1938 Chicago White Sox season

The 1938 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 38th season in the major leagues and their 39th season overall. They finished with a record of 65–83, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 32 games behind the first place New York Yankees.

Offseason

• December 2, 1937: Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet, and Dixie Walker were traded by the White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Mike Tresh, Marv Owen and Gee Walker.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

• Jackie Hayes, 2B
• Mike Kreevich, CF
• Gee Walker, RF
• Rip Radcliff, LF
• Joe Kuhel, 1B
• Marv Owen, 3B
• Boze Berger, SS
• Luke Sewell, C
• John Whitehead, P

Notable transactions

• June 11, 1938: Bill Cox was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Knott.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Monroe, Lubbock</small>

Notes

References

• 1938 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference