1938 New York Yankees Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 99-53
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 970,916, Avg. 17,125
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Chicago Cubs 4-0
Manager: Joe McCarthy (99-53)
Location: New York, New York
1938 New York Yankees Roster
The New York Yankees of the American League ended the 1938 season with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees topped the league with 966 runs, ignited by 174 home runs. New York allowed 710 runs, least in the league. Joe DiMaggio walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Lou Gehrig, Joe Gordon, Tommy Henrich and Bill Dickey each swatted 20 or more, too. Joe DiMaggio drove in 140 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .324. Red Ruffing led the squad with 21 wins, and Monte Pearson and Lefty Gomez added 15 or more victories as well Red Ruffing recorded a 3.31 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Joe McCarthy coached the team. The 1938 New York Yankees won the World Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 951
Regular Season Runs Against: 695
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
April 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 0 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
April 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
April 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
April 22, 1938 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
April 23, 1938 | Washington Senators 7 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | ||
April 24, 1938 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
April 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 2-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 | ||
April 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 | ||
April 27, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 2-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | ||
April 28, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 2-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | ||
April 29, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 3-2 | 3-4 | 6-6 | ||
April 30, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 3-2 | 4-4 | 7-6 | ||
May 1, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 3-2 | 4-5 | 7-7 | ||
May 2, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 3-2 | 5-5 | 8-7 | ||
May 3, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 4-2 | 5-5 | 9-7 | ||
May 4, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 5-2 | 5-5 | 10-7 | ||
May 5, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 10 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 6-2 | 5-5 | 11-7 | ||
May 7, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 7-2 | 5-5 | 12-7 | ||
May 8, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 8-2 | 5-5 | 13-7 | ||
May 11, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 9-2 | 5-5 | 14-7 | ||
May 12, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 9-3 | 5-5 | 14-8 | ||
May 13, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 9-4 | 5-5 | 14-9 | ||
May 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 11 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 9-4 | 6-5 | 15-9 | ||
May 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 9-4 | 7-5 | 16-9 | ||
May 22, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 9-4 | 7-6 | 16-10 | ||
May 24, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 9-4 | 7-7 | 16-11 | ||
May 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 9-4 | 7-8 | 16-12 | ||
May 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 9-4 | 8-8 | 17-12 | ||
May 28, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | L | 9-4 | 8-9 | 17-13 | ||
May 29, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | L | 9-4 | 8-10 | 17-14 | ||
May 30, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 10-4 | 8-10 | 18-14 | ||
May 30, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 11-4 | 8-10 | 19-14 | ||
May 31, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 12-4 | 8-10 | 20-14 | ||
June 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 12-5 | 8-10 | 20-15 | ||
June 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 13-5 | 8-10 | 21-15 | ||
June 2, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 14-5 | 8-10 | 22-15 | ||
June 3, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 15-5 | 8-10 | 23-15 | ||
June 5, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 6 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 15-6 | 8-10 | 23-16 | ||
June 6, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 16-6 | 8-10 | 24-16 | ||
June 7, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 16-7 | 8-10 | 24-17 | ||
June 8, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 11 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 16-8 | 8-10 | 24-18 | ||
June 8, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 10 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 16-9 | 8-10 | 24-19 | ||
June 9, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 17-9 | 8-10 | 25-19 | ||
June 10, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 18-9 | 8-10 | 26-19 | ||
June 12, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 6 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 19-9 | 8-10 | 27-19 | ||
June 14, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 19-9 | 9-10 | 28-19 | ||
June 15, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 19-9 | 10-10 | 29-19 | ||
June 16, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 19-9 | 11-10 | 30-19 | ||
June 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 0 at St. Louis Browns 1 | L | 19-9 | 11-11 | 30-20 | ||
June 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 19-9 | 11-12 | 30-21 | ||
June 20, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 19-9 | 12-12 | 31-21 | ||
June 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 10 | L | 19-9 | 12-13 | 31-22 | ||
June 22, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 19-9 | 12-14 | 31-23 | ||
June 22, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 19-9 | 12-15 | 31-24 | ||
June 23, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 19-9 | 13-15 | 32-24 | ||
June 24, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 12 | L | 19-9 | 13-16 | 32-25 | ||
June 25, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 19-9 | 14-16 | 33-25 | ||
June 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 19-9 | 15-16 | 34-25 | ||
June 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 20-9 | 15-16 | 35-25 | ||
June 29, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 21-9 | 15-16 | 36-25 | ||
June 30, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 22-9 | 15-16 | 37-25 | ||
July 1, 1938 | Washington Senators 0 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 23-9 | 15-16 | 38-25 | ||
July 2, 1938 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 24-9 | 15-16 | 39-25 | ||
July 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 25-9 | 15-16 | 40-25 | ||
July 4, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 25-9 | 16-16 | 41-25 | ||
July 8, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 25-9 | 16-17 | 41-26 | ||
July 9, 1938 | New York Yankees 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 25-9 | 17-17 | 42-26 | ||
July 10, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 25-9 | 17-18 | 42-27 | ||
July 12, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 26-9 | 17-18 | 43-27 | ||
July 12, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 27-9 | 17-18 | 44-27 | ||
July 13, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 12 at New York Yankees 15 | W | 28-9 | 17-18 | 45-27 | ||
July 14, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 29-9 | 17-18 | 46-27 | ||
July 15, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 30-9 | 17-18 | 47-27 | ||
July 16, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 31-9 | 17-18 | 48-27 | ||
July 17, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 16 | W | 32-9 | 17-18 | 49-27 | ||
July 19, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 5 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 32-10 | 17-18 | 49-28 | ||
July 24, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 33-10 | 17-18 | 50-28 | ||
July 24, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 33-11 | 17-18 | 50-29 | ||
July 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 12 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 33-11 | 18-18 | 51-29 | ||
July 26, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 33-11 | 19-18 | 52-29 | ||
July 27, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 33-11 | 20-18 | 53-29 | ||
July 28, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 33-11 | 20-19 | 53-30 | ||
July 29, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 33-11 | 21-19 | 54-30 | ||
July 30, 1938 | New York Yankees 9 at Chicago White Sox 6 | W | 33-11 | 22-19 | 55-30 | ||
July 31, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 33-11 | 23-19 | 56-30 | ||
July 31, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 33-11 | 24-19 | 57-30 | ||
August 2, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 33-11 | 24-20 | 57-31 | ||
August 3, 1938 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 33-11 | 25-20 | 58-31 | ||
August 4, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 33-11 | 26-20 | 59-31 | ||
August 5, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 33-11 | 27-20 | 60-31 | ||
August 6, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 33-11 | 28-20 | 61-31 | ||
August 7, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 33-11 | 29-20 | 62-31 | ||
August 9, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 33-12 | 29-20 | 62-32 | ||
August 10, 1938 | Washington Senators 11 at New York Yankees 12 | W | 34-12 | 29-20 | 63-32 | ||
August 11, 1938 | Washington Senators 6 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 35-12 | 29-20 | 64-32 | ||
August 12, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 35-13 | 29-20 | 64-33 | ||
August 12, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 16 | W | 36-13 | 29-20 | 65-33 | ||
August 13, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 37-13 | 29-20 | 66-33 | ||
August 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 38-13 | 29-20 | 67-33 | ||
August 14, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 9 | W | 39-13 | 29-20 | 68-33 | ||
August 16, 1938 | New York Yankees 16 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 39-13 | 30-20 | 69-33 | ||
August 16, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 39-13 | 31-20 | 70-33 | ||
August 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 39-13 | 31-21 | 70-34 | ||
August 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 39-13 | 32-21 | 71-34 | ||
August 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 39-13 | 33-21 | 72-34 | ||
August 20, 1938 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 39-13 | 34-21 | 73-34 | ||
August 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 39-13 | 35-21 | 74-34 | ||
August 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 39-13 | 36-21 | 75-34 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 11 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 39-14 | 36-21 | 75-35 | ||
August 23, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 40-14 | 36-21 | 76-35 | ||
August 24, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Yankees 11 | W | 41-14 | 36-21 | 77-35 | ||
August 24, 1938 | Chicago White Sox 8 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 41-15 | 36-21 | 77-36 | ||
August 25, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 3 at New York Yankees 15 | W | 42-15 | 36-21 | 78-36 | ||
August 25, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 43-15 | 36-21 | 79-36 | ||
August 26, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 8 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 43-16 | 36-21 | 79-37 | ||
August 26, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 9 at New York Yankees 15 | W | 44-16 | 36-21 | 80-37 | ||
August 27, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 13 | W | 45-16 | 36-21 | 81-37 | ||
August 27, 1938 | Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 46-16 | 36-21 | 82-37 | ||
August 28, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 2 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 47-16 | 36-21 | 83-37 | ||
August 29, 1938 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 48-16 | 36-21 | 84-37 | ||
August 30, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 49-16 | 36-21 | 85-37 | ||
August 31, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 12 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 49-17 | 36-21 | 85-38 | ||
September 1, 1938 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 49-18 | 36-21 | 85-39 | ||
September 2, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 50-18 | 36-21 | 86-39 | ||
September 3, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 9 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 50-19 | 36-21 | 86-40 | ||
September 4, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 7 | W | 51-19 | 36-21 | 87-40 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 6 | W | 52-19 | 36-21 | 88-40 | ||
September 5, 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 53-19 | 36-21 | 89-40 | ||
September 7, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 53-19 | 36-22 | 89-41 | ||
September 8, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 53-19 | 37-22 | 90-41 | ||
September 9, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 53-19 | 38-22 | 91-41 | ||
September 10, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 53-19 | 39-22 | 92-41 | ||
September 11, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 53-19 | 39-23 | 92-42 | ||
September 13, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 53-19 | 40-23 | 93-42 | ||
September 15, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 53-19 | 40-24 | 93-43 | ||
September 16, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 53-19 | 41-24 | 94-43 | ||
September 17, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 53-19 | 41-25 | 94-44 | ||
September 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at St. Louis Browns 8 | L | 53-19 | 41-26 | 94-45 | ||
September 18, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 53-19 | 41-27 | 94-46 | ||
September 19, 1938 | New York Yankees 1 at St. Louis Browns 13 | L | 53-19 | 41-28 | 94-47 | ||
September 20, 1938 | New York Yankees 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 53-19 | 41-29 | 94-48 | ||
September 21, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 53-19 | 41-30 | 94-49 | ||
September 22, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 53-19 | 42-30 | 95-49 | ||
September 24, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 53-20 | 42-30 | 95-50 | ||
September 25, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 53-21 | 42-30 | 95-51 | ||
September 26, 1938 | Boston Red Sox 3 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 54-21 | 42-30 | 96-51 | ||
September 27, 1938 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 55-21 | 42-30 | 97-51 | ||
September 28, 1938 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 55-22 | 42-30 | 97-52 | ||
September 29, 1938 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 55-22 | 43-30 | 98-52 | ||
October 1, 1938 | New York Yankees 2 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 55-22 | 43-31 | 98-53 | ||
October 2, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 55-22 | 44-31 | 99-53 | ||
October 5, 1938 | New York Yankees 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
October 6, 1938 | New York Yankees 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
October 8, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
October 9, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 3 at New York Yankees 8 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 |