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1938 Boston Red Sox Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939)
88-61, Finished 2nd in American League
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Scored 902 runs, Allowed 751 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-62
Manager: Joe Cronin (88-61)
Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 646,459 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100

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1937 / 1939 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Jim Bagby 21 R R 6' 2" 170 Sep 8, 1916 1st 45 45 45 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Baker 32 R R 5' 11" 170 Feb 28, 1906 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moe Berg 36 R R 6' 1" 185 Mar 2, 1902 14 10 10 10 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Chapman 29 R R 6' 0" 190 Dec 25, 1908 9 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 125 126
Doc Cramer 32 L R 6' 2" 185 Jul 22, 1905 10 148 148 148 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 148 All-Star
Joe Cronin HOF 31 R R 180 Oct 12, 1906 13 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Gene Desautels 31 R R 5' 11" 170 Jun 13, 1907 6 108 108 108 0 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emerson Dickman 23 R R 6' 2" 175 Nov 12, 1914 2 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Doerr HOF 20 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 7, 1918 2 145 145 145 0 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmie Foxx HOF 30 R R 6' 0" 195 Oct 22, 1907 14 149 149 149 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Fabian Gaffke 24 R R 5' 10" 185 Aug 5, 1913 3 15 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Lefty Grove HOF 38 L L 6' 3" 190 Mar 6, 1900 14 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bill Harris 38 R R 6' 1" 180 Jun 23, 1900 7 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Heving 37 R R 6' 1" 185 Sep 2, 1900 6 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pinky Higgins 29 R R 6' 1" 185 May 27, 1909 7 139 139 139 0 0 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Humphrey 27 R R 6' 0" 180 Jun 17, 1911 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Lefebvre 22 L L 180 Nov 11, 1915 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Marcum 28 L R 5' 11" 197 Sep 9, 1909 6 19 19 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archie McKain 27 B L 5' 10" 175 May 12, 1911 2 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric McNair 29 R R 160 Apr 12, 1909 10 46 46 46 0 0 0 14 3 15 0 0 0 0
Dick Midkiff 23 R R 6' 2" 185 Sep 28, 1914 1st 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Red Nonnenkamp 27 L L 5' 11" 165 Jul 7, 1910 2 87 87 87 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 29 39
Ted Olson 25 R R 185 Aug 27, 1912 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fritz Ostermueller 30 L L 5' 11" 175 Sep 15, 1907 5 33 33 33 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Peacock 28 L R 5' 11" 165 Jan 10, 1910 2 72 72 72 0 57 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Lee Rogers 24 R L 5' 11" 170 Oct 8, 1913 1st 14 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Tabor 21 R R 6' 2" 175 Nov 5, 1916 1st 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0
Joe Vosmik 28 R R 6' 0" 185 Apr 4, 1910 9 146 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 146 1 0 146
Charlie Wagner 25 R R 5' 11" 170 Dec 3, 1912 1st 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Wilson 26 R R 5' 11" 210 Apr 12, 1912 5 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1937 / 1939 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played