1938 Detroit Tigers

84-70 • .545 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1938 Detroit Tigers went 84-70 (.545) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 862 runs, allowed 795, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Greenberg (58 HR, 146 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (13-9, 4.59 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

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
4th Rank
862 R 795 RA
Diff +67

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862 Runs Scored
795 Runs Allowed
+67 Run Diff
891K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 AL Average

Batting Avg .272 3% below the 1938 league average (.280)
OBP .359 equal to the 1938 league average (.357)
SLG .411 1% below the 1938 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.79 equal to the 1938 league average (4.79)
Runs Scored 862 5% above the 1938 league average (823 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 891,850
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Avg per Game 11,289

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Hank Greenberg 0.315 2 Dixie Walker 0.308 3 Charlie Gehringer 0.306 4 Rudy York 0.298 5 Birdie Tebbetts 0.294

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 58 2 Rudy York 33 3 Charlie Gehringer 20 4 Pete Fox 7 5 Chet Laabs 7

RBI

1 Hank Greenberg 146 2 Rudy York 127 3 Charlie Gehringer 107 4 Pete Fox 96 5 Billy Rogell 55
1938 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Fox 155 634 91 186 35 10 7 96 31 39 16 0.293
Charlie Gehringer 152 568 133 174 32 5 20 107 113 21 14 0.306
Hank Greenberg 155 556 144 175 23 4 58 146 119 92 7 0.315
Billy Rogell 136 501 76 130 22 8 3 55 86 37 9 0.259
Rudy York 135 463 85 138 27 2 33 127 92 74 1 0.298
Dixie Walker 127 454 84 140 27 6 6 43 65 32 5 0.308
Mark Christman 95 318 35 79 6 4 1 44 27 21 5 0.248
Chet Morgan 74 306 50 87 6 1 0 27 20 12 5 0.284
Don Ross 77 265 22 69 7 1 1 30 29 11 1 0.260
Chet Laabs 64 211 26 50 7 3 7 37 15 52 3 0.237
Jo-Jo White 78 206 40 54 6 1 0 15 30 15 3 0.262
Birdie Tebbetts 53 143 16 42 6 2 1 25 12 13 1 0.294
Tony Piet 41 80 9 17 6 0 0 14 15 11 2 0.212
Vern Kennedy 37 79 10 23 3 0 0 8 1 11 0 0.291
Roy Cullenbine 25 67 12 19 1 3 0 9 12 9 2 0.284
Elden Auker 27 57 6 5 0 0 0 2 4 24 1 0.088
George Gill 24 57 4 6 1 1 0 1 0 15 0 0.105
Tommy Bridges 25 54 5 7 1 1 0 3 6 17 0 0.130
Roxie Lawson 27 45 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.044
Boots Poffenberger 25 44 0 8 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.182
Harry Eisenstat 32 36 4 5 0 0 0 1 4 16 0 0.139
Al Benton 19 33 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.121
George Coffman 39 24 2 4 1 0 0 5 3 7 0 0.167
Jake Wade 27 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.048
Ray Hayworth 8 19 1 4 0 0 0 5 3 4 1 0.211
Benny McCoy 7 15 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Schoolboy Rowe 4 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Bob Harris 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
George Archie 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Rogalski 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woody Davis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Al Benton 3.30 2 Harry Eisenstat 3.73 3 George Gill 4.12 4 Tommy Bridges 4.59 5 Boots Poffenberger 4.82

Wins

1 Tommy Bridges 13 2 George Gill 12 3 Vern Kennedy 12 4 Elden Auker 11 5 Harry Eisenstat 9

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 101 2 Vern Kennedy 53 3 Elden Auker 46 4 Roxie Lawson 39 5 Harry Eisenstat 37
1938 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vern Kennedy 12 9 5.06 33 26 2 190.1 215 107 113 53
George Gill 12 9 4.12 24 23 0 164.0 195 75 50 30
Elden Auker 11 10 5.27 27 24 0 160.2 184 94 56 46
Tommy Bridges 13 9 4.59 25 20 1 151.0 171 77 58 101
Roxie Lawson 8 9 5.46 27 16 1 127.0 154 77 82 39
Harry Eisenstat 9 6 3.73 32 9 4 125.1 131 52 29 37
Boots Poffenberger 6 7 4.82 25 15 1 125.0 147 67 66 28
George Coffman 4 4 6.02 39 6 2 95.2 120 64 48 31
Al Benton 5 3 3.30 19 10 0 95.1 93 35 39 33
Jake Wade 3 2 6.56 27 2 0 70.0 73 51 48 23
Schoolboy Rowe 0 2 3.00 4 3 0 21.0 20 7 11 4
Bob Harris 1 0 7.20 3 1 0 10.0 14 8 4 7
Joe Rogalski 0 0 2.57 2 0 0 7.0 12 2 0 2
Woody Davis 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 6.0 3 1 4 1

👥 Roster (31)

George Archie Elden Auker Al Benton Tommy Bridges Mark Christman George Coffman Roy Cullenbine Woody Davis Harry Eisenstat Pete Fox Charlie Gehringer George Gill +19 more

31 players

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The 1938 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1938 Detroit Tigers finished 84-70, a .545 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 862 runs and allowed 795, a run differential of +67. Against a league average of .280, the 1938 Detroit Tigers batted .272. The 862 runs scored compare with a league average of 823 per club, 5% more. Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 891,850 fans came through the gates.

For power, Hank Greenberg led the way with 58 homers. The hits leader was Pete Fox with 186. Tommy Bridges led the pitchers with 13 wins. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. The 1937 season and the 1939 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1938 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1938 Detroit Tigers finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Hank Greenberg led the 1938 Detroit Tigers with 58 home runs.
What was the 1938 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1938 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.79.
Did the 1938 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1938 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1938 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Greenberg (58 HR, 146 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (13-9, 4.59 ERA).
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