1938 in baseball: Difference between revisions

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| this year = 1938 |

*[[1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], July 6 at [[Crosley Field]]: National League, 4-14–1

*[[1938 Amateur World Series|I Amateur World Series]]: [[Great Britain national baseball team|Great Britain]]

*[[Negro League Baseball All-Star Game]]: West, 5-45–4

*[[Baseball at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]: [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]]

==MLB statisticalStatistical leaders==

**[[Fritz Ostermueller]] holds the [[New York Yankees]] to just two hits, as the [[Boston Red Sox]] shutout the Yanks, 6-06–0.

*April 24 – [[Dizzy Dean]] holds his former team to just four hits, as the Cubs beat the Cardinals, 4-04–0.

*May 5 – The [[Chicago Cubs]] defeat the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] 21-221–2 at [[Wrigley Field]].

*June 5 – The [[1938 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] win the first game of a [[Doubleheader (baseball)|double header]] with the [[1938 Philadelphia Athletics season|Philadelphia Athletics]], 8-28–2, to snap a ten-game losing streak.

*June 6 – The [[1938 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] sent [[Alex Kampouris]] to the [[ 1938 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]] in exchange for [[Wally Berger]].

*June 18:

*July 12 – The [[1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] complete a thirteen-game winning streak to pull themselves within half a game of the first place [[ 1938 New York Giants (MLB) season|New York Giants]].

*July 29 -– [[Jake Powell]] is interviewed by WGN's Bob Elson. When asked about his work as a police office in Dayton Ohio, Powell brags that he "beats n*****s in the head". Commissioner Landis suspends Powell for the comments.

*August 20 – [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] [[catcher]]s [[Hank Helf]] and [[Frank Pytlak]] break the "all-time altitude mark" by catching baseballs dropped from the 708-foot Cleveland [[Terminal Tower]].

*August 27 – In the second game of a [[Doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]], [[Monte Pearson]] pitches a [[no-hitter]] as the [[New York Yankees]] crush the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]], 13–0.

*September 9:

*September 10 – At the [[Polo Grounds]], the New York Giants defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 20-220–2.

*October 5 – [[Red Ruffing]] and the New York Yankees take game one of the [[1938 World Series]], 3-13–1, over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

*October 8 – With two outs and no one on base, a two out rally in the fifth inning plates two runs, as the New York Yankees take game three of the [[World Series]], 5-25–2.

*December 14 – Major League Baseball teams adopt several resolutions. The National League allows the [[Cincinnati Reds]] to play their season opener one day before other teams, as a way of honoring the 100th anniversary of baseball and of the 1869 Red Stockings being the first professional team. In other news, [[Will Harridge]] is re-elected as American League president and given a 10-year term. The AL permits the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] and [[Philadelphia Athletics]] to play night games. Finally, MLB agree on a standard ball but disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players. [[Judge Landis]] will eventually decide on 25.

*March 31 – :
**[[John Herrnstein]]

*March 31 – *[[Moose Stubing]]

*April 5 – :
**[[Ron Hansen (baseball)|Ron Hansen]]

*April 5 – *[[Don Prince]]

*May 29 – :
**[[Fay Vincent]]

*May 29 – *[[Dale Willis]]

*June 2 – :
**[[Lee Gregory (baseball)|Lee Gregory]]

*June 2 – *[[Gene Michael]]

*July 2 – :
**[[Don Choate]]

*July 2 – *[[Hal Reniff]]

*July 6 – :
**[[John Boozer]]

*July 6 – *[[Barry Shetrone]]

*August 28 – :
**[[Billy Cowan]]

*August 28 – *[[Dick LeMay]]

*November 7 – :
**[[Jake Gibbs]]

*November 7 – *[[Jim Kaat]]

*November 19 – :
**[[Manny Jiménez]]

*November 19 – *[[Ted Turner]]

*November 27 – :
**[[Vern Handrahan]]

*November 27 – *[[José Tartabull]]

*December 5 – :
**[[Al Moran]]

*December 5 – *[[Chico Ruiz]]

*January   1 – [[Frank Sexton (baseball)|Frank Sexton]], 65, pitcher for the 1895 Boston Beaneaters of the National League.

*January 16 – *[[JoeEarl SommerClark (baseball)|Earl Clark]], 7930, infielder/backup outfielder betweenwho 1880hit and.291 1890,in most293 prominentlygames for the BaltimoreBoston OriolesBraves ofand theSt. Louis Browns from 1927 Americanto Association1934.

*January 28 – *[[Bill Hill (baseball)|Bill Hill]], 63, pitcher who played from 1896 to 1899 for five different National League clubs.

*January 28 – *[[Pop Rising]], 56, outfielder for the 1905 Boston Americans.

*February   3 – [[Mike Donovan (baseball)|Mike Donovan]], 56, third baseman for the Cleveland Naps in 1904 and the New York Highlanders in 1908.

*February   9 – [[Charlie Daniels (baseball)|Charlie Daniels]], 76, pitcher for the 1884 Boston Reds of the Union Association.

*March   2 – [[Walter Prince]], 76, first baseman who played from 1883 to 1884 for the Louisville Eclipse, Detroit Wolverines and Washington Nationals.

*March   4 – [[Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)|Jack Taylor]], 64, pitcher for the Chicago Orphans/Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals from 1898 to 1907, who won twenty or more games in four seasons, hurled 187 consecutive complete games between 1901 and 1906, and was a member of the world champion 1907 Cubs.

*March   6 – [[Rube Lutzke]], 40, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1927, who led the American League in [[put-out|putouts]] and [[assist (baseball)|assists]] in the 1923 season.

*March   7 – [[Stephen McKeever]], 84, co-owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers since 1912 and club president since 1932; his heirs would maintain his 25 percent share in the team until 1975.

*May*[[Sam 21Childs]], –76, first baseman for the 1883 Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association.
**[[Silver King (baseball)|Silver King]], 70, pitcher who had three 30-win seasons for the 1887–89 St. Louis Browns and another for the 1890 Chicago team in the Players' League, who is regarded as the first sidearm pitcher.

*July   4 – [[Chief Roseman]], 82, outfielder for six different teams between 1882 and 1890, who also managed the St. Louis Browns in his last major league season.

*July   9 – [[George Dickerson (baseball)|George Dickerson]], 46, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the 1917 season.

*July*[[Bill 31Carney]], –64, right fielder who played briefly for the Chicago Cubs in the 1904 season.
**[[Doc Miller]], 55, Canadian outfielder who posted a .295 average from 1910 through 1914 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Doves/Rustlers/Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, while leading the National League with 192 hits in the 1912 season.

*August 30 – [[Gene Moore (pitcher)|Gene Moore]], 52, pitcher who posted a 2-22–2 record and a 4.76 ERA for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds between 1909 and 1912.

*September   7 – [[Lee King (outfielder, born 1894)|Lee King]], 44, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics (1916) and the Boston Braves (1919).

*September 19 – [[Pink Hawley]], 72, pitcher who posted a 167-179167–179 record and a 3.96 ERA in 393 games with the Browns, Pirates, Reds, Giants and Brewers from 1892 to 1901.

*October   3 – [[Morgan Murphy (baseball)|Morgan Murphy]], 71, catcher and noted sign stealer for 11 seasons, from 1890 to 1901.

*October   4 – [[Fred Doe]], 74, pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Burghers and the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League during the 1890 season.

*November   1 – [[Charles Weeghman]], 64, owner of the [[Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales|Chicago Whales]] of the "outlaw" Federal League (1914–1915) and [[Chicago Cubs]] (1916–1919); builder of what would become [[Wrigley Field]].

*November   3 – [[Milt Scott]], 77, first baseman who played between 1882 and 1886 for the Chicago White Stockings, Detroit Wolverines, Pittsburgh Alleghenys and Baltimore Orioles.

*December   3 – [[Guy Hecker]], 82, American Association pitcher/first baseman who won the Triple Crown as a pitcher in 1884 and a batting title in 1886 while hurling a no-hitter in 1882; one of two pitchers to hit three home runs in a single game (along [[Jim Tobin]]) and the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to collect six hits in a nine-inning game.

*December   7 – [[Tom Kearns (baseball)|Tom Kearns]], 79, second baseman/catcher who played between 1880 and 1884 for the Buffalo Bisons and Detroit Wolverines.

*December 24 – :
**[[Luke Lutenberg]], 74, first baseman for the 1894 Louisville Colonels.

*December 24 – *[[Bill Yohe]], 60, first baseman who played for the Washington Senators of the American League during the 1909 season.