Week 1 Summary (April 18, 1938 - April 24, 1938)

The 1938 BBW Replay (APBA 6.0) is in the books, and we are off to a roaring start. The season is seven days old, and all teams have played between five and seven games, as all teams want to avoid falling behind in their schedules, to avoid a large number of makeup games and doubleheaders. There has been one doubleheader - the annual April 19th Patriots Day doubleheader in Boston. The Red Sox split their doubleheader with the Yankees by identical 4-2 scores.

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
In the American League, Detroit is off to a hot start at 6-0. The Tigers' ERA is a full two runs better than the rest of the league. Hank Greenberg has three homeruns already, plus he has driven in twelve runs, but the real surprise is left fielder Roy Cullenbine. Cullenbine started off the season going 6-for-6 on Opening Day, and then he followed that up by reaching base in all five plate appearances in Game Two (two Walks and three hits). He wasn't able to maintain that pace, of course, but the Tigers fans were pretty happy just the same.

 

Nobody had high expectations for the Browns, but at 5-1 they are currently sitting in second place. With just enough pitching and plenty of hitting, they are off to a very hot start. Boston and Washington sit right behind and then come the Yankees. Lefty Gomez is off to a 0-2 start for the New Yorkers, but everyone is fully expecting the Yankees to rebound shortly, especially once Joe DiMaggio ends his holdout to assume his spot in center field. The real surprise in the AL might be the Indians with their 0-6 start. Cleveland got their hat handed to them by both Detroit and St. Louis, two teams off to hot starts, but they should be able to right their ship quickly.

 

St. Louis Manager
Frankie Frisch
In the National League, the Giants were expected to claim their third consecutive NL pennant and they are off to a strong start. Their combination of strong pitching and hitting is going to be hard for the other NL contenders. Pittsburgh and Chicago are both expected to make a push towards the top, and if the Giants should slip, these two will need to be ready to step up to claim the NL mantle. Philadelphia is also in the top tier of the NL, and no one expected that.

 

By the end of next week, we will have reached the month of May. Teams in both leagues are still looking to pare down their rosters while trying to balance giving prospects opportunities and while maintaining their winning posture.

 




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