1938 New York Giants

83-67 • .553 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1938 New York Giants went 83-67 (.553) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 705 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (36 HR, 116 RBI) and Harry Gumbert (15-13, 4.01 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

83 Wins
67 Losses
.553 Win %
3rd Rank
705 R 637 RA
Diff +68

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705 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+68 Run Diff
876K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 1% above the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .334 2% above the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .396 5% above the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 3.62 4% better than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 705 5% above the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 876,232
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Avg per Game 12,003

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Gus Mancuso 0.348 2 Mickey Haslin 0.324 3 Mel Ott 0.311 4 George Myatt 0.306 5 Harry Danning 0.306

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 36 2 Hank Leiber 12 3 Jo-Jo Moore 11 4 Jimmy Ripple 10 5 Dick Bartell 9

RBI

1 Mel Ott 116 2 Hank Leiber 65 3 Harry Danning 60 4 Jimmy Ripple 60 5 Johnny McCarthy 59
1938 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mel Ott 150 527 116 164 23 6 36 116 118 47 2 0.311
Jo-Jo Moore 125 506 76 153 23 6 11 56 22 27 2 0.302
Jimmy Ripple 134 501 68 131 21 3 10 60 49 21 2 0.261
Dick Bartell 127 481 67 126 26 1 9 49 55 60 4 0.262
Johnny McCarthy 134 470 55 128 13 4 8 59 39 28 3 0.272
Harry Danning 120 448 59 137 26 3 9 60 23 40 1 0.306
Hank Leiber 98 360 50 97 18 4 12 65 31 45 0 0.269
Bob Seeds 81 296 35 86 12 3 9 52 20 33 0 0.291
Alex Kampouris 82 268 35 66 9 1 5 37 27 50 0 0.246
Lou Chiozza 57 179 15 42 7 2 3 17 12 7 5 0.235
George Myatt 43 170 27 52 2 1 3 10 14 13 10 0.306
Gus Mancuso 52 158 19 55 8 0 2 15 17 13 0 0.348
Sam Leslie 76 154 12 39 7 1 1 16 11 6 0 0.253
Bill Cissell 38 149 19 40 6 0 2 18 6 11 1 0.268
Mickey Haslin 31 102 13 33 3 0 3 15 4 4 0 0.324
Harry Gumbert 40 84 3 13 1 1 0 4 0 25 0 0.155
Cliff Melton 36 80 7 14 2 0 0 6 2 14 0 0.175
Hal Schumacher 36 67 12 16 1 0 2 6 4 14 0 0.239
Carl Hubbell 24 58 3 9 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 0.155
Bill Lohrman 31 49 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 21 0 0.082
Wally Berger 16 32 5 6 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0.188
Slick Castleman 22 31 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0.097
Dick Coffman 51 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.071
Blondy Ryan 12 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.208
Jumbo Brown 43 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.188
Johnnie Wittig 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Hy Vandenberg 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Les Powers 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Oscar Georgy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Jumbo Brown 1.80 2 Carl Hubbell 3.07 3 Bill Lohrman 3.32 4 Dick Coffman 3.48 5 Hal Schumacher 3.50

Wins

1 Harry Gumbert 15 2 Cliff Melton 14 3 Carl Hubbell 13 4 Hal Schumacher 13 5 Bill Lohrman 9

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 104 2 Cliff Melton 101 3 Harry Gumbert 84 4 Hal Schumacher 54 5 Bill Lohrman 52
1938 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cliff Melton 14 14 3.89 36 31 0 243.0 266 105 61 101
Harry Gumbert 15 13 4.01 38 33 0 235.2 238 105 84 84
Hal Schumacher 13 8 3.50 28 28 0 185.0 178 72 50 54
Carl Hubbell 13 10 3.07 24 22 1 179.0 171 61 33 104
Bill Lohrman 9 6 3.32 31 14 0 152.0 152 56 33 52
Dick Coffman 8 4 3.48 51 3 12 111.1 116 43 21 21
Slick Castleman 4 5 4.17 21 14 0 90.2 108 42 37 18
Jumbo Brown 5 3 1.80 43 0 5 90.0 65 18 28 42
Johnnie Wittig 2 3 4.81 13 6 0 39.1 41 21 26 14
Hy Vandenberg 0 1 7.50 6 1 0 18.0 28 15 12 7
Tom Baker 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 5 3 3 0
Oscar Georgy 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Tom Baker Dick Bartell Wally Berger Jumbo Brown Slick Castleman Lou Chiozza Bill Cissell Dick Coffman Harry Danning Oscar Georgy Harry Gumbert Mickey Haslin +18 more

30 players

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The 1938 New York Giants in brief

The 1938 New York Giants finished 83-67, a .553 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. With 705 runs scored and 637 given up, the 1938 differential was +68. The team batting average of .270 was 1% above the 1938 league mark of .267. Pitchers allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. The 705 runs scored compare with a league average of 674 per club, 5% more.

Polo Grounds IV was home in 1938, drawing a total attendance of 876,232. Mel Ott led the club in home runs with 36. The pitching staff's wins leader was Harry Gumbert (15). Carl Hubbell struck out 104, the most on the club. Dick Coffman saved 12 games. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 New York Giants

What was the 1938 New York Giants record?
The 1938 New York Giants finished 83-67 (.553 win pct).
Who led the 1938 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1938 New York Giants with 36 home runs.
What was the 1938 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1938 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1938 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1938 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 New York Giants play?
The 1938 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
Who led the 1938 New York Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mel Ott (36 HR, 116 RBI) and Harry Gumbert (15-13, 4.01 ERA).
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