1938 Boston Red Sox Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
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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:

1938 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters

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1938 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Gene Desautels (108)
1B Jimmie Foxx (149)
2B Bobby Doerr (145)
3B Pinky Higgins (138)
SS Joe Cronin (142)
LF Joe Vosmik (146)
CF Doc Cramer (148)
RF Ben Chapman (125)
  
SP Jim Bagby
SP Lefty Grove
SP Fritz Ostermueller
SP Jack Wilson
  
CL Archie McKain

1938 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Joe Cronin $27,000.00
Jimmie Foxx $20,000.00
Lefty Grove $15,000.00
Ben Chapman $12,500.00
Joe Vosmik $12,000.00
Pinky Higgins $11,500.00
Doc Cramer $11,000.00
Eric McNair $10,500.00
Johnny Marcum $8,500.00
Jack Wilson $8,000.00
Gene Desautels $5,000.00
Al Baker $4,800.00
Archie McKain $4,500.00
Jim Tabor $4,100.00
Moe Berg $4,000.00
Bobby Doerr $4,000.00
Fabian Gaffke $4,000.00
Johnny Peacock $4,000.00
Emerson Dickman $3,500.00
Jim Bagby $2,000.00

1938 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bobby Doerr
#1 Bill Lefebvre
#2 Gene Desautels
#3 Jimmie Foxx
#4 Joe Cronin
#5 Pinky Higgins
#6 Eric McNair
#7 Joe Vosmik
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Ben Chapman
#10 Lefty Grove
#11 Bill Harris
#11 Charlie Wagner
#12 Johnny Marcum
#12 Ted Olson
#14 Archie McKain
#15 Al Baker
#15 Lee Rogers
#16 Emerson Dickman
#17 Jim Bagby
#18 Jack Wilson
#19 Joe Heving
#19 Bill Humphrey
#21 Fritz Ostermueller
#22 Moe Berg
#23 Johnny Peacock
#24 Red Nonnenkamp
#25 Fabian Gaffke
#26 Jim Tabor
#27 Dick Midkiff

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)?