1938 Chicago White Sox season
The 1938 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 38th season in the major leagues and their 39th season overall. They finished with a record 65–83, good enough for 5th place in the American League, 32 games behind the first place New York Yankees.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
- Jackie Hayes, 2B
- Mike Kreevich, CF
- Gee Walker, RF
- Rip Radcliff, LF
- Joe Kuhel, 1B
- Marv Owen, 3B
- Boze Berger, SS
- Luke Sewell, C
- John Whitehead, P
Notable transactions
- June 11, 1938: Bill Cox was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Knott.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
| Luke Appling, SS | 81 | 294 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 42 | 17 | .303 | 1 |
| Boze Berger, SS,2B,3B | 118 | 470 | 60 | 102 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 43 | 80 | .217 | 4 |
| Merv Connors, 1B | 24 | 62 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 17 | .355 | 0 |
| Jimmy Dykes, 2B | 26 | 89 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | .303 | 0 |
| Johnny Gerlach, SS | 9 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .280 | 0 |
| Jackie Hayes, 2B | 62 | 238 | 40 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 6 | .328 | 3 |
| Mike Kreevich, CF | 129 | 489 | 73 | 145 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 55 | 23 | .297 | 13 |
| Joe Kuhel, 1B | 117 | 412 | 67 | 110 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 72 | 35 | .267 | 9 |
| Jesse Landrum, 2B | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Joe Martin, PR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| George Meyer, 2B | 24 | 81 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 17 | .296 | 3 |
| Marv Owen, 3B | 141 | 577 | 84 | 162 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | 31 | .281 | 6 |
| Rip Radcliff, LF,1B | 129 | 503 | 64 | 166 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 36 | 17 | .330 | 5 |
| Tony Rensa, C | 59 | 165 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 16 | .248 | 1 |
| Larry Rosenthal, CF | 61 | 105 | 14 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 13 | .286 | 0 |
| Norm Schlueter, C | 35 | 118 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 15 | .229 | 1 |
| Luke Sewell, C | 65 | 211 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 20 | .213 | 0 |
| Hank Steinbacher, RF,CF | 106 | 399 | 59 | 132 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 41 | 19 | .331 | 1 |
| Tommy Thompson, 1B | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .111 | 0 |
| Mike Tresh, C | 10 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | .241 | 0 |
| Gee Walker, RF,LF | 120 | 442 | 69 | 135 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 87 | 38 | 32 | .305 | 9 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
| Harry Boyles | 0 | 4 | 5.22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29.1 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 18 |
| Clint Brown | 1 | 3 | 4.61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13.2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Sugar Cain | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19.2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Bill Cox | 0 | 2 | 6.94 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Bill Dietrich | 2 | 4 | 5.44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 48.0 | 49 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 11 |
| Gene Ford | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Frank Gabler | 1 | 7 | 9.09 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 69.1 | 107 | 74 | 70 | 12 | 34 | 17 |
| George Gick | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Knott | 5 | 10 | 4.05 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 131.0 | 135 | 70 | 59 | 8 | 54 | 35 |
| Thornton Lee | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 245.1 | 252 | 123 | 95 | 12 | 94 | 77 |
| Ted Lyons | 9 | 11 | 3.70 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 194.2 | 238 | 93 | 80 | 13 | 52 | 54 |
| Johnny Rigney | 9 | 9 | 3.56 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 167.0 | 164 | 74 | 66 | 16 | 72 | 84 |
| Monty Stratton | 15 | 9 | 4.01 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 186.1 | 186 | 95 | 83 | 18 | 56 | 82 |
| Bob Uhl | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Whitehead | 10 | 11 | 4.76 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 183.1 | 218 | 108 | 97 | 12 | 80 | 38 |
| Team totals | 65 | 83 | 4.36 | 149 | 149 | 9 | 1316.1 | 1449 | 752 | 638 | 101 | 550 | 432 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe, Lubbock
