1939 Boston Bees season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Bees 1939 National League The Bee Hive Boston, Massachusetts 63–88 (.417) 7th J.A. Robert Quinn Casey Stengel WAAB(Frankie Frisch, Tom Hussey) The 1939 Boston Bees season was the 69th season of the franchise. Offseason December 16, 1938: Ray Mueller was traded by the Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Dickshot, Al Todd and cash.Johnny Dickshot page at Baseball Reference December 29, 1938: Al Simmons was purchased by the Bees from the Washington Senators for $3,000.Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Boston Bees Record vs. opponents BSN Notable transactions April 10, 1939: Johnny Dickshot was purchased from the Bees by the New York Giants. April 24, 1939: Oliver Hill was purchased from the Bees by the Milwaukee Brewers.Oliver Hill page at Baseball Reference August 19, 1939: Milt Shoffner was selected off waivers from the Bees by the Cincinnati RedsMilt Shoffner page at Baseball Reference August 31, 1939: Al Simmons was purchased from the Bees by the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Eddie Miller (infielder) 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 Oliver Hill (baseball) 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 Jim Turner (baseball) 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 Joe Sullivan (pitcher) 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 Joe Callahan (baseball) 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 Minor League Baseball 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: AllentownJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1939 Boston Bees season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Bees Boston Bees Category:1930s in Boston