| 1938 New York Giants | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
| General managers | Bill Terry | |
| Managers | Bill Terry | |
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The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 56th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–67 record, 5 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Offseason
- December 1, 1937: Ed Madjeski was purchased from the Giants by the Louisville Colonels.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | 0.586 | — | 44–33 | 45–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 64 | 0.573 | 2 | 44–33 | 42–31 |
| New York Giants | 83 | 67 | 0.553 | 5 | 43–30 | 40–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 0.547 | 6 | 43–34 | 39–34 |
| Boston Bees | 77 | 75 | 0.507 | 12 | 45–30 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 80 | 0.470 | 17½ | 36–41 | 35–39 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 80 | 0.463 | 18½ | 31–41 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 105 | 0.300 | 43 | 26–48 | 19–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 11–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 9–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–11 | 9–12–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | 11–9–1 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 12–9 | 14–7 | 10–12 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — | 16–5 | 9–13–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 7–14 | 5–16 | — | 8–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 11–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | 12–8–1 | — | 15–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–13–1 | 12–9–1 | 9–13–1 | 9–13–1 | 9–11–1 | 16–6 | 7–15 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
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Roster
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Harry Danning | 120 | 448 | 137 | .306 | 9 | 60 |
| 1B | Johnny McCarthy | 134 | 470 | 128 | .272 | 8 | 59 |
| 2B | Alex Kampouris | 82 | 268 | 66 | .246 | 5 | 37 |
| SS | Dick Bartell | 127 | 481 | 126 | .262 | 9 | 49 |
| 3B | Mel Ott | 150 | 527 | 164 | .311 | 36 | 116 |
| OF | Jimmy Ripple | 134 | 501 | 131 | .261 | 10 | 60 |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 125 | 506 | 153 | .302 | 11 | 56 |
| OF | Hank Leiber | 98 | 360 | 97 | .269 | 12 | 65 |
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 |
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| Bob Seeds | 81 | 296 | 86 | .291 | 9 | 52 |
| Lou Chiozza | 57 | 179 | 42 | .235 | 3 | 17 |
| George Myatt | 43 | 170 | 52 | .306 | 3 | 10 |
| Gus Mancuso | 52 | 158 | 55 | .348 | 2 | 15 |
| Sam Leslie | 76 | 154 | 39 | .253 | 1 | 16 |
| Bill Cissell | 38 | 149 | 40 | .268 | 2 | 18 |
| Mickey Haslin | 31 | 102 | 33 | .324 | 3 | 15 |
| Wally Berger | 16 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 4 |
| Blondy Ryan | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Powers | 2 | 3 | 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 |
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| Cliff Melton | 36 | 243.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.89 | 101 |
| Harry Gumbert | 38 | 235.2 | 15 | 13 | 4.01 | 84 |
| Hal Schumacher | 28 | 185.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.50 | 54 |
| Carl Hubbell | 24 | 179.0 | 13 | 10 | 3.07 | 104 |
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 |
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| Bill Lohrman | 31 | 152.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.32 | 52 |
| Slick Castleman | 21 | 90.2 | 4 | 5 | 4.17 | 18 |
| Johnnie Wittig | 13 | 39.1 | 2 | 3 | 4.81 | 14 |
| Hy Vandenberg | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 | 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 |
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| Dick Coffman | 51 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 3.48 | 21 |
| Jumbo Brown | 43 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.80 | 42 |
| Tom Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| Oscar Georgy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Jersey City Giants | International League | Travis Jackson and Hank DeBerry |
| B | Richmond Colts | Piedmont League | Lance Richbourg |
| C | Fort Smith Giants | Western Association | Frank Brazill |
| D | Milford Giants | Eastern Shore League | Val Picinich |
| D | Blytheville Giants | Northeast Arkansas League | Herschel Bobo |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Blytheville[3]
Notes
- ↑ Ed Madjeski page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ "Boston Bees at New York Giants Box Score, April 19, 1938".
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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