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1938 Chicago White Sox season

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Owner(s)
  
J. Louis Comiskey

Manager(s)
  
Jimmy Dykes

Local radio
  
WGN (AM)(Bob Elson)WCFL(Hal Totten)WIND (AM)(Russ Hodges, Jimmy Dudley)WJJD(John Harrington, Jack Drees)WBBM (AM)(Val Sherman, Pat Flanagan, Charley Grimm)

The 1938 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 38th season in the major leagues and their 39th season overall. They finished with a record 65–83, good enough for 5th place in the American League, 32 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

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Offseason

  • December 2, 1937: Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Jackie Hayes, 2b
  • Mike Kreevich, cf
  • Gee Walker, rf
  • Rip Radcliff, lf
  • Joe Kuhel, 1b
  • Marv Owen, 3b
  • Boze Berger, ss
  • Luke Sewell, c
  • John Whitehead, p

    • Notable transactions

  • June 11, 1938: Bill Cox was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Knott.

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe, Lubbock

    References

    1938 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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