1939 Boston Bees

63-88 • .417 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1939 Boston Bees went 63-88 (.417) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 572 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Max West (19 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Posedel (15-13, 3.92 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

63 Wins
88 Losses
.417 Win %
7th Rank
572 R 659 RA
Diff -87

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572 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
-87 Run Diff
332K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 3% below the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .314 6% below the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .348 10% below the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.71 5% better than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 572 16% below the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 332,635
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Avg per Game 4,556

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Buddy Hassett 0.308 2 Tony Cuccinello 0.306 3 Debs Garms 0.298 4 Max West 0.285 5 Al Simmons 0.282

Home Runs

1 Max West 19 2 Al Lopez 8 3 Hank Majeski 7 4 Al Simmons 7 5 Eddie Miller 4

RBI

1 Max West 82 2 Buddy Hassett 60 3 Hank Majeski 54 4 Al Lopez 49 5 Al Simmons 43
1939 Boston Bees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Hassett 147 590 72 182 15 3 2 60 29 14 13 0.308
Debs Garms 132 513 68 153 24 9 2 37 39 20 2 0.298
Max West 130 449 67 128 26 6 19 82 51 55 1 0.285
Al Lopez 131 412 32 104 22 1 8 49 40 45 1 0.252
Johnny Cooney 118 368 39 101 8 1 2 27 21 8 2 0.274
Hank Majeski 106 367 35 100 16 1 7 54 18 30 2 0.272
Rabbit Warstler 114 342 34 83 11 3 0 24 24 31 2 0.243
Al Simmons 93 330 39 93 17 5 7 43 22 40 0 0.282
Tony Cuccinello 81 310 42 95 17 1 2 40 26 26 5 0.306
Eddie Miller 77 296 32 79 12 2 4 31 16 21 4 0.267
Sibby Sisti 63 215 19 49 7 1 1 11 12 38 4 0.228
Jimmy Outlaw 65 133 15 35 2 0 0 5 10 14 1 0.263
Phil Masi 46 114 14 29 7 2 1 14 9 15 0 0.254
Elbie Fletcher 35 106 14 26 2 0 0 6 19 5 1 0.245
Bill Posedel 33 73 3 8 1 0 0 7 4 18 0 0.110
Whitey Wietelmann 23 69 2 14 1 0 0 5 2 9 1 0.203
Danny MacFayden 33 67 6 12 1 0 0 6 2 19 0 0.179
Bama Rowell 21 59 5 11 2 2 0 6 1 4 0 0.186
Jim Turner 25 55 5 13 1 0 1 6 1 4 0 0.236
Lou Fette 27 49 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0.061
Ralph Hodgin 32 48 4 10 1 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.208
Dick Errickson 28 44 2 10 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.227
Milt Shoffner 25 44 4 7 0 0 0 4 4 19 0 0.159
Johnny Lanning 37 42 1 6 2 0 0 4 0 7 0 0.143
Joe Sullivan 33 40 2 12 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0.300
Chet Ross 11 31 4 10 1 1 0 0 2 10 0 0.323
Stan Andrews 13 26 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.231
Chet Clemens 9 23 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.217
Otto Huber 11 22 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.273
Red Barkley 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tom Earley 14 10 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.300
Fred Frankhouse 23 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Barnicle 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Hiker Moran 6 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Joe Callahan 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Bill Schuster 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Oliver Hill 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Al Veigel 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Weir 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Fred Frankhouse 2.61 2 Lou Fette 2.96 3 Milt Shoffner 3.13 4 Johnny Lanning 3.42 5 Joe Sullivan 3.64

Wins

1 Bill Posedel 15 2 Lou Fette 10 3 Danny MacFayden 8 4 Dick Errickson 6 5 Joe Sullivan 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Posedel 73 2 Milt Shoffner 51 3 Jim Turner 50 4 Danny MacFayden 46 5 Joe Sullivan 46
1939 Boston Bees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Posedel 15 13 3.92 33 29 0 220.2 221 96 78 73
Danny MacFayden 8 14 3.90 33 28 2 191.2 221 83 59 46
Jim Turner 4 11 4.28 25 22 0 157.2 181 75 51 50
Lou Fette 10 10 2.96 27 26 0 146.0 123 48 61 35
Milt Shoffner 4 6 3.13 25 11 1 132.1 133 46 42 51
Johnny Lanning 5 6 3.42 37 6 4 129.0 120 49 53 45
Dick Errickson 6 9 4.00 28 11 1 128.1 143 57 54 33
Joe Sullivan 6 9 3.64 31 11 2 113.2 114 46 50 46
Tom Earley 1 4 4.73 14 2 1 40.0 49 21 19 9
Fred Frankhouse 0 2 2.61 23 0 4 38.0 37 11 18 12
Hiker Moran 1 1 4.50 6 2 0 20.0 21 10 11 4
George Barnicle 2 2 4.91 6 1 0 18.1 16 10 8 15
Joe Callahan 1 0 3.12 4 1 0 17.1 17 6 3 8
Al Veigel 0 1 6.75 2 2 0 2.2 3 2 5 1
Bill Weir 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.2 1 0 1 2

👥 Roster (39)

Stan Andrews Red Barkley George Barnicle Joe Callahan Chet Clemens Johnny Cooney Tony Cuccinello Tom Earley Dick Errickson Lou Fette Elbie Fletcher Fred Frankhouse +27 more

39 players

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The 1939 Boston Bees in brief

A 63-88 record (.417) put the 1939 Boston Bees 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 572 scored against 659 allowed (-87). At the plate the Boston Bees hit .263, 3% worse than the league's .272. The staff ERA of 3.71 was 5% better than the league average of 3.92. The 1939 Boston Bees scored 16% fewer runs than the average club (572 against 684).

Braves Field was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 332,635. For power, Max West led the way with 19 homers. The hits leader was Buddy Hassett with 182. On the mound, Bill Posedel won 15 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1938 season and the 1940 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 Boston Bees

What was the 1939 Boston Bees record?
The 1939 Boston Bees finished 63-88 (.417 win pct).
Who led the 1939 Boston Bees in home runs?
Max West led the 1939 Boston Bees with 19 home runs.
What was the 1939 Boston Bees team ERA?
The 1939 Boston Bees posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 1939 Boston Bees win the World Series?
No. The 1939 Boston Bees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 Boston Bees play?
The 1939 Boston Bees played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1939 Boston Bees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Max West (19 HR, 82 RBI) and Bill Posedel (15-13, 3.92 ERA).
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