1939 Boston Bees Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 63-88
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 285,994, Avg. 5,453
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (63-88)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1939 Boston Bees StatisticsTeam Record: 63-88
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 285,994, Avg. 5,453
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Casey Stengel (63-88)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1939 Boston Bees Roster
The Boston Bees of the National League ended the 1939 season with a record of 63 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Bees scored 572 runs and gave up 659 runs. Max West led Boston with 19 home runs and recorded 82 runs batted in. Buddy Hassett paced hitters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Bill Posedel topped the team with 15 wins, while Lou Fette earned a 2.96 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Casey Stengel coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 569
Regular Season Runs Against: 649
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 20, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 21, 1939 | Boston Bees 10 at New York Giants 3 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 22, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 23, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at New York Giants 4 | L | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 2-0 | 2-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 27, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 2-0 | 3-3 | 5-3 | ||
| April 29, 1939 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 8 | W | 3-0 | 3-3 | 6-3 | ||
| April 30, 1939 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 4-0 | 3-3 | 7-3 | ||
| May 1, 1939 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 5-0 | 3-3 | 8-3 | ||
| May 2, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 5-1 | 3-3 | 8-4 | ||
| May 5, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 | ||
| May 6, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 5-3 | 3-3 | 8-6 | ||
| May 7, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 5-4 | 3-3 | 8-7 | ||
| May 8, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 5-5 | 3-3 | 8-8 | ||
| May 10, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Bees 6 | W | 6-5 | 3-3 | 9-8 | ||
| May 11, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 6-6 | 3-3 | 9-9 | ||
| May 12, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 7-6 | 3-3 | 10-9 | ||
| May 13, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Bees 5 | W | 8-6 | 3-3 | 11-9 | ||
| May 14, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 9-6 | 3-3 | 12-9 | ||
| May 16, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 9-6 | 3-4 | 12-10 | ||
| May 17, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 9-6 | 3-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 18, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 9-6 | 3-6 | 12-12 | ||
| May 19, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 9-6 | 4-6 | 13-12 | ||
| May 20, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 | L | 9-6 | 4-7 | 13-13 | ||
| May 21, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 9-6 | 4-8 | 13-14 | ||
| May 22, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 9-6 | 5-8 | 14-14 | ||
| May 23, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at Chicago Cubs 15 | L | 9-6 | 5-9 | 14-15 | ||
| May 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 9-6 | 5-10 | 14-16 | ||
| May 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 9-6 | 5-11 | 14-17 | ||
| May 27, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 9-6 | 5-12 | 14-18 | ||
| May 28, 1939 | Boston Bees 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 16 | L | 9-6 | 5-13 | 14-19 | ||
| May 29, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | L | 9-6 | 5-14 | 14-20 | ||
| May 30, 1939 | Boston Bees 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 9-6 | 6-14 | 15-20 | ||
| May 30, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 9-6 | 6-15 | 15-21 | ||
| June 1, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 9-7 | 6-15 | 15-22 | ||
| June 2, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 9-8 | 6-15 | 15-23 | ||
| June 3, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 10-8 | 6-15 | 16-23 | ||
| June 5, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | W | 11-8 | 6-15 | 17-23 | ||
| June 6, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 11-9 | 6-15 | 17-24 | ||
| June 7, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 11-10 | 6-15 | 17-25 | ||
| June 8, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 12-10 | 6-15 | 18-25 | ||
| June 9, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 13-10 | 6-15 | 19-25 | ||
| June 10, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 13-11 | 6-15 | 19-26 | ||
| June 11, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 14-11 | 6-15 | 20-26 | ||
| June 11, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 14-12 | 6-15 | 20-27 | ||
| June 15, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 14-12 | 7-15 | 21-27 | ||
| June 16, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 14-12 | 7-16 | 21-28 | ||
| June 17, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 14-12 | 7-17 | 21-29 | ||
| June 18, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Cincinnati Reds 12 | L | 14-12 | 7-18 | 21-30 | ||
| June 18, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 14-12 | 8-18 | 22-30 | ||
| June 20, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 14-12 | 8-19 | 22-31 | ||
| June 21, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 14-12 | 8-20 | 22-32 | ||
| June 22, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 14-12 | 8-21 | 22-33 | ||
| June 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 14-12 | 8-22 | 22-34 | ||
| June 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 14-12 | 9-22 | 23-34 | ||
| June 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 14-12 | 10-22 | 24-34 | ||
| June 28, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 14-13 | 10-22 | 24-35 | ||
| June 29, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at New York Giants 2 | W | 14-13 | 11-22 | 25-35 | ||
| July 1, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 14-13 | 12-22 | 26-35 | ||
| July 2, 1939 | Boston Bees 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | W | 14-13 | 13-22 | 27-35 | ||
| July 2, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 14-13 | 14-22 | 28-35 | ||
| July 4, 1939 | New York Giants 1 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 15-13 | 14-22 | 29-35 | ||
| July 4, 1939 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Bees 10 | W | 16-13 | 14-22 | 30-35 | ||
| July 5, 1939 | New York Giants 11 at Boston Bees 7 | L | 16-14 | 14-22 | 30-36 | ||
| July 7, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 17-14 | 14-22 | 31-36 | ||
| July 8, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 18-14 | 14-22 | 32-36 | ||
| July 9, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Bees 6 | L | 18-15 | 14-22 | 32-37 | ||
| July 9, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 18-16 | 14-22 | 32-38 | ||
| July 13, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 19-16 | 14-22 | 33-38 | ||
| July 13, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 19-17 | 14-22 | 33-39 | ||
| July 14, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | W | 20-17 | 14-22 | 34-39 | ||
| July 15, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Bees 7 | W | 21-17 | 14-22 | 35-39 | ||
| July 16, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 22-17 | 14-22 | 36-39 | ||
| July 16, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 23-17 | 14-22 | 37-39 | ||
| July 17, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 23-18 | 14-22 | 37-40 | ||
| July 18, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 12 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 23-19 | 14-22 | 37-41 | ||
| July 19, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 24-19 | 14-22 | 38-41 | ||
| July 20, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 25-19 | 14-22 | 39-41 | ||
| July 21, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 25-20 | 14-22 | 39-42 | ||
| July 22, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 25-21 | 14-22 | 39-43 | ||
| July 23, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 26-21 | 14-22 | 40-43 | ||
| July 23, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 26-22 | 14-22 | 40-44 | ||
| July 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 26-22 | 14-23 | 40-45 | ||
| July 27, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 26-22 | 14-24 | 40-46 | ||
| July 27, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 26-22 | 14-25 | 40-47 | ||
| July 28, 1939 | Boston Bees 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 26-22 | 15-25 | 41-47 | ||
| July 29, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 26-22 | 15-26 | 41-48 | ||
| July 30, 1939 | Boston Bees 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 26-22 | 16-26 | 42-48 | ||
| August 1, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 26-22 | 16-27 | 42-49 | ||
| August 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 26-22 | 16-28 | 42-50 | ||
| August 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 26-22 | 16-29 | 42-51 | ||
| August 4, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 | L | 26-22 | 16-30 | 42-52 | ||
| August 5, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 26-22 | 16-31 | 42-53 | ||
| August 6, 1939 | Boston Bees 9 at Chicago Cubs 8 | W | 26-22 | 17-31 | 43-53 | ||
| August 7, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 26-22 | 17-32 | 43-54 | ||
| August 9, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 26-22 | 17-33 | 43-55 | ||
| August 9, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 26-22 | 17-34 | 43-56 | ||
| August 10, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at New York Giants 6 | L | 26-22 | 17-35 | 43-57 | ||
| August 12, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 26-22 | 17-36 | 43-58 | ||
| August 13, 1939 | Boston Bees 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | W | 26-22 | 18-36 | 44-58 | ||
| August 13, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 26-22 | 19-36 | 45-58 | ||
| August 15, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 26-23 | 19-36 | 45-59 | ||
| August 16, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Bees 9 | W | 27-23 | 19-36 | 46-59 | ||
| August 16, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 27-24 | 19-36 | 46-60 | ||
| August 18, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 28-24 | 19-36 | 47-60 | ||
| August 19, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 28-25 | 19-36 | 47-61 | ||
| August 22, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 28-26 | 19-36 | 47-62 | ||
| August 23, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 29-26 | 19-36 | 48-62 | ||
| August 23, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 30-26 | 19-36 | 49-62 | ||
| August 24, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 6 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 30-27 | 19-36 | 49-63 | ||
| August 26, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 8 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 30-28 | 19-36 | 49-64 | ||
| August 27, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Bees 5 | L | 30-29 | 19-36 | 49-65 | ||
| August 27, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | W | 31-29 | 19-36 | 50-65 | ||
| August 28, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 10 | W | 32-29 | 19-36 | 51-65 | ||
| August 29, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 33-29 | 19-36 | 52-65 | ||
| September 1, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 33-29 | 20-36 | 53-65 | ||
| September 2, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 33-29 | 20-37 | 53-66 | ||
| September 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 33-29 | 21-37 | 54-66 | ||
| September 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 33-29 | 22-37 | 55-66 | ||
| September 4, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 33-29 | 22-38 | 55-67 | ||
| September 4, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 33-29 | 23-38 | 56-67 | ||
| September 5, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 33-29 | 23-39 | 56-68 | ||
| September 6, 1939 | New York Giants 10 at Boston Bees 4 | L | 33-30 | 23-39 | 56-69 | ||
| September 7, 1939 | New York Giants 3 at Boston Bees 4 | W | 34-30 | 23-39 | 57-69 | ||
| September 9, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 34-31 | 23-39 | 57-70 | ||
| September 12, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 34-31 | 23-40 | 57-71 | ||
| September 13, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Chicago Cubs 15 | L | 34-31 | 23-41 | 57-72 | ||
| September 14, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 34-31 | 23-42 | 57-73 | ||
| September 15, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 34-31 | 23-43 | 57-74 | ||
| September 16, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 34-31 | 23-44 | 57-75 | ||
| September 17, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 34-31 | 24-44 | 58-75 | ||
| September 17, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 34-31 | 24-45 | 58-76 | ||
| September 18, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 34-31 | 25-45 | 59-76 | ||
| September 18, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 34-31 | 25-46 | 59-77 | ||
| September 19, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 34-31 | 25-47 | 59-78 | ||
| September 21, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 34-31 | 25-48 | 59-79 | ||
| September 21, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 34-31 | 25-49 | 59-80 | ||
| September 23, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at New York Giants 4 | L | 34-31 | 25-50 | 59-81 | ||
| September 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 4 at New York Giants 5 | L | 34-31 | 25-51 | 59-82 | ||
| September 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at New York Giants 3 | W | 34-31 | 26-51 | 60-82 | ||
| September 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 34-31 | 26-52 | 60-83 | ||
| September 26, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 34-31 | 26-53 | 60-84 | ||
| September 28, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 34-32 | 26-53 | 60-85 | ||
| September 28, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 35-32 | 26-53 | 61-85 | ||
| September 29, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Bees 2 | W | 36-32 | 26-53 | 62-85 | ||
| September 29, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Boston Bees 1 | L | 36-33 | 26-53 | 62-86 | ||
| September 30, 1939 | New York Giants 2 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 37-33 | 26-53 | 63-86 | ||
| October 1, 1939 | New York Giants 5 at Boston Bees 0 | L | 37-34 | 26-53 | 63-87 |
