1938 Boston Bees season

1938 Boston Bees
77–75, Finished 5th in the National League.
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
The Bee Hive (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
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

• September 10, 1938: Oliver Hill was purchased by the Bees from the Atlanta Crackers.^[4]

Roster

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

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

^[5]

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

• 1938 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference