52–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 24 || Bees || 4–2 (6) || Brandt (3–2) || Lanning || — || — || 53–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 26 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Sivess || Brown (13–4) || — || 1,500 || 53–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 27 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Bauers (6–8) || Hallahan || — || — || 54–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 28 || @ Phillies || 9–2 || Tobin (9–4) || Hollingsworth || — || 2,000 || 55–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 29 || @ Dodgers || 7–6 || Bowman (2–3) || Pressnell || Swift (2) || 2,582 || 56–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 30 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Blanton (8–1) || Tamulis || Brown (2) || 8,523 || 57–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 31 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Posedel || Swift (5–5) || — || 27,719 || 57–32 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 16–16 (Home: 9–10; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || August 2 || @ Bees || 1–3 || Lanning || Tobin (9–5) || — || 2,451 || 57–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || August 3 || @ Bees || 9–4 || Blanton (9–1) || Turner || Brown (3) || 7,844 || 58–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || August 3 || @ Bees || 5–3 || Bowman (3–3) || Reis || — || 7,844 || 59–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || August 4 || @ Bees || 3–4 || MacFayden || Brown (13–5) || — || 1,834 || 59–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || August 5 || @ Giants || 3–5 || Brown || Klinger (8–3) || — || 18,535 || 59–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || August 7 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Tobin (10–5) || Gumbert || — || — || 60–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || August 7 || @ Giants || 13–3 || Brandt (4–2) || Hubbell || — || 50,468 || 61–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || August 9 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Bauers (7–8) || Henshaw || — || 5,000 || 62–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 10 || Cardinals || 0–5 (7) || Warneke || Klinger (8–4) || — || 14,000 || 62–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 12 || Cubs || 3–9 || Lee || Tobin (10–6) || — || 14,962 || 62–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 13 || Cubs || 5–11 || Dean || Blanton (9–2) || Page || 15,332 || 62–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 14 || Cubs || 2–0 || Bauers (8–8) || Root || Brown (4) || 24,193 || 63–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 15 || Reds || 2–6 || Cascarella || Brown (13–6) || Davis || 6,143 || 63–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 16 || Reds || 10–0 || Blanton (10–2) || Davis || — || 6,253 || 64–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 17 || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Swift (6–5) || Henshaw || — || 2,725 || 65–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 18 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Weiland || Bauers (8–9) || — || — || 65–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 20 || @ Cubs || 5–2 || Lucas (4–2) || Dean || Swift (3) || — || 66–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 21 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || Lee || Blanton (10–3) || Russell || — || 66–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 21 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Carleton || Bauers (8–10) || — || 40,402 || 66–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 22 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || Tobin (11–6) || Bryant || — || — || 67–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 23 || Bees || 0–6 || Lanning || Klinger (8–5) || — || 12,294 || 67–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 23 || Bees || 4–3 (14) || Brown (14–6) || Errickson || — || 12,294 || 68–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 24 || Bees || 6–2 || Bauers (9–10) || Hutchinson || — || 4,040 || 69–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 25 || Phillies || 1–2 || Butcher || Blanton (10–4) || — || — || 69–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 25 || Phillies || 1–2 (11) || Hallahan || Lucas (4–3) || — || 3,093 || 69–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 26 || Phillies || 4–6 || Smith || Tobin (11–7) || Sivess || — || 69–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 27 || Phillies || 6–1 || Brandt (5–2) || Hollingsworth || — || 5,889 || 70–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 28 || Dodgers || 5–8 || Pressnell || Bauers (9–11) || — || 16,045 || 70–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 29 || Dodgers || 10–1 || Blanton (11–4) || Posedel || — || 3,425 || 71–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 30 || Giants || 7–1 || Tobin (12–7) || Coffman || — || — || 72–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 31 || Giants || 5–6 || Wittig || Bauers (9–12) || — || — || 72–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 31 || Giants || 12–3 || Lucas (5–3) || Melton || — || 43,586 || 73–48 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 13–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 9–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || September 1 || Giants || 6–0 || Klinger (9–5) || Schumacher || — || 28,839 || 74–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || September 2 || Cardinals || 10–11 || Weiland || Blanton (11–5) || McGee || 4,480 || 74–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || September 3 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Macon || Tobin (12–8) || — || 7,759 || 74–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || September 4 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Bauers (10–12) || Henshaw || — || 12,187 || 75–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || September 5 || Cubs || 0–3 || Lee || Brandt (5–3) || — || — || 75–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || September 5 || Cubs || 3–4 || Bryant || Tobin (12–9) || — || 42,545 || 75–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || September 7 || @ Reds || 7–1 || Klinger (10–5) || Derringer || — || 8,839 || 76–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 8 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Vander Meer || Blanton (11–6) || — || 29,043 || 76–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || September 10 || @ Cardinals || 14–7 || Brown (15–6) || Macon || — || 3,632 || 77–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 11 || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Dean || Bauers (10–13) || — || 15,739 || 77–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 14 || @ Giants || 0–3 || Schumacher || Blanton (11–7) || — || — || 77–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 14 || @ Giants || 3–10 || Gumbert || Brandt (5–4) || — || 28,185 || 77–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 15 || @ Giants || 7–2 || Tobin (13–9) || Melton || — || 4,978 || 78–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 16 || @ Bees || 7–6 (11) || Swift (7–5) || MacFayden || — || 8,296 || 79–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 16 || @ Bees || 4–5 || Errickson || Bowman (3–4) || — || 8,296 || 79–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 17 || @ Bees || 2–1 || Klinger (11–5) || Shoffner || — || — || 80–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 1–0 || Bauers (11–13) || Hollingsworth || — || — || 81–57 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 140 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 1–1 (5) || || || — || 1,500 || 81–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 22 || @ Dodgers || 6–0 || Tobin (14–9) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 82–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 22 || @ Dodgers || 11–6 || Klinger (12–5) || Hamlin || Brown (5) || — || 83–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 23 || Reds || 4–5 (12) || Walters || Brown (15–7) || — || 7,429 || 83–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 24 || Reds || 4–1 || Bauers (12–13) || Vander Meer || — || 11,318 || 84–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 25 || Reds || 5–3 || Lucas (6–3) || Derringer || Swift (4) || 27,147 || 85–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 27 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Dean || Tobin (14–10) || Lee || 42,238 || 85–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Root || Brown (15–8) || — || 34,465 || 85–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 1–10 || Lee || Bauers (12–14) || — || — || 85–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 30 || @ Reds || 1–7 || Derringer || Tobin (14–11) || — || — || 85–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 30 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Bauers (13–14) || Moore || — || 8,361 || 86–62 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || October 1 || @ Reds || 6–9 || Weaver || Brown (15–9) || — || 6,351 || 86–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || October 2 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Vander Meer || Tobin (14–12) || — || 14,007 || 86–64 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup Roster 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 51 Russ Bauers 46 Cy Blanton 48 Joe Bowman 49 Ed Brandt 47 Mace Brown 53 Ken Heintzelman 41 Bob Klinger 40 Red Lucas 44 Rip Sewell 45 Bill Swift 50 Jim Tobin Catchers 32 Ray Berres 30 Al Todd Infielders 25 Bill Brubaker 20 Lee Handley 24 Gus Suhr 22 Tommy Thevenow 21 Arky Vaughan 26 Pep Young Outfielders 17 Johnny Dickshot 16 Woody Jensen 12 Johnny Rizzo 10 Lloyd Waner 11 Paul Waner Other batters 36 Heinie Manush Manager 35 Pie Traynor Coaches 36 Jewel Ens 34 Johnny Gooch 33 Honus Wagner 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 Al Todd 133 491 130 .265 7 75 1B Gus Suhr 145 530 156 .294 3 64 2B Pep Young 149 562 156 .278 4 79 SS Arky Vaughan 148 541 174 .322 7 68 3B Lee Handley 139 570 153 .268 6 51 OF Johnny Rizzo 143 555 167 .301 23 111 OF Lloyd Waner 147 619 194 .313 5 57 OF Paul Waner 148 625 175 .280 6 69 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 Woody Jensen 68 125 25 .200 0 10 Bill Brubaker 45 112 33 .295 3 19 Ray Berres 40 100 23 .230 0 6 Johnny Dickshot 29 35 8 .229 0 4 Tommy Thevenow 15 25 5 .200 0 2 Heinie Manush 15 13 4 .308 0 4 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 Russ Bauers 40 243.0 13 14 3.07 117 Jim Tobin 40 241.1 14 12 3.47 70 Cy Blanton 29 172.2 11 7 3.70 80 Bob Klinger 28 159.1 12 5 2.99 58 Red Lucas 13 84.0 6 3 3.54 19 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 Bill Swift Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) 36 150.0 7 5 3.24 77 Ed Brandt 24 96.1 5 4 3.46 38 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 Mace Brown 51 15 9 5 3.80 55 Joe Bowman baseball 17 3 4 1 4.65 25 Rip Sewell 17 0 1 1 4.23 17 Ken Heintzelman 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Montreal Royals International League Rabbit Maranville and Alex Hooks A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell B Savannah Indians Sally League Chick Autry C Hutchinson Larks Western Association Hugh McMullen D Carthage Pirates Arkansas–Missouri League Buzz Arlitt LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage Notes References 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir Category:1930s in Pittsburgh