1938 Boston Bees season explained

Boston Bees
Season:	1938
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)

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]

Notable transactions

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

Roster

1938 Boston Bees
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		83	274	65	.237	4	35
1B		147	529	144	.272	6	48
2B		147	555	147	.265	9	76
SS		142	467	108	.231	0	40
3B		59	229	63	.275	1	19
OF		150	540	123	.228	14	61
OF		120	432	117	.271	0	17
OF		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
	117	428	135	.315	0	47
	71	236	63	.267	1	14
	54	180	49	.272	3	19
	53	165	41	.248	2	21
	66	89	25	.281	3	19
	28	76	13	.171	0	7
	19	57	16	.281	0	2
	34	49	9	.184	0	4
	7	29	5	.172	0	1
	8	14	3	.214	1	4
	4	8	0	.000	0	0
	6	7	2	.286	0	0
	4	4	1	.250	0	2
	8	3	1	.333	0	0
	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
	35	268.0	14	18	3.46	71
	33	239.2	11	13	3.15	83
	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
	36	151.0	9	8	2.74	38
	26	139.2	8	7	3.54	49
	32	138.0	8	7	3.72	39
	34	122.2	9	7	3.15	40
	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
	16	1	6	0	4.99	20
	5	1	0	0	6.75	3
	4	0	0	0	7.11	4
	3	0	0	0	2.25	1
	2	0	0	0	15.43	2
	2	1	0	0	9.00	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
	1	0	0	0	6.75	0
	1	0	0	0	81.00	0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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References

• 1938 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithbo02.shtml Bob Smith
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/theveto01.shtml Tommy Thevenow
3. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.55, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillol01.shtml Oliver Hill
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997