The 1938 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1938 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1938 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1938 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
17 | Jim Bagby | 6-02 | 170 | Right | Right | 1916-09-08 |
15 | Al Baker | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1906-02-28 |
16 | Emerson Dickman | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1914-11-12 |
10 | Lefty Grove | 6-03 | 190 | Left | Left | 1900-03-06 |
11 | Bill Harris | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1900-06-23 |
19 | Joe Heving | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1900-09-02 |
19 | Bill Humphrey | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1911-06-17 |
1 | Bill Lefebvre | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1915-11-11 |
12 | Johnny Marcum | 5-11 | 197 | Right | Left | 1909-09-09 |
14 | Archie McKain | 5-10 | 175 | Left | Both | 1911-05-12 |
27 | Dick Midkiff | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1914-09-28 |
12 | Ted Olson | 6-02½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1912-08-27 |
21 | Fritz Ostermueller | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1907-09-15 |
15 | Lee Rogers | 5-11 | 170 | Left | Right | 1913-10-08 |
11 | Charlie Wagner | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1912-12-03 |
18 | Jack Wilson | 5-11 | 210 | Right | Right | 1912-04-12 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
22 | Moe Berg | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1902-03-02 |
2 | Gene Desautels | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1907-06-13 |
23 | Johnny Peacock | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Left | 1910-01-10 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Joe Cronin | 5-11½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1906-10-12 |
1 | Bobby Doerr | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1918-04-07 |
3 | Jimmie Foxx | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1907-10-22 |
5 | Pinky Higgins | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1909-05-27 |
6 | Eric McNair | 5-08½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1909-04-12 |
26 | Jim Tabor | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1916-11-05 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Ben Chapman | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1908-12-25 |
8 | Doc Cramer | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Left | 1905-07-22 |
25 | Fabian Gaffke | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1913-08-05 |
24 | Red Nonnenkamp | 5-11 | 165 | Left | Left | 1910-07-07 |
7 | Joe Vosmik | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1910-04-04 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1938 Boston Red Sox Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1938 Boston Red Sox played 149 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 61 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 105/103) where 646,459 fans witnessed their 1938 Red Sox finish the season with a .591 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1938 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1938 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1938 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1938 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1938 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?