1938

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1938 in baseball
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<< 1937 1939 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1938.

Contents 1 Club competitions 1.1 Professional 1.1.1 Asia and Australia 1.1.2 Europe 1.1.3 North America 1.1.4 Winter Leagues 1.2 Amateur 2 International competitions 3 Events 4 Culture 4.1 Literature 4.2 Song 4.3 Film 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Club competitions

Further information: List of champions in 1938

[edit] Professional

[edit] Asia and Australia

• Japanese Professional Baseball League: Tokyo Kyojin (spring); Osaka Tigers (fall); the Tigers win in a playoff versus the Kyojin for the league title (Details)
• Claxton Shield: New South Wales

[edit] Europe

• Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam

[edit] North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the Chicago Cubs (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
    • American League: New York Yankees (Details)
    • National League: Chicago Cubs (Details)
• Minor League Baseball
  • American Association: Kansas City Blues
  • International League: Newark Bears
  • Pacific Coast League: Sacramento Solons over San Francisco Seals, 4-1, in the league finals
• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Aguila de Veracruz
• Negro Leagues
  • Negro American League: Memphis Red Sox (Details)
  • Negro National League: Homestead Grays (Details)
  • East-West Game (First Game): The team representing the West defeated the team representing the East by a score of 5 - 4 at Comiskey Park (Details)
  • East-West Game (Second Game): The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 14 - 3 at Penmar Park (Details)
  • East-West Game (Third Game): The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 5 - 4 at Polo Grounds (Details)

[edit] Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: Santa Clara

[edit] Amateur

• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Chukyo High School (Aichi) defeat Touhou High School (Aichi), 1 - 1 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Heian High School (Kyoto) defeat Gifu High School (Gifu), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)

[edit] International competitions

• Baseball World Cup in Great Britain (Details)
  • United Kingdom (Gold); United States (Silver)
• Central American Games in Panama (Details)
  • Cuba (Gold); Panama (Silver); Nicaragua (Bronze)

[edit] Events

[edit] Culture

[edit] Literature

[edit] Song

[edit] Film

[edit] Births

Further information: Births in 1938

[edit] Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1938

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