1938 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1938 American League Briggs Stadium Detroit 84 70 y 4th Walter Briggs, Sr. Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker WWJ (AM)(Ty Tyson)WXYZ(Harry Heilmann) The 1938 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, good enough for fourth place in the American League. Hank Greenberg hit 58 home runs, and became the first unanimous selection as the American League MVP. Offseason December 2, 1937: Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker.Mike Tresh at Baseball Reference Regular season The highlight of the 1938 season was first baseman Hank Greenberg challenging the single-season home run record held by Babe Ruth (60). Hank went into the season's final weekend against the Cleveland Indians with 58 home runs, but failed to homer on Saturday or Sunday. He did tie Jimmie Foxx's record for a right-handed hitter, set in 1932.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/greenha01.php https://web.archive.org/web/20060312092740/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/greenha01.php dead March 12, 2006 Hank Greenberg Facts from The Baseball Page.com March 16, 2010 Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1938 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 12 Elden Auker 29 Al Benton 10 Tommy Bridges 21 Slick Coffman 35 Woody Davis 26 Harry Eisenstat 16 George Gill 14 Bob Harris 11 Vern Kennedy 15 Roxie Lawson 17 Boots Poffenberger 34 Joe Rogalski 14 Schoolboy Rowe 18 Jake Wade Catchers 23 Ray Hayworth 28 Birdie Tebbetts  4 Rudy York Infielders 20 Mark Christman  2 Charlie Gehringer  5 Hank Greenberg 24 Benny McCoy 27 Tony Piet  7 Billy Rogell  6 Don Ross Outfielders 19 Roy Cullenbine  9 Pete Fox 3,25 Chet Laabs 25 Chet Morgan  8 Dixie Walker 22 Jo-Jo White Other batters 35 George Archie Manager 32 Del Baker  3 Mickey Cochrane Coaches 32 Del Baker 31 Bing Miller -- Cy Perkins Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Rudy York 135 463 138 .298 33 127 1B Hank Greenberg 155 556 175 .315 58 146 2B Charlie Gehringer 152 568 174 .306 20 107 SS Billy Rogell 136 501 130 .259 3 55 3B Don Ross Don Ross (baseball) 77 265 69 .260 1 30 OF Dixie Walker 127 454 140 .308 6 43 OF Pete Fox 155 634 186 .293 7 96 OF Chet Morgan 74 306 87 .284 0 27 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 Mark Christman 95 318 79 .248 1 44 Chet Laabs 64 211 50 .237 7 37 Jo-Jo White 78 206 54 .262 0 15 Birdie Tebbetts 53 143 42 .294 1 25 Tony Piet 41 80 17 .213 0 14 Roy Cullenbine 25 67 19 .284 0 9 Ray Hayworth 8 19 4 .211 0 5 Benny McCoy 7 15 3 .200 0 0 George Archie 3 2 0 .000 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 Vern Kennedy 33 190.1 12 9 5.06 53 George Gill George Gill (pitcher) 24 164.0 12 9 4.12 30 Elden Auker 27 160.2 11 10 5.27 46 Tommy Bridges 25 151.0 13 9 4.59 101 Schoolboy Rowe 4 21.0 0 2 3.00 4 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 Roxie Lawson 27 127.0 8 9 5.46 39 Harry Eisenstat 32 125.1 9 6 3.72 37 Boots Poffenberger 25 125.0 6 7 4.82 28 Al Benton 19 95.1 5 3 3.30 33 Bob Harris Bob Harris (baseball) 3 10.0 1 0 7.20 7 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 Slick Coffman 39 4 4 2 6.02 31 Jake Wade Jake Wade (baseball) 27 3 2 0 6.56 23 Joe Rogalski 2 0 0 0 2.57 2 Woody Davis 2 0 0 0 1.50 1 Awards and honors Hank Greenberg finished third in the American League MVP voting. Farm system Minor League Baseball A1 Beaumont Exporters Texas League Al Vincent C Charleston Senators Middle Atlantic League Paul O'Malley D Andalusia Bulldogs Alabama–Florida League Yam Yaryan D Beckley Bengals Mountain State League Eli Harris D Tiffin Mud Hens Ohio State League Tony Rogala D Harlingen Hubs Texas Valley League Jake Atz D Hobbs Boosters West Texas–New Mexico League Neal Rabe LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont, Beckley, HarlingenJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 External links Baseball 1938 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1938 in Detroit