1938 Philadelphia Phillies

45-105 • .300 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies went 45-105 (.300) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 550 runs, allowed 840, and played home games at Baker Bowl/Shibe Park. Team leaders included Chuck Klein (8 HR, 61 RBI) and Claude Passeau (11-18, 4.52 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

45 Wins
105 Losses
.300 Win %
8th Rank
550 R 840 RA
Diff -290

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550 Runs Scored
840 Runs Allowed
-290 Run Diff
109K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 5% below the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .311 5% below the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .333 12% below the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 4.93 30% worse than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 550 18% below the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl/Shibe Park
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Home Games 47
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Total Attendance 109,419
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Avg per Game 2,328

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Phil Weintraub 0.311 2 Buck Jordan 0.300 3 Hersh Martin 0.298 4 Gibby Brack 0.287 5 Pinky Whitney 0.277

Home Runs

1 Chuck Klein 8 2 Morrie Arnovich 4 3 Gibby Brack 4 4 Emmett Mueller 4 5 Phil Weintraub 4

RBI

1 Morrie Arnovich 72 2 Chuck Klein 61 3 Phil Weintraub 45 4 Hersh Martin 39 5 Pinky Whitney 38
1938 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Morrie Arnovich 139 502 47 138 29 0 4 72 42 37 2 0.275
Hersh Martin 120 466 58 139 36 6 3 39 34 48 8 0.298
Chuck Klein 129 458 53 113 22 2 8 61 38 30 7 0.247
Emmett Mueller 136 444 53 111 12 4 4 34 64 43 2 0.250
George Scharein 117 390 47 93 16 4 1 29 16 33 11 0.238
Phil Weintraub 100 351 51 109 23 2 4 45 64 43 1 0.311
Del Young 108 340 27 78 13 2 0 31 20 35 0 0.229
Buck Jordan 87 310 31 93 18 1 0 18 17 4 1 0.300
Pinky Whitney 102 300 27 83 9 1 3 38 27 22 0 0.277
Gibby Brack 72 282 40 81 20 4 4 28 18 30 2 0.287
Bill Atwood 102 281 27 55 8 1 3 28 25 26 0 0.196
Virgil Davis 70 215 11 53 7 0 2 23 14 14 1 0.247
Hugh Mulcahy 47 94 6 16 2 0 0 5 2 15 0 0.170
Tuck Stainback 30 81 9 21 3 0 1 11 3 3 1 0.259
Claude Passeau 45 80 4 13 1 0 0 3 2 27 0 0.163
Gene Corbett 24 75 7 6 1 0 2 7 6 11 0 0.080
Earl Browne 21 74 4 19 4 0 0 8 5 11 0 0.257
Cap Clark 52 74 11 19 1 1 0 4 9 10 0 0.257
Al Hollingsworth 24 67 5 15 1 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.224
Justin Stein 11 39 6 10 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 0.256
Max Butcher 12 35 2 9 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.257
Bucky Walters 15 35 6 10 2 0 1 3 1 5 1 0.286
Pete Sivess 39 32 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.188
Syl Johnson 22 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.034
Bill Hallahan 21 26 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.192
Wayne LaMaster 18 22 8 9 3 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.409
Al Smith 37 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.000
Eddie Feinberg 10 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.150
Alex Pitko 7 19 2 6 1 0 0 2 3 3 1 0.316
Ray Stoviak 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Art Rebel 7 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Elmer Burkart 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hal Kelleher 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Tommy Reis 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmie Wilson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Howie Gorman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Lanning 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Heusser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Max Butcher 2.93 2 Al Hollingsworth 3.82 3 Syl Johnson 4.23 4 Claude Passeau 4.52 5 Hugh Mulcahy 4.61

Wins

1 Claude Passeau 11 2 Hugh Mulcahy 10 3 Al Hollingsworth 5 4 Max Butcher 4 5 Wayne LaMaster 4

Strikeouts

1 Claude Passeau 100 2 Hugh Mulcahy 90 3 Al Hollingsworth 80 4 Al Smith 46 5 Wayne LaMaster 35
1938 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Hugh Mulcahy 10 20 4.61 46 34 1 267.1 294 137 120 90
Claude Passeau 11 18 4.52 44 33 1 239.0 281 120 93 100
Al Hollingsworth 5 16 3.82 24 21 0 174.1 177 74 77 80
Pete Sivess 3 6 5.51 39 8 3 116.0 143 71 69 32
Max Butcher 4 8 2.93 12 12 0 98.1 94 32 31 29
Bill Hallahan 1 8 5.46 21 10 0 89.0 107 54 45 22
Al Smith 1 4 6.28 37 1 1 86.0 115 60 40 46
Syl Johnson 2 7 4.23 22 6 0 83.0 87 39 11 21
Bucky Walters 4 8 5.23 12 12 0 82.2 91 48 42 28
Wayne LaMaster 4 7 7.77 18 12 0 63.2 80 55 31 35
Elmer Burkart 0 1 4.50 2 1 0 10.0 12 5 3 1
Hal Kelleher 0 0 18.41 6 0 0 7.1 16 15 9 4
Tom Lanning 0 1 6.43 3 1 0 7.0 9 5 2 2
Tommy Reis 0 1 19.29 4 0 0 4.2 8 10 8 2
Ed Heusser 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 1 0

👥 Roster (38)

Morrie Arnovich Bill Atwood Gibby Brack Earl Browne Elmer Burkart Max Butcher Cap Clark Gene Corbett Virgil Davis Eddie Feinberg Howie Gorman Bill Hallahan +26 more

38 players

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The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

In 1938 the Philadelphia Phillies posted a 45-105 mark (.300) and finished 8th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 550 runs and allowed 840, a run differential of -290. The team batting average of .253 was 5% below the 1938 league mark of .267. Pitchers allowed 4.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. Measured against the 674-run league average, the offense was 18% behind.

Baker Bowl/Shibe Park was home in 1938, drawing a total attendance of 109,419. The home run leader was Chuck Klein, who hit 8. Morrie Arnovich led in RBI with 72. Hersh Martin collected the most hits, 139. Claude Passeau led the pitchers with 11 wins. In all, the roster shows 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies finished 45-105 (.300 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Chuck Klein led the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies with 8 home runs.
What was the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.93.
Did the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl/Shibe Park.
Who led the 1938 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chuck Klein (8 HR, 61 RBI) and Claude Passeau (11-18, 4.52 ERA).
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