1938 Cincinnati Reds season
| 1938 Cincinnati Reds | |
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| Owner(s) | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Warren Giles |
| Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
| Local radio |
WSAI (Red Barber, Dick Bray) |
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The 1938 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League with a record of 82–68, 6 games behind the Chicago Cubs.
Regular season
- Johnny Vander Meer became the only pitcher in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters in 1938. On June 11, 1938, he no-hit the Boston Bees at Crosley Field. Four nights later, in the first night game played at Ebbets Field, he no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers. One of two balls that survives from this historic game is in the Seth Swirsky collection.[1] After his double no-hit achievement, Reds' management wanted Vander Meer to change his uniform number to "00." He politely refused.
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 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 | Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi | 129 | 489 | 167 | .342 | 19 | 95 |
| OF | Goodman, IvalIval Goodman | 145 | 568 | 166 | .292 | 30 | 92 |
| OF | Berger, WallyWally Berger | 99 | 407 | 125 | .307 | 16 | 56 |
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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| Lang, DonDon Lang | 21 | 50 | 13 | .220 | 1 | 11 |
| West, DickDick West | 1 | 1 | 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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| Vander Meer, JohnnyJohnny Vander Meer | 32 | 225.1 | 15 | 10 | 3.12 | 125 |
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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| Davis, PeachesPeaches Davis | 29 | 167.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.97 | 28 |
| Weaver, JimJim Weaver | 30 | 129.1 | 6 | 4 | 3.13 | 64 |
| Barrett, RedRed Barrett | 6 | 28.2 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 5 |
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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| Cascarella, JoeJoe Cascarella | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4.57 | 30 |
| Benge, RayRay Benge | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.11 | 5 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jim Bottomley and Dick Porter |
| A | Albany Senators | Eastern League | Bill McCorry |
| B | Durham Bulls | Piedmont League | Bill Hughes |
| B | Columbia Reds | Sally League | Johnny Burnett |
| B | Waterloo Red Hawks | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Lenny Backer |
| C | El Dorado Lions | Cotton States League | Frank O'Rourke |
| C | Muskogee Reds | Western Association | Ben Tincup |
| D | Rogers Reds | Arkansas–Missouri League | Lester "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Williamston Martins | Coastal Plain League | Art Hauger |
| D | Union City Greyhounds | KITTY League | Hap Bohl |
References
- ↑ "Johnny Vander Meer, Twice Perfect". Seth.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007