1938 World Series
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The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their record third straight championship and the seventh in their history.
Dizzy Dean, whose sore arm had carried the Cubs all year, ran out of gas in the Series as the Yanks crushed the Cubs again. The Cubs didn't win a meaningful game against the Yankees until an interleague game in 2003.
"After a six-year hiatus, the Chicago Cubs managed to top the National League, despite making it there by the slimmest of margins. After a ninth-inning, 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (who had led the National League for 2½ months) on September 28th, the Cubs managed to hold onto first place while winning the pennant by a mere two games. Ripper Collins led the team in homers with thirteen, and outfielder Augie Galan topped the Cubs in runs batted in with sixty-nine. Stan Hack batted .320 and led the National League with sixteen stolen bases, and Carl Reynolds hit .302. Bill Lee and Clay Bryant were the staff pitching aces with twenty-two and nineteen victories. Dizzy Dean, who tried to come back too soon after his All-Star Game toe injury of 1937 and hurt his arm, had been obtained from the St. Louis Cardinals in April and won 7-of-8 decisions."
"Their opponents, the 2x-defending champion New York Yankees were still dominate in the American League. This time five New Yorkers compiled RBI totals over ninety, and those five; Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, rookie Joe Gordon and Tommy Henrich had home run totals ranging from thirty-two to twenty-two. Red Ruffing led the American League in victories with twenty-one, followed in the rotation by Lefty Gomez (eighteen wins), Monte Pearson (sixteen wins) and Spud Chandler (fourteen wins). The result was a 9½ game lead over the Boston Red Sox for the American League pennant."
Records: New York Yankees (W: 99, L: 53, Pct: .651, GA: 9 ½) - Chicago Cubs (W: 89, L: 63, Pct: .586, GA: 2)
Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Gabby Hartnett (Chicago)
Umpires: Charlie Moran (NL), Cal Hubbard (AL), Ziggy Sears (NL), Lou Kolls (AL)
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankees – 3, Cubs – 1 | October 5 | Wrigley Field | 43,642 |
| 2 | Yankees – 6, Cubs – 3 | October 6 | Wrigley Field | 42,108 |
| 3 | Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 55,236 |
| 4 | Cubs – 3, Yankees – 8 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 59,847 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 5: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Bill Lee (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 6: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Chicago (N) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Lefty Gomez (1-0) L: Dizzy Dean (0-1) S: Johnny Murphy (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Frankie Crosetti (1), Joe DiMaggio (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 8: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Monte Pearson (1-0) L: Clay Bryant (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : CHI – Joe Marty (1) NYY – Joe Gordon (1), Bill Dickey (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 9: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | x | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (2-0) L: Bill Lee (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : CHI – Ken O'Dea (1) NYY – Tommy Henrich (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1938 World Series (4-0): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 6 | |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total Attendance: 200,833 Average Attendance: 50,208 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $5,783 Losing Player’s Share – $4,675 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- The New York Yankees became the first team to win three consecutive World Series.
- Dizzy Dean tried to come back too soon after his All-Star Game toe injury of 1937 hurting his arm, had been obtained from the St Louis Cardinals in April and won 7-out-of-8 decisions. In this Series, Dean would give up 6 earned runs in 8 and a third innings pitch and take the loss in game two.
- New York Yankee starting pitcher Red Ruffing would win two (2) games without a loss, although he would give up a record seventeen (17) hits in eighteen (18) innings pitched.
[edit] Reference(s)
Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 171-174)
[edit] External Links
- 1938 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1938 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1938 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1938 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- Audio - Joe DiMaggio Homers off of Dizzy Dean
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