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1938 Chicago White Sox Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939)
65-83, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 709 runs, Allowed 752 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-78
Manager: Jimmie Dykes (65-83)
Ballpark: Comiskey Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 338,278 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99

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1937 / 1939 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 65-83, Final Rank:6, GB: 32.0
Days in First1last on Friday, Apr 22, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 1last on Apr 22, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind35last on Tuesday, Sep 13, for days on which they played
Most Games over .5002last on Friday, Apr 22
Most Games under .50020last on Tuesday, Sep 13
Longest Winning Streak4Monday, Jun 27 to Thursday, Jun 30 and Saturday, Sep 17 to Wednesday, Sep 21
Longest Losing Streak10Thursday, May 26 to Saturday, Jun 4
Most Runs Allowed19Saturday, Aug 27
Most Runs Scored16Wednesday, Jun 22
Times Shutout by Opponent9 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 65 83 709 752 .439
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 33 39 326 364 .458
Road 32 44 383 388 .421
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 5 5 39 46 .500
May 7 13 78 88 .350
June 12 15 149 145 .444
July 11 12 116 103 .478
August 16 22 190 216 .421
September 12 14 125 143 .462
October 2 2 12 11 .500
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 27 34 280 286 .443
Second Half 38 49 429 466 .437
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 21 25 184 188 .457
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 21 24 277 284 .467
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BOS 6 12 88 92 .333
CLE 9 13 99 125 .409
DET 7 15 73 110 .318
NYY 8 14 100 117 .364
PHA 12 10 117 118 .545
SLB 13 8 114 89 .619
WSH 10 11 118 101 .476

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 19 CHW DET W 4 3 1-0 2 0.5 Whitehead 1:59 18,000 +
2 2 Wednesday, Apr 20 CHW DET W 5 4 2-0 2 0.5 Rigney 2:42 2,500 ++
3 3 Thursday, Apr 21 CHW DET L 3 9 2-1 3 1.0 Auker 2:10 2,500 -
4 4 Friday, Apr 22 CHW @ SLB W 4 3 3-1 1 Tied Brown 3:04 5,644 +
5 5 Saturday, Apr 23 CHW @ SLB L 4 5 3-2 4 1.0 Newsom 2:06 -
6 6 Sunday, Apr 24 CHW @ SLB L 3 4 3-3 4 2.0 Linke 2:11 11,041 --
7 7 Tuesday, Apr 26 CHW CLE L 6 10 3-4 4 3.0 Whitehill 2:16 3,000 ---
8 8 Wednesday, Apr 27 CHW CLE W 6 3 4-4 4 2.0 Lee 2:04 2,500 +
9 9 Friday, Apr 29 CHW @ DET L 1 5 4-5 5 3.5 Poffenberger 1:54 7,500 -
10 10 Saturday, Apr 30 CHW SLB W 3 0 5-5 5 2.5 Lyons 1:44 3,000 +
11 11 Sunday, May 1 CHW SLB L 5 7 5-6 5 3.5 Bonetti 2:19 12,000 -
12 12 Tuesday, May 3 CHW @ PHA L 2 7 5-7 5 5.0 Ross 1:54 4,000 --
13 13 Wednesday, May 4 CHW @ PHA W 4 1 6-7 5 4.0 Dietrich 1:50 3,000 +
14 14 Thursday, May 5 CHW @ PHA W 10 4 7-7 4 3.0 Gabler 1:59 7,500 ++
15 15 Friday, May 6 CHW @ WSH L 3 4 7-8 5 4.0 Appleton 3:00 16,000 -
16 16 Saturday, May 7 CHW @ WSH L 4 5 7-9 5 5.0 Chase 2:25 11,000 --
17 17 Sunday, May 8 CHW @ NYY L 3 7 7-10 5 5.0 Ruffing 1:54 28,440 ---
18 18 Wednesday, May 11 CHW @ BOS L 2 4 7-11 6 5.5 Grove 1:35 5,700 ----
19 19 Friday, May 13 CHW @ CLE W 7 6 8-11 5 5.0 Stratton 2:25 11,000 +
20 20 Thursday, May 19 CHW BOS W 4 0 9-11 5 5.5 Whitehead 1:36 2,500 ++
21 21 Saturday, May 21 CHW NYY L 0 1 9-12 5 6.0 Chandler 1:42 12,000 -
22 22 Sunday, May 22 CHW WSH W 9 2 10-12 5 6.0 Lyons 1:57 20,000 +
23 23 Tuesday, May 24 CHW WSH W 10 3 11-12 5 6.0 Stratton 2:00 2,500 ++
24 24 Wednesday, May 25 CHW PHA W 7 4 12-12 5 6.0 Whitehead 1:51 2,000 +++
25 25 Thursday, May 26 CHW PHA L 1 4 12-13 5 6.0 Caster 1:49 2,500 -
26 26 Friday, May 27 CHW DET L 2 5 12-14 5 6.5 Kennedy 1:45 8,000 --
27 27 Saturday, May 28 CHW DET L 1 9 12-15 6 7.0 Bridges 1:54 5,000 ---
28 28 Sunday, May 29 CHW DET L 1 2 12-16 6 7.0 Poffenberger 1:53 16,000 ----
29 29 Monday, May 30 CHW @ CLE L 2 5 12-17 6 9.0 Feller 2:04 0 -----
30 30 Monday, May 30 CHW @ CLE L 1 8 12-18 6 9.0 Allen 2:07 ------
31 31 Wednesday, Jun 1 CHW @ WSH L 4 5 12-19 7 9.0 Weaver 2:08 5,000 -------
32 32 Thursday, Jun 2 CHW @ WSH L 1 7 12-20 7 10.0 Leonard 1:48 9,000 --------
33 33 Friday, Jun 3 CHW @ WSH L 1 5 12-21 7 11.0 Ferrell 1:30 10,000 ---------
34 34 Saturday, Jun 4 CHW @ PHA L 4 9 12-22 7 12.0 Caster 1:51 5,000 ----------
35 35 Sunday, Jun 5 CHW @ PHA W 8 2 13-22 7 12.5 Stratton 1:52 0 +
36 36 Sunday, Jun 5 CHW @ PHA L 6 7 13-23 7 12.5 Nelson 2:04 25,000 -
37 37 Tuesday, Jun 7 CHW @ NYY W 8 5 14-23 7 12.0 Lee 2:07 6,576 +
38 38 Wednesday, Jun 8 CHW @ NYY W 11 10 15-23 6 10.5 Rigney 3:08 0 ++
39 39 Wednesday, Jun 8 CHW @ NYY W 10 6 16-23 6 10.5 Dietrich 2:25 +++
40 40 Thursday, Jun 9 CHW @ NYY L 3 5 16-24 7 10.5 Beggs 1:40 5,914 -
41 41 Friday, Jun 10 CHW @ BOS W 15 2 17-24 6 9.5 Stratton 2:03 12,000 +
42 42 Sunday, Jun 12 CHW @ BOS L 2 3 17-25 7 9.0 Wilson 1:50 0 -
43 43 Sunday, Jun 12 CHW @ BOS W 4 3 18-25 7 9.0 Rigney 1:40 36,000 +
44 44 Tuesday, Jun 14 CHW NYY L 4 7 18-26 7 9.0 Chandler 1:51 7,000 -
45 45 Wednesday, Jun 15 CHW NYY L 4 6 18-27 7 10.0 Beggs 2:07 6,000 --
46 46 Thursday, Jun 16 CHW NYY L 1 5 18-28 7 11.0 Hadley 1:40 5,000 ---
47 47 Friday, Jun 17 CHW BOS L 1 5 18-29 7 12.0 Wilson 1:48 2,000 ----
48 48 Saturday, Jun 18 CHW BOS L 3 4 18-30 7 12.0 Grove 2:26 4,500 -----
49 49 Sunday, Jun 19 CHW BOS W 3 2 19-30 7 12.5 Whitehead 1:58 0 +
50 50 Sunday, Jun 19 CHW BOS L 1 6 19-31 7 12.5 Bagby 1:48 22,000 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Tuesday, Jun 21 CHW WSH L 0 7 19-32 7 13.5 Kelley 1:30 3,000 --
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 22 CHW WSH W 16 3 20-32 7 14.0 Stratton 2:16 500 +
53 53 Thursday, Jun 23 CHW WSH L 0 12 20-33 7 14.0 Leonard 1:52 2,000 -
54 54 Monday, Jun 27 CHW @ SLB W 9 4 21-33 7 14.5 Lyons 2:03 781 +
55 55 Tuesday, Jun 28 CHW @ SLB W 10 9 22-33 7 14.5 Whitehead 2:00 1,053 ++
56 56 Wednesday, Jun 29 CHW @ SLB W 9 5 23-33 7 13.5 Stratton 2:08 890 +++
57 57 Thursday, Jun 30 CHW @ SLB W 11 1 24-33 7 13.5 Knott 2:03 888 ++++
58 58 Sunday, Jul 3 CHW CLE L 1 2 24-34 6 13.5 Allen 1:59 0 -
59 59 Sunday, Jul 3 CHW CLE W 3 0 25-34 6 13.5 Lee 1:48 8,000 +
60 60 Monday, Jul 4 CHW SLB W 5 4 26-34 6 11.5 Whitehead 2:12 0 ++
61 61 Monday, Jul 4 CHW SLB W 5 1 27-34 6 11.5 Knott 1:52 10,000 +++
62 62 Friday, Jul 8 CHW @ DET L 5 7 27-35 6 12.0 Lawson 1:57 0 -
63 63 Friday, Jul 8 CHW @ DET W 5 3 28-35 6 12.0 Rigney 2:58 +
64 64 Saturday, Jul 9 CHW @ DET L 0 4 28-36 6 13.0 Auker 1:56 8,200 -
65 65 Sunday, Jul 10 CHW @ DET W 5 4 29-36 6 13.0 Lyons 1:58 18,000 +
66 66 Tuesday, Jul 12 CHW @ PHA W 8 6 30-36 6 12.0 Stratton 2:20 2,500 ++
67 67 Wednesday, Jul 13 CHW @ PHA L 2 5 30-37 6 12.5 Caster 2:06 3,000 -
68 68 Thursday, Jul 14 CHW @ PHA W 9 8 31-37 6 12.5 Rigney 2:32 5,000 +
69 69 Friday, Jul 15 CHW @ WSH W 11 3 32-37 6 12.5 Lee 1:53 ++
70 70 Saturday, Jul 16 CHW @ WSH L 2 3 32-38 6 13.5 Weaver 1:57 6,000 -
71 71 Sunday, Jul 17 CHW @ WSH W 12 1 33-38 5 13.5 Stratton 1:57 15,000 +
72 72 Sunday, Jul 24 CHW @ NYY L 0 2 33-39 5 13.0 Gomez 1:36 0 -
73 73 Sunday, Jul 24 CHW @ NYY W 8 3 34-39 5 13.0 Stratton 2:05 35,946 +
74 74 Tuesday, Jul 26 CHW BOS W 9 1 35-39 5 13.5 Lyons 1:58 4,500 ++
75 75 Thursday, Jul 28 CHW BOS L 8 13 35-40 6 14.5 Bagby 2:48 -
76 76 Thursday, Jul 28 CHW BOS L 5 8 35-41 6 14.5 Midkiff 2:21 12,000 --
77 77 Friday, Jul 29 CHW NYY L 3 4 35-42 6 15.5 Gomez 2:01 12,000 ---
78 78 Saturday, Jul 30 CHW NYY L 6 9 35-43 6 16.5 Ruffing 2:25 10,000 ----
79 79 Sunday, Jul 31 CHW NYY L 1 5 35-44 6 18.5 Pearson 1:53 0 -----
80 80 Sunday, Jul 31 CHW NYY L 3 7 35-45 6 18.5 Chandler 3:38 25,000 ------
81 81 Tuesday, Aug 2 CHW PHA W 8 4 36-45 6 17.5 Stratton 2:05 3,000 +
82 82 Wednesday, Aug 3 CHW PHA L 2 14 36-46 6 19.0 Thomas 2:36 0 -
83 83 Wednesday, Aug 3 CHW PHA L 5 13 36-47 6 19.0 Caster 2:13 5,000 --
84 84 Thursday, Aug 4 CHW PHA W 8 2 37-47 6 18.5 Lee 1:44 0 +
85 85 Thursday, Aug 4 CHW PHA W 7 3 38-47 6 18.5 Knott 2:01 3,000 ++
86 86 Saturday, Aug 6 CHW WSH L 1 7 38-48 6 20.0 Leonard 1:36 4,000 -
87 87 Sunday, Aug 7 CHW WSH W 14 5 39-48 6 20.5 Stratton 2:15 0 +
88 88 Sunday, Aug 7 CHW WSH L 5 12 39-49 6 20.5 Weaver 2:29 15,000 -
89 89 Tuesday, Aug 9 CHW DET L 1 4 39-50 6 20.5 Bridges 2:14 4,000 --
90 90 Wednesday, Aug 10 CHW DET W 8 7 40-50 6 20.5 Lee 2:03 3,000 +
91 91 Thursday, Aug 11 CHW DET W 13 1 41-50 6 20.5 Stratton 2:04 3,000 ++
92 92 Friday, Aug 12 CHW CLE L 9 12 41-51 6 20.5 Whitehill 3:07 0 -
93 93 Friday, Aug 12 CHW CLE W 6 5 42-51 6 20.5 Rigney 2:24 0 +
94 94 Saturday, Aug 13 CHW CLE L 4 13 42-52 6 21.0 Feller 2:48 0 -
95 95 Saturday, Aug 13 CHW CLE W 2 1 43-52 6 21.0 Lee 1:39 10,000 +
96 96 Sunday, Aug 14 CHW CLE L 4 6 43-53 6 22.5 Jungels 2:28 8,000 -
97 97 Wednesday, Aug 17 CHW @ DET L 3 4 43-54 6 24.5 Bridges 1:45 0 --
98 98 Wednesday, Aug 17 CHW @ DET L 2 3 43-55 6 24.5 Benton 2:15 ---
99 99 Thursday, Aug 18 CHW @ DET L 1 5 43-56 6 25.0 Gill 2:12 6,500 ----
100 100 Friday, Aug 19 CHW @ CLE W 7 2 44-56 6 25.0 Lee 1:57 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Saturday, Aug 20 CHW @ CLE L 2 8 44-57 6 26.0 Harder 1:54 2,500 -
102 102 Sunday, Aug 21 CHW @ CLE W 4 3 45-57 6 27.0 Lyons 2:00 0 +
103 103 Sunday, Aug 21 CHW @ CLE L 2 3 45-58 6 27.0 Galehouse 2:15 -
104 104 Monday, Aug 22 CHW @ CLE W 4 2 46-58 6 26.5 Whitehead 2:15 0 +
105 105 Tuesday, Aug 23 CHW @ NYY W 11 3 47-58 6 26.5 Lee 1:45 0 ++
106 106 Tuesday, Aug 23 CHW @ NYY L 1 3 47-59 6 26.5 Hadley 1:40 17,184 -
107 107 Wednesday, Aug 24 CHW @ NYY W 8 5 48-59 6 26.5 Stratton 2:00 0 +
108 108 Wednesday, Aug 24 CHW @ NYY L 1 11 48-60 6 26.5 Pearson 1:45 13,781 -
109 109 Thursday, Aug 25 CHW @ BOS L 0 1 48-61 6 28.5 Wilson 1:40 0 --
110 110 Thursday, Aug 25 CHW @ BOS L 5 9 48-62 6 28.5 Heving 2:30 10,000 ---
111 111 Friday, Aug 26 CHW @ BOS W 12 2 49-62 6 28.5 Lyons 2:05 0 +
112 112 Friday, Aug 26 CHW @ BOS L 8 9 49-63 6 28.5 Bagby 2:40 14,800 -
113 113 Saturday, Aug 27 CHW @ BOS L 6 19 49-64 6 30.5 Ostermueller 2:10 0 --
114 114 Saturday, Aug 27 CHW @ BOS L 0 1 49-65 6 30.5 Harris 1:38 18,000 ---
115 115 Sunday, Aug 28 CHW @ PHA L 4 5 49-66 6 32.0 Ross 1:58 0 ----
116 116 Sunday, Aug 28 CHW @ PHA L 2 7 49-67 6 32.0 Thomas 1:58 -----
117 117 Tuesday, Aug 30 CHW @ WSH W 3 2 50-67 6 32.5 Rigney 1:39 2,000 +
118 118 Wednesday, Aug 31 CHW @ WSH W 7 0 51-67 6 31.5 Whitehead 1:49 1,500 ++
119 119 Thursday, Sep 1 CHW @ WSH W 11 6 52-67 6 30.5 Lee 1:55 +++
120 120 Saturday, Sep 3 CHW DET L 4 11 52-68 6 31.0 Bridges 2:28 3,000 -
121 121 Sunday, Sep 4 CHW DET W 2 1 53-68 6 31.0 Rigney 2:00 7,500 +
122 122 Monday, Sep 5 CHW CLE L 4 6 53-69 6 33.0 Milnar 2:04 0 -
123 123 Monday, Sep 5 CHW CLE L 2 4 53-70 6 33.0 Hudlin 2:21 --
124 124 Tuesday, Sep 6 CHW SLB W 8 2 54-70 6 32.5 Stratton 2:01 500 +
125 125 Sunday, Sep 11 CHW @ DET L 1 10 54-71 6 34.0 Gill 1:50 0 -
126 126 Sunday, Sep 11 CHW @ DET L 3 5 54-72 6 34.0 Eisenstat 2:02 --
127 127 Monday, Sep 12 CHW @ DET L 3 4 54-73 6 34.5 Benton 1:40 3,500 ---
128 128 Tuesday, Sep 13 CHW WSH L 1 7 54-74 6 35.0 Chase 1:54 0 ----
129 129 Tuesday, Sep 13 CHW WSH W 3 2 55-74 6 35.0 Lee 1:50 5,000 +
130 130 Thursday, Sep 15 CHW PHA W 5 4 56-74 6 34.5 Whitehead 2:04 0 ++
131 131 Thursday, Sep 15 CHW PHA L 0 1 56-75 6 34.5 Caster 1:52 -
132 132 Saturday, Sep 17 CHW PHA W 8 4 57-75 6 33.5 Lyons 1:47 0 +
133 133 Saturday, Sep 17 CHW PHA W 7 4 58-75 6 33.5 Knott 1:43 0 ++
134 134 Tuesday, Sep 20 CHW NYY W 5 4 59-75 6 31.0 Stratton 2:01 2,000 +++
135 135 Wednesday, Sep 21 CHW NYY W 5 2 60-75 6 30.0 Lee 1:33 5,000 ++++
136 136 Thursday, Sep 22 CHW NYY L 4 7 60-76 6 31.0 Sundra 2:04 7,500 -
137 137 Saturday, Sep 24 CHW @ SLB L 7 8 60-77 6 30.5 Mills 1:53 0 --
138 138 Saturday, Sep 24 CHW @ SLB W 3 2 61-77 6 30.5 Knott 2:07 +
139 139 Sunday, Sep 25 CHW @ SLB L 2 7 61-78 6 31.0 Newsom 1:49 0 -
140 140 Sunday, Sep 25 CHW @ SLB L 4 8 61-79 6 31.0 Bildilli 1:52 --
141 141 Tuesday, Sep 27 CHW @ CLE L 1 6 61-80 6 32.5 Feller 2:05 ---
142 142 Wednesday, Sep 28 CHW @ CLE W 14 11 62-80 6 31.5 Lee 2:26 1,500 +
143 143 Thursday, Sep 29 CHW @ CLE L 8 9 62-81 6 32.5 Milnar 2:15 1,000 -
144 144 Friday, Sep 30 CHW SLB W 7 5 63-81 6 32.0 Lyons 1:40 0 +
145 145 Friday, Sep 30 CHW SLB T 3 3 63-81 6 32.0 1:35 +
146 146 Saturday, Oct 1 CHW SLB W 6 3 64-81 6 31.5 Whitehead 2:06 0 ++
147 147 Saturday, Oct 1 CHW SLB L 0 4 64-82 6 31.5 Van Atta 1:00 -
148 148 Sunday, Oct 2 CHW SLB L 3 4 64-83 6 32.0 Newsom 2:02 0 --
149 149 Sunday, Oct 2 CHW SLB W 3 0 65-83 6 32.0 Rigney 0:57 7,000 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1937 / 1939 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits