1938 Boston Bees season

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

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

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

Record vs. opponents

1938 National League record v t e 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	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

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
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

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	268.0	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

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
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

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
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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

^[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