Who was the top scorer at the 1938 World Cup?

Leônidas of Brazil finished top of the 1938 scoring chart with 7 goals.

Are penalty goals counted?

Yes, penalties count toward a player's tournament goal tally, but own goals are excluded.

Full goalscoring ranking for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen
1	Leônidas	Brazil	7	—
2	György Sárosi	Hungary	5	—
3	Gyula Zsengellér	Hungary	5	—
4	Silvio Piola	Italy	5	—
5	Ernst Wilimowski	Poland	4	—
6	Gino Colaussi	Italy	4	—
7	André Abegglen	Switzerland	3	—
8	Arne Nyberg	Sweden	3	—
9	Gustav Wetterström	Sweden	3	—
10	Harry Andersson	Sweden	3	—
11	Héctor Socorro	Cuba	3	—
12	Perácio	Brazil	3	—
13	Romeu	Brazil	3	—
14	Jean Nicolas	France	2	—
15	Oldřich Nejedlý	Czechoslovakia	2	1
16	Pál Titkos	Hungary	2	—
17	Ștefan Dobay	Romania	2	—
18	Alfred Bickel	Switzerland	1	—
19	Arne Brustad	Norway	1	—
20	Émile Veinante	France	1	—
21	Eugen Walaschek	Switzerland	1	—
22	Fryderyk Scherfke	Poland	1	1
23	Géza Toldi	Hungary	1	—
24	Giuseppe Meazza	Italy	1	1
25	Hendrik Isemborghs	Belgium	1	—