The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was their 36th season. The team finished with a record of 99-53, winning their 10th pennant

Pennant (sports)

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, finishing 9.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox

1938 Boston Red Sox season

The 1938 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 88 wins and 61 losses.- Offseason :...

. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the 1938 World Series

1938 World Series

The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their seventh championship and record third straight .Dizzy Dean, who had helped carry the Cubs to the National League pennant despite a...

, they beat the Chicago Cubs

1938 Chicago Cubs season

- Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...

 in 4 games. This marked the first time any team had won three consecutive World Series

World Series

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, played between the American League and National League champions since 1903. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff and awarded the Commissioner's Trophy...

.

Offseason

• Prior to 1938 season: Milo Candini
  Milo Candini
  Mario Cain "Milo" Candini was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1943 and 1951, for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. After his major league career, he continued to pitch in the Pacific Coast League until 1957,...
  
   was acquired by the Yankees from the El Paso Texans.

Roster

1938 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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		132	454	142	.313	27	115
1B		157	576	170	.295	29	114
2B		127	458	117	.255	25	97
3B		151	631	196	.311	10	80
SS		157	631	166	.263	9	55
OF		145	599	194	.324	32	140
OF		131	471	127	.270	22	91
OF		99	335	85	.254	10	62

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
	85	267	74	.277	0	48
	45	164	42	.256	2	20
	46	128	32	.250	1	21
	41	123	32	.260	0	25
	27	43	8	.186	0	1
	9	17	4	.235	0	2

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
	32	239	18	12	3.35	129
	31	247.1	21	7	3.31	127
	28	202	16	7	3.97	98
	23	172	14	5	4.03	36
	29	167.1	9	8	3.60	61
	5	30	2	2	8.10	7
	2	12	0	1	5.25	6

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
	25	93.2	6	4	4.80	33
	14	58.1	3	2	5.60	8
	3	11.1	0	0	7.15	2

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
	32	8	2	11	4.24	43
	19	1	3	1	3.00	13
	4	0	0	0	1.04	4
	1	1	0	0	0.00	0

1938 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs

1938 Chicago Cubs season

- Roster :- Starters by position :Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in- Other batters :Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...

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Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 3, Cubs – 1	October 5	Wrigley Field Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...	43,642
2	Yankees – 6, Cubs – 3	October 6	Wrigley Field Wrigley Field Wrigley Field is a baseball stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales...	42,108
3	Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5	October 8	Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...	55,236
4	Cubs – 3, Yankees – 8	October 9	Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...	59,847

Farm system

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