1938 Boston Bees season

1938 Boston Bees
1938 Boston Bees
77-75, Finished 5th in the National League.
Ballpark	The Bee Hive
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	77–75 (.507)
Owners	J.A. Robert Quinn
Managers	Casey Stengel
Radio	WAAB; (Fred Hoey)
	← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 Boston Bees season was the franchises 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

v t e 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

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1938 Boston Bees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

22,29 Bob Kahle

Manager

31 Casey Stengel

Coaches

-- George Kelly
-- 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	Ray 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
Al Lopez	71	236	63	.267	1	14
Gene Moore	54	180	49	.272	3	19
Harl Maggert	66	89	25	.281	3	19
Joe Walsh	4	8	0	.000	0	0
Tom 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
Jim Turner	35	268	14	18	3.46	71
Danny 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
Milt Shoffner	26	139.2	8	7	3.54	49
Dick Errickson	34	122.2	9	7	3.15	40
Tom 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	ERA	SO
Roy Weir	5	1	6.75	3
Art Doll	3	0	2.25	1
Mike Balas	1	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

^ Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference
^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
^ Oliver Hill page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

References

1938 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference

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[1] Bob Smith page at Baseball Reference

[2] Tommy Thevenow page 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 page at Baseball Reference

[5] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997

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