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1938 St. Louis Browns season

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Record
  
55–97 (.362)

Owner(s)
  
Donald Lee Barnes

League place
  
7th

General manager(s)
  
Bill DeWitt

Manager(s)
  
Gabby Street and Ski Melillo

Local radio
  
KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Allan Anthony)

The 1938 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 55 wins and 97 losses.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 1, 1937: Chief Hogsett was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Ed Linke.
  • December 2, 1937: Joe Vosmik was traded by the Browns to the Boston Red Sox for Red Kress, Buster Mills and Bobo Newsom.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 11, 1938: Jack Knott was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Bill Cox.
  • September 8, 1938: Joe Grace was purchased by the Browns from the Memphis Chicks (Southern Association).

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    References

    1938 St. Louis Browns season Wikipedia
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