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1938 Major League Baseball season

1938 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 18 – October 2, 1938 (AL)
  • April 19 – October 2, 1938 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 5–9, 1938
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Jimmie Foxx (BSR)
NL: Ernie Lombardi (CIN)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upBoston Red Sox
NL championsChicago Cubs
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upChicago Cubs
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
American League

The 1938 major league baseball season began on April 18, 1938. The regular season ended on October 2, with the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 35th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 4 on October 9. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Yankees swept the Cubs in four games, capturing their seventh championship in franchise history, and their third in a four-World Series run, becoming the first team to win three consecutive World Series.

The sixth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 6, hosted by the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the National League winning, 4–1.


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