1938 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (Since 1909) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1938 Information
Owner(s)	Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	Pie Traynor
Local radio	KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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Offseason

• February 22, 1938: Tommy Thevenow was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.

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

Roster

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 51 Russ Bauers 46 Cy Blanton 48 Joe Bowman 49 Ed Brandt 47 Mace Brown 53 Ken Heintzelman 41 Bob Klinger 40 Red Lucas 44 Rip Sewell 45 Bill Swift 50 Jim Tobin		Catchers 32 Ray Berres 30 Al Todd Infielders 25 Bill Brubaker 20 Lee Handley 24 Gus Suhr 22,54 Tommy Thevenow 21 Arky Vaughan 26 Pep Young		Outfielders 17 Johnny Dickshot 16 Woody Jensen 12 Johnny Rizzo 10 Lloyd Waner 11 Paul Waner Other batters 36 Heinie Manush		Manager 20 Pie Traynor Coaches -- Jewel Ens -- Johnny Gooch 33 Honus Wagner

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

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Montreal Royals	International League	Rabbit Maranville and Alex Hooks
A1	Knoxville Smokies	Southern Association	Neil Caldwell
B	Savannah Indians	Sally League	Chick Autry
C	Hutchinson Larks	Western Association	Hugh McMullen
D	Carthage Pirates	Arkansas-Missouri League	Buzz Arlitt
D	Mt. Airy Graniteers	Bi-State League	Dick Goldberg
D	McKeesport Tubers	Pennsylvania State Association	Leo Mackey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Carthage

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.