1938 Cleveland Indians season
The 1938 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 86–66, 13 games behind the New York Yankees.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 |
| C | Frankie Pytlak | 113 | 364 | 112 | .308 | 1 | 43 |
| 1B | Hal Trosky | 150 | 554 | 185 | .334 | 19 | 110 |
| 2B | Odell Hale | 130 | 496 | 138 | .278 | 8 | 69 |
| SS | Lyn Lary | 141 | 568 | 152 | .268 | 3 | 51 |
| 3B | Ken Keltner | 149 | 576 | 159 | .276 | 26 | 113 |
| OF | | 133 | 511 | 148 | .290 | 12 | 72 |
| OF | | 134 | 482 | 159 | .330 | 14 | 93 |
| OF | Jeff Heath | 126 | 502 | 172 | .343 | 21 | 112 |
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 |
| Rollie Hemsley | 66 | 203 | 60 | .296 | 2 | 28 |
| Roy Weatherly | 83 | 210 | 55 | .262 | 2 | 18 |
| Moose Solters | 67 | 199 | 40 | .201 | 2 | 22 |
| John Kroner | 51 | 117 | 29 | .248 | 1 | 17 |
| Skeeter Webb | 20 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Helf | 6 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Irwin | 3 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar Grimes | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Mack | 2 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lloyd Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 39 | 277.2 | 17 | 11 | 4.08 | 240 |
| 38 | 240.0 | 17 | 10 | 3.83 | 102 |
| 30 | 200.0 | 14 | 8 | 4.19 | 112 |
| Earl Whitehill | 26 | 160.1 | 9 | 8 | 5.56 | 60 |
| Willis Hudlin | 29 | 127.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.89 | 27 |
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 |
| Clay Smith | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 3 |
| Joe Heving | 3 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
| Charley Suche | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
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 |
| Johnny Humphries | 45 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5.23 | 56 |
| Denny Galehouse | 36 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4.34 | 66 |
| Al Milnar | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 29 |
| Bill Zuber | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.02 | 14 |
| Ken Jungels | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.80 | 7 |
Awards & Honors
, Pitcher
Earl Averill, Outfielder
Bob Feller, PitcherLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Troy, Gainesville
