1938 NL Standings

May 1, 1938

The opening month of the 1938 season has come to a close. While the month was a short one, as far as games played is concerned, there have been a few surprise starts to the season. The Brooklyn Dodgers, who many thought was a second division team, are off to the best start in the NL with an 8-3 record. The Dodgers have been the best hitting team in the league so far, led by Johnny Hudson (.405, 11rbi, ) and Dolph Camilli (.302, 14rbi). Brooklyn pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons is 2-0 and both wins were complete game shutouts. The other surprise has been the poor start from the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. Those two clubs have finished 1,2 the last two seasons and are expected to be the main contenders for the top spot in the NL again this year.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1938 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1938 Brooklyn BRN             8   3  .727 ----   143     5   6 .455   69  80 .463
1938 Boston BON               5   4  .556  2.0           5   4 .556   77  75 .507
1938 St. Louis SLN            6   5  .545  2.0           3   8 .273   71  80 .470
1938 Pittsburgh PIN           6   5  .545  2.0           8   3 .727   86  64 .573
1938 New York NYN             6   5  .545  2.0          10   1 .909   83  67 .553
1938 Cincinnati CIN           6   6  .500  2.5           4   8 .333   82  68 .547
1938 Chicago CHN              5   7  .417  3.5           8   4 .667   89  63 .586
1938 Philadelphia PHN         2   9  .182  6.0           1  10 .091   45 105 .300