1938 International League season
Appearance
1938 International League season | |
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League | International League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 21 – September 11 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons |
Governors' Cup Playoffs | |
League champions | Newark Bears |
Runners-up | Buffalo Bisons |
The 1938 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 21 and September 11. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Newark Bears won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bisons in the final round of the playoffs.
Teams
[edit]Map of teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Summary
[edit]- The Newark Bears finished with the best record in the regular season for the second consecutive season.
Standings
[edit]International League | ||||
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Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
Newark Bears | 104 | 48 | .684 | – |
Syracuse Chiefs | 87 | 67 | .565 | 18 |
Rochester Red Wings | 80 | 74 | .519 | 25 |
Buffalo Bisons | 79 | 74 | .516 | 25.5 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 72 | 81 | .471 | 32.5 |
Montreal Royals | 69 | 84 | .451 | 35.5 |
Jersey City Giants | 68 | 85 | .444 | 36.5 |
Baltimore Orioles | 52 | 98 | .347 | 51 |
League Leaders
[edit]Batting leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | .365 |
H | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 211 |
R | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 149 |
2B | Jim Gleeson, Newark Bears | 50 |
3B | Joe Gantenbein, Toronto Maple Leafs Johnny Hopp, Rochester Red Wings Lou Vezilich, Rochester Red Wings |
10 |
HR | Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons | 45 |
RBI | Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons | 136 |
SB | George Myatt, Jersey City Giants | 45 |
Pitching leaders
[edit]Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Joe Sullivan, Toronto Maple Leafs | 18 |
L | Tom Baker, Jersey City Giants | 22 |
ERA | Red Barrett, Syracuse Chiefs | 2.34 |
CG | Jake Mooty, Syracuse Chiefs | 21 |
SHO | Rollie Stiles, Jersey City Giants | 5 |
SO | Atley Donald, Newark Bears | 133 |
IP | Rollie Stiles, Jersey City Giants | 248.0 |
Playoffs
[edit]- The Newark Bears won their second consecutive Governors' Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bisons in five games.
Playoff bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | ||||||||
1 | Newark | 4 | |||||||
3 | Rochester | 3 | |||||||
1 | Newark | 4 | |||||||
4 | Buffalo | 1 | |||||||
2 | Syracuse | 0 | |||||||
4 | Buffalo | 4 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1938 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
- ^ 1938 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
- ^ 1938 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024