Top 5 Players of the 1938 World Series

Originally published on Apr. 15, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Sunday, October 9th, 1938, the New York Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs at Yankee Stadium in New York to win the 35th World Series four games to none. It was the seventh World Series championship for the Yankees franchise and the 11th that was won in New York. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #16 Monte Pearson (Yankees)- P

Pearson picked up the win in game three, going all nine innings with one earned run allowed on five hits and a pair of walks as the Yankees won it 5-2.

4. #5 Joe DiMaggio (Yankees)- CF

DiMaggio was game two’s player of the game, getting two RBIs with a pair of runs and a pair of hits as the Yankees won 6-3.

3. #6 Joe Gordon (Yankees)- 2B

Gordon was player of the game in game three, picking up three RBIs with a run and a pair of hits in the Yankees’ 5-2 victory.

2. #1 Frankie Crosetti (Yankees)- SS

Crosetti got player of the game in game four, as he got four RBIs with two hits as the Yankees went on to win 8-3 to clinch the series victory.

1. #15 Red Ruffing (Yankees)- P

Ruffing earned player of the game honors in game one, pitching a complete game while allowing one earned run with nine hits in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory to start off the series.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1938_WS.shtml