1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
Location
	Forbes Field (since 1909);
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887);
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	Pie Traynor
Local radio	KDKA; Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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The 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 57th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 52nd in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished second in the National League with a record of 86–64.

Offseason

February 22, 1938: Tommy Thevenow was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	89	63	--	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	64	2	.573
New York Giants	83	67	5	.553
Cincinnati Reds	82	68	6	.547
Boston Bees	77	75	12	.507
St. Louis Cardinals	71	80	17.5	.470
Brooklyn Dodgers	69	80	18.5	.463
Philadelphia Phillies	45	105	43	.300

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

32 Ray Berres
30 Al Todd

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

36 Heinie Manush

Manager

35 Pie Traynor

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
SS	Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan	148	541	174	.322	7	68

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow	15	25	5	.200	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bauers, RussRuss Bauers	40	243	13	14	3.07	117

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

Notes

^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference

References

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

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[1] Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference

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