This article is about the 1938 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1938 in baseball.
Sports season
1938 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 18 – October 15, 1938
Number of games
154
Number of teams
16
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Jimmie Foxx (BSR) NL: Ernie Lombardi (CIN)
AL champions
New York Yankees
AL runners-up
Boston Red Sox
NL champions
Chicago Cubs
NL runners-up
Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series
Champions
New York Yankees
Runners-up
Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
← 1937
1939 →
The 1938 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 18 to October 15, 1938. The Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to zero. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series three years in a row.
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