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Sunday, October 9, 1938

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1938 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 0

Chicago Cubs 3
New York Yankees 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Cavarretta 2
1 Frankie Crosetti 2
1 Stan Hack 2
1 Myril Hoag 2
1 Billy Jurges 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Henrich 1
1 Ken O'Dea 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 4
2 Ken O'Dea 2
3 Tommy Henrich 1
3 Myril Hoag 1
3 Red Ruffing 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.60
2 Bill Lee 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Bill Lee 2
3 Charlie Root 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .471
2 Phil Cavarretta .462
3 Bill Dickey .400
3 Joe Gordon .400
5 Lou Gehrig .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Joe Gordon 6
3 Joe Marty 5
4 Bill Dickey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Pearson 1.00
2 Red Ruffing 1.50
3 Bill Lee 2.45
4 Lefty Gomez 3.86
5 Dizzy Dean 6.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 2
2 Lefty Gomez 1
2 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 11
2 Monte Pearson 9
3 Bill Lee 8
4 Lefty Gomez 5
5 Clay Bryant 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Cavarretta .462
2 Stan Hack .429
3 Joe Gordon .400
4 Bill Dickey .368
5 Lou Gehrig .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Crosetti 6
1 Joe Gordon 6
3 Joe Marty 5
4 Bill Dickey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Ival Goodman 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Red Rolfe 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Pearson 1.00
2 Red Ruffing 1.50
3 Bill Lee 1.93
4 Lefty Gomez 2.70
5 Dizzy Dean 6.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 2
2 Lefty Gomez 1
2 Monte Pearson 1
2 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 11
2 Bill Lee 10
3 Monte Pearson 9
4 Lefty Gomez 6
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 53 .651 --
Red Sox 88 61 .591 9.5
Indians 86 66 .566 13.0
Tigers 84 70 .545 16.0
Senators 75 76 .497 23.5
White Sox 65 83 .439 32.0
Browns 55 97 .362 44.0
Athletics 53 99 .349 46.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 63 .586 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 2.0
Giants 83 67 .553 5.0
Reds 82 68 .547 6.0
Bees 77 75 .507 12.0
Cardinals 71 80 .470 17.5
Dodgers 69 80 .463 18.5
Phillies 45 105 .300 43.0