1938 New York Yankees Roster

The 1938 New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1938 New York Yankees salary list, a 1938 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1938 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1938 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
24 Ivy Andrews 6-01 200 Right Right 1907-05-06
22 Joe Beggs 6-01 182 Right Right 1910-11-04
21 Spud Chandler 6-00 181 Right Right 1907-09-12
28 Atley Donald 6-01 186 Right Left 1910-08-19
25 Wes Ferrell 6-02 195 Right Right 1908-02-02
11 Lefty Gomez 6-02 173 Left Left 1908-11-26
14 Bump Hadley 5-11 190 Right Right 1904-07-05
19 Johnny Murphy 6-02 190 Right Right 1908-07-14
16 Monte Pearson 6-00 175 Right Right 1908-09-02
15 Red Ruffing 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1905-05-03
33 Lee Stine 5-11 185 Right Right 1913-11-17
32 Steve Sundra 6-02 190 Right Right 1910-03-27
25 Joe Vance 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1905-09-16
20 Kemp Wicker 5-11 182 Left Right 1906-08-13
8 Bill Dickey 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1907-06-06
26 Joe Glenn 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-11-19
18 Art Jorgens 5-09 160 Right Right 1905-05-18
1 Frankie Crosetti 5-10 165 Right Right 1910-10-04
12 Babe Dahlgren 6-00 190 Right Right 1912-06-15
4 Lou Gehrig 6-00 200 Left Left 1903-06-19
6 Joe Gordon 5-10 180 Right Right 1915-02-18
10 Bill Knickerbocker 5-11 170 Right Right 1911-12-29
2 Red Rolfe 5-11½ 170 Right Left 1908-10-17
5 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
17 Tommy Henrich 6-00 180 Left Left 1913-02-20
9 Myril Hoag 5-11 180 Right Right 1908-03-09
7 Jake Powell 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1908-07-15
3 George Selkirk 6-01 182 Right Left 1908-01-04
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The 1938 New York Yankees played 152 games during the regular season, won 99 games, lost 53 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 100/95) where 970,916 fans witnessed their 1938 Yankees finish the season with a .651 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1938 New York Yankees salary list, a 1938 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1938 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1938 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1938 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Bill Dickey (126)
1B Lou Gehrig (157)
2B Joe Gordon (126)
3B Red Rolfe (151)
SS Frankie Crosetti (157)
LF George Selkirk (95)
CF Joe DiMaggio (145)
RF Tommy Henrich (130)
  
SP Spud Chandler
SP Lefty Gomez
SP Bump Hadley
SP Monte Pearson
SP Red Ruffing
  
RP Steve Sundra
CL Johnny Murphy


1938 New York Yankees
Salaries

Lou Gehrig $39,000.00
Joe DiMaggio $25,000.00


1938 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Frankie Crosetti
#2 Red Rolfe
#3 George Selkirk
#4 Lou Gehrig
#5 Joe DiMaggio
#6 Joe Gordon
#7 Jake Powell
#8 Bill Dickey
#9 Myril Hoag
#10 Bill Knickerbocker
#11 Lefty Gomez
#12 Babe Dahlgren
#14 Bump Hadley
#15 Red Ruffing
#16 Monte Pearson
#17 Tommy Henrich
#18 Art Jorgens
#19 Johnny Murphy
#20 Kemp Wicker
#21 Spud Chandler
#22 Joe Beggs
#24 Ivy Andrews
#25 Wes Ferrell
#25 Joe Vance
#26 Joe Glenn
#28 Atley Donald
#32 Steve Sundra
#33 Lee Stine

Did you know that a 1938 New York Yankees 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)?
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