1938 Boston Bees season

1938 Boston Bees
77–75, Finished 5th in the National League.
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 77–75 (.507)
League place 5th
Other information
Owner(s) J.A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s) Casey Stengel
Local radio WAAB
(Fred Hoey)
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The 1938 Boston Bees season was the franchise's 62nd Major League Baseball season.

Offseason

On January 8, 1938, Bob Smith was released by the Boston Bees.[1] On February 16, 1938, Tommy Thevenow was released by the Bees.[2]

Regular season

On June 11, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no-hitter against the Bees. It would be the first of two consecutive no-hitters that Vander Meer pitched.[3]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 89 63 0.586 — 44–33 45–30
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 64 0.573 2 44–33 42–31
New York Giants 83 67 0.553 5 43–30 40–37
Cincinnati Reds 82 68 0.547 6 43–34 39–34
Boston Bees 77 75 0.507 12 45–30 32–45
St. Louis Cardinals 71 80 0.470 17½ 36–41 35–39
Brooklyn Dodgers 69 80 0.463 18½ 31–41 38–39
Philadelphia Phillies 45 105 0.300 43 26–48 19–57

Record vs. opponents

1938 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 10–12 12–10 11–9 8–14 14–8 9–13 13–9–1
Brooklyn 10–12 — 9–11–1 9–13 8–14 15–7 9–11 9–12–1
Chicago 12–10 11–9–1 — 11–11 12–10 18–4 12–10 13–9–1
Cincinnati 9–11 13–9 11–11 — 12–9 14–7 10–12 13–9–1
New York 14–8 14–8 10–12 9–12 — 16–5 9–13–1 11–9–1
Philadelphia 8–14 7–15 4–18 7–14 5–16 — 8–12–1 6–16
Pittsburgh 13–9 11–9 10–12 12–10 13–9–1 12–8–1 — 15–7
St. Louis 9–13–1 12–9–1 9–13–1 9–13–1 9–11–1 16–6 7–15 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1938 Boston Bees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Mueller, RayRay Mueller 83 274 65 .237 4 35

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Lopez, AlAl Lopez 71 236 63 .267 1 14
Moore, GeneGene Moore 54 180 49 .272 3 19
Maggert, HarlHarl Maggert 66 89 25 .281 3 19
Walsh, JoeJoe Walsh 4 8 0 .000 0 0
Kane, TomTom Kane 2 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Turner, JimJim Turner 35 268 14 18 3.46 71
MacFayden, DannyDanny MacFayden 29 219.2 14 9 2.95 58

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Shoffner, MiltMilt Shoffner 26 139.2 8 7 3.54 49
Errickson, DickDick Errickson 34 122.2 9 7 3.15 40
Earley, TomTom Earley 2 11 1 0 3.27 4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Weir, RoyRoy Weir 5 1 0 0 6.75 3
Doll, ArtArt Doll 3 0 0 0 2.25 1
Balas, MikeMike Balas 1 0 0 0 6.75 0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A Hartford Bees Eastern League Eddie Onslow
B Evansville Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman
C Erie Sailors Middle Atlantic League Jocko Munch
D Huntington Bees Mountain State League Dickie Kerr
D Salisbury Bees North Carolina State League Blackie Carter

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bob Smith at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Tommy Thevenow at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  4. ↑ Oliver Hill at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References


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