1938 Kansas City Monarchs

42-25 • .627 Win% • 2nd in NAL

The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs went 42-25 (.627) finishing 2nd in the NAL. The club scored 284 runs, allowed 192, and played home games at Ruppert Stadium. Team leaders included Willard Brown (7 HR, 48 RBI) and Hilton Smith (9-2, 2.08 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

42 Wins
25 Losses
.627 Win %
2nd Rank
284 R 192 RA
Diff +92

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⚡ Quick Stats

284 Runs Scored
192 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
20 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1938 NAL Average

Batting Avg .271 4% above the 1938 league average (.260)
OBP .332 4% above the 1938 league average (.320)
SLG .402 13% above the 1938 league average (.354)
Team ERA 3.41 21% better than the 1938 league average (4.34)
Runs Scored 284 72% above the 1938 league average (165 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRuppert Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 34 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Hilton Smith 0.368 2 Willard Brown 0.344 3 Rainey Bibbs 0.343 4 Henry Milton 0.335 5 Harry Else 0.300

Home Runs

1 Willard Brown 7 2 Henry Milton 3 3 Buck O'Neil 3 4 Hilton Smith 3 5 Newt Allen 1

RBI

1 Willard Brown 48 2 Henry Milton 27 3 Buck O'Neil 23 4 Newt Allen 21 5 Ed Mayweather 17
1938 Kansas City Monarchs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Henry Milton 46 185 51 62 10 6 3 27 17 0 25 0.335
Willard Brown 47 180 36 62 16 4 7 48 11 0 20 0.344
Buck O'Neil 45 152 29 38 9 3 3 23 17 0 11 0.250
Newt Allen 39 147 27 40 8 1 1 21 13 1 4 0.272
Mex Johnson 40 127 24 29 2 4 0 11 12 1 4 0.228
Roosevelt Cox 35 111 12 23 2 5 0 14 15 0 4 0.207
Ed Mayweather 31 100 15 27 7 3 1 17 8 1 3 0.270
Harry Else 30 90 16 27 2 2 1 11 10 0 4 0.300
Rainey Bibbs 19 70 14 24 3 0 0 9 10 0 6 0.343
Hilton Smith 26 68 9 25 6 0 3 13 2 0 1 0.368
Frank Duncan 20 61 10 12 2 0 0 3 7 0 1 0.197
Turkey Stearnes 15 60 10 16 3 3 0 17 4 0 2 0.267
Jack Marshall 7 28 1 5 0 1 0 4 1 1 3 0.179
Bullet Rogan 13 28 5 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.214
Vet Barnes 11 24 7 7 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0.292
Frank Bradley 13 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.048
Floyd Kranson 13 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.238
Johnny Markham 15 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.167
Ted Strong 3 13 6 5 1 2 1 6 2 0 0 0.385
Willie Simms 3 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Lefty Moses 6 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Betts 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.111
Ernie Smith 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Raymond Taylor 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.286
Andy Cooper 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Blackburn 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Dawson 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Pen Gilliard 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Big Train Jackson 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eugene Bremer 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
McLemore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Parker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Hilton Smith 2.08 2 Johnny Markham 3.51 3 Frank Bradley 3.57 4 Floyd Kranson 4.14 5 Vet Barnes 4.40

Wins

1 Hilton Smith 9 2 Vet Barnes 5 3 Frank Bradley 4 4 Floyd Kranson 4 5 Johnny Markham 3

Strikeouts

1 Hilton Smith 88 2 Vet Barnes 61 3 Frank Bradley 60 4 Johnny Markham 38 5 Floyd Kranson 26
1938 Kansas City Monarchs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hilton Smith 9 2 2.08 19 11 1 112.2 102 26 12 88
Vet Barnes 5 3 4.40 11 7 0 59.1 55 29 12 61
Floyd Kranson 4 2 4.14 13 10 0 58.2 59 27 14 26
Frank Bradley 4 2 3.57 13 7 1 53.0 33 21 14 60
Johnny Markham 3 4 3.51 14 3 1 41.0 38 16 12 38
Lefty Moses 1 1 4.05 6 3 0 26.2 21 12 17 23
Andy Cooper 2 0 3.57 3 2 0 17.2 14 7 4 9
Eugene Bremer 1 0 2.25 3 0 0 12.0 11 3 1 13
Blackburn 1 0 0.90 2 2 0 10.0 6 1 4 6
Big Train Jackson 0 3 9.64 5 3 0 9.1 19 10 5 8
Bullet Rogan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
McLemore 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1
Parker 0 1 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Newt Allen Vet Barnes Betts Rainey Bibbs Blackburn Frank Bradley Eugene Bremer Willard Brown Andy Cooper Roosevelt Cox Johnnie Dawson Frank Duncan +20 more

32 players

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The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs in brief

A 42-25 record (.627) put the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs 2nd in the NAL. Runs came in at 284 scored against 192 allowed (+92). Against a league average of .260, the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs batted .271. The staff ERA of 3.41 was 21% better than the league average of 4.34. Measured against the 165-run league average, the offense was 72% ahead.

Ruppert Stadium served as the home ballpark. Willard Brown led the club in home runs with 7. Henry Milton collected the most hits, 62. Hilton Smith led the pitchers with 9 wins. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1937 season and the 1939 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs

What was the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs record?
The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs finished 42-25 (.627 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs in home runs?
Willard Brown led the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs with 7 home runs.
What was the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs team ERA?
The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs play?
The 1938 Kansas City Monarchs played home games at Ruppert Stadium.
Who led the 1938 Kansas City Monarchs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willard Brown (7 HR, 48 RBI) and Hilton Smith (9-2, 2.08 ERA).
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