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1938 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937/1939)
99-53, Finished 1st in American League
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World Series Champs
Scored 966 runs, Allowed 710 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-55
Managed by Joe McCarthy

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 970,916 (1st of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-0) over Chicago Cubs

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 Stats (1937/1939) / Schedule / Transactions

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Bill Dickey         31  132  454   84  142  27  4  27  115  75   22  .313  .412  .568   3   0       2   1          143
1B *Lou Gehrig          35  157  576  115  170  32  6  29  114 107   75  .295  .410  .523   6   1       5   1          132
2B  Joe Gordon          23  127  458   83  117  24  7  25   97  56   72  .255  .340  .502  11   3       3   3          108
3B *Red Rolfe           29  151  631  132  196  36  8  10   80  74   44  .311  .386  .441  13   1       3   6          106
SS  Frankie Crosetti    27  157  631  113  166  35  3   9   55 106   97  .263  .382  .371  27  12      15   5           89
OF  Joe DiMaggio        23  145  599  129  194  32 13  32  140  59   21  .324  .386  .581   6   1       2   0          139
OF *Tommy Henrich       25  131  471  109  127  24  7  22   91  92   32  .270  .391  .490   6   2       2  10          119
OF *George Selkirk      30   99  335   58   85  12  5  10   62  68   52  .254  .384  .409   9   4       3   1           99
    Myril Hoag          30   85  267   28   74  14  3   0   48  25   31  .277  .344  .352   4   3       2   4           75
    Jake Powell         29   45  164   27   42  12  1   2   20  15   20  .256  .326  .378   3   1       2   2           76
    Bill Knickerbocker  26   46  128   15   32   8  3   1   21  11   10  .250  .309  .383   0   0       0   4           72
    Joe Glenn           29   41  123   10   32   7  2   0   25  10   14  .260  .316  .350   1   0       0   0           66
    Babe Dahlgren       26   27   43    8    8   1  0   0    1   1    7  .186  .205  .209   0   0       0   0            4
    Art Jorgens         33    9   17    3    4   2  0   0    2   3    3  .235  .350  .353   0   0       0   1           76

    Red Ruffing         33   45  107   12   24   4  1   3   17  17   21  .224  .331  .364   0   0       0   1           74
   *Lefty Gomez         29   32   86    5   13   2  0   0    7   4   18  .151  .189  .174   0   0       0   9           -8
    Monte Pearson       29   28   76    8   13   4  0   0    6   7    7  .171  .241  .224   1   0       0   3           17
    Spud Chandler       30   23   69   10   14   1  0   3    4   1   23  .203  .214  .348   0   0       0   3           39
    Bump Hadley         33   29   54    3    5   0  0   0    4  11   15  .093  .246  .093   0   0       0   3          -12
    Steve Sundra        28   25   33    4    6   1  0   1    2   3   12  .182  .250  .303   0   0       0   2           38
    Johnny Murphy       29   32   32    4    2   1  0   0    2   1   13  .063  .091  .094   1   0       0   2          -54
    Joe Beggs           27   14   20    2    5   1  0   0    2   1    3  .250  .286  .300   0   0       0   0           47
    Ivy Andrews         31   19   12    1    2   0  0   0    1   1    1  .167  .231  .167   0   0       0   0            1
    Wes Ferrell         30    5   12    1    2   1  0   0    1   1    4  .167  .231  .250   0   0       0   0           20
   *Atley Donald        27    2    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .167  .167  .167   0   0       0   0          -16
    Joe Vance           32    4    4    1    3   2  0   0    1   0    0  .750  .750 1.250   0   0       0   0          392
    Lee Stine           24    4    2    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .500  .500  .500   0   0       0   0          151
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.3  157 5410  966 1480 283 63 174  918 749  616  .274  .362  .446  91  28      39  61          110
    Rank among 8 AL teams          2    1    5   3  3   1        1    1     6     2     1   1   8                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Lefty Gomez         29  32   3.35  18  12  0  32   0  20   4  239.0  239  110   89   7   99  129 1034   5   1  0     136
SP  Red Ruffing         33  31   3.31  21   7  0  31   0  22   3  247.3  246  104   91  16   82  127 1043   1   0  1     137
SP  Monte Pearson       29  28   3.97  16   7  0  27   1  17   1  202.0  198  107   89  12  113   98  888   9   0  1     115
SP  Spud Chandler       30  23   4.03  14   5  0  23   0  14   2  172.0  183   86   77   7   47   36  737   0   2  1     113
SP  Bump Hadley         33  29   3.60   9   8  1  17   5   8   1  167.3  165   79   67  13   66   61  728   6   3  0     126
SP  Joe Beggs           27  14   5.40   3   2  0   9   3   4   0   58.3   69   41   35   7   20    8  257   0   0  1      84

CL  Johnny Murphy       29  32   4.24   8   2 11   2  26   1   0   91.3   90   47   43   5   41   43  398   0   1  0     107
RP  Ivy Andrews         31  19   3.00   1   3  1   1  12   1   0   48.0   51   25   16   3   17   13  210   0   0  0     152
RP  Steve Sundra        28  25   4.80   6   4  0   8  15   3   0   93.7  107   61   50   7   43   33  416   4   0  0      95

    Wes Ferrell         30   5   8.10   2   2  0   4   1   1   0   30.0   52   33   27   6   18    7  154   2   0  0      56
    Atley Donald        27   2   5.25   0   1  0   2   0   0   0   12.0    7    8    7   0   14    6   55   1   1  0      87
    Joe Vance           32   3   7.15   0   0  0   1   1   0   0   11.3   20    9    9   2    4    2   54   0   0  0      64
    Lee Stine           24   4   1.04   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    8.7    9    1    1   0    1    4   29   0   0  0     438
   *Kemp Wicker         31   1   0.00   1   0  0   0   0   0   0    1.0    0    0    0   0    1    0    4   0   0  0        
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 30.1 157   3.91  99  53 13 157  66  91  11 1382.0 1436  710  600  85  566  567 6007  28   8  4     116
    Rank among 8 AL teams           1   1   8  3           1   1      1    2    1        1    3    3

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
BDickey     126  518   74   8   7  .987   7            
JGlenn       40  134   15   4   3  .974   4            
AJorgens      8   18    6   2   0  .923   0            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  157  670   95  14  10  .982  11   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .990  9.56
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LGehrig     157 1483  100  14 157  .991 10.08
BDahlgren     6   26    2   0   2 1.000  4.67
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157 1509  102  14 159  .991 10.49
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .967  5.32
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JGordon     126  290  450  31  98  .960  5.87
BKnickerboc  34   78   86   3  23  .982  4.82
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  368  536  34 121  .964  5.89
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .941  3.07
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RRolfe      151  151  294  19  26  .959  2.95
BDahlgren     8   11    8   4   0  .826  2.38
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  162  302  23  26  .953  3.02
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .953  4.99
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FCrosetti   157  352  506  47 120  .948  5.46
BKnickerboc   3    4    3   0   2 1.000  2.33
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  356  509  47 122  .948  5.63
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .972  2.28  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
JDiMaggio   145  366   20  15   4  .963  2.66   0 145   0
THenrich    130  239   14   4   1  .984  1.95   0   0 130
GSelkirk     95  176    7   5   3  .973  1.93  95   0   0
MHoag        70  132    5   5   3  .965  1.96  31  13  28
JPowell      43   86    1   2   0  .978  2.02  37   1   6
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  157  999   47  31  11  .971  2.27 157 157 157
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .952  2.11
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RRuffing     31   11   34   0   2 1.000  1.64
LGomez       32   12   51   1   5  .984  2.37
MPearson     28   11   40   2   8  .962  2.27
SChandler    23   18   50   0   3 1.000  3.56
BHadley      29   17   40   0   3 1.000  3.07
SSundra      25    0   25   1   2  .962  2.40
JMurphy      32    7   21   1   0  .966  2.76
JBeggs       14    1   19   0   4 1.000  3.09
IAndrews     19    3   10   0   0 1.000  2.44
WFerrell      5    2    9   1   3  .917  3.30
ADonald       2    1    4   0   0 1.000  3.75
JVance        3    0    3   0   0 1.000  2.39
LStine        4    0    1   0   0 1.000  1.03
KWicker       1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157   83  307   6  30  .985  2.54
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageDiMaggio.324
On-base %Dickey.412
Slugging %DiMaggio.581
OPSDickey.980
GamesCrosetti and Gehrig157
At BatsCrosetti and Rolfe631
Plate Appearances (approx.)Crosetti757
RunsRolfe132
HitsRolfe196
Total BasesDiMaggio348
DoublesRolfe36
TriplesDiMaggio13
Home RunsDiMaggio32
RBIDiMaggio140
Bases on BallsGehrig107
StrikeoutsCrosetti97
Stolen BasesCrosetti27
SinglesRolfe142
Adjusted OPS+Dickey143
Runs CreatedDiMaggio135
Adjusted Batting RunsDiMaggio32
Batting WinsDiMaggio2.9
Extra-Base HitsDiMaggio77
Times on BaseCrosetti287
Offensive Win%Dickey.727
Hit By PitchCrosetti15
Sac. HitsHenrich10
Caught StealingCrosetti12
Power/Speed NumberGordon15.3
At Bats per StrikeoutDiMaggio28.5
At Bats per Home RunDickey16.8
OutsCrosetti482

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERARuffing3.31
WinsRuffing21
Won-Loss %Ruffing.750
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Ruffing1.326
Hits Allowed/9IPPearson8.82
Bases on Balls/9IPChandler2.46
Strikeouts/9IPGomez4.86
GamesGomez and Murphy32
SavesMurphy11
InningsRuffing247.3
StrikeoutsGomez129
Games StartedGomez32
Comp. GamesRuffing22
ShutoutsGomez4
Home Runs Allow.Ruffing16
Bases On Balls Allow.Pearson113
Hits AllowedRuffing246
SO to WalkRuffing1.55
LossesGomez12
Earned Runs Allow.Ruffing91
Wild PitchesPearson9
Hit BatsmenHadley3
Batters FacedRuffing1043
Games FinishedMurphy26
Adjusted ERA+Ruffing137

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All-Stars Box Score and Play-By-Play

Bill Dickey (Starting C)
Joe DiMaggio (Starting RF)
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Gomez (Starting P)
Johnny Murphy
Red Rolfe
Red Ruffing

1937/1939

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