
1938 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 84-70
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 799,557, Avg. 13,311
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Manager: Mickey Cochrane (47-51)
Manager: Del Baker (37-19)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1938 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Tigers scored 862 runs and yielded 795 runs. Hank Greenberg crushed 58 homers for Detroit, while Charlie Gehringer and Rudy York walloped 20 or more, too. Hank Greenberg accounted for 146 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .315. Tommy Bridges led the squad with 13 wins, and Harry Eisenstat registered a 3.73 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Mickey Cochrane and Del Baker coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 859
Regular Season Runs Against: 792
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 19, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 20, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
April 21, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
April 22, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | ||
April 23, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | ||
April 24, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
April 25, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 10 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-5 | ||
April 26, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 0-3 | 3-2 | 3-5 | ||
April 27, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3-6 | ||
April 29, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4-6 | ||
April 30, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 1-3 | 4-3 | 5-6 | ||
May 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5-7 | ||
May 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 1-3 | 4-5 | 5-8 | ||
May 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5-9 | ||
May 4, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 1-3 | 5-6 | 6-9 | ||
May 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 1-3 | 6-6 | 7-9 | ||
May 7, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 1-3 | 6-7 | 7-10 | ||
May 8, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 1-3 | 6-8 | 7-11 | ||
May 11, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 1-3 | 7-8 | 8-11 | ||
May 12, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 1-3 | 7-9 | 8-12 | ||
May 13, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 2-3 | 7-9 | 9-12 | ||
May 15, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 2-4 | 7-9 | 9-13 | ||
May 16, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at Detroit Tigers 13 | W | 3-4 | 7-9 | 10-13 | ||
May 18, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 3-5 | 7-9 | 10-14 | ||
May 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 4-5 | 7-9 | 11-14 | ||
May 20, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 4-6 | 7-9 | 11-15 | ||
May 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 5-6 | 7-9 | 12-15 | ||
May 22, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 6-6 | 7-9 | 13-15 | ||
May 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 6-7 | 7-9 | 13-16 | ||
May 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 7-7 | 7-9 | 14-16 | ||
May 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 7-8 | 7-9 | 14-17 | ||
May 27, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 7-8 | 8-9 | 15-17 | ||
May 28, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 7-8 | 9-9 | 16-17 | ||
May 29, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 7-8 | 10-9 | 17-17 | ||
May 30, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 8-8 | 10-9 | 18-17 | ||
May 30, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 8-9 | 10-9 | 18-18 | ||
June 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 8-9 | 11-9 | 19-18 | ||
June 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 8-9 | 11-10 | 19-19 | ||
June 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 8-9 | 11-11 | 19-20 | ||
June 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 8-9 | 11-12 | 19-21 | ||
June 4, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 8-9 | 11-13 | 19-22 | ||
June 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 8-9 | 12-13 | 20-22 | ||
June 6, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 8-9 | 12-14 | 20-23 | ||
June 7, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 8-9 | 13-14 | 21-23 | ||
June 8, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 8-9 | 14-14 | 22-23 | ||
June 9, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 8-9 | 14-15 | 22-24 | ||
June 10, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 8-9 | 15-15 | 23-24 | ||
June 11, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 8-9 | 16-15 | 24-24 | ||
June 12, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 18 at Washington Senators 12 | W | 8-9 | 17-15 | 25-24 | ||
June 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 8-10 | 17-15 | 25-25 | ||
June 15, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 8-11 | 17-15 | 25-26 | ||
June 16, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 9-11 | 17-15 | 26-26 | ||
June 17, 1938 | Washington Senators 12 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 9-12 | 17-15 | 26-27 | ||
June 17, 1938 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 10-12 | 17-15 | 27-27 | ||
June 18, 1938 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 11-12 | 17-15 | 28-27 | ||
June 19, 1938 | Washington Senators 10 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 11-13 | 17-15 | 28-28 | ||
June 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 12-13 | 17-15 | 29-28 | ||
June 21, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 12-14 | 17-15 | 29-29 | ||
June 22, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 13-14 | 17-15 | 30-29 | ||
June 23, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 14-14 | 17-15 | 31-29 | ||
June 24, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 15-14 | 17-15 | 32-29 | ||
June 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 15-15 | 17-15 | 32-30 | ||
June 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 15-16 | 17-15 | 32-31 | ||
June 28, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 15-16 | 17-16 | 32-32 | ||
June 29, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 15-16 | 18-16 | 33-32 | ||
June 30, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 15-16 | 18-17 | 33-33 | ||
July 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 13 | L | 15-16 | 18-18 | 33-34 | ||
July 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 15-16 | 18-19 | 33-35 | ||
July 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 15-16 | 18-20 | 33-36 | ||
July 4, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 16-16 | 18-20 | 34-36 | ||
July 4, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 17-16 | 18-20 | 35-36 | ||
July 8, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 18-16 | 18-20 | 36-36 | ||
July 8, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 18-17 | 18-20 | 36-37 | ||
July 9, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 19-17 | 18-20 | 37-37 | ||
July 10, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 19-18 | 18-20 | 37-38 | ||
July 13, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 5 | W | 19-18 | 19-20 | 38-38 | ||
July 13, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 19-18 | 19-21 | 38-39 | ||
July 14, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 19-18 | 19-22 | 38-40 | ||
July 15, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 19-18 | 19-23 | 38-41 | ||
July 16, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 19-18 | 19-24 | 38-42 | ||
July 17, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 16 | L | 19-18 | 19-25 | 38-43 | ||
July 19, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 19-18 | 19-26 | 38-44 | ||
July 20, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 19-18 | 19-27 | 38-45 | ||
July 21, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 19-18 | 19-28 | 38-46 | ||
July 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 19-18 | 20-28 | 39-46 | ||
July 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 19-18 | 21-28 | 40-46 | ||
July 26, 1938 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 20-18 | 21-28 | 41-46 | ||
July 27, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 21-18 | 21-28 | 42-46 | ||
July 28, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 22-18 | 21-28 | 43-46 | ||
July 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 23-18 | 21-28 | 44-46 | ||
July 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 24-18 | 21-28 | 45-46 | ||
July 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 25-18 | 21-28 | 46-46 | ||
August 1, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 25-19 | 21-28 | 46-47 | ||
August 2, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 26-19 | 21-28 | 47-47 | ||
August 3, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 26-20 | 21-28 | 47-48 | ||
August 4, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 26-21 | 21-28 | 47-49 | ||
August 5, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 26-22 | 21-28 | 47-50 | ||
August 6, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 14 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 26-23 | 21-28 | 47-51 | ||
August 7, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 27-23 | 21-28 | 48-51 | ||
August 9, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 27-23 | 22-28 | 49-51 | ||
August 10, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 27-23 | 22-29 | 49-52 | ||
August 11, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 13 | L | 27-23 | 22-30 | 49-53 | ||
August 13, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 27-23 | 22-31 | 49-54 | ||
August 14, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 27-23 | 22-32 | 49-55 | ||
August 17, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-23 | 22-32 | 50-55 | ||
August 17, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 29-23 | 22-32 | 51-55 | ||
August 18, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 30-23 | 22-32 | 52-55 | ||
August 19, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 31-23 | 22-32 | 53-55 | ||
August 19, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 32-23 | 22-32 | 54-55 | ||
August 20, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 33-23 | 22-32 | 55-55 | ||
August 21, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 33-24 | 22-32 | 55-56 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 33-24 | 23-32 | 56-56 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 33-24 | 24-32 | 57-56 | ||
August 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 33-24 | 24-33 | 57-57 | ||
August 24, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | L | 33-24 | 24-34 | 57-58 | ||
August 25, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 33-24 | 24-35 | 57-59 | ||
August 26, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 33-24 | 25-35 | 58-59 | ||
August 27, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 12 at Washington Senators 11 | W | 33-24 | 26-35 | 59-59 | ||
August 28, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 33-24 | 27-35 | 60-59 | ||
August 29, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 15 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 33-24 | 28-35 | 61-59 | ||
August 30, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 33-24 | 28-36 | 61-60 | ||
August 31, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 12 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 33-24 | 29-36 | 62-60 | ||
September 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 33-24 | 30-36 | 63-60 | ||
September 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 33-24 | 31-36 | 64-60 | ||
September 4, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 33-24 | 31-37 | 64-61 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 9 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 33-24 | 32-37 | 65-61 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 33-24 | 32-38 | 65-62 | ||
September 6, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 33-25 | 32-38 | 65-63 | ||
September 7, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 33-26 | 32-38 | 65-64 | ||
September 8, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 33-26 | 33-38 | 66-64 | ||
September 9, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 33-26 | 34-38 | 67-64 | ||
September 11, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 34-26 | 34-38 | 68-64 | ||
September 11, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 35-26 | 34-38 | 69-64 | ||
September 12, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 36-26 | 34-38 | 70-64 | ||
September 13, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 37-26 | 34-38 | 71-64 | ||
September 14, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 37-27 | 34-38 | 71-65 | ||
September 15, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 38-27 | 34-38 | 72-65 | ||
September 16, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 38-28 | 34-38 | 72-66 | ||
September 17, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 39-28 | 34-38 | 73-66 | ||
September 18, 1938 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 40-28 | 34-38 | 74-66 | ||
September 19, 1938 | Washington Senators 12 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 40-29 | 34-38 | 74-67 | ||
September 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 41-29 | 34-38 | 75-67 | ||
September 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 42-29 | 34-38 | 76-67 | ||
September 23, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 42-30 | 34-38 | 76-68 | ||
September 23, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 42-31 | 34-38 | 76-69 | ||
September 24, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 43-31 | 34-38 | 77-69 | ||
September 25, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 44-31 | 34-38 | 78-69 | ||
September 27, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 45-31 | 34-38 | 79-69 | ||
September 27, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 46-31 | 34-38 | 80-69 | ||
September 28, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 47-31 | 34-38 | 81-69 | ||
September 29, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 48-31 | 34-38 | 82-69 | ||
October 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 48-31 | 34-39 | 82-70 | ||
October 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 48-31 | 35-39 | 83-70 | ||
October 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 48-31 | 36-39 | 84-70 |