1938 Boston Red Sox season
The 1938 Boston Red Sox season was the 38th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses.Offseason
The 1938 Boston Red Sox finished higher than any other Sox team since 1918. The Red Sox finished in second place with 88 wins and 61 losses, finishing 11 games behind the New York Yankees. Jimmie Foxx led the American League with a.349 batting average, 50 home runs and 175 RBIs, becoming the first player to win three American League MVP Awards.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
| C | | 108 | 333 | 97 | .291 | 2 | 48 |
| 1B | | 149 | 565 | 197 | .349 | 50 | 175 |
| 2B | | 145 | 509 | 147 | .289 | 5 | 80 |
| SS | | 143 | 530 | 172 | .325 | 17 | 94 |
| 3B | | 139 | 524 | 159 | .303 | 5 | 106 |
| OF | | 146 | 621 | 201 | .324 | 9 | 86 |
| OF | | 148 | 658 | 198 | .301 | 0 | 71 |
| OF | | 127 | 480 | 163 | .340 | 6 | 80 |
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 |
| 72 | 195 | 59 | .303 | 1 | 39 |
| 87 | 180 | 51 | .283 | 0 | 18 |
| 46 | 96 | 15 | .156 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | 57 | 18 | .316 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 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 |
| 37 | 194.2 | 15 | 15 | 4.30 | 96 |
| 24 | 163.2 | 14 | 4 | 3.08 | 99 |
| 15 | 92.1 | 5 | 6 | 4.09 | 25 |
| 16 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 3.73 | 34 |
| 13 | 80.1 | 5 | 5 | 4.03 | 26 |
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 |
| 43 | 198.2 | 15 | 11 | 4.21 | 73 |
| 31 | 176.2 | 13 | 5 | 4.58 | 46 |
| 32 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 5.28 | 22 |
| 37 | 99.2 | 5 | 4 | 4.52 | 27 |
| 13 | 36.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.35 | 14 |
| 13 | 35.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 14 | 27.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.51 | 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 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.39 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
