1938 in the Negro Leagues

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1938 in the Negro Leagues


Standings[edit]

BOLD indicates League Champion

Negro National League[edit]

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Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 Homestead Grays 54 41 13 0 .759 --
2 Philadelphia Stars 76 41 32 3 .562 9.5
3 Baltimore Elite Giants 52 26 23 3 .531 12.5
4 Pittsburgh Crawfords 55 28 26 1 .518 13.0
5 Newark Eagles 53 23 30 0 .434 17.5
6 New York Black Yankees 40 11 28 1 .282 22.5
7 Washington Black Senators 22 2 20 0 .091 23.0

Negro American League[edit]

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Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 Kansas City Monarchs 71 45 25 1 .643 --
2 Memphis Red Sox 64 39 24 1 .619 2.5
3 Chicago American Giants 79 39 37 3 .513 9.0
4 Atlanta Black Crackers 63 32 31 0 .508 9.5
5 Jacksonville Red Caps 31 14 16 1 .467 11.0
6 Indianapolis ABCs 37 17 20 0 .460 11.5
7 Birmingham Black Barons 59 13 46 0 .220 26.5

Postseason:

  • Negro American League Championship: Memphis Red Sox defeated Atlanta Black Crackers, 2 games to 0

Independent Teams[edit]

Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway

Leading Players[edit]

Batters[edit]

Pitchers[edit]

Postseason[edit]

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