1940 Boston Bees

65-87 • .428 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1940 Boston Bees went 65-87 (.428) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 623 runs, allowed 745, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Chet Ross (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Dick Errickson (12-13, 3.16 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

65 Wins
87 Losses
.428 Win %
7th Rank
623 R 745 RA
Diff -122

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623 Runs Scored
745 Runs Allowed
-122 Run Diff
305K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% below the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .310 5% below the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .349 7% below the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 4.36 13% worse than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 623 8% below the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 305,655
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Avg per Game 4,075

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Cooney 0.318 2 Bama Rowell 0.305 3 Les Scarsella 0.300 4 Al Lopez 0.294 5 Gene Moore 0.292

Home Runs

1 Chet Ross 17 2 Eddie Miller 14 3 Max West 7 4 Sibby Sisti 6 5 Gene Moore 5

RBI

1 Chet Ross 89 2 Eddie Miller 79 3 Max West 72 4 Bama Rowell 58 5 Gene Moore 39
1940 Boston Bees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Eddie Miller 151 569 78 157 33 3 14 79 41 43 8 0.276
Chet Ross 149 569 84 160 23 14 17 89 59 127 4 0.281
Max West 139 524 72 137 27 5 7 72 65 54 2 0.261
Bama Rowell 130 486 46 148 19 8 3 58 18 22 12 0.305
Sibby Sisti 123 459 73 115 19 5 6 34 36 64 4 0.251
Buddy Hassett 124 458 59 107 19 4 0 27 25 16 4 0.234
Johnny Cooney 108 365 40 116 14 3 0 21 25 9 4 0.318
Gene Moore 103 363 46 106 24 1 5 39 25 32 2 0.292
Ray Berres 85 229 12 44 4 1 0 14 18 19 0 0.192
Al Glossop 60 148 17 35 2 1 3 14 17 22 1 0.236
Phil Masi 63 138 11 27 4 1 1 14 14 14 0 0.196
Tony Cuccinello 34 126 14 34 9 0 0 19 8 9 1 0.270
Al Lopez 36 119 20 35 3 1 2 17 6 8 1 0.294
Dick Errickson 34 83 3 13 2 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.157
Bill Posedel 35 82 6 14 4 0 0 10 6 11 0 0.171
Joe Sullivan 36 71 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 9 0 0.197
Les Scarsella 18 60 7 18 1 3 0 8 3 5 2 0.300
Manny Salvo 21 58 1 6 0 0 0 4 4 22 0 0.103
Rabbit Warstler 33 57 6 12 0 0 0 4 10 5 0 0.211
Nick Strincevich 33 43 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.116
Jim Tobin 20 43 5 12 3 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.279
Whitey Wietelmann 35 41 3 8 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0.195
Mel Preibisch 11 40 3 9 2 0 0 5 2 4 0 0.225
Stan Andrews 19 33 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0.182
Al Javery 29 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.087
Sig Broskie 11 22 1 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0.273
Bob Loane 13 22 4 5 3 0 0 1 2 5 2 0.227
Al Piechota 21 20 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.200
Dick Coffman 31 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.083
George Barnicle 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Buddy Gremp 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.222
Lou Fette 7 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.375
Don Manno 3 7 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.286
Claude Wilborn 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Callahan 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tom Earley 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.400
Hank LaManna 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Hank Majeski 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Swift 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ace Williams 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Manny Salvo 3.08 2 Dick Errickson 3.16 3 Joe Sullivan 3.55 4 Jim Tobin 3.83 5 Bill Posedel 4.13

Wins

1 Dick Errickson 12 2 Bill Posedel 12 3 Manny Salvo 10 4 Joe Sullivan 10 5 Jim Tobin 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Posedel 86 2 Joe Sullivan 64 3 Manny Salvo 60 4 Nick Strincevich 54 5 Al Javery 42
1940 Boston Bees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dick Errickson 12 13 3.16 34 29 3 236.1 241 83 90 34
Bill Posedel 12 17 4.13 35 32 1 233.0 263 107 81 86
Joe Sullivan 10 14 3.55 36 22 1 177.1 157 70 89 64
Manny Salvo 10 9 3.08 21 20 0 160.2 151 55 43 60
Nick Strincevich 4 8 5.53 32 14 1 128.2 142 79 63 54
Jim Tobin 7 3 3.83 15 11 0 96.1 102 41 24 29
Al Javery 2 4 5.51 29 4 1 83.1 99 51 36 42
Al Piechota 2 5 5.75 21 8 0 61.0 68 39 41 18
Dick Coffman 1 5 5.40 31 0 3 48.1 63 29 11 11
George Barnicle 1 0 7.44 13 2 0 32.2 28 27 31 11
Lou Fette 0 5 5.57 7 5 0 32.1 38 20 18 2
Tom Earley 2 0 3.86 4 1 0 16.1 16 7 3 5
Joe Callahan 0 2 10.20 6 2 0 15.0 20 17 13 3
Hank LaManna 1 0 4.73 5 1 0 13.1 13 7 8 3
Bill Swift 1 1 2.89 4 0 1 9.1 12 3 7 7
Ace Williams 0 0 16.00 5 0 0 9.0 21 16 12 5
Art Johnson 0 1 10.50 2 1 0 6.0 10 7 3 1

👥 Roster (41)

Stan Andrews George Barnicle Ray Berres Sig Broskie Joe Callahan Dick Coffman Johnny Cooney Tony Cuccinello Tom Earley Dick Errickson Lou Fette Al Glossop +29 more

41 players

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The 1940 Boston Bees in brief

The 1940 Boston Bees won 65 games and lost 87, ending up 7th in the NL. The Boston Bees scored 623 runs and allowed 745, a run differential of -122. The team batting average of .256 was 3% below the 1940 league mark of .263. The staff ERA of 4.36 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.85. The 1940 Boston Bees scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (623 against 678).

Home games were played at Braves Field, where 305,655 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Chet Ross, who hit 17. Dick Errickson was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Bill Posedel with 86. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 Boston Bees

What was the 1940 Boston Bees record?
The 1940 Boston Bees finished 65-87 (.428 win pct).
Who led the 1940 Boston Bees in home runs?
Chet Ross led the 1940 Boston Bees with 17 home runs.
What was the 1940 Boston Bees team ERA?
The 1940 Boston Bees posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1940 Boston Bees win the World Series?
No. The 1940 Boston Bees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 Boston Bees play?
The 1940 Boston Bees played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1940 Boston Bees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chet Ross (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Dick Errickson (12-13, 3.16 ERA).
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