[1][2][3][4] In their opening game, Taft was defeated by the Brownsville Charros by the score of 8–5.
Taft finished the 1938 regular season with a record of 68–67, playing under managers Leroy "Cowboy" Jones and John Morrow.
Taft finished 23.5 games behind the first place Corpus Christi Spudders in the final regular season standings.
In the 1938 playoffs, the Cardinals lost in first round, as the Harlingen Hubs swept Taft in three games.
[10] The Cardinals and minor league teams involved were also fined for not notifying Landis of existing "working agreements".