1938 New York Giants (MLB) season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Giants

| season = 1938

| misc =

| image = New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1936 to 1939).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Polo Grounds

| city = New York City

| owners = Horace Stoneham

| general_managers = Bill Terry

| managers = Bill Terry

| television =

| radio =

| prev_season = 1937 New York Giants (MLB) season

| next_season = 1939 New York Giants (MLB) season

| season_list = List of San Francisco Giants seasons

|}}

The 1938 New York Giants season was the franchise's 56th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–67 record, 5 games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Offseason

December 1, 1937: Ed Madjeski was purchased from the Giants by the Louisville Colonels.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madjeed01.shtml Ed Madjeski page at Baseball-Reference]

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Opening Day lineup =

{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1193804190.shtml|title=Boston Bees at New York Giants Box Score, April 19, 1938}}

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| 1938 New York Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|29\|Tom Baker}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Jumbo Brown}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Slick Castleman}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Dick Coffman}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Oscar Georgy}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Harry Gumbert}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Carl Hubbell}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Bill Lohrman}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Cliff Melton}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Hal Schumacher}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Hy Vandenberg}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Johnnie Wittig}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Harry Danning}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Gus Mancuso}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Dick Bartell}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Lou Chiozza}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Bill Cissell}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Mickey Haslin}} {{MLBplayer\|7\|Alex Kampouris}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Sam Leslie}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Johnny McCarthy}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|George Myatt}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Mel Ott}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Blondy Ryan}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|21\|Wally Berger}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Hank Leiber}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Jo-Jo Moore}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Jimmy Ripple}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Bob Seeds}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|28\|Les Powers}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|30\|Bill Terry}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|31\|Tommy Clarke}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Frank Snyder}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | 1938 New York Giants

colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Harry\|Danning}}	120	448	137	.306	9	60
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Johnny\|McCarthy\|Johnny McCarthy (baseball)}}	134	470	128	.272	8	59
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Alex\|Kampouris}}	82	268	66	.246	5	37
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Dick\|Bartell}}	127	481	126	.262	9	49
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Mel\|Ott}}	150	527	164	.311	36	116
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Jimmy\|Ripple}}	134	501	131	.261	10	60
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Jo-Jo\|Moore}}	125	506	153	.302	11	56
align="center" \| OF	{{sortname\|Hank\|Leiber}}	98	360	97	.269	12	65

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Seeds}}	81	296	86	.291	9	52
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lou\|Chiozza}}	57	179	42	.235	3	17
align="center" \| {{sortname\|George\|Myatt}}	43	170	52	.306	3	10
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gus\|Mancuso}}	52	158	55	.348	2	15
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Sam\|Leslie}}	76	154	39	.253	1	16
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Cissell}}	38	149	40	.268	2	18
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mickey\|Haslin}}	31	102	33	.324	3	15
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Wally\|Berger}}	16	32	6	.188	0	4
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Blondy\|Ryan}}	12	24	5	.208	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Les\|Powers}}	2	3	0	.000	0	0
align="center"

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Cliff\|Melton}}	36	243.0	14	14	3.89	101
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Harry\|Gumbert}}	38	235.2	15	13	4.01	84
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hal\|Schumacher}}	28	185.0	13	8	3.50	54
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Carl\|Hubbell}}	24	179.0	13	10	3.07	104
align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Lohrman}}	31	152.0	9	6	3.32	52
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Slick\|Castleman}}	21	90.2	4	5	4.17	18
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnnie\|Wittig}}	13	39.1	2	3	4.81	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hy\|Vandenberg}}	6	18.0	0	1	7.50	7

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Coffman}}	51	8	4	12	3.48	21
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jumbo\|Brown}}	43	5	3	5	1.80	42
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Baker\|Tom Baker (1930s pitcher)}}	2	0	0	0	6.75	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Oscar\|Georgy}}	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level16=AA|team16=Jersey City Giants|league16=International League|manager16=Travis Jackson and Hank DeBerry

|level17=B|team17=Richmond Colts|league17=Piedmont League|manager17=Lance Richbourg

|level18=C|team18=Fort Smith Giants|league18=Western Association|manager18=Frank Brazill

|level19=D|team19=Milford Giants|league19=Eastern Shore League|manager19=Val Picinich

|level20=D|team20=Blytheville Giants|league20=Northeast Arkansas League|manager20=Herschel Bobo

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BlythevilleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1938.shtml 1938 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1938&t=NYG 1938 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]

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