| 1938 Boston Bees 77-75, Finished 5th in the National League. |
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| 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 franchises 62nd Major League Baseball season.
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Offseason [edit]
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 [edit]
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 [edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | -- | .586 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 64 | 2 | .573 |
| New York Giants | 83 | 67 | 5 | .553 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 6 | .547 |
| Boston Bees | 77 | 75 | 12 | .507 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 80 | 17.5 | .470 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 80 | 18.5 | .463 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 105 | 43 | .300 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- September 10, 1938: Oliver Hill was purchased by the Bees from the Atlanta Crackers.[4]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| C | Ray Mueller | 83 | 274 | 65 | .237 | 4 | 35 |
Other batters [edit]
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 |
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| 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 [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jim Turner | 35 | 268 | 14 | 18 | 3.46 | 71 |
| Danny MacFayden | 29 | 219.2 | 14 | 9 | 2.95 | 58 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| 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 [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Roy Weir | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Art Doll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Mike Balas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Farm system [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ 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 [edit]
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