1938 Major League Baseball season

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.

Awards and honors

 * Baseball Hall of Fame
 * Grover Cleveland Alexander
 * Alexander Cartwright
 * Henry Chadwick
 * Most Valuable Player
 * Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox, 1B (AL)
 * Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati Reds, C (NL)
 * The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
 * Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati Reds, P
 * The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
 * Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees

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