1939 Boston Bees season

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

1939 Boston Bees
League	National League
Ballpark	The Bee Hive
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	63–88 (.417)
League place	7th
Owners	J.A. Robert Quinn
Managers	Casey Stengel
Radio	WAAB (Frankie Frisch, Tom Hussey)
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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

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	.630	—	55‍–‍25	42‍–‍32
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	.601	4½	51‍–‍27	41‍–‍34
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	69	.549	12½	51‍–‍27	33‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	84	70	.545	13	44‍–‍34	40‍–‍36
New York Giants	77	74	.510	18½	41‍–‍33	36‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	85	.444	28½	35‍–‍42	33‍–‍43
Boston Bees	63	88	.417	32½	37‍–‍35	26‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phillies	45	106	.298	50½	29‍–‍44	16‍–‍62

Record vs. opponents

1939 National League record v t e 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 López	131	412	104	.252	8	49
1B	Buddy Hassett	147	590	182	.308	2	60
2B	Tony Cuccinello	81	310	95	.306	2	40
SS	Eddie Miller	77	296	79	.267	4	31
3B	Hank Majeski	106	367	100	.272	7	54
OF	Debs Garms	132	513	153	.298	2	37
OF	Johnny Cooney	118	368	101	.274	2	27
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
Rabbit Warstler	114	342	83	.243	0	24
Al Simmons	93	330	93	.282	7	43
Sibby Sisti	63	215	49	.228	1	11
Jimmy Outlaw	65	133	35	.263	0	5
Phil Masi	46	114	29	.254	1	14
Elbie Fletcher	35	106	26	.245	0	6
Whitey Wietelmann	23	69	14	.203	0	5
Bama Rowell	21	59	11	.186	0	6
Ralph Hodgin	32	48	10	.208	0	4
Chet Ross	11	31	10	.323	0	0
Stan Andrews	13	26	6	.231	0	1
Chet Clemens	9	23	5	.217	0	1
Otto Huber	11	22	6	.273	0	3
Red Barkley	12	11	0	.000	0	0
Bill Schuster	2	3	0	.000	0	0
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
Bill Posedel	33	220.2	15	13	3.92	73
Danny MacFayden	33	191.2	8	14	3.90	46
Jim Turner	25	157.2	4	11	4.26	50
Lou Fette	27	146.0	10	10	2.96	35
Al Veigel	2	2.2	0	1	6.75	1

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
Johnny Lanning	37	129.0	5	6	3.42	45
Dick Errickson	28	128.1	6	9	4.00	33
Joe Sullivan	31	113.2	6	9	3.64	46
Tom Earley	14	40.0	1	4	4.72	9
Hiker Moran	6	20.0	1	1	4.50	4
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
Fred Frankhouse	23	0	2	4	2.61	12
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, Albert Zachary and Mike Diffley
C	Allentown Dukes	Interstate League	Pete Weimer, George Hennessey and Tony Parisse
C	Charleston Senators	Middle Atlantic League	Ed Hall
D	Owensboro Oilers	KITTY League	Hughie Wise
D	Bradford Bees	PONY League	Bunny Roser

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