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1939 Boston Bees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938/1940)
63-88, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 572 runs, Allowed 659 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 66-85
Managed by Casey Stengel

Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 285,994 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 93, Pitching - 94
  (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 Stats / Schedule (1938/1940) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   63-88 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   32.5
Days in First:                  10 (last on May 5, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           5 (last on May 1)
Most Games under .500:          25 (last on October 1)

Biggest Lead:                  1.0 (last on May 2)
Farthest Behind Leader:       32.5 (last on October 1)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (June 29 to July 4)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (September 9 to September 17)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (May 28)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (August 13)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      13
Times Opponent Shutout:         11

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        63  88     572     659    .417

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           37  35     254     272    .514
Road           26  53     318     387    .329

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           7   3      48      30    .700
May             8  18      96     139    .308
June           10  14      80      95    .417
July           17  13     131     116    .567
August         10  18     114     130    .357
September      11  21     103     144    .344
October         0   1       0       5    .000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     32  38     281     301    .457
Second Half    31  50     291     358    .383
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  31     176     186    .404

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        16  24     194     247    .400

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            10  12      87      98    .455
CHC             6  16      58     116    .273
CIN             6  16      68     108    .273
NYG            10  11     101      89    .476
PHI            13   8      99      69    .619
PIT             9  12      67      89    .429
STL             9  13      92      90    .409

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Wed, Apr 19     BSN  PHI  W   7-6        1-0     1    Tied       B Posedel                         +
  2 Thu, Apr 20     BSN  PHI  W   2-0        2-0     1  up 0.5       L Fette                           ++
  3 Fri, Apr 21     BSN @NYG  W  10-3        3-0     1  up 1.0  2:27 D MacFayden                13,433 +++
  4 Sat, Apr 22     BSN @NYG  L   5-6        3-1     1  up 0.5  2:25 B Lohrman                         -
  5 Sun, Apr 23     BSN @NYG  L   2-4        3-2     1    Tied  2:02 H Gumbert                  33,211 --
  6 Mon, Apr 24     BSN @BRO  W   4-1        4-2     1    Tied  2:03 L Fette                     8,667 +
  7 Tue, Apr 25     BSN @BRO  L   2-3        4-3     4     1.0  2:17 L Hamlin                    9,569 -
  8 Thu, Apr 27     BSN @PHI  W   5-4        5-3     2     0.5  2:30 D MacFayden                 8,000 +
  9 Sat, Apr 29     BSN  NYG  W   8-1        6-3     2     0.5  2:25 J Turner                    7,357 ++
 10 Sun, Apr 30     BSN  NYG  W   3-2        7-3     1    Tied  2:00 L Fette                    23,428 +++
 11 Mon, May  1     BSN  NYG  W   7-2        8-3     1  up 1.0  2:00 B Posedel                   3,188 ++++
 12 Tue, May  2     BSN  STL  L   1-2        8-4     1  up 1.0  2:15 B Bowman                    3,155 -
 13 Fri, May  5     BSN  CIN  L   4-5        8-5     1  up 0.5  3:10 W Moore                     8,050 --
 14 Sat, May  6     BSN  CIN  L   4-6        8-6     2     0.5  2:05 B Walters                  16,134 ---
 15 Sun, May  7     BSN  PIT  L   2-9        8-7     3     1.5  1:45 B Klinger                  21,336 ----
 16 Mon, May  8     BSN  PIT  L   2-3        8-8     4     1.5  1:40 J Tobin                     2,353 -----
 17 Wed, May 10     BSN  CHC  W   6-2        9-8     3     1.0  1:56 L Fette                     6,170 +
 18 Thu, May 11     BSN  CHC  L   2-6        9-9     4     1.5  2:03 V Page                      4,727 -
 19 Fri, May 12     BSN  BRO  W   7-5       10-9     2     1.5  2:05 B Posedel                   2,984 +
 20 Sat, May 13     BSN  BRO  W   5-3       11-9     2     0.5  2:05 D MacFayden                 5,041 ++
 21 Sun, May 14     BSN  BRO  W   1-0       12-9     2     0.5  1:46 L Fette                    17,204 +++
 22 Tue, May 16     BSN @CIN  L   1-4       12-10    2     1.5  1:38 L Grissom                   4,392 -
 23 Wed, May 17     BSN @CIN  L   1-6       12-11    3     1.5  2:11 B Walters                   5,848 --
 24 Thu, May 18     BSN @CIN  L   2-3       12-12    4     2.5  1:51 J Vander Mee                5,518 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 19     BSN @PIT  W   5-2       13-12    3     2.0  2:10 D Errickson                 2,672 +
 26 Sat, May 20     BSN @PIT  L   6-12      13-13    4     3.0  2:13 J Bowman                    4,643 -
 27 Sun, May 21     BSN @CHC  L   0-4       13-14    4     4.0  1:41 D Dean                     21,684 --
 28 Mon, May 22     BSN @CHC  W   5-3       14-14    4     4.0  2:10 L Fette                     4,851 +
 29 Tue, May 23     BSN @CHC  L   8-15      14-15    4     5.0  2:32 K Higbe                     2,980 -
 30 Wed, May 24     BSN @STL  L   0-7       14-16    5     6.0  1:47 C Davis                     2,098 --
 31 Thu, May 25     BSN @STL  L   1-7       14-17    5     7.0  1:54 B Weiland                   1,231 ---
 32 Sat, May 27     BSN @BRO  L   2-4       14-18    5     8.5  2:01 L Hamlin                          ----
 33 Sun, May 28     BSN @BRO  L  12-16      14-19    7     9.0  1:50 V Mungo                    16,921 -----
 34 Mon, May 29     BSN @BRO  L   0-1       14-20    7    10.0  1:58 T Pressnell                 8,875 ------
 35 Tue, May 30     BSN @PHI  W   9-7       15-20    7     9.0  2:27 J Sullivan                      0 +
 36                 BSN @PHI  L   3-5       15-21    7     9.0  2:18 S Johnson                  10,263 -
 37 Thu, Jun  1     BSN  CIN  L   4-9       15-22    7    10.0  3:02 J Thompson                  2,175 --
 38 Fri, Jun  2     BSN  CIN  L   0-4       15-23    7    11.0  2:30 W Moore                     2,271 ---
 39 Sat, Jun  3     BSN  CIN  W   4-3       16-23    7    10.0  2:05 J Sullivan                  5,906 +
 40 Mon, Jun  5     BSN  STL  W  10-4       17-23    7    10.5  1:56 B Posedel                   2,238 ++
 41 Tue, Jun  6     BSN  STL  L   3-5       17-24    7    10.5  2:33 C Davis                     2,317 -
 42 Wed, Jun  7     BSN  PIT  L   0-2       17-25    7    11.5  1:52 B Swift                     2,795 --
 43 Thu, Jun  8     BSN  PIT  W   2-0       18-25    7    11.5  1:44 L Fette                     1,894 +
 44 Fri, Jun  9     BSN  PIT  W   4-1       19-25    7    11.0  1:36 B Posedel                   2,062 ++
 45 Sat, Jun 10     BSN  CHC  L   1-2       19-26    7    11.0  2:00 E Whitehill                 4,810 -
 46 Sun, Jun 11     BSN  CHC  W   4-3       20-26    7    11.0  2:25 D MacFayden                     0 +
 47                 BSN  CHC  L   3-5       20-27    7    11.0  1:58 J Russell                  23,856 -
 48 Thu, Jun 15     BSN @PIT  W   6-5       21-27    7    11.5  2:33 J Lanning                   2,900 +
 49 Fri, Jun 16     BSN @PIT  L   2-4       21-28    7    12.0  1:51 B Klinger                   2,491 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jun 17     BSN @CIN  L   1-3       21-29    7    13.0  1:45 J Vander Mee                7,706 --
 51 Sun, Jun 18     BSN @CIN  L   6-12      21-30    7    13.0  2:02 L Grissom                       0 ---
 52                 BSN @CIN  W   5-0       22-30    7    13.0  1:40 L Fette                    27,106 +
 53 Tue, Jun 20     BSN @CHC  L   1-3       22-31    7    14.0  1:49 C Passeau                   4,928 -
 54 Wed, Jun 21     BSN @CHC  L   0-3       22-32    7    14.0  1:28 E Whitehill                 5,104 --
 55 Thu, Jun 22     BSN @CHC  L   1-7       22-33    7    14.5  1:50 D Dean                      6,046 ---
 56 Sat, Jun 24     BSN @STL  L   2-5       22-34    7    14.0  2:01 B Weiland                   3,264 ----
 57 Sun, Jun 25     BSN @STL  W   8-5       23-34    7    12.5  2:34 J Lanning                       0 +
 58                 BSN @STL  W   2-0       24-34    7    12.5  1:37 B Posedel                  10,379 ++
 59 Tue, Jun 27     BSN  BRO  -   2-2       24-34    7    13.0  5:15                             2,457 ++
 60 Wed, Jun 28     BSN  BRO  L   1-6       24-35    7    13.5       L Hamlin                          -
 61 Thu, Jun 29     BSN @NYG  W   8-2       25-35    7    13.0  2:27 D MacFayden                 4,683 +
 62 Sat, Jul  1     BSN @PHI  W   6-0       26-35    7    12.5  1:47 B Posedel                   1,000 ++
 63 Sun, Jul  2     BSN @PHI  W   9-7       27-35    7    11.5  2:19 D Errickson                     0 +++
 64                 BSN @PHI  W   4-3       28-35    7    11.5  2:15 J Lanning                   7,502 ++++
 65 Tue, Jul  4     BSN  NYG  W   3-1       29-35    7    10.5  2:26 D MacFayden                     0 +++++
 66                 BSN  NYG  W  10-2       30-35    7    10.5  2:10 M Shoffner                 14,894 ++++++
 67 Wed, Jul  5     BSN  NYG  L   7-11      30-36    7    11.5  2:30 C Hubbell                   3,032 -
 68 Fri, Jul  7     BSN  PHI  W   7-3       31-36    7    11.5  1:59 B Posedel                   1,768 +
 69 Sat, Jul  8     BSN  PHI  W   4-0       32-36    7    10.5  1:47 L Fette                     1,307 ++
 70 Sun, Jul  9     BSN  PHI  L   1-3       32-37    7    12.0  1:55 K Higbe                         0 -
 71                 BSN  PHI  L   6-7       32-38    7    12.0  2:18 A Hollingswo               10,634 --
 72 Thu, Jul 13     BSN  STL  L   3-5       32-39    7    12.5  2:18 C Davis                           ---
 73                 BSN  STL  W   3-1       33-39    7    12.5  1:39 D MacFayden                 6,102 +
 74 Fri, Jul 14     BSN  STL  W  10-4       34-39    7    11.5  2:07 J Lanning                   1,531 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul 15     BSN  STL  W   7-3       35-39    7    11.5  2:10 M Shoffner                  4,063 +++
 76 Sun, Jul 16     BSN  CIN  W   3-0       36-39    7     9.5  1:38 B Posedel                       0 ++++
 77                 BSN  CIN  W   4-3       37-39    7     9.5  2:15 J Turner                   29,273 +++++
 78 Mon, Jul 17     BSN  CIN  L   0-4       37-40    7    10.5  1:39 B Walters                   3,272 -
 79 Tue, Jul 18     BSN  CIN  L   3-12      37-41    7    11.5  2:03 P Derringer                 3,369 --
 80 Wed, Jul 19     BSN  CHC  W   3-2       38-41    7    11.5  2:17 M Shoffner                  6,862 +
 81 Thu, Jul 20     BSN  CHC  W   2-1       39-41    7    11.0  1:34 B Posedel                   2,620 ++
 82 Fri, Jul 21     BSN  CHC  L   1-3       39-42    7    11.5  2:01 C Root                      2,797 -
 83 Sat, Jul 22     BSN  PIT  L   3-9       39-43    7    12.5  2:02 B Swift                     2,583 --
 84 Sun, Jul 23     BSN  PIT  L   2-3       39-44    7    13.5  2:05 M Brown                         0 ---
 85                 BSN  PIT  W   1-0       40-44    7    13.5  1:41 L Fette                    15,558 +
 86 Tue, Jul 25     BSN @CIN  L   1-2       40-45    7    14.5  1:20 B Walters                  28,682 -
 87 Thu, Jul 27     BSN @CIN  L   1-6       40-46    7    16.5  2:38 P Derringer                       --
 88                 BSN @CIN  L   8-9       40-47    7    16.5  2:38 P Davis                    16,296 ---
 89 Fri, Jul 28     BSN @PIT  W   7-1       41-47    7    16.0  2:02 J Turner                    3,137 +
 90 Sat, Jul 29     BSN @PIT  L   5-6       41-48    7    17.5  2:06 J Bowman                    4,962 -
 91 Sun, Jul 30     BSN @PIT  W   7-5       42-48    7    18.0  2:18 B Posedel                  27,099 +
 92 Tue, Aug  1     BSN @STL  L   3-4       42-49    7    18.0  1:50 C Davis                     1,453 -
 93 Thu, Aug  3     BSN @STL  L   1-5       42-50    7    18.5  1:47 L Warneke                         --
 94                 BSN @STL  L   3-4       42-51    7    18.5  1:44 M Cooper                    3,376 ---
 95 Fri, Aug  4     BSN @CHC  L   0-1       42-52    7    19.5  2:02 C Passeau                   9,200 ----
 96 Sat, Aug  5     BSN @CHC  L   2-3       42-53    7    19.5  1:46 C Root                     10,184 -----
 97 Sun, Aug  6     BSN @CHC  W   9-8       43-53    7    19.0  3:24 M Shoffner                 18,198 +
 98 Mon, Aug  7     BSN @BRO  L   6-7       43-54    7    19.5  2:47 V Tamulis                  27,950 -
 99 Wed, Aug  9     BSN @NYG  L   4-5       43-55    7    21.5  2:15 B Lohrman                         --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100                 BSN @NYG  L   5-6       43-56    7    21.5  3:00 C Hubbell                  15,687 ---
101 Thu, Aug 10     BSN @NYG  L   3-6       43-57    7    21.5  1:54 C Melton                    4,990 ----
102 Sat, Aug 12     BSN @BRO  L   3-10      43-58    7    22.5  2:10 T Pressnell                 5,987 -----
103 Sun, Aug 13     BSN @BRO  W  13-6       44-58    7    20.5  2:16 J Turner                        0 +
104                 BSN @BRO  W   8-2       45-58    7    20.5  2:05 J Sullivan                 21,795 ++
105 Tue, Aug 15     BSN  PHI  L   3-4       45-59    7    22.0  1:50 B Beck                      1,498 -
106 Wed, Aug 16     BSN  PHI  W   9-2       46-59    7    21.5  1:54 B Posedel                         +
107                 BSN  PHI  L   2-3       46-60    7    21.5  1:53 H Mulcahy                   4,322 -
108 Fri, Aug 18     BSN  BRO  W   4-3       47-60    7    21.5  3:03 J Sullivan                  1,919 +
109 Sat, Aug 19     BSN  BRO  L   0-4       47-61    7    22.0  1:39 T Pressnell                 3,328 -
110 Tue, Aug 22     BSN  PIT  L   2-8       47-62    7    21.5  1:59 J Bowman                    1,767 --
111 Wed, Aug 23     BSN  PIT  W   1-0       48-62    7    21.0  1:40 B Posedel                         +
112                 BSN  PIT  W   3-1       49-62    7    21.0  2:08 D MacFayden                 4,691 ++
113 Thu, Aug 24     BSN  CHC  L   1-6       49-63    7    21.0  1:56 C Passeau                   1,842 -
114 Sat, Aug 26     BSN  CHC  L   1-8       49-64    7    22.0  2:05 L French                          --
115                 BSN  CHC  L   1-8       49-65    7    22.0  1:54 V Page                      5,624 ---
116 Sun, Aug 27     BSN  STL  W  10-4       50-65    7    22.5  2:08 B Posedel                       0 +
117                 BSN  STL  L   5-6       50-66    7    22.5  2:25 C Shoun                    12,979 -
118 Mon, Aug 28     BSN  STL  W  10-5       51-66    7    21.5  2:10 H Moran                     4,006 +
119 Tue, Aug 29     BSN  STL  W   2-1       52-66    7    21.0  1:58 D Errickson                 1,022 ++
120 Fri, Sep  1     BSN @PHI  W   6-0       53-66    7    20.5  1:56 B Posedel                   8,674 +++
121 Sat, Sep  2     BSN @PHI  L   2-3       53-67    7    20.5  1:53 I Pearson                   1,500 -
122 Sun, Sep  3     BSN @PHI  W   4-3       54-67    7    20.0  1:54 J Lanning                       0 +
123                 BSN @PHI  W   6-2       55-67    7    20.0  1:52 J Sullivan                  6,081 ++
124 Mon, Sep  4     BSN @BRO  L   4-5       55-68    7    19.5  2:09 L Hamlin                        0 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 BSN @BRO  W   5-2       56-68    7    19.5  2:41 D Errickson                19,728 +
126 Tue, Sep  5     BSN @BRO  L   2-6       56-69    7    20.5       H Casey                           -
127 Wed, Sep  6     BSN  NYG  L   4-10      56-70    7    21.0  2:05 H Gumbert                   1,821 --
128 Thu, Sep  7     BSN  NYG  W   4-3       57-70    7    20.0  1:58 J Sullivan                  1,096 +
129 Sat, Sep  9     BSN  PHI  L   1-2       57-71    7    20.5  1:41 B Beck                      1,454 -
130 Tue, Sep 12     BSN @CHC  L   3-8       57-72    7    22.0  2:03 B Lee                       3,455 --
131 Wed, Sep 13     BSN @CHC  L   4-15      57-73    7    23.0  1:50 C Passeau                   3,999 ---
132 Thu, Sep 14     BSN @STL  L   3-6       57-74    7    24.5  1:48 C Davis                     1,805 ----
133 Fri, Sep 15     BSN @STL  L   0-1       57-75    7    25.0  3:01 L Warneke                   1,259 -----
134 Sat, Sep 16     BSN @STL  L   5-6       57-76    7    26.0  2:39 C Shoun                           ------
135 Sun, Sep 17     BSN @CIN  L   5-6       57-77    7    26.0  2:05 P Derringer                     0 -------
136                 BSN @CIN  W   5-3       58-77    7    26.0  2:11 D Errickson                28,282 +
137 Mon, Sep 18     BSN @CIN  L   1-4       58-78    7    26.0  1:51 W Moore                           -
138                 BSN @CIN  W   5-4       59-78    7    26.0  2:03 G Barnicle                  9,249 +
139 Tue, Sep 19     BSN @PIT  L   3-5       59-79    7    26.0  2:06 R Sewell                      702 -
140 Thu, Sep 21     BSN @PIT  L   4-6       59-80    7    28.0  2:12 J Gee                             --
141                 BSN @PIT  L   0-7       59-81    7    28.0  1:52 O Swigart                   1,980 ---
142 Sat, Sep 23     BSN @NYG  L   1-4       59-82    7    30.5  1:58 H Schumacher                      ----
143 Sun, Sep 24     BSN @NYG  L   4-5       59-83    7    31.0  2:05 H Gumbert                       0 -----
144                 BSN @NYG  W   5-3       60-83    7    31.0  1:21 G Barnicle                 13,970 +
145 Mon, Sep 25     BSN @NYG  L   5-6       60-84    7    31.5  2:05 B Lohrman                   1,122 -
146 Tue, Sep 26     BSN @PHI  L   3-5       60-85    7    32.0  1:38 K Higbe                           --
147 Thu, Sep 28     BSN  BRO  W   3-1       61-85    7    32.0  1:44 D Errickson                       +
148                 BSN  BRO  L   0-3       61-86    7    32.0  1:48 V Tamulis                   1,158 -
149 Fri, Sep 29     BSN  BRO  W   2-1       62-86    7    32.5       T Earley                          +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 BSN  BRO  L   1-7       62-87    7    32.5  1:45 H Casey                       474 -
151 Sat, Sep 30     BSN  NYG  W   3-2       63-87    7    32.0  1:50 J Callahan                    736 +
152 Sun, Oct  1     BSN  NYG  L   0-5       63-88    7    32.5  1:25 H Gumbert                   1,000 -

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