1938 Cincinnati Reds

82-68 • .547 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1938 Cincinnati Reds went 82-68 (.547) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 723 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ival Goodman (30 HR, 92 RBI) and Paul Derringer (21-14, 2.93 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

82 Wins
68 Losses
.547 Win %
4th Rank
723 R 634 RA
Diff +89

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723 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
736K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 4% above the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .326 equal to the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .406 8% above the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 3.62 4% better than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 723 7% above the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 736,180
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Avg per Game 9,560

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Lombardi 0.342 2 Frank McCormick 0.327 3 Lee Gamble 0.320 4 Wally Berger 0.307 5 Ival Goodman 0.292

Home Runs

1 Ival Goodman 30 2 Ernie Lombardi 19 3 Wally Berger 16 4 Harry Craft 15 5 Billy Myers 12

RBI

1 Frank McCormick 106 2 Ernie Lombardi 95 3 Ival Goodman 92 4 Harry Craft 83 5 Wally Berger 56
1938 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank McCormick 151 640 89 209 40 4 5 106 18 17 1 0.327
Harry Craft 151 612 70 165 28 9 15 83 29 46 3 0.270
Ival Goodman 145 568 103 166 27 10 30 92 53 51 3 0.292
Lew Riggs 142 531 53 134 21 13 2 55 40 28 3 0.252
Lonny Frey 124 501 76 133 26 6 4 36 49 50 4 0.265
Ernie Lombardi 129 489 60 167 30 1 19 95 40 14 0 0.342
Billy Myers 134 442 57 112 18 6 12 47 41 80 2 0.253
Wally Berger 99 407 74 125 23 4 16 56 29 44 2 0.307
Dusty Cooke 82 233 41 64 15 1 2 33 28 36 0 0.275
Paul Derringer 41 119 8 21 1 0 2 15 2 24 0 0.176
Willard Hershberger 49 105 12 29 3 1 0 12 5 6 1 0.276
Nolen Richardson 35 100 8 29 4 0 0 10 3 4 0 0.290
Johnny Vander Meer 33 83 6 15 0 0 0 2 0 23 0 0.181
Lee Gamble 53 75 13 24 3 1 0 5 0 6 0 0.320
Alex Kampouris 21 74 13 19 1 0 2 7 10 13 0 0.257
Bucky Walters 36 64 10 9 1 0 0 5 7 18 0 0.141
Peaches Davis 29 61 5 15 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.246
Don Lang 21 50 5 13 3 1 1 11 2 7 0 0.260
Jim Weaver 30 44 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.205
Virgil Davis 12 36 3 6 1 0 0 1 5 6 0 0.167
Whitey Moore 19 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Gene Schott 31 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Joe Cascarella 33 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.167
Kiddo Davis 5 18 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.278
Justin Stein 11 18 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Lee Grissom 14 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.188
Al Hollingsworth 9 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Red Barrett 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Nino Bongiovanni 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Buck Jordan 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.286
Ray Benge 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Dick West 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Kleinhans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Outlaw 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Paul Derringer 2.93 2 Johnny Vander Meer 3.12 3 Jim Weaver 3.13 4 Whitey Moore 3.49 5 Bucky Walters 3.69

Wins

1 Paul Derringer 21 2 Johnny Vander Meer 15 3 Bucky Walters 11 4 Peaches Davis 7 5 Whitey Moore 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Derringer 132 2 Johnny Vander Meer 125 3 Bucky Walters 65 4 Jim Weaver 64 5 Whitey Moore 38
1938 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Paul Derringer 21 14 2.93 41 37 3 307.0 315 100 49 132
Johnny Vander Meer 15 10 3.12 32 29 0 225.1 177 78 103 125
Bucky Walters 11 6 3.69 27 22 1 168.1 168 69 66 65
Peaches Davis 7 12 3.97 29 19 1 167.2 193 74 40 28
Jim Weaver 6 4 3.13 30 15 3 129.1 109 45 54 64
Whitey Moore 6 4 3.49 19 11 0 90.1 66 35 42 38
Gene Schott 5 5 4.45 31 4 2 83.0 89 41 32 21
Joe Cascarella 4 7 4.57 33 1 4 61.0 66 31 22 30
Lee Grissom 2 3 5.29 14 7 0 51.0 60 30 22 16
Al Hollingsworth 2 2 7.15 9 4 0 34.0 43 27 12 13
Red Barrett 2 0 3.14 6 2 0 28.2 28 10 15 5
Ray Benge 1 1 4.11 9 0 2 15.1 13 7 6 5
Ted Kleinhans 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Red Barrett Ray Benge Wally Berger Nino Bongiovanni Joe Cascarella Dusty Cooke Harry Craft Kiddo Davis Peaches Davis Virgil Davis Paul Derringer Lonny Frey +22 more

34 players

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The 1938 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1938 Cincinnati Reds finished 82-68, a .547 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 723 scored against 634 allowed (+89). Against a league average of .267, the 1938 Cincinnati Reds batted .277. The staff ERA of 3.62 was 4% better than the league average of 3.79. League clubs averaged 674 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 7% more.

Crosley Field was home in 1938, drawing a total attendance of 736,180. Ival Goodman led the club in home runs with 30. The RBI leader was Frank McCormick, with 106. On the mound, Paul Derringer won 21 games to lead the staff. The 1938 roster runs to 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1937 season and the 1939 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1938 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1938 Cincinnati Reds finished 82-68 (.547 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Ival Goodman led the 1938 Cincinnati Reds with 30 home runs.
What was the 1938 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1938 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1938 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1938 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1938 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ival Goodman (30 HR, 92 RBI) and Paul Derringer (21-14, 2.93 ERA).
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