1938 International League season

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1938 International League season
League International League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 21 September 11
Number of games154
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season MVP Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons
Governors' Cup Playoffs
League champions Newark Bears
  Runners-up Buffalo Bisons
IL seasons

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.

Contents

The Newark Bears won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bisons in the final round of the playoffs.

Teams

1938 International League
TeamCityMLB AffiliateStadium
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland None Oriole Park
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York None Offermann Stadium
Jersey City Giants Jersey City, New Jersey New York Giants Roosevelt Stadium
Montreal Royals Montreal, Quebec Pittsburgh Pirates Delorimier Stadium
Newark Bears Newark, New Jersey New York Yankees Ruppert Stadium
Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York St. Louis Cardinals Red Wing Stadium
Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York Cincinnati Reds Municipal Stadium
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario None Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

Black pog.svg International League teams

Regular season

Summary

Standings

[1]

International League
TeamWinLoss %GB
Newark Bears 10448.684
Syracuse Chiefs 8767.56518
Rochester Red Wings 8074.51925
Buffalo Bisons 7974.51625.5
Toronto Maple Leafs 7281.47132.5
Montreal Royals 6984.45135.5
Jersey City Giants 6885.44436.5
Baltimore Orioles 5298.34751

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

StatPlayerTotal
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
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HR Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons 45
RBI Ollie Carnegie, Buffalo Bisons 136
SB George Myatt, Jersey City Giants 45

Pitching leaders

[3]

StatPlayerTotal
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

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Governors' Cup
      
1 Newark 4
3 Rochester 3
1 Newark4
4 Buffalo 1
2 Syracuse 0
4 Buffalo 4

See also

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References

  1. 1938 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
  2. 1938 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024
  3. 1938 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 30, 2024