1938 World Series
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New York Yankees (99-53, AL) vs. Chicago Cubs (89-63, NL)
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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 (they would win 4 in a row this time, and 5 in a row later from 1949-53).
Dizzy Dean, who had helped carry the Cubs to the National League pennant despite a sore arm, ran out of gas in the Series as the Yanks crushed the Cubs again, as they had in 1932. The Cubs did not win a meaningful game against the Yankees until a regular-season interleague series in 2003.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Red Ruffing would win two (2) games without a loss, although he would give up a record seventeen (17) hits in eighteen (18) innings pitched.
This was the first World Series at Wrigley Field since the bleacher reconstruction of 1937 which had significantly shortened the left-center field power alley.
Records: New York Yankees (W: 99, L: 53, Pct: .651, GA: 9 ½) - Chicago Cubs (W: 89, L: 63, Pct: .586, GA: 2)
Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Gabby Hartnett (Chicago)
Umpires: Charlie Moran (NL), Cal Hubbard (AL), Ziggy Sears (NL), Lou Kolls (AL)
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Yankees – 3, Cubs – 1 | October 5 | Wrigley Field | 43,642 |
| 2 | Yankees – 6, Cubs – 3 | October 6 | Wrigley Field | 42,108 |
| 3 | Cubs – 2, Yankees – 5 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 55,236 |
| 4 | Cubs – 3, Yankees – 8 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 59,847 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 5, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Bill Lee (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 6, 1938 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Chicago (N) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| W: Lefty Gomez (1-0) L: Dizzy Dean (0-1) S: Johnny Murphy (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Frankie Crosetti (1), Joe DiMaggio (1) | ||||||||||||
Dean had tried to come back too soon after his 1937 All-Star Game toe injury, favoring the toe and hurting his arm in the process. He had been obtained from the St Louis Cardinals in April of 1938, and had won 7 of 8 decisions in the regular season, relying on finesse rather than his now-gone fastball. Dean would give up 6 earned runs in 8 1/3 innings pitched overall and take the loss in Game 2. Dean's luck ran out in the late innings of Game 2, as Frank Crosetti and Joe DiMaggio hit two-run home runs off Dean in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, to send the Cubs to New York down two games to none in the Series.
[edit] Game 3
October 8, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| W: Monte Pearson (1-0) L: Clay Bryant (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : CHI – Joe Marty (1) NYY – Joe Gordon (1), Bill Dickey (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 9, 1938 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Chicago (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | x | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (2-0) L: Bill Lee (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : CHI – Ken O'Dea (1) NYY – Tommy Henrich (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Composite Box
1938 World Series (4-0): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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| New York Yankees | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 6 | |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total Attendance: 200,833 Average Attendance: 50,208 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $5,783 Losing Player’s Share – $4,675 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Stats
[edit] New York Yankees
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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[edit] Chicago Cubs
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Further Reading
- Bruce A. Rubenstein: Chicago in the World Series, 1903-2005: The Cubs and White Sox in Championship Play, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
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