The 1938 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The Detroit Tigers compiled a record of 84 wins and 70 losses, good enough for fourth place in the American League. Hank Greenberg hit 58 home runs, and became the first unanimous selection as the American League MVP.
Offseason December 2, 1937: Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker were traded by the Tigers to the Chicago White Sox for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker.Mike Tresh at Baseball Reference
Regular season The highlight of the 1938 season was first baseman Hank Greenberg challenging the single-season home run record held by Babe Ruth (60). Hank went into the season's final weekend against the Cleveland Indians with 58 home runs, but failed to homer on Saturday or Sunday. He did tie Jimmie Foxx's record for a right-handed hitter, set in 1932.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1938 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 135 463 138 .298 33 127 1B 155 556 175 .315 58 146 2B 152 568 174 .306 20 107 SS 136 501 130 .259 3 55 3B 77 265 69 .260 1 30 OF 127 454 140 .308 6 43 OF 155 634 186 .293 7 96 OF 74 306 87 .284 0 27
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 95 318 79 .248 1 44 64 211 50 .237 7 37 78 206 54 .262 0 15 53 143 42 .294 1 25 41 80 17 .213 0 14 25 67 19 .284 0 9 8 19 4 .211 0 5 7 15 3 .200 0 0 3 2 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 33 190.1 12 9 5.06 53 24 164.0 12 9 4.12 30 27 160.2 11 10 5.27 46 25 151.0 13 9 4.59 101 4 21.0 0 2 3.00 4
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 27 127.0 8 9 5.46 39 32 125.1 9 6 3.72 37 25 125.0 6 7 4.82 28 19 95.1 5 3 3.30 33 3 10.0 1 0 7.20 7
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 39 4 4 2 6.02 31 27 3 2 0 6.56 23 2 0 0 0 2.57 2 2 0 0 0 1.50 1
Awards and honors Hank Greenberg finished third in the American League MVP voting.
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont, Beckley, HarlingenJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
External links
1938 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference