1939 Boston Bees season

The 1939 Boston Bees season was the 69th season of the franchise.

1939 Boston Bees
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
The Bee Hive (since 1915) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
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

• December 16, 1938: Ray Mueller was traded by the Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Dickshot, Al Todd and cash.[1]
• December 29, 1938: Al Simmons was purchased by the Bees from the Washington Senators for $3,000.[2]

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

• April 10, 1939: Johnny Dickshot was purchased from the Bees by the New York Giants.[1]
• April 24, 1939: Oliver Hill was purchased from the Bees by the Milwaukee Brewers.[3]
• August 19, 1939: Milt Shoffner was selected off waivers from the Bees by the Cincinnati Reds[4]
• August 31, 1939: Al Simmons was purchased from the Bees by the Cincinnati Reds.[2]

Roster

1939 Boston Bees
Roster
Pitchers 20 George Barnicle 34 Joe Callahan 11 Tom Earley 18 Dick Errickson 16 Lou Fette 12 Fred Frankhouse 17 Johnny Lanning 14 Danny MacFayden 26 Hiker Moran 21 Bill Posedel 15 Milt Shoffner 19 Joe Sullivan 23 Jim Turner 27 Al Veigel 11 Roy Weir		Catchers 29 Stan Andrews  7 Al López 10 Phil Masi Infielders 37 Red Barkley  3 Tony Cuccinello  5 Elbie Fletcher  6 Buddy Hassett 2,25 Otto Huber  2 Hank Majeski  1 Eddie Miller 36 Bill Schuster 5,25 Sibby Sisti  8 Rabbit Warstler 15 Whitey Wietelmann		Outfielders 41 Chet Clemens 24 Johnny Cooney  9 Debs Garms 25 Ralph Hodgin 22 Jimmy Outlaw 38 Chet Ross  1 Bama Rowell 20 Al Simmons  4 Max West Other batters 28 Oliver Hill		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	Al Lopez	131	412	104	.252	8	49
SS	Eddie Miller	77	296	79	.267	4	31
OF	Max 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
Al Simmons	93	330	93	.282	7	43
Chet Clemens	9	23	5	.217	0	1
Oliver 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
Jim Turner	25	157.2	4	11	4.26	50
Lou 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
Milt Shoffner	25	132.1	4	6	3.13	51
Dick Errickson	28	128.1	6	9	4.00	33
Joe Sullivan	31	113.2	6	9	3.64	46
Tom Earley	14	40	1	4	4.72	9
George Barnicle	6	18.1	2	2	4.91	15
Joe 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
Roy Weir	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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. Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference
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

• 1939 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference