1939 Boston Bees season

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	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	97	57	--	.630
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	4.5	.601
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	69	12.5	.549
Chicago Cubs	84	70	13	.545
New York Giants	77	74	18.5	.510
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	85	28.5	.444
Boston Bees	63	88	32.5	.417
Philadelphia Phillies	45	106	50.5	.298

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 Lopez 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	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. 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