1938 Boston Bees

77-75 • .507 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1938 Boston Bees went 77-75 (.507) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 561 runs, allowed 618, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Vince DiMaggio (14 HR, 61 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (14-9, 2.95 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
75 Losses
.507 Win %
5th Rank
561 R 618 RA
Diff -57

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561 Runs Scored
618 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
415K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 7% below the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .308 6% below the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .333 11% below the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 3.40 10% better than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 561 17% below the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 415,888
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Avg per Game 5,545

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Debs Garms 0.315 2 Harl Maggert 0.281 3 Johnny Riddle 0.281 4 Joe Stripp 0.275 5 Gene Moore 0.272

Home Runs

1 Vince DiMaggio 14 2 Max West 10 3 Tony Cuccinello 9 4 Elbie Fletcher 6 5 Ray Mueller 4

RBI

1 Tony Cuccinello 76 2 Max West 63 3 Vince DiMaggio 61 4 Elbie Fletcher 48 5 Debs Garms 47
1938 Boston Bees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Cuccinello 147 555 62 147 25 2 9 76 52 32 4 0.265
Vince DiMaggio 150 540 71 123 28 3 14 61 65 134 11 0.228
Elbie Fletcher 147 529 71 144 24 7 6 48 60 40 5 0.272
Rabbit Warstler 142 467 37 108 10 4 0 40 48 38 3 0.231
Johnny Cooney 120 432 45 117 25 5 0 17 22 12 2 0.271
Debs Garms 117 428 62 135 19 1 0 47 34 22 4 0.315
Max West 123 418 47 98 16 5 10 63 38 38 5 0.234
Ray Mueller 83 274 23 65 8 6 4 35 16 28 3 0.237
Al Lopez 71 236 19 63 6 1 1 14 11 24 5 0.267
Joe Stripp 59 229 19 63 10 0 1 19 10 7 2 0.275
Gene Moore 54 180 27 49 8 3 3 19 16 20 1 0.272
Gil English 53 165 17 41 6 0 2 21 15 16 1 0.248
Jim Turner 35 96 5 22 4 0 0 5 3 14 0 0.229
Harl Maggert 66 89 12 25 3 0 3 19 10 20 0 0.281
Lou Fette 33 85 4 16 2 1 0 4 0 9 0 0.188
Danny MacFayden 29 77 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 19 0 0.117
Jim Hitchcock 28 76 2 13 0 0 0 7 2 11 1 0.171
Johnny Riddle 19 57 6 16 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.281
Milt Shoffner 27 57 2 12 2 1 0 4 5 17 0 0.211
Ira Hutchinson 36 52 5 9 0 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.173
Bobby Reis 34 49 6 9 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0.184
Johnny Lanning 32 48 6 9 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.188
Dick Errickson 34 35 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.114
Roy Johnson 7 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0.172
Eddie Mayo 8 14 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0.214
Joe Walsh 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ralph McLeod 6 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Tom Earley 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Sutcliffe 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.250
Bob Kahle 8 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Weir 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Tom Kane 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Art Doll 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Hiker Moran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Balas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Gabler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Kenney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Niggeling 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Tommy Reis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Ira Hutchinson 2.74 2 Danny MacFayden 2.95 3 Dick Errickson 3.15 4 Lou Fette 3.15 5 Jim Turner 3.46

Wins

1 Danny MacFayden 14 2 Jim Turner 14 3 Lou Fette 11 4 Dick Errickson 9 5 Ira Hutchinson 9

Strikeouts

1 Lou Fette 83 2 Jim Turner 71 3 Danny MacFayden 58 4 Milt Shoffner 49 5 Dick Errickson 40
1938 Boston Bees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Turner 14 18 3.46 35 34 0 268.0 267 103 54 71
Lou Fette 11 13 3.15 33 32 1 239.2 235 84 79 83
Danny MacFayden 14 9 2.95 29 29 0 219.2 208 72 64 58
Ira Hutchinson 9 8 2.74 36 12 4 151.0 150 46 61 38
Milt Shoffner 8 7 3.54 26 15 1 139.2 147 55 36 49
Johnny Lanning 8 7 3.72 32 18 0 138.0 146 57 52 39
Dick Errickson 9 7 3.15 34 10 6 122.2 113 43 56 40
Bobby Reis 1 6 4.99 16 2 0 57.2 61 32 41 20
Bill Weir 1 0 6.75 5 0 0 13.1 14 10 6 3
Tom Earley 1 0 3.27 2 1 0 11.0 8 4 1 4
Tommy Reis 0 0 7.11 4 0 0 6.1 8 5 1 4
Art Doll 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 4 1 3 1
Hiker Moran 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 0
Art Kenney 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 3 4 8 2
Johnny Niggeling 1 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 1
Mike Balas 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 3 1 0 0
Frank Gabler 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Mike Balas Johnny Cooney Tony Cuccinello Vince DiMaggio Art Doll Tom Earley Gil English Dick Errickson Lou Fette Elbie Fletcher Frank Gabler Debs Garms +27 more

39 players

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The 1938 Boston Bees in brief

The record for the 1938 Boston Bees reads 77 wins and 75 losses, good for 5th in the NL. With 561 runs scored and 618 given up, the 1938 differential was -57. At the plate the Boston Bees hit .249, 7% worse than the league's .267. Pitchers allowed 3.40 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. League clubs averaged 674 runs that year, so the Boston Bees scored 17% fewer.

Home games were played at Braves Field, where 415,888 fans came through the gates. Vince DiMaggio topped the Boston Bees with 14 home runs. Tony Cuccinello drove in a team-high 76 runs. On the mound, Danny MacFayden won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Lou Fette with 83.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 Boston Bees

What was the 1938 Boston Bees record?
The 1938 Boston Bees finished 77-75 (.507 win pct).
Who led the 1938 Boston Bees in home runs?
Vince DiMaggio led the 1938 Boston Bees with 14 home runs.
What was the 1938 Boston Bees team ERA?
The 1938 Boston Bees posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1938 Boston Bees win the World Series?
No. The 1938 Boston Bees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 Boston Bees play?
The 1938 Boston Bees played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1938 Boston Bees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vince DiMaggio (14 HR, 61 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (14-9, 2.95 ERA).
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