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 68th season of the franchise.

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 8963 0.586 — 44–33 45–30
Pittsburgh Pirates 8664 0.573 2 44–33 42–31
New York Giants 8367 0.553 5 43–30 40–37
Cincinnati Reds 8268 0.547 6 43–34 39–34
Boston Bees 7775 0.507 12 45–30 32–45
St. Louis Cardinals 7180 0.470 17½ 36–41 35–39
Brooklyn Dodgers 6980 0.463 18½ 31–41 38–39
Philadelphia Phillies 45105 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 —10–1212–1011–98–1414–89–1313–9–1
Brooklyn 10–12—9–11–19–138–1415–79–119–12–1
Chicago 12–1011–9–1—11–1112–1018–412–1013–9–1
Cincinnati 9–1113–911–11—12–914–710–1213–9–1
New York 14–814–810–129–12—16–59–13–111–9–1
Philadelphia 8–147–154–187–145–16—8–12–16–16
Pittsburgh 13–911–910–1212–1013–9–112–8–1—15–7
St. Louis 9–13–112–9–19–13–19–13–19–11–116–67–15—

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
CRay Mueller8327465.237435

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
Al Lopez7123663.267114
Gene Moore5418049.272319
Harl Maggert668925.281319
Joe Walsh480.00000
Tom Kane240.00000

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
Jim Turner3526814183.4671
Danny MacFayden29219.21492.9558

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
Milt Shoffner26139.2873.5449
Dick Errickson34122.2973.1540
Tom Earley211103.274

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
Roy Weir51006.753
Art Doll30002.251
Mike Balas10006.750

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 Dickey 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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