1938 Boston Red Sox

88-61 • .591 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1938 Boston Red Sox went 88-61 (.591) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 902 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (50 HR, 175 RBI) and Jim Bagby (15-11, 4.21 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
61 Losses
.591 Win %
2nd Rank
902 R 751 RA
Diff +151

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902 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
+151 Run Diff
695K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 AL Average

Batting Avg .299 7% above the 1938 league average (.280)
OBP .378 6% above the 1938 league average (.357)
SLG .434 5% above the 1938 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.46 7% better than the 1938 league average (4.79)
Runs Scored 902 10% above the 1938 league average (823 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 695,700
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Avg per Game 9,276

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Jimmie Foxx 0.349 2 Ben Chapman 0.340 3 Joe Cronin 0.325 4 Joe Vosmik 0.324 5 Jim Tabor 0.316

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 50 2 Joe Cronin 17 3 Joe Vosmik 9 4 Ben Chapman 6 5 Bobby Doerr 5

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 175 2 Pinky Higgins 106 3 Joe Cronin 94 4 Joe Vosmik 86 5 Ben Chapman 80
1938 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doc Cramer 148 658 116 198 36 8 0 71 51 19 4 0.301
Joe Vosmik 146 621 121 201 37 6 9 86 59 26 0 0.324
Jimmie Foxx 149 565 139 197 33 9 50 175 119 76 5 0.349
Joe Cronin 143 530 98 172 51 5 17 94 91 60 7 0.325
Pinky Higgins 139 524 77 159 29 5 5 106 71 55 10 0.303
Bobby Doerr 145 509 70 147 26 7 5 80 59 39 5 0.289
Ben Chapman 127 480 92 163 40 8 6 80 65 33 13 0.340
Gene Desautels 108 333 47 97 16 2 2 48 57 31 1 0.291
Johnny Peacock 72 195 29 59 7 1 1 39 17 4 4 0.303
Red Nonnenkamp 87 180 37 51 4 1 0 18 21 13 6 0.283
Eric McNair 46 96 9 15 1 1 0 7 3 6 0 0.156
Fritz Ostermueller 33 74 7 16 4 1 0 9 4 8 0 0.216
Jim Bagby 45 68 10 13 4 0 0 7 1 8 0 0.191
Jack Wilson 37 68 7 15 2 0 0 7 2 8 0 0.221
Jim Tabor 19 57 8 18 3 2 1 8 1 6 0 0.316
Lefty Grove 24 54 8 8 0 0 0 8 7 25 0 0.148
Johnny Marcum 19 37 3 5 0 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.135
Emerson Dickman 32 35 8 10 2 0 1 3 5 9 0 0.286
Archie McKain 37 31 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.065
Joe Heving 16 30 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.133
Bill Harris 13 28 4 6 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0.214
Moe Berg 10 12 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Charlie Wagner 13 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Fabian Gaffke 15 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.100
Dick Midkiff 13 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Lee Rogers 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Al Baker 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill LeFebvre 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Ted Olson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Byron Humphrey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 3.08 2 Joe Heving 3.73 3 Bill Harris 4.03 4 Johnny Marcum 4.09 5 Jim Bagby 4.21

Wins

1 Jim Bagby 15 2 Jack Wilson 15 3 Lefty Grove 14 4 Fritz Ostermueller 13 5 Joe Heving 8

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 99 2 Jack Wilson 96 3 Jim Bagby 73 4 Fritz Ostermueller 46 5 Joe Heving 34
1938 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bagby 15 11 4.21 43 25 2 198.2 218 93 90 73
Jack Wilson 15 15 4.30 37 27 1 194.2 200 93 91 96
Fritz Ostermueller 13 5 4.58 31 18 2 176.2 199 90 58 46
Lefty Grove 14 4 3.08 24 21 1 163.2 169 56 52 99
Emerson Dickman 5 5 5.28 32 11 0 104.0 117 61 54 22
Archie McKain 5 4 4.52 37 5 6 99.2 119 50 44 27
Johnny Marcum 5 6 4.09 15 11 0 92.1 113 42 25 25
Joe Heving 8 1 3.73 16 11 2 82.0 94 34 22 34
Bill Harris 5 5 4.03 13 11 1 80.1 83 36 21 26
Charlie Wagner 1 3 8.35 13 6 0 36.2 47 34 24 14
Dick Midkiff 1 1 5.09 13 2 0 35.1 43 20 21 10
Lee Rogers 1 1 6.51 14 2 0 27.2 32 20 18 7
Al Baker 0 0 9.39 3 0 0 7.2 13 8 2 2
Ted Olson 0 0 6.43 2 0 0 7.0 9 5 2 2
Doc Cramer 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 3 2 3 1
Bill LeFebvre 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 4.0 8 6 0 0
Byron Humphrey 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 5 2 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Jim Bagby Al Baker Moe Berg Ben Chapman Doc Cramer Joe Cronin Gene Desautels Emerson Dickman Bobby Doerr Jimmie Foxx Fabian Gaffke Lefty Grove +18 more

30 players

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The 1938 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 88-61 record (.591) put the 1938 Boston Red Sox 2nd in the AL. With 902 runs scored and 751 given up, the 1938 differential was +151. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .299, 7% better than the league's .280. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.46 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.79. The 1938 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 10% (902 against 823).

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 695,700 in attendance, about 9,276 a game. For power, Jimmie Foxx led the way with 50 homers. Joe Vosmik collected the most hits, 201. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jim Bagby (15). Lefty Grove struck out 99, the most on the club. The 1938 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1938 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished 88-61 (.591 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1938 Boston Red Sox with 50 home runs.
What was the 1938 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1938 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.46.
Did the 1938 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1938 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1938 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (50 HR, 175 RBI) and Jim Bagby (15-11, 4.21 ERA).
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