1938 Boston Bees season
The 1938 Boston Bees season was the 68th season of the franchise.
Offseason
On January 8, 1938, Bob Smith was released by the Boston Bees. On February 16, 1938, Tommy Thevenow was released by the Bees.Regular season
On June 11, 1938, Johnny [Vander Meer] of the Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds] threw a no-hitter against the Bees. It would be the first of two consecutive no-hitters that Vander Meer pitched.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- September 10, 1938: Oliver Hill was purchased by the Bees from the Atlanta Crackers.
Roster
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 | 83 | 274 | 65 | .237 | 4 | 35 | |
| 1B | Elbie Fletcher | 147 | 529 | 144 | .272 | 6 | 48 |
| 2B | Tony Cuccinello | 147 | 555 | 147 | .265 | 9 | 76 |
| SS | Rabbit Warstler | 142 | 467 | 108 | .231 | 0 | 40 |
| 3B | Joe Stripp | 59 | 229 | 63 | .275 | 1 | 19 |
| OF | Vince DiMaggio | 150 | 540 | 123 | .228 | 14 | 61 |
| OF | Johnny Cooney | 120 | 432 | 117 | .271 | 0 | 17 |
| OF | Max West | 123 | 418 | 98 | .234 | 10 | 63 |
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 |
| Debs Garms | 117 | 428 | 135 | .315 | 0 | 47 |
| 71 | 236 | 63 | .267 | 1 | 14 | |
| 54 | 180 | 49 | .272 | 3 | 19 | |
| Gil English | 53 | 165 | 41 | .248 | 2 | 21 |
| 66 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 3 | 19 | |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 28 | 76 | 13 | .171 | 0 | 7 |
| Johnny Riddle | 19 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Reis | 34 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
| Roy Johnson | 7 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Mayo | 8 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph McLeod | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Sutcliffe | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kahle | 8 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| 35 | 268.0 | 14 | 18 | 3.46 | 71 | |
| Lou Fette | 33 | 239.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.15 | 83 |
| 29 | 219.2 | 14 | 9 | 2.95 | 58 |
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 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 36 | 151.0 | 9 | 8 | 2.74 | 38 |
| 26 | 139.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.54 | 49 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 32 | 138.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.72 | 39 |
| 34 | 122.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.15 | 40 | |
| 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 |
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 |
| Bobby Reis | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.99 | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | |
| Tommy Reis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | |
| Art Kenney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 2 |
| Johnny Niggeling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Hiker Moran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | |
| Frank Gabler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 0 |