Major Leaguers known to have died during the 1938 calendar year.
| Larry Battam | 1876-05-01 | 1938-01-27 | 61.271 | 3B | 5-11 | 166 | | | 1876-05-01 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| Alex Beam | 1869-11-21 | 1938-04-17 | 68.147 | P | | 0 | | | 1869-11-21 | Johnstown,PA | MLB | 1889-1889 | 1889-1889 | |
| George Blackburn | 1871-09-21 | 1938-12-29 | 67.099 | P | 5-11 | 184 | | R | 1871-09-21 | Ozark,MO | MLB | 1897-1897 | 1897-1897 | |
| George Borchers | 1869-04-18 | 1938-10-24 | 69.189 | P | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1869-04-18 | Sacramento,CA | MLB | 1888-1895 | 1888-1895 | |
| Charlie Brown | 1871-08-17 | 1938-04-03 | 66.229 | P | 6-0 | 180 | | L | 1871-08-17 | Bluffton,IN | MLB | 1897-1897 | 1897-1897 | |
| Al Burris | 1874-01-28 | 1938-03-25 | 64.056 | P | | 0 | R | R | 1874-01-28 | Warwick,MD | MLB | 1894-1894 | 1894-1894 | |
| Count Campau | 1863-10-17 | 1938-04-03 | 74.168 | OF | 5-11 | 160 | L | R | 1863-10-17 | Detroit,MI | MLB | 1888-1894 | 1888-1894 | |
| Bill Carney | 1874-03-25 | 1938-07-31 | 64.128 | OF | 5-10 | 0 | B | R | 1874-03-25 | St. Paul,MN | MLB | 1904-1904 | 1904-1904 | |
| Charlie Chech | 1878-04-27 | 1938-01-31 | 59.279 | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1878-04-27 | Madison,WI | MLB | 1905-1909 | 1905-1909 | |
| Sam Childs | 1861-11-06 | 1938-05-21 | 76.196 | 1B | | 0 | | | 1861-11-06 | East Hartford,CT | MLB | 1883-1883 | 1883-1883 | |
| Earl Clark | 1907-11-06 | 1938-01-16 | 30.071 | OF | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1907-11-06 | Washington,DC | MLB | 1927-1934 | 1927-1934 | |
| Jim Curry | 1886-03-10 | 1938-08-02 | 52.145 | 2B | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1886-03-10 | Camden,NJ | MLB | 1909-1918 | 1909-1918 | |
| Sun Daly | 1865-01-06 | 1938-04-30 | 73.114 | OF | | 184 | | | 1865-01-06 | Rutland,VT | MLB | 1892-1892 | 1892-1892 | |
| Tom Daly | 1866-02-07 | 1938-10-29 | 72.264 | 2B | 5-7 | 170 | B | R | 1866-02-07 | Philadelphia,PA | MLB | 1887-1903 | 1887-1903 | |
| Charlie Daniels | 1861-07-01 | 1938-02-09 | 76.223 | P-OF | | 0 | | | 1861-07-01 | Roxbury,MA | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| George Dickerson | 1892-12-01 | 1938-07-09 | 45.220 | P | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | 1892-12-01 | Renner,TX | MLB | 1917-1917 | 1917-1917 | |
| Fred Doe | 1864-04-18 | 1938-10-04 | 74.169 | P | 5-10 | 165 | R | R | 1864-04-18 | Gloucester,MA | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| Joe Dolan | 1873-02-24 | 1938-03-24 | 65.028 | IF | 5-10 | 155 | | R | 1873-02-24 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1896-1901 | 1896-1901 | |
| Jerry Donovan | 1876-09-03 | 1938-06-27 | 61.297 | C | | 0 | R | R | 1876-09-03 | Lock Haven,PA | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Mike Donovan | 1881-10-18 | 1938-02-03 | 56.108 | 3B | 5-8 | 155 | R | R | 1881-10-18 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1904-1908 | 1904-1908 | |
| Jerry Dorsey | 0000-00-00 | 1938-11-03 | | P | | 0 | L | | | | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Rube Ellis | 1885-11-17 | 1938-03-13 | 52.116 | OF | 6-0 | 170 | L | L | 1885-11-17 | Downey,CA | MLB | 1909-1912 | 1909-1912 | |
| Bill Everitt | 1868-12-13 | 1938-01-19 | 69.037 | 1B-3B | 6-0 | 185 | L | R | 1868-12-13 | Fort Wayne,IN | MLB | 1895-1901 | 1895-1901 | |
| Hobe Ferris | 1874-12-07 | 1938-03-18 | 63.101 | 2B-3B | 5-8 | 162 | R | R | 1874-12-07 | Trowbridge,EN | MLB | 1901-1909 | 1901-1909 | |
| Cy Ferry | 1878-09-27 | 1938-09-27 | 60.000 | P | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | 1878-09-27 | Hudson,NY | MLB | 1904-1905 | 1904-1905 | |
| Bob Fothergill | 1897-08-16 | 1938-03-20 | 40.216 | OF | 5-11 | 230 | R | R | 1897-08-16 | Massillon,OH | MLB | 1922-1933 | 1922-1933 | |
| Herb Goodall | 1866-08-10 | 1938-01-20 | 71.163 | P | 5-9 | 180 | R | R | 1866-08-10 | Mansfield,PA | MLB | 1890-1890 | 1890-1890 | |
| Jim Gray | 1862-08-07 | 1938-01-31 | 75.177 | IF | | 0 | | R | 1862-08-07 | Pittsburgh,PA | MLB | 1884-1893 | 1884-1893 | |
| Art Griggs | 1884-12-10 | 1938-12-19 | 54.009 | 1B-OF | 5-11 | 185 | R | R | 1884-12-10 | Topeka,KS | MLB | 1909-1918 | 1909-1918 | |
| Mert Hackett | 1859-11-11 | 1938-02-22 | 78.103 | C | 5-10 | 175 | R | R | 1859-11-11 | Cambridge,MA | MLB | 1883-1887 | 1883-1887 | |
| Andy Harrington | 1888-11-13 | 1938-11-12 | 49.364 | P | 6-0 | 193 | R | R | 1888-11-13 | Wakefield,MA | MLB | 1913-1913 | 1913-1913 | |
| Fred Hartman | 1865-04-21 | 1938-11-11 | 73.204 | 3B | 5-6 | 170 | R | R | 1865-04-21 | Allegheny,PA | MLB | 1894-1902 | 1894-1902 | |
| Pink Hawley | 1872-12-05 | 1938-09-19 | 65.288 | P | 5-10 | 185 | L | R | 1872-12-05 | Beaver Dam,WI | MLB | 1892-1901 | 1892-1901 | |
| Guy Hecker | 1856-04-03 | 1938-12-03 | 82.244 | P | 6-0 | 190 | R | R | 1856-04-03 | Youngsville,PA | MLB | 1882-1890 | 1882-1890 | |
| Bill Hill | 1874-08-02 | 1938-01-28 | 63.179 | P | 6-1 | 201 | L | L | 1874-08-02 | Chattanooga,TN | MLB | 1896-1899 | 1896-1899 | |
| Red Hill | 1893-01-20 | 1938-08-11 | 45.203 | P | | 0 | B | L | 1893-01-20 | Marshall,TX | MLB | 1917-1917 | 1917-1917 | |
| Bumpus Jones | 1870-01-01 | 1938-06-25 | 68.175 | P | | 0 | R | R | 1870-01-01 | Cedarville,OH | MLB | 1892-1893 | 1892-1893 | |
| Tex Jones | 1885-08-04 | 1938-02-26 | 52.206 | 1B | 6-0 | 192 | R | R | 1885-08-04 | Marion,KS | MLB | 1911-1911 | 1911-1911 | |
| Tom Kearns | 1860-11-09 | 1938-12-07 | 78.028 | 2B | 5-7 | 160 | R | R | 1860-11-09 | Rochester,NY | MLB | 1880-1884 | 1880-1884 | |
| Lee King | 1894-03-28 | 1938-09-07 | 44.163 | OF-SS | 5-10 | 160 | R | R | 1894-03-28 | Waltham,MA | MLB | 1916-1919 | 1916-1919 | |
| Silver King | 1868-01-11 | 1938-05-21 | 70.130 | P | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1868-01-11 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1886-1897 | 1886-1897 | |
| Joe Knight | 1859-09-28 | 1938-10-16 | 79.018 | OF | 5-11 | 185 | L | L | 1859-09-28 | Port Stanley,ON | MLB | 1884-1890 | 1884-1890 | |
| Harry Lumley | 1880-09-29 | 1938-05-22 | 57.235 | OF | 5-10 | 183 | L | L | 1880-09-29 | Forest City,PA | MLB | 1904-1910 | 1904-1910 | |
| Luke Lutenberg | 1864-10-04 | 1938-12-24 | 74.081 | 1B | 6-2 | 225 | R | R | 1864-10-04 | Quincy,IL | MLB | 1894-1894 | 1894-1894 | |
| Rube Lutzke | 1897-11-17 | 1938-03-06 | 40.109 | 3B | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1897-11-17 | Milwaukee,WI | MLB | 1923-1927 | 1923-1927 | |
| George Merritt | 1880-04-14 | 1938-02-21 | 57.313 | OF | 6-0 | 160 | R | R | 1880-04-14 | Paterson,NJ | MLB | 1901-1903 | 1901-1903 | |
| Doc Miller | 1883-02-04 | 1938-07-31 | 55.177 | OF | 5-11 | 170 | L | L | 1883-02-04 | Chatham,ON | MLB | 1910-1914 | 1910-1914 | |
| Gene Moore | 1885-11-09 | 1938-08-31 | 52.295 | P | 6-2 | 185 | L | L | 1885-11-09 | Lancaster,TX | MLB | 1909-1912 | 1909-1912 | |
| Bill Morgan | 1857-10-17 | 1938-07-28 | 80.284 | OF | | 0 | | | 1857-10-17 | Baltimore,MD | MLB | 1883-1884 | 1883-1884 | |
| Buzz Murphy | 1895-04-26 | 1938-05-11 | 43.015 | OF | 5-9 | 155 | L | L | 1895-04-26 | Denver,CO | MLB | 1918-1919 | 1918-1919 | |
| Morgan Murphy | 1867-02-14 | 1938-10-03 | 71.231 | C | 5-8 | 160 | R | R | 1867-02-14 | East Providence,RI | MLB | 1890-1901 | 1890-1901 | |
| Milo Netzel | 1886-05-12 | 1938-03-18 | 51.310 | 3B-OF | | 0 | L | L | 1886-05-12 | Eldred,PA | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| Pat Newnam | 1880-12-10 | 1938-06-20 | 57.192 | 1B | 6-0 | 180 | L | R | 1880-12-10 | Hempstead,TX | MLB | 1910-1911 | 1910-1911 | |
| Les Nunamaker | 1889-01-25 | 1938-11-14 | 49.293 | C | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1889-01-25 | Malcolm,NE | MLB | 1911-1922 | 1911-1922 | |
| Tim O'Rourke | 1864-05-18 | 1938-04-20 | 73.337 | 3B-SS | 5-10 | 170 | L | R | 1864-05-18 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1890-1894 | 1890-1894 | |
| Walter Prince | 1861-05-09 | 1938-03-02 | 76.297 | 1B | 5-9 | 150 | L | R | 1861-05-09 | Amherst,NH | MLB | 1883-1884 | 1883-1884 | |
| Milt Reed | 1890-07-04 | 1938-07-27 | 48.023 | SS-2B | 5-10 | 150 | L | R | 1890-07-04 | Atlanta,GA | MLB | 1911-1914 | 1911-1914 | |
| Josh Reilly | 1868-05-08 | 1938-06-12 | 70.035 | 2B | 5-8 | 160 | R | R | 1868-05-08 | San Francisco,CA | MLB | 1896-1896 | 1896-1896 | |
| Pop Rising | 1877-01-24 | 1938-01-28 | 61.004 | OF | | 0 | R | R | 1877-01-24 | Industry,PA | MLB | 1905-1905 | 1905-1905 | |
| Bill Rollinson | 1856-06-10 | 1938-09-28 | 82.110 | C | | 0 | | | 1856-06-10 | Fairfield,ME | MLB | 1884-1884 | 1884-1884 | |
| Chief Roseman | 1856-07-04 | 1938-07-04 | 82.000 | OF | 5-7 | 167 | R | R | 1856-07-04 | Brooklyn,NY | MLB | 1882-1890 | 1882-1890 | |
| Milt Scott | 1861-01-17 | 1938-11-03 | 77.290 | 1B | 5-9 | 160 | R | | 1861-01-17 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1882-1886 | 1882-1886 | |
| Frank Sexton | 1872-07-08 | 1938-01-04 | 65.180 | P | | 160 | | | 1872-07-08 | Brockton,MA | MLB | 1895-1895 | 1895-1895 | |
| Dupee Shaw | 1859-05-31 | 1938-01-12 | 78.226 | P | 5-8 | 165 | L | L | 1859-05-31 | Charlestown,MA | MLB | 1883-1888 | 1883-1888 | |
| Joe Sommer | 1858-11-20 | 1938-01-16 | 79.057 | OF-3B | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1858-11-20 | Covington,KY | MLB | 1880-1890 | 1880-1890 | |
| Chet Spencer | 1883-03-04 | 1938-11-10 | 55.251 | OF | 6-0 | 180 | L | R | 1883-03-04 | South Webster,OH | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Carl Spongberg | 1884-05-21 | 1938-07-21 | 54.061 | P | 6-2 | 208 | R | R | 1884-05-21 | Idaho Falls,ID | MLB | 1908-1908 | 1908-1908 | |
| Lee Tannehill | 1880-10-26 | 1938-02-16 | 57.113 | 3B-SS | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1880-10-26 | Dayton,KY | MLB | 1903-1912 | 1903-1912 | |
| Jack Taylor | 1873-12-13 | 1938-03-04 | 64.081 | P | 5-10 | 170 | R | R | 1873-12-13 | New Straitsville,OH | MLB | 1898-1907 | 1898-1907 | |
| Tug Thompson | 1856-09-05 | 1938-08-01 | 81.330 | OF | 5-8 | 160 | R | R | 1856-09-05 | London,ON | MLB | 1882-1884 | 1882-1884 | |
| Buck Thrasher | 1889-08-06 | 1938-06-12 | 48.310 | OF | 5-11 | 182 | L | R | 1889-08-06 | Watkinsville,GA | MLB | 1916-1917 | 1916-1917 | |
| Babe Towne | 1880-03-12 | 1938-10-29 | 58.231 | C | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1880-03-12 | Coon Rapids,IA | MLB | 1906-1906 | 1906-1906 | |
| Dasher Troy | 1856-05-08 | 1938-03-30 | 81.326 | 2B | 5-5 | 154 | R | R | 1856-05-08 | New York,NY | MLB | 1881-1885 | 1881-1885 | |
| Polly Wolfe | 1888-09-01 | 1938-11-21 | 50.081 | OF | 5-10 | 170 | L | R | 1888-09-01 | Knoxville,IL | MLB | 1912-1914 | 1912-1914 | |
| Bill Yohe | 1878-09-02 | 1938-12-24 | 60.113 | 3B | 5-8 | 180 | R | R | 1878-09-02 | Mount Erie,IL | MLB | 1909-1909 | 1909-1909 | |
| J.B. Young | 1857-06-10 | 1938-04-06 | 80.300 | P | | 0 | | | 1857-06-10 | Pottsville,PA | MLB | 1892-1892 | 1892-1892 | |
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