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1938 Chicago Cubs

89-63 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1938 Chicago Cubs went 89-63 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 713 runs, allowed 598, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ripper Collins (13 HR, 61 RBI) and Bill Lee (22-9, 2.66 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

89 Wins
63 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
713 R 598 RA
Diff +115

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713 Runs Scored
598 Runs Allowed
+115 Run Diff
1,064K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 1% above the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .337 3% above the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .377 equal to the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 3.37 11% better than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 713 6% above the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,064,791
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Avg per Game 13,828

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Stan Hack 0.320 2 Carl Reynolds 0.302 3 Augie Galan 0.286 4 Billy Herman 0.277 5 Gabby Hartnett 0.274

Home Runs

1 Ripper Collins 13 2 Gabby Hartnett 10 3 Frank Demaree 8 4 Joe Marty 7 5 Augie Galan 6

RBI

1 Augie Galan 69 2 Stan Hack 67 3 Carl Reynolds 67 4 Frank Demaree 62 5 Ripper Collins 61
1938 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Herman 152 624 86 173 34 7 1 56 59 31 3 0.277
Stan Hack 152 609 109 195 34 11 4 67 94 39 16 0.320
Carl Reynolds 125 497 59 150 28 10 3 67 22 32 9 0.302
Ripper Collins 143 490 78 131 22 8 13 61 54 48 1 0.267
Frank Demaree 129 476 63 130 15 7 8 62 45 34 1 0.273
Billy Jurges 137 465 53 114 18 3 1 47 58 53 3 0.245
Augie Galan 110 395 52 113 16 9 6 69 49 17 8 0.286
Gabby Hartnett 88 299 40 82 19 1 10 59 48 17 1 0.274
Phil Cavarretta 92 268 29 64 11 4 1 28 14 27 4 0.239
Ken O'Dea 86 247 22 65 12 1 3 33 12 18 1 0.263
Joe Marty 76 235 32 57 8 3 7 35 18 26 0 0.243
Tony Lazzeri 54 120 21 32 5 0 5 23 22 30 0 0.267
Clay Bryant 50 106 16 24 2 1 3 15 2 10 0 0.226
Bill Lee 44 101 10 20 3 1 0 13 4 20 1 0.198
Tex Carleton 33 65 9 15 4 1 0 7 3 10 1 0.231
Larry French 43 62 7 13 3 1 0 7 5 9 0 0.210
Bob Garbark 23 54 2 14 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.259
Charlie Root 44 48 2 8 1 0 0 3 4 16 0 0.167
Coaker Triplett 12 36 4 9 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Jim Asbell 17 33 6 6 2 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.182
Jack Russell 42 32 4 7 1 1 0 3 2 15 0 0.219
Dizzy Dean 13 26 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.192
Vance Page 13 26 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.154
Al Epperly 9 8 2 2 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 0.250
Steve Mesner 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Kirby Higbe 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Logan 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Mattick 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Newt Kimball 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Dizzy Dean 1.81 2 Bill Lee 2.66 3 Charlie Root 2.86 4 Clay Bryant 3.10 5 Jack Russell 3.34

Wins

1 Bill Lee 22 2 Clay Bryant 19 3 Tex Carleton 10 4 Larry French 10 5 Charlie Root 8

Strikeouts

1 Clay Bryant 135 2 Bill Lee 121 3 Larry French 83 4 Tex Carleton 80 5 Charlie Root 70
1938 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Lee 22 9 2.66 44 37 2 291.0 281 86 74 121
Clay Bryant 19 11 3.10 44 30 2 270.1 235 93 125 135
Larry French 10 19 3.80 43 27 0 201.1 210 85 62 83
Tex Carleton 10 9 5.42 33 24 0 167.2 213 101 74 80
Charlie Root 8 7 2.86 44 11 8 160.2 163 51 30 70
Jack Russell 6 1 3.34 42 0 3 102.1 100 38 30 29
Dizzy Dean 7 1 1.81 13 10 0 74.2 63 15 8 22
Vance Page 5 4 3.84 13 9 1 68.0 90 29 13 18
Al Epperly 2 0 3.67 9 4 0 27.0 28 11 15 10
Bob Logan 0 2 2.78 14 0 2 22.2 18 7 17 10
Kirby Higbe 0 0 5.40 2 2 0 10.0 10 6 6 4
Newt Kimball 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (29)

Jim Asbell Clay Bryant Tex Carleton Phil Cavarretta Ripper Collins Dizzy Dean Frank Demaree Al Epperly Larry French Augie Galan Bob Garbark Stan Hack +17 more

29 players

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The 1938 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1938 the Chicago Cubs posted a 89-63 mark (.586) and finished 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. With 713 runs scored and 598 given up, the 1938 differential was +115. The team batting average of .269 was 1% above the 1938 league mark of .267. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.37 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.79.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,064,791 in attendance, about 13,828 a game. Ripper Collins topped the Chicago Cubs with 13 home runs. Augie Galan led in RBI with 69. On the mound, Bill Lee won 22 games to lead the staff. Clay Bryant struck out 135, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1938 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1938 Chicago Cubs finished 89-63 (.586 win pct).
How did the 1938 Chicago Cubs finish?
The 1938 Chicago Cubs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1938 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ripper Collins led the 1938 Chicago Cubs with 13 home runs.
What was the 1938 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1938 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Did the 1938 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1938 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
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