1939 Boston Bees season

1939 Boston Bees
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 63–88 (.417)
League place 7th
Other information
Owner(s) J.A. Robert Quinn
Manager(s) Casey Stengel
Local radio WAAB
(Frankie Frisch)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 97 57 0.630 — 55–25 42–32
St. Louis Cardinals 92 61 0.601 4½ 51–27 41–34
Brooklyn Dodgers 84 69 0.549 12½ 51–27 33–42
Chicago Cubs 84 70 0.545 13 44–34 40–36
New York Giants 77 74 0.510 18½ 41–33 36–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 68 85 0.444 28½ 35–42 33–43
Boston Bees 63 88 0.417 32½ 37–35 26–53
Philadelphia Phillies 45 106 0.298 50½ 29–44 16–62

Record vs. opponents

1939 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 10–12–1 6–16 6–16 10–11 13–8 9–12 9–13
Brooklyn 12–10–1 — 11–11–2 10–12 12–10 17–4–1 13–9 9–13
Chicago 16–6 11–11–2 — 10–12 11–11 12–10 14–8 10–12
Cincinnati 16–6 12–10 12–10 — 11–11 19–3 16–6 11–11–2
New York 11–10 10–12 11–11 11–11 — 14–7 11–11 9–12
Philadelphia 8–13 4–17–1 10–12 3–19 7–14 — 8–14 5–17
Pittsburgh 12–9 9–13 8–14 6–16 11–11 14–8 — 8–14
St. Louis 13–9 13–9 12–10 11–11–2 12–9 17–5 14–8 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1939 Boston Bees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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 Lopez, AlAl Lopez 131 412 104 .252 8 49
SS Miller, EddieEddie Miller 77 296 79 .267 4 31
OF West, MaxMax West 130 449 128 .285 19 62

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
Simmons, AlAl Simmons 93 330 93 .282 7 43
Clemens, ChetChet Clemens 9 23 5 .217 0 1
Hill, OliverOliver Hill 2 2 1 .500 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 25 157.2 4 11 4.26 50
Fette, LouLou Fette 27 146 10 10 2.96 35

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 25 132.1 4 6 3.13 51
Errickson, DickDick Errickson 28 128.1 6 9 4.00 33
Sullivan, JoeJoe Sullivan 31 113.2 6 9 3.64 46
Earley, TomTom Earley 14 40 1 4 4.72 9
Barnicle, GeorgeGeorge Barnicle 6 18.1 2 2 4.91 15
Callahan, JoeJoe Callahan 4 17.1 1 0 3.12 8

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 2 0 0 0 0.00 2

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A Hartford Bees Eastern League Fresco Thompson
B Evansville Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman
C Utica Braves Canadian–American League Amby McConnell, Chink Zachary and Mike Diffley
C Allentown Dukes Interstate League Pete Weimer, George Hennessey and Lou Parisse
C Charleston Senators Middle Atlantic League Ed Hall
D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Hughie Wise
D Bradford Bees PONY League John Rosar

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Allentown[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference
  2. 1 2 Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Oliver Hill page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Milt Shoffner page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References


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