1938 Cincinnati Reds Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 82-68
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 706,756, Avg. 11,326
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Bill McKechnie (82-68)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1938 Cincinnati Reds StatisticsTeam Record: 82-68
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 706,756, Avg. 11,326
Ballpark: Crosley Field
Manager: Bill McKechnie (82-68)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1938 Cincinnati Reds Roster
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1938 season with a record of 82 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Reds scored 723 runs and surrendered 634 runs. Ival Goodman walloped 30 home runs for Cincinnati, while Wally Berger, Harry Craft and Ernie Lombardi each swatted 20 or more also. Frank McCormick accounted for 106 RBI. Ernie Lombardi paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .342. Paul Derringer topped the squad with 21 wins, and Johnny Vander Meer added 15 or more victories as well Paul Derringer registered a 2.93 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill McKechnie coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 722
Regular Season Runs Against: 634
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 20, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 10 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 21, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
| April 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-5 | ||
| April 25, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 | ||
| April 26, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 3-2 | 0-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 27, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 3-3 | 0-3 | 3-6 | ||
| April 28, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 12 | L | 3-3 | 0-4 | 3-7 | ||
| April 29, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 3-3 | 0-5 | 3-8 | ||
| April 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 4-3 | 0-5 | 4-8 | ||
| May 1, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 5-3 | 0-5 | 5-8 | ||
| May 2, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 6-3 | 0-5 | 6-8 | ||
| May 3, 1938 | New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 7-3 | 0-5 | 7-8 | ||
| May 4, 1938 | New York Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 7-4 | 0-5 | 7-9 | ||
| May 5, 1938 | New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 8-4 | 0-5 | 8-9 | ||
| May 6, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 9-4 | 0-5 | 9-9 | ||
| May 7, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 9-5 | 0-5 | 9-10 | ||
| May 8, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 9-6 | 0-5 | 9-11 | ||
| May 9, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 10-6 | 0-5 | 10-11 | ||
| May 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 11-6 | 0-5 | 11-11 | ||
| May 12, 1938 | Boston Bees 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 12-6 | 0-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 14, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 12-6 | 0-6 | 12-12 | ||
| May 15, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | L | 12-6 | 0-7 | 12-13 | ||
| May 17, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 13 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 12-6 | 1-7 | 13-13 | ||
| May 19, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 12-6 | 1-8 | 13-14 | ||
| May 20, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 0 | W | 12-6 | 2-8 | 14-14 | ||
| May 21, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 1 | W | 12-6 | 3-8 | 15-14 | ||
| May 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 12-6 | 4-8 | 16-14 | ||
| May 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 12-6 | 5-8 | 17-14 | ||
| May 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 12-6 | 5-9 | 17-15 | ||
| May 25, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 12-6 | 5-10 | 17-16 | ||
| May 27, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 13-6 | 5-10 | 18-16 | ||
| May 29, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 13-7 | 5-10 | 18-17 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 13-7 | 6-10 | 19-17 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 13-7 | 6-11 | 19-18 | ||
| June 1, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 14-7 | 6-11 | 20-18 | ||
| June 2, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 11 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 14-8 | 6-11 | 20-19 | ||
| June 3, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 14-9 | 6-11 | 20-20 | ||
| June 4, 1938 | New York Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 11 | W | 15-9 | 6-11 | 21-20 | ||
| June 5, 1938 | New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 16-9 | 6-11 | 22-20 | ||
| June 6, 1938 | New York Giants 11 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 16-10 | 6-11 | 22-21 | ||
| June 8, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 17-10 | 6-11 | 23-21 | ||
| June 11, 1938 | Boston Bees 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 18-10 | 6-11 | 24-21 | ||
| June 12, 1938 | Boston Bees 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 18-11 | 6-11 | 24-22 | ||
| June 12, 1938 | Boston Bees 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 19-11 | 6-11 | 25-22 | ||
| June 15, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 19-11 | 7-11 | 26-22 | ||
| June 17, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | W | 19-11 | 8-11 | 27-22 | ||
| June 17, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 19-11 | 9-11 | 28-22 | ||
| June 18, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 7 | L | 19-11 | 9-12 | 28-23 | ||
| June 19, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 14 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 19-11 | 10-12 | 29-23 | ||
| June 20, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 19-11 | 11-12 | 30-23 | ||
| June 21, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at New York Giants 2 | W | 19-11 | 12-12 | 31-23 | ||
| June 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 6 | L | 19-11 | 12-13 | 31-24 | ||
| June 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at New York Giants 5 | W | 19-11 | 13-13 | 32-24 | ||
| June 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 19-11 | 14-13 | 33-24 | ||
| June 25, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 19-11 | 14-14 | 33-25 | ||
| June 26, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | W | 19-11 | 15-14 | 34-25 | ||
| June 26, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 | L | 19-11 | 15-15 | 34-26 | ||
| June 28, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 19-11 | 16-15 | 35-26 | ||
| June 29, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 19-11 | 16-16 | 35-27 | ||
| June 30, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 19-11 | 16-17 | 35-28 | ||
| July 1, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 11 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 19-12 | 16-17 | 35-29 | ||
| July 3, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 19-13 | 16-17 | 35-30 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 19-14 | 16-17 | 35-31 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 19-15 | 16-17 | 35-32 | ||
| July 8, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 19-15 | 17-17 | 36-32 | ||
| July 9, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 11 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 19-15 | 18-17 | 37-32 | ||
| July 10, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 19-15 | 19-17 | 38-32 | ||
| July 11, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 19-15 | 20-17 | 39-32 | ||
| July 12, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 19-15 | 21-17 | 40-32 | ||
| July 13, 1938 | New York Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 20-15 | 21-17 | 41-32 | ||
| July 14, 1938 | New York Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 21-15 | 21-17 | 42-32 | ||
| July 15, 1938 | New York Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 21-16 | 21-17 | 42-33 | ||
| July 16, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 21-17 | 21-17 | 42-34 | ||
| July 17, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 21-18 | 21-17 | 42-35 | ||
| July 17, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 21-19 | 21-17 | 42-36 | ||
| July 19, 1938 | Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 22-19 | 21-17 | 43-36 | ||
| July 19, 1938 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 23-19 | 21-17 | 44-36 | ||
| July 20, 1938 | Boston Bees 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 23-20 | 21-17 | 44-37 | ||
| July 22, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | L | 23-21 | 21-17 | 44-38 | ||
| July 22, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 24-21 | 21-17 | 45-38 | ||
| July 23, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 25-21 | 21-17 | 46-38 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 26-21 | 21-17 | 47-38 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 26-22 | 21-17 | 47-39 | ||
| July 26, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 26-22 | 22-17 | 48-39 | ||
| July 27, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Boston Bees 5 | L | 26-22 | 22-18 | 48-40 | ||
| July 27, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 26-22 | 22-19 | 48-41 | ||
| July 28, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 26-22 | 23-19 | 49-41 | ||
| July 29, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 26-22 | 23-20 | 49-42 | ||
| July 30, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at New York Giants 3 | L | 26-22 | 23-21 | 49-43 | ||
| July 31, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at New York Giants 6 | W | 26-22 | 24-21 | 50-43 | ||
| August 2, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 26-22 | 25-21 | 51-43 | ||
| August 3, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 26-22 | 26-21 | 52-43 | ||
| August 5, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 26-22 | 27-21 | 53-43 | ||
| August 6, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 26-22 | 28-21 | 54-43 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 26-22 | 28-22 | 54-44 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers 11 | L | 26-22 | 28-23 | 54-45 | ||
| August 9, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 26-23 | 28-23 | 54-46 | ||
| August 10, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 26-24 | 28-23 | 54-47 | ||
| August 11, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 27-24 | 28-23 | 55-47 | ||
| August 12, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 28-24 | 28-23 | 56-47 | ||
| August 14, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 29-24 | 28-23 | 57-47 | ||
| August 14, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 29-25 | 28-23 | 57-48 | ||
| August 15, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 29-25 | 29-23 | 58-48 | ||
| August 16, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | L | 29-25 | 29-24 | 58-49 | ||
| August 17, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 29-25 | 30-24 | 59-49 | ||
| August 18, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 29-25 | 31-24 | 60-49 | ||
| August 20, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 29-25 | 31-25 | 60-50 | ||
| August 20, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 29-25 | 32-25 | 61-50 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 29-25 | 32-26 | 61-51 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 29-25 | 32-27 | 61-52 | ||
| August 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 29-25 | 33-27 | 62-52 | ||
| August 23, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 30-25 | 33-27 | 63-52 | ||
| August 24, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 31-25 | 33-27 | 64-52 | ||
| August 25, 1938 | Boston Bees 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 31-26 | 33-27 | 64-53 | ||
| August 25, 1938 | Boston Bees 6 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 31-27 | 33-27 | 64-54 | ||
| August 26, 1938 | Boston Bees 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 31-28 | 33-27 | 64-55 | ||
| August 27, 1938 | Boston Bees 8 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 31-29 | 33-27 | 64-56 | ||
| August 28, 1938 | New York Giants 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 31-30 | 33-27 | 64-57 | ||
| August 29, 1938 | New York Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 32-30 | 33-27 | 65-57 | ||
| August 30, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 33-30 | 33-27 | 66-57 | ||
| August 30, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 34-30 | 33-27 | 67-57 | ||
| August 31, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 35-30 | 33-27 | 68-57 | ||
| September 3, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 36-30 | 33-27 | 69-57 | ||
| September 3, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 37-30 | 33-27 | 70-57 | ||
| September 4, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 37-31 | 33-27 | 70-58 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 38-31 | 33-27 | 71-58 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 39-31 | 33-27 | 72-58 | ||
| September 6, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 39-32 | 33-27 | 72-59 | ||
| September 7, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 39-33 | 33-27 | 72-60 | ||
| September 8, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 40-33 | 33-27 | 73-60 | ||
| September 10, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 40-33 | 34-27 | 74-60 | ||
| September 11, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 40-33 | 34-28 | 74-61 | ||
| September 14, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 40-33 | 35-28 | 75-61 | ||
| September 14, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 40-33 | 35-29 | 75-62 | ||
| September 16, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 40-33 | 35-30 | 75-63 | ||
| September 16, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 40-33 | 36-30 | 76-63 | ||
| September 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Giants 2 | L | 40-33 | 36-31 | 76-64 | ||
| September 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Giants 6 | L | 40-33 | 36-32 | 76-65 | ||
| September 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 40-33 | 37-32 | 77-65 | ||
| September 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 40-33 | 37-33 | 77-66 | ||
| September 25, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 40-33 | 37-34 | 77-67 | ||
| September 27, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 40-33 | 38-34 | 78-67 | ||
| September 28, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 40-33 | 38-35 | 78-68 | ||
| September 29, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 40-33 | 39-35 | 79-68 | ||
| September 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 41-33 | 39-35 | 80-68 | ||
| September 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 41-34 | 39-35 | 80-69 | ||
| October 1, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 42-34 | 39-35 | 81-69 | ||
| October 2, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 43-34 | 39-35 | 82-69 |
