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1938 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Jimmie FoxxBAT21.6
  2. 2Hank GreenbergBAT20.5
  3. 3Joe DiMaggioBAT18.5
  4. 4Mel OttBAT18.4
  5. 5Harlond CliftBAT18
  6. 6Bob JohnsonBAT17.4
  7. 7Johnny MizeBAT16.9
  8. 8Lou GehrigBAT16.4
  9. 9Rudy YorkBAT16.1
  10. 10Charlie GehringerBAT16
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Enos SlaughterRF185.5
  2. 2Joe Gordon2B145.1
  3. 3Lou BoudreauSS117.7
  4. 4Sam ChapmanCF109.2
  5. 5Monte IrvinLF99.9
  6. 6Roy CullenbineRF96.3
  7. 7Preacher RoeP94.3
  8. 8Mort CooperP89.4

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Goose GoslinLF212.9
  2. 2Waite HoytP179.7
  3. 3Kiki CuylerRF158.8
  4. 4Red LucasP104.4
  5. 5Ed BrandtP99.8
  6. 6John StoneOF90.1
  7. 7Roy JohnsonLF83.9
  8. 8Bill HallahanP76.8

Teams · 29

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Yankees99-53237.1Joe DiMaggioPlayoffs
Boston Red Sox88-61211.2Jimmie Foxx
Chicago Cubs89-63225.6Bill LeePlayoffs
Homestead Grays36-1044.9Ray Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates86-64223.7Johnny Rizzo
Cleveland Indians86-66219.8Hal Trosky Sr.
San Francisco Giants83-67228.4Mel Ott
Detroit Tigers84-70193.4Hank Greenberg
Cincinnati Reds82-68177.4Ival Goodman
Kansas City Monarchs30-1838.5Hilton Smith
Baltimore Elite Giants21-1313Jim West
Chicago American Giants22-156.7Wilson Redus
Philadelphia Stars34-3130.8Bill Perkins
Newark Eagles15-134.9Mule Suttles
Jacksonville Red Caps8-8——
Atlanta Black Crackers98-99194.1Dick Errickson
Minnesota Twins75-76166.8Buddy Lewis
Pittsburgh Crawfords17-2212.6Harry Williams
Indianapolis ABC's7-12——
Memphis Red Sox15-2114Ted Radcliffe
St. Louis Cardinals71-80212.7Johnny Mize
Los Angeles Dodgers69-80157.3Dolph Camilli
New York Black Yankees9-207.5Dave Campbell
Washington Black Senators1-13——
Birmingham Black Barons5-22——
Chicago White Sox65-83152.8Gee Walker
Baltimore Orioles55-97140.1Harlond Clift
Athletics53-99154.8Bob Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies45-10597.1Claude Passeau

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.