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1938 Boston Bees season
The 1938 Boston Bees season was the 68th season of the franchise.
| 1938 Boston Bees |
|---|
| National League |
| The Bee Hive |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
| 77–75 (.507) |
| 5th |
| J.A. Robert Quinn |
| Casey Stengel |
| WAAB(Fred Hoey) |
The 1938 Boston Bees season was the 68th season of the franchise.
On January 8, 1938, Bob Smith was released by the Boston Bees. On February 16, 1938, Tommy Thevenow was released by the Bees.
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | .586 | — | 44–33 | 45–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 64 | .573 | 2 | 44–33 | 42–31 |
| New York Giants | 83 | 67 | .553 | 5 | 43–30 | 40–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | .547 | 6 | 43–34 | 39–34 |
| Boston Bees | 77 | 75 | .507 | 12 | 45–30 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 80 | .470 | 17½ | 36–41 | 35–39 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 80 | .463 | 18½ | 31–41 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 105 | .300 | 43 | 26–48 | 19–57 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
- September 10, 1938: Oliver Hill was purchased by the Bees from the Atlanta Crackers.
| 1938 Boston Bees | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| 21 Mike Balas | ||||||
| 30 Art Doll | ||||||
| 27 Tom Earley | ||||||
| 18 Dick Errickson | ||||||
| 16 Lou Fette | ||||||
| 19 Frank Gabler | ||||||
| 20 Ira Hutchinson | ||||||
| 11 Art Kenney | ||||||
| 17 Johnny Lanning | ||||||
| 14 Danny MacFayden | ||||||
| 26 Hiker Moran | ||||||
| 18 Johnny Niggeling | ||||||
| 24 Bobby Reis | ||||||
| 25 Tommy Reis | ||||||
| 15 Milt Shoffner | ||||||
| 23 Jim Turner | ||||||
| 11 Roy Weir | Catchers | |||||
| 7 Al López | ||||||
| 10 Ray Mueller | ||||||
| 19 Johnny Riddle | ||||||
| 10,25 Butch Sutcliffe | ||||||
| Infielders |
3 Tony Cuccinello 2 Gil English 5 Elbie Fletcher 29 Jim Hitchcock 29 Tom Kane 29 Eddie Mayo 11 Joe Stripp 29 Joe Walsh 8 Rabbit Warstler | | Outfielders 34 Johnny Cooney 6 Vince DiMaggio 9 Debs Garms 12 Roy Johnson 21 Harl Maggert 12 Ralph McLeod 1 Gene Moore 4 Max West Other batters
22,29 Bob Kahle | | Manager 31 Casey Stengel Coaches
32 George Kelly 33 Mike Kelly |
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 | Ray Mueller | 83 | 274 | 65 | .237 | 4 | 35 |
| 1B | Elbie Fletcher | 147 | 529 | 144 | .272 | 6 | 48 |
| 2B | Tony Cuccinello | 147 | 555 | 147 | .265 | 9 | 76 |
| SS | Rabbit Warstler | 142 | 467 | 108 | .231 | 0 | 40 |
| 3B | Joe Stripp | 59 | 229 | 63 | .275 | 1 | 19 |
| OF | Vince DiMaggio | 150 | 540 | 123 | .228 | 14 | 61 |
| OF | Johnny Cooney | 120 | 432 | 117 | .271 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | Max West | 123 | 418 | 98 | .234 | 10 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debs Garms | 117 | 428 | 135 | .315 | 0 | 47 |
| Al López | 71 | 236 | 63 | .267 | 1 | 14 |
| Gene Moore | 54 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 3 | 19 |
| Gil English | 53 | 165 | 41 | .248 | 2 | 21 |
| Harl Maggert | 66 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 3 | 19 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 28 | 76 | 13 | .171 | 0 | 7 |
| Johnny Riddle | 19 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Reis | 34 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Roy Johnson | 7 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Mayo | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 4 |
| Joe Walsh | 4 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph McLeod | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Sutcliffe | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kahle | 8 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kane | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 Turner | 35 | 268.0 | 14 | 18 | 3.46 | 71 |
| Lou Fette | 33 | 239.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.15 | 83 |
| Danny MacFayden | 29 | 219.2 | 14 | 9 | 2.95 | 58 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Hutchinson | 36 | 151.0 | 9 | 8 | 2.74 | 38 |
| Milt Shoffner | 26 | 139.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.54 | 49 |
| Johnny Lanning | 32 | 138.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.72 | 39 |
| Dick Errickson | 34 | 122.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.15 | 40 |
| Tom Earley | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Reis | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.99 | 20 |
| Roy Weir | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Tommy Reis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 4 |
| Art Doll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Art Kenney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 |
| Johnny Niggeling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Hiker Moran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mike Balas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
| Frank Gabler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |
| 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 |
- 1938 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference
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