1938 Season

1937 / 1939

Top Hitter

Josh
Gibson

Top Pitcher

Ray
Brown

Leaders

Batting Average

#	Player	Team	BA
1	Buck Leonard	EAS/HG	.418
2	Donald Reeves	BCA	.394
3	Harry Williams	PC	.393
4	David Whatley	BBB/MRS	.387
5	Ted Strong	MULT	.373
6	Hilton Smith	KCM/WES	.373
7	Josh Gibson	EAS/HG	.367
8	Sammy Hughes	BEG/EAS	.364
9	Ray Dandridge	EAS/NE	.355
10	Ed Stone	NE	.351

Strikeouts

#	Player	Team	SO
1	Hilton Smith	WES/KCM	82
2	Ray Brown	EAS/HG	76
3	Willie Cornelius	WES/CAG	69
4	Henry McHenry	PS	61
5	Spoon Carter	BBB/PS	59
6	Frank Bradley	KCM	56
7	Eddie Dixon	BCA	56
8	Johnny Taylor	EAS/PC	56
9	Telosh Howard	BCA	55
10	Barney Morris	PC	55

Standings

Glossary

Negro National League II

		vs NN2					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays^*	41	13	0	.759	-	56	14	0	.800	8.0	4.2	Vic Harris	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
2	Philadelphia Stars	41	32	3	.562	9.5	42	33	3	.560	5.7	5.8	Jud Wilson	Penmar Park (Philadelphia, PA)
3	Baltimore Elite Giants	26	23	3	.531	12.5	29	25	3	.537	6.5	5.0	George Scales	Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
4	Pittsburgh Crawfords	28	26	1	.519	13.0	28	26	1	.519	5.4	5.5	Oscar Charleston	Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
5	Newark Eagles	23	30	0	.434	17.5	24	30	0	.444	4.9	5.9	Abe Manley, Dick Lundy	Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
6	New York Black Yankees	11	28	1	.282	22.5	11	28	1	.282	4.4	6.3	Walter Cannady	Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson, NJ)
7	Washington Black Senators	2	20	0	.091	23.0	2	20	0	.091	3.9	9.1	Ben Taylor	Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)

* = League Champion

Negro American League

		vs NAL					vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	W	L	T	W%	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Kansas City Monarchs	45	25	1	.643	-	47	27	1	.635	6.3	4.2	Andy Cooper	Ruppert Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
2	Memphis Red Sox^*¹	39	24	1	.619	2.5	40	35	1	.533	4.7	5.9	Ted Radcliffe	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
3	Chicago American Giants	39	37	3	.513	9.0	40	39	3	.506	5.0	5.0	Candy Jim Taylor	American Giants Park (Chicago, IL)
4	Atlanta Black Crackers²	32	31	0	.508	9.5	32	34	0	.485	5.1	5.2	Nish Williams, Dick Lundy, Gabby Kemp	Ponce De Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)
5	Jacksonville Red Caps	14	16	1	.467	11.0	14	16	1	.467	5.3	5.2	Alonzo Mitchell	Durkee Field (Jacksonville, FL)
6	Indianapolis ABCs	17	20	0	.459	11.5	17	20	0	.459	4.6	5.2	George Mitchell	Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)
7	Birmingham Black Barons	13	46	0	.220	26.5	13	48	0	.213	3.8	6.0	Dizzy Dismukes	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

NAL Championship Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Memphis Red Sox	2	0	0	1.000	-	8.5	3.5	Ted Radcliffe	Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
2	Atlanta Black Crackers	0	2	0	.000	2.0	3.5	8.5	Gabby Kemp	Ponce De Leon Park (Atlanta, GA)

East-West All Star Games

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB	R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	East All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-	4.5	4.5	Oscar Charleston, Vic Harris	Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
2	West All Stars	1	1	0	.500	-	4.5	4.5	Andy Cooper, Larry Brown	Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)

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Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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