1938 Cleveland Indians

86-66 • .566 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1938 Cleveland Indians went 86-66 (.566) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 847 runs, allowed 782, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Ken Keltner (26 HR, 113 RBI) and Bob Feller (17-11, 4.08 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

86 Wins
66 Losses
.566 Win %
3rd Rank
847 R 782 RA
Diff +65

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847 Runs Scored
782 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
510K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 equal to the 1938 league average (.280)
OBP .349 2% below the 1938 league average (.357)
SLG .433 5% above the 1938 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.60 4% better than the 1938 league average (4.79)
Runs Scored 847 3% above the 1938 league average (823 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 18
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Total Attendance 510,109
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Avg per Game 28,339

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Jeff Heath 0.343 2 Hal Trosky 0.334 3 Earl Averill 0.330 4 Frankie Pytlak 0.308 5 Rollie Hemsley 0.296

Home Runs

1 Ken Keltner 26 2 Jeff Heath 21 3 Hal Trosky 19 4 Earl Averill 14 5 Bruce Campbell 12

RBI

1 Ken Keltner 113 2 Jeff Heath 112 3 Hal Trosky 110 4 Earl Averill 93 5 Bruce Campbell 72
1938 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Keltner 149 576 86 159 31 9 26 113 33 75 4 0.276
Lyn Lary 141 568 94 152 36 4 3 51 88 65 23 0.268
Hal Trosky 150 554 106 185 40 9 19 110 67 40 5 0.334
Bruce Campbell 133 511 90 148 27 12 12 72 53 57 11 0.290
Jeff Heath 126 502 104 172 31 18 21 112 33 55 3 0.343
Odell Hale 130 496 69 138 32 2 8 69 44 39 8 0.278
Earl Averill 134 482 101 159 27 15 14 93 81 48 5 0.330
Frankie Pytlak 113 364 46 112 14 7 1 43 36 15 9 0.308
Roy Weatherly 83 210 32 55 14 3 2 18 14 14 8 0.262
Rollie Hemsley 66 203 27 60 11 3 2 28 23 14 1 0.296
Moose Solters 67 199 30 40 6 3 2 22 13 28 4 0.201
John Kroner 51 117 13 29 16 0 1 17 19 6 0 0.248
Bob Feller 39 94 6 17 3 1 0 13 11 32 0 0.181
Mel Harder 39 88 3 10 2 0 0 6 4 31 0 0.114
Johnny Allen 30 79 12 20 2 1 1 14 3 14 1 0.253
Skeeter Webb 20 58 11 16 2 0 0 2 8 7 1 0.276
Earl Whitehill 26 56 0 7 0 0 0 6 7 13 0 0.125
Willis Hudlin 29 43 1 5 2 0 0 2 3 14 0 0.116
Denny Galehouse 36 39 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.154
Johnny Humphries 45 29 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.103
Al Milnar 24 26 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 0.154
Hank Helf 6 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.077
Oscar Grimes 4 10 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0.200
Tommy Irwin 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.111
Bill Zuber 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Mack 2 6 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.333
Ken Jungels 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Chuck Workman 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Clay Smith 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Lou Boudreau 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Joe Heving 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charley Suche 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lloyd Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Mel Harder 3.83 2 Bob Feller 4.08 3 Johnny Allen 4.19 4 Denny Galehouse 4.34 5 Willis Hudlin 4.89

Wins

1 Bob Feller 17 2 Mel Harder 17 3 Johnny Allen 14 4 Johnny Humphries 9 5 Earl Whitehill 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 240 2 Johnny Allen 112 3 Mel Harder 102 4 Denny Galehouse 66 5 Earl Whitehill 60
1938 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Feller 17 11 4.08 39 36 1 277.2 225 126 208 240
Mel Harder 17 10 3.83 38 29 4 240.0 257 102 62 102
Johnny Allen 14 8 4.19 30 27 0 200.0 189 93 81 112
Earl Whitehill 9 8 5.56 26 23 0 160.1 187 99 83 60
Willis Hudlin 8 8 4.89 29 15 1 127.0 158 69 45 27
Denny Galehouse 7 8 4.34 36 12 3 114.0 119 55 65 66
Johnny Humphries 9 8 5.23 45 6 6 103.1 105 60 63 56
Al Milnar 3 1 5.00 23 5 1 68.1 90 38 26 29
Bill Zuber 0 3 5.02 15 0 1 28.2 33 16 20 14
Ken Jungels 1 0 8.80 9 0 0 15.1 21 15 18 7
Clay Smith 0 0 6.55 4 0 0 11.0 18 8 2 3
Joe Heving 1 1 9.00 3 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 0
Charley Suche 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.1 4 4 3 1

👥 Roster (33)

Johnny Allen Earl Averill Lou Boudreau Bruce Campbell Bob Feller Denny Galehouse Oscar Grimes Odell Hale Mel Harder Jeff Heath Hank Helf Rollie Hemsley +21 more

33 players

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The 1938 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1938 Cleveland Indians reads 86 wins and 66 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 847 for and 782 against. Pitchers allowed 4.60 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.79. The 1938 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 3% (847 against 823). Attendance at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium totaled 510,109 for the year.

Ken Keltner topped the Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs. Hal Trosky collected the most hits, 185. On the mound, Mel Harder won 17 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Feller with 240. In all, the roster shows 33 players. The 1937 season and the 1939 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1938 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1938 Cleveland Indians finished 86-66 (.566 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Ken Keltner led the 1938 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1938 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1938 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.60.
Did the 1938 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1938 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1938 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Keltner (26 HR, 113 RBI) and Bob Feller (17-11, 4.08 ERA).
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