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Sports season
The 1938 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 15, 1938. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series , four games to zero. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series three years in a row.
Awards and honors [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] Hank Greenberg , Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP Standings [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Managers [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Home field attendance [ edit ] Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game New York Yankees [1] 99 -2.9% 970,916 -2.7% 12,290 Chicago Cubs [2] 89 -4.3% 951,640 6.3% 12,359 New York Giants [3] 83 -12.6% 799,633 -13.7% 10,954 Detroit Tigers [4] 84 -5.6% 799,557 -25.4% 10,121 Cincinnati Reds [5] 82 46.4% 706,756 71.9% 9,179 Brooklyn Dodgers [6] 69 11.3% 663,087 37.4% 8,961 Cleveland Indians [7] 86 3.6% 652,006 15.4% 8,579 Boston Red Sox [8] 88 10.0% 646,459 15.5% 8,619 Pittsburgh Pirates [9] 86 0.0% 641,033 39.5% 8,218 Washington Senators [10] 75 2.7% 522,694 31.4% 6,701 Philadelphia Athletics [11] 53 -1.9% 385,357 -10.5% 5,070 Boston Bees [12] 77 -2.5% 341,149 -11.5% 4,549 Chicago White Sox [13] 65 -24.4% 338,278 -42.6% 4,634 St. Louis Cardinals [14] 71 -12.3% 291,418 -32.4% 3,598 Philadelphia Phillies [15] 45 -26.2% 166,111 -21.9% 2,215 St. Louis Browns [16] 55 19.6% 130,417 5.9% 1,694
References [ edit ] ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . External links [ edit ]
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
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