1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-64
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 641,033, Avg. 10,270
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Pie Traynor (86-64)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 86-64
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 641,033, Avg. 10,270
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Pie Traynor (86-64)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1938 season with a record of 86 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Pirates plated 707 runs and allowed 630 runs. Johnny Rizzo paced Pittsburgh with 23 home runs and drove in 111 runs. Arky Vaughan led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .322 clip. Mace Brown topped the team with 15 wins, while Bob Klinger recorded a 2.99 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Pie Traynor coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 698
Regular Season Runs Against: 620
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 20, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 21, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 0-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 22, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 3-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | ||
| April 25, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | W | 4-0 | 3-0 | 7-0 | ||
| April 26, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | ||
| April 27, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-1 | ||
| April 28, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 5-2 | 3-0 | 8-2 | ||
| April 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 5-2 | 3-1 | 8-3 | ||
| May 1, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-4 | ||
| May 2, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 | ||
| May 3, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | ||
| May 4, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | W | 6-3 | 3-3 | 9-6 | ||
| May 5, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 7-3 | 3-3 | 10-6 | ||
| May 6, 1938 | New York Giants 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 7-4 | 3-3 | 10-7 | ||
| May 7, 1938 | New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 7-5 | 3-3 | 10-8 | ||
| May 8, 1938 | Boston Bees 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 8-5 | 3-3 | 11-8 | ||
| May 9, 1938 | Boston Bees 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 8-6 | 3-3 | 11-9 | ||
| May 13, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 8-6 | 4-3 | 12-9 | ||
| May 15, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 8-6 | 5-3 | 13-9 | ||
| May 17, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 8-6 | 5-4 | 13-10 | ||
| May 18, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 8-6 | 5-5 | 13-11 | ||
| May 19, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 8-6 | 5-6 | 13-12 | ||
| May 20, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 8-6 | 5-7 | 13-13 | ||
| May 21, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 8-6 | 6-7 | 14-13 | ||
| May 22, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 18 | L | 8-6 | 6-8 | 14-14 | ||
| May 23, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 8-6 | 7-8 | 15-14 | ||
| May 25, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 8-6 | 7-9 | 15-15 | ||
| May 27, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 8-7 | 7-9 | 15-16 | ||
| May 28, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 8-8 | 7-9 | 15-17 | ||
| May 29, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 9-8 | 7-9 | 16-17 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 9-9 | 7-9 | 16-18 | ||
| May 30, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 10-9 | 7-9 | 17-18 | ||
| June 1, 1938 | New York Giants 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 11-9 | 7-9 | 18-18 | ||
| June 3, 1938 | New York Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 12-9 | 7-9 | 19-18 | ||
| June 4, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 13-9 | 7-9 | 20-18 | ||
| June 5, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 13-10 | 7-9 | 20-19 | ||
| June 6, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 13-11 | 7-9 | 20-20 | ||
| June 8, 1938 | Boston Bees 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 14-11 | 7-9 | 21-20 | ||
| June 9, 1938 | Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 15-11 | 7-9 | 22-20 | ||
| June 10, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 15-12 | 7-9 | 22-21 | ||
| June 11, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 16-12 | 7-9 | 23-21 | ||
| June 12, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 | W | 17-12 | 7-9 | 24-21 | ||
| June 14, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 17-12 | 7-10 | 24-22 | ||
| June 15, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Giants 0 | W | 17-12 | 8-10 | 25-22 | ||
| June 16, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at New York Giants 2 | W | 17-12 | 9-10 | 26-22 | ||
| June 17, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 17-12 | 10-10 | 27-22 | ||
| June 18, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 17-12 | 10-11 | 27-23 | ||
| June 19, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 17-12 | 11-11 | 28-23 | ||
| June 19, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 16 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 17-12 | 12-11 | 29-23 | ||
| June 21, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 17-12 | 13-11 | 30-23 | ||
| June 23, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 17-12 | 13-12 | 30-24 | ||
| June 25, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 17-12 | 14-12 | 31-24 | ||
| June 28, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 17-13 | 14-12 | 31-25 | ||
| June 29, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 18-13 | 14-12 | 32-25 | ||
| June 30, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 19-13 | 14-12 | 33-25 | ||
| July 2, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 20-13 | 14-12 | 34-25 | ||
| July 3, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 21-13 | 14-12 | 35-25 | ||
| July 3, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 22-13 | 14-12 | 36-25 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 22-13 | 15-12 | 37-25 | ||
| July 4, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 22-13 | 16-12 | 38-25 | ||
| July 8, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 22-13 | 17-12 | 39-25 | ||
| July 9, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 22-13 | 18-12 | 40-25 | ||
| July 10, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 22-13 | 19-12 | 41-25 | ||
| July 10, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 22-13 | 20-12 | 42-25 | ||
| July 11, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 22-13 | 21-12 | 43-25 | ||
| July 12, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Chicago Cubs 6 | W | 22-13 | 22-12 | 44-25 | ||
| July 13, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 22-14 | 22-12 | 44-26 | ||
| July 14, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 23-14 | 22-12 | 45-26 | ||
| July 15, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 23-15 | 22-12 | 45-27 | ||
| July 16, 1938 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 24-15 | 22-12 | 46-27 | ||
| July 17, 1938 | New York Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | L | 24-16 | 22-12 | 46-28 | ||
| July 18, 1938 | New York Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 25-16 | 22-12 | 47-28 | ||
| July 19, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | W | 26-16 | 22-12 | 48-28 | ||
| July 20, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 26-17 | 22-12 | 48-29 | ||
| July 20, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 27-17 | 22-12 | 49-29 | ||
| July 21, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 28-17 | 22-12 | 50-29 | ||
| July 22, 1938 | Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 29-17 | 22-12 | 51-29 | ||
| July 23, 1938 | Boston Bees 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 29-18 | 22-12 | 51-30 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 30-18 | 22-12 | 52-30 | ||
| July 24, 1938 | Boston Bees 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 31-18 | 22-12 | 53-30 | ||
| July 26, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 31-18 | 22-13 | 53-31 | ||
| July 27, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 31-18 | 23-13 | 54-31 | ||
| July 28, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 31-18 | 24-13 | 55-31 | ||
| July 29, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 31-18 | 25-13 | 56-31 | ||
| July 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 31-18 | 26-13 | 57-31 | ||
| July 31, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 31-18 | 26-14 | 57-32 | ||
| August 2, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 31-18 | 26-15 | 57-33 | ||
| August 3, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 31-18 | 27-15 | 58-33 | ||
| August 3, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 31-18 | 28-15 | 59-33 | ||
| August 4, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 31-18 | 28-16 | 59-34 | ||
| August 5, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 5 | L | 31-18 | 28-17 | 59-35 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at New York Giants 3 | W | 31-18 | 29-17 | 60-35 | ||
| August 7, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Giants 1 | W | 31-18 | 30-17 | 61-35 | ||
| August 9, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 32-18 | 30-17 | 62-35 | ||
| August 10, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 32-19 | 30-17 | 62-36 | ||
| August 12, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 32-20 | 30-17 | 62-37 | ||
| August 13, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 32-21 | 30-17 | 62-38 | ||
| August 14, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 33-21 | 30-17 | 63-38 | ||
| August 15, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 33-22 | 30-17 | 63-39 | ||
| August 16, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | W | 34-22 | 30-17 | 64-39 | ||
| August 17, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 34-22 | 31-17 | 65-39 | ||
| August 18, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 34-22 | 31-18 | 65-40 | ||
| August 20, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 34-22 | 32-18 | 66-40 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 34-22 | 32-19 | 66-41 | ||
| August 21, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 34-22 | 32-20 | 66-42 | ||
| August 22, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 34-22 | 33-20 | 67-42 | ||
| August 23, 1938 | Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 34-23 | 33-20 | 67-43 | ||
| August 23, 1938 | Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 35-23 | 33-20 | 68-43 | ||
| August 24, 1938 | Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 36-23 | 33-20 | 69-43 | ||
| August 25, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | L | 36-24 | 33-20 | 69-44 | ||
| August 26, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 36-25 | 33-20 | 69-45 | ||
| August 27, 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 37-25 | 33-20 | 70-45 | ||
| August 28, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 37-26 | 33-20 | 70-46 | ||
| August 29, 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | W | 38-26 | 33-20 | 71-46 | ||
| August 30, 1938 | New York Giants 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | W | 39-26 | 33-20 | 72-46 | ||
| August 31, 1938 | New York Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 39-27 | 33-20 | 72-47 | ||
| August 31, 1938 | New York Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 | W | 40-27 | 33-20 | 73-47 | ||
| September 1, 1938 | New York Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 41-27 | 33-20 | 74-47 | ||
| September 2, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | L | 41-28 | 33-20 | 74-48 | ||
| September 3, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 41-29 | 33-20 | 74-49 | ||
| September 4, 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 42-29 | 33-20 | 75-49 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 42-30 | 33-20 | 75-50 | ||
| September 5, 1938 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | L | 42-31 | 33-20 | 75-51 | ||
| September 7, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 42-31 | 34-20 | 76-51 | ||
| September 8, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 42-31 | 34-21 | 76-52 | ||
| September 10, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 42-31 | 35-21 | 77-52 | ||
| September 11, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 42-31 | 35-22 | 77-53 | ||
| September 14, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Giants 10 | L | 42-31 | 35-23 | 77-54 | ||
| September 14, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Giants 3 | L | 42-31 | 35-24 | 77-55 | ||
| September 15, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Giants 2 | W | 42-31 | 36-24 | 78-55 | ||
| September 16, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Bees 6 | W | 42-31 | 37-24 | 79-55 | ||
| September 16, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Bees 5 | L | 42-31 | 37-25 | 79-56 | ||
| September 17, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 42-31 | 38-25 | 80-56 | ||
| September 18, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 42-31 | 39-25 | 81-56 | ||
| September 22, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 42-31 | 40-25 | 82-56 | ||
| September 22, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 42-31 | 41-25 | 83-56 | ||
| September 23, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 42-32 | 41-25 | 83-57 | ||
| September 24, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 43-32 | 41-25 | 84-57 | ||
| September 25, 1938 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 44-32 | 41-25 | 85-57 | ||
| September 27, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 44-32 | 41-26 | 85-58 | ||
| September 28, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 44-32 | 41-27 | 85-59 | ||
| September 29, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 10 | L | 44-32 | 41-28 | 85-60 | ||
| September 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 44-32 | 42-28 | 86-60 | ||
| September 30, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 44-32 | 42-29 | 86-61 | ||
| October 1, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 44-32 | 42-30 | 86-62 | ||
| October 2, 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 44-32 | 42-31 | 86-63 |
