1940 Boston Bees season
The 1940 Boston Bees season was the 70th season of the franchise. The Bees finished seventh in the National League with a record of 65 wins and 87 losses.
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Record | 65–87 (.428) |
League place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | J.A. Robert Quinn |
Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
Local radio | WAAB (Jim Britt) |
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Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | 0.654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
New York Giants | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | 0.428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | 0.327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | 9–12 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 16–5 | 17–5 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 6–16 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–9 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 5–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 6–16 | 6–16 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | 10–11 | 16–6 | 7–15–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1940: Roy Weir was purchased from the Bees by the Philadelphia Athletics.[1]
- June 15, 1940: Tony Cuccinello was traded by the Bees to the New York Giants for Manny Salvo and Al Glossop.[2]
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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Al Glossop | 60 | 148 | 35 | .236 | 3 | 14 |
Tony Cuccinello | 34 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 0 | 19 |
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 |
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Manny Salvo | 21 | 160.2 | 10 | 9 | 3.08 | 60 |
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 |
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Tom Earley | 4 | 16.1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 |
Joe Callahan | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 10.20 | 3 |
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 |
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Dick Coffman | 31 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5.40 | 11 |
George Barnicle | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.44 | 11 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Hartford Bees | Eastern League | Jack Onslow |
B | Evansville Bees | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
B | York Bees | Interstate League | Rudy Hulswitt |
D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Hughie Wise and Harold Sueme |
D | Bradford Bees | PONY League | Eddie Onslow and Vic George |
Notes
- Roy Weir page at Baseball Reference
- Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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