The 1938 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in eighth place – last in an eight-team National League – with a record of 45–105, 43 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs and 24.5 games behind the seventh-place Brooklyn Dodgers. It was the first of five straight seasons in which the Phillies finished in last place. The Phillies wore blue and yellow on their uniforms in honor of the Tercentenary of New Sweden. The Phillies moved from their old home park, Baker Bowl, to Shibe Park midway through the season. Phillies president Gerald Nugent was eager to cut expenses and he cited the move as an opportunity for the Phillies to cut expenses by sharing stadium upkeep with the Philadelphia Athletics. Offseason December 8, 1937: Earl Grace was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Browns for Cap Clark. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 19 || Dodgers || 5–12 || Luke Hamlin (1–0) || Wayne LaMaster (0–1) || None || 10,000 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 20 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Bucky Walters (1–0) || Max Butcher (0–1) || None || 2,000 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 21 || Dodgers || 0–9 || Tot Pressnell (1–0) || Hugh Mulcahy (0–1) || None || 2,000 || 1–2 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 22 || @ Bees || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 1 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 23 || @ Bees || 1–3 || Lou Fette (1–0) || Bill Hallahan (0–1) || None || 10,180 || 1–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 24 || @ Bees || 0–2 || Danny MacFayden (1–1) || Bucky Walters (1–1) || None || 11,216 || 1–4 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 25 || @ Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain and inclement weather); Makeup: April 27 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 26 || @ Giants || 8–12 || Dick Coffman (1–0) || Wayne LaMaster (0–2) || None || 5,871 || 1–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 27 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Harry Gumbert (2–0) || Hugh Mulcahy (0–2) || None || || 1–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 27 || @ Giants || 6–11 || Cliff Melton (3–0) || Syl Johnson (0–1) ||