1938 World Series
New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0)

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Dates: October 5 - 9, 1938

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Series Scores

Game 1, October 5
New York Yankees	3	Final
Chicago Cubs	1

W	Red Ruffing (1-0)
L	Bill Lee (0-1)

Game 2, October 6
New York Yankees	6	Final
Chicago Cubs	3

W	Lefty Gomez (1-0)
L	Dizzy Dean (0-1)
S	Johnny Murphy (1)

Game 3, October 8
Chicago Cubs	2	Final
New York Yankees	5

W	Monte Pearson (1-0)
L	Clay Bryant (0-1)

Game 4, October 9
Chicago Cubs	3	Final
New York Yankees	8

W	Red Ruffing (2-0)
L	Bill Lee (0-2)

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

New York Yankees Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Frankie Crosetti	4	16	1	4	2	1	1	6	2	4	.250	.368	.688	1.056	0	1	1	0.45	11.42%	157	631	113	166	9	55	27	.263	.752
Bill Dickey*	4	15	2	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	.400	.438	.600	1.038	1	0	0	-0.01	2.32%	132	454	84	142	27	115	3	.313	.981
Joe DiMaggio	4	15	4	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	.267	.313	.467	.779	0	0	0	0.04	0.46%	145	599	129	194	32	140	6	.324	.967
Lou Gehrig*	4	14	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.286	.375	.286	.661	0	0	0	0.05	0.78%	157	576	115	170	29	114	6	.295	.932
Lefty Gomez*	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.05	-1.46%	32	86	5	13	0	7	0	.151	.363
Joe Gordon	4	15	3	6	2	0	1	6	1	3	.400	.438	.733	1.171	1	0	2	0.37	10.91%	127	458	83	117	25	97	11	.255	.843
Tommy Henrich*	4	16	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	1	1	-0.14	-3.58%	131	471	109	127	22	91	6	.270	.882
Myril Hoag	2	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	0	0	0	-0.02	-1.34%	85	267	28	74	0	48	4	.277	.696
Johnny Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	32	32	4	2	0	2	1	.063	.185
Monte Pearson	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	0	0	0	0.01	0.30%	28	76	8	13	0	6	1	.171	.465
Jake Powell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	45	164	27	42	2	20	3	.256	.704
Red Rolfe*	4	18	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	2	-0.05	-2.05%	151	631	132	196	10	80	13	.311	.826
Red Ruffing	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	0	0	0	-0.03	-2.56%	45	107	12	24	3	17	0	.224	.695
George Selkirk*	3	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	.200	.333	.200	.533	0	0	0	0.00	0.42%	99	335	58	85	10	62	9	.254	.793
Babe Dahlgren	Did not play in series																			27	43	8	8	0	1	0	.186	.414
Joe Glenn	Did not play in series																			41	123	10	32	0	25	1	.260	.665
Arndt Jorgens	Did not play in series																			9	17	3	4	0	2	0	.235	.703
Bill Knickerbocker	Did not play in series																			46	128	15	32	1	21	0	.250	.692
Totals	39	135	22	37	6	1	5	21	11	16	.274	.333	.444	.778	3	2		0.62	15.62%	157	5410	966	1480	174		91	.274	.812

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

Chicago Cubs Batting

Chicago Cubs Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Clay Bryant	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0.01	0.18%	50	106	16	24	3	15	0	.226	.590
Tex Carleton#	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	33	65	9	15	0	7	1	.231	.588
Phil Cavarretta*	4	13	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	.462	.462	.538	1.000	0	0	0	0.09	3.06%	92	268	29	64	1	28	4	.239	.608
Ripper Collins#	4	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.133	.133	.133	.267	0	0	0	-0.26	-5.25%	143	490	78	131	13	61	1	.267	.768
Dizzy Dean	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0.01	0.01%	13	26	3	5	0	1	0	.192	.423
Frank Demaree	3	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.100	.182	.100	.282	0	0	0	-0.18	-4.88%	129	476	63	130	8	62	1	.273	.725
Larry French	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	43	62	7	13	0	7	0	.210	.559
Augie Galan#	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.09	-1.35%	110	395	52	113	6	69	8	.286	.785
Stan Hack*	4	17	3	8	1	0	0	1	1	2	.471	.500	.529	1.029	0	1	0	0.01	1.46%	152	609	109	195	4	67	16	.320	.843
Gabby Hartnett	3	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.273	.364	0	0	0	-0.30	-7.70%	88	299	40	82	10	59	1	.274	.825
Billy Herman	4	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.188	.235	.188	.423	0	0	2	-0.27	-7.07%	152	624	86	173	1	56	3	.277	.701
Billy Jurges	4	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	.231	.286	.308	.593	0	0	1	0.03	-0.91%	137	465	53	114	1	47	3	.245	.638
Tony Lazzeri	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0		-0.06	-0.89%	54	120	21	32	5	23	0	.267	.814
Bill Lee	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.08	-2.22%	44	101	10	20	0	13	1	.198	.476
Joe Marty	3	12	1	6	1	0	1	5	0	2	.500	.500	.833	1.333	0	1	0	0.27	9.54%	76	235	32	57	7	35	0	.243	.696
Ken O'Dea*	3	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	.200	.333	.800	1.133	0	0	0	0.04	-1.13%	86	247	22	65	3	33	1	.263	.654
Vance Page	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	13	26	2	4	0	1	0	.154	.308
Carl Reynolds	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.077	.000	.077	0	0	0	-0.61	-18.62%	125	497	59	150	3	67	9	.302	.752
Charlie Root	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	44	48	2	8	0	3	0	.167	.418
Jack Russell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	42	32	4	7	0	3	0	.219	.577
Jim Asbell	Did not play in series																			17	33	6	6	0	3	0	.182	.492
Bob Garbark	Did not play in series																			23	54	2	14	0	5	0	.259	.532
Totals	53	136	9	33	4	1	2	8	6	26	.243	.275	.331	.606	0	2		-1.38	-35.77%	154	5333	713	1435	65		49	.269	.715

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

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