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1940 Boston Bees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939/1941)
65-87, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 623 runs, Allowed 745 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-88
Managed by Casey Stengel

Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 241,616 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940 Stats / Schedule (1939/1941) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   65-87 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   34.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          30 (last on July 31)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       34.5 (last on September 29)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (August 28 to September 2)
Longest Losing Streak:           9 (July 25 to July 31)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (July 20 and July 31)
Most Runs Scored:               17 (September 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      11
Times Opponent Shutout:          9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        65  87     623     745    .428

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           35  40     328     352    .467
Road           30  47     295     393    .390

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           1   7      27      50    .125
May            10  11     112     104    .476
June            9  17     106     155    .346
July            9  24     106     206    .273
August         21  13     147      97    .618
September      15  15     125     133    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     25  39     272     339    .391
Second Half    40  48     351     406    .455
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        17  21     135     139    .447

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        21  32     280     377    .396

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             9  13      59      91    .409
CHC             8  14      79     113    .364
CIN             9  12      90      95    .429
NYG             7  15      76     120    .318
PHI            15   6      98      51    .714
PIT             9  13     109     144    .409
STL             8  14     112     131    .364

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 16     BSN  BRO  L   0-5        0-1     5     1.0       W Wyatt                     3,517 -
  2 Tue, Apr 23     BSN @BRO  L   3-8        0-2     6     2.5       T Carleton                 13,284 --
  3 Wed, Apr 24     BSN @BRO  L   6-8        0-3     7     3.5       N Kimball                  10,480 ---
  4 Thu, Apr 25     BSN @NYG  L   1-9        0-4     8     4.5       B Lohrman                   4,718 ----
  5 Fri, Apr 26     BSN @NYG  L   3-5        0-5     8     5.5       C Melton                    4,610 -----
  6 Sat, Apr 27     BSN  PHI  L   4-5        0-6     8     6.5       L Smoll                     2,345 ------
  7 Sun, Apr 28     BSN  PHI  W   3-2        1-6     8     6.5       J Sullivan                  6,417 +
  8 Tue, Apr 30     BSN @CHC  L   7-8        1-7     8     7.5       B Lee                       4,808 -
  9 Fri, May  3     BSN @STL  W   4-2        2-7     8     6.5       B Posedel                     835 +
 10 Sat, May  4     BSN @STL  L   1-3        2-8     8     7.0       B McGee                     2,071 -
 11 Sun, May  5     BSN @PIT  W   5-1        3-8     8     7.0       N Strincevic               10,992 +
 12 Mon, May  6     BSN @PIT  W  10-7        4-8     6     7.0       B Swift                     2,142 ++
 13 Tue, May  7     BSN @PIT  W  11-9        5-8     5     6.0       T Earley                    2,098 +++
 14 Wed, May  8     BSN @CIN  W  10-4        6-8     4     5.5       B Posedel                   4,301 ++++
 15 Thu, May  9     BSN @CIN  L   1-4        6-9     6     6.5       B Walters                   3,450 -
 16 Sat, May 11     BSN  NYG  L   2-10       6-10    7     6.5       B Lohrman                   6,278 --
 17 Sun, May 12     BSN  NYG  L   2-3        6-11    6     8.0       H Schumacher                7,555 ---
 18 Mon, May 13     BSN  NYG  L   5-11       6-12    7     8.5       H Gumbert                   1,416 ----
 19 Wed, May 15     BSN  CHC  L   0-2        6-13    6     9.0       L French                    1,919 -----
 20 Thu, May 16     BSN  CHC  L   4-5        6-14    7     9.5       B Lee                       1,134 ------
 21 Sat, May 18     BSN  PIT  W  15-5        7-14    6     9.0       A Piechota                  4,264 +
 22 Sun, May 19     BSN  CIN  L   4-8        7-15    7    10.0       B Walters                  12,983 -
 23 Mon, May 20     BSN  CIN  W  13-4        8-15    6     9.0       D Errickson                 1,512 +
 24 Fri, May 24     BSN @NYG  L   1-8        8-16    7     9.0       H Gumbert                  20,260 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 26     BSN @NYG  L   8-10       8-17    7    10.0       R Joiner                    5,950 --
 26 Mon, May 27     BSN  NYG  W   7-1        9-17    6    10.5       B Posedel                   1,415 +
 27 Wed, May 29     BSN  PHI  W   3-1       10-17    6    10.0       D Errickson                 1,143 ++
 28 Thu, May 30     BSN  PHI  L   1-5       10-18    6    11.0       K Higbe                           -
 29                 BSN  PHI  W   5-1       11-18    6    11.0       J Sullivan                 14,738 +
 30 Sat, Jun  1     BSN @CIN  L   2-3       11-19    6    12.0       J Thompson                  4,646 -
 31 Sun, Jun  2     BSN @CIN  L   1-11      11-20    6    12.0       B Walters                         --
 32                 BSN @CIN  W   2-0       12-20    6    12.0       D Errickson                28,067 +
 33 Mon, Jun  3     BSN @CIN  L   2-3       12-21    7    13.0       P Derringer                 3,006 -
 34 Tue, Jun  4     BSN @PIT  L   2-14      12-22    7    13.0       J Bowman                   20,310 --
 35 Thu, Jun  6     BSN @PIT  L   6-7       12-23    7    14.0       R Sewell                    1,165 ---
 36 Fri, Jun  7     BSN @CHC  L   3-5       12-24    8    14.0       C Passeau                   3,756 ----
 37 Sat, Jun  8     BSN @CHC  L   1-3       12-25    8    15.0       V Olsen                     6,148 -----
 38 Sun, Jun  9     BSN @CHC  L   1-7       12-26    8    16.0       L French                          ------
 39                 BSN @CHC  L   8-15      12-27    8    16.0       K Raffensber               17,714 -------
 40 Mon, Jun 10     BSN @STL  W  12-2       13-27    7    15.5       J Sullivan                    894 +
 41 Fri, Jun 14     BSN  CHC  W   4-2       14-27    7    15.5       D Errickson                 1,657 ++
 42 Sat, Jun 15     BSN  CHC  L   5-11      14-28    8    16.5       L French                    2,466 -
 43 Sun, Jun 16     BSN  CHC  W   5-4       15-28    7    15.5       B Posedel                         +
 44                 BSN  CHC  L   1-9       15-29    7    15.5       C Passeau                  10,972 -
 45 Mon, Jun 17     BSN  PIT  W   5-3       16-29    6    15.0       B Posedel                         +
 46                 BSN  PIT  W   5-1       17-29    6    15.0       A Piechota                  5,224 ++
 47 Wed, Jun 19     BSN  PIT  L   1-5       17-30    7    15.0       J Bowman                    1,771 -
 48 Thu, Jun 20     BSN  PIT  L   7-8       17-31    8    15.0       M Butcher                   1,445 --
 49 Sat, Jun 22     BSN  STL  L   2-9       17-32    8    15.5       M Cooper                    4,441 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun 23     BSN  STL  W   7-5       18-32    7    15.5       M Salvo                           +
 51                 BSN  STL  W  10-5       19-32    7    15.5       J Sullivan                 10,342 ++
 52 Fri, Jun 28     BSN @BRO  L   1-2       19-33    7    15.5       W Wyatt                     5,504 -
 53 Sat, Jun 29     BSN @BRO  L   4-10      19-34    7    16.5       C Davis                     8,289 --
 54 Sun, Jun 30     BSN @BRO  L   2-9       19-35    7    17.5       F Fitzsimmon                      ---
 55                 BSN @BRO  W   7-2       20-35    7    17.5       M Salvo                    28,909 +
 56 Mon, Jul  1     BSN @NYG  L   1-7       20-36    7    17.5       C Melton                    3,302 -
 57 Tue, Jul  2     BSN @NYG  W   5-3       21-36    7    17.0       D Errickson                 3,473 +
 58 Wed, Jul  3     BSN @PHI  W   8-3       22-36    7    17.0       J Sullivan                  7,000 ++
 59 Thu, Jul  4     BSN @PHI  L   3-4       22-37    7    18.0       C Blanton                         -
 60                 BSN @PHI  W   5-4       23-37    7    18.0       D Coffman                   5,082 +
 61 Fri, Jul  5     BSN  BRO  L   2-6       23-38    7    19.0       N Kimball                   3,881 -
 62 Sat, Jul  6     BSN  BRO  L   0-2       23-39    7    20.0       T Pressnell                 5,112 --
 63 Sun, Jul  7     BSN  BRO  W   1-0       24-39    7    18.5       M Salvo                           +
 64                 BSN  BRO  W   2-1       25-39    7    18.5       B Posedel                  21,928 ++
 65 Thu, Jul 11     BSN @CHC  L   2-8       25-40    6    19.0       C Passeau                         -
 66                 BSN @CHC  W   2-1       26-40    6    19.0       D Errickson                 7,347 +
 67 Fri, Jul 12     BSN @CHC  L   0-2       26-41    7    19.5       V Olsen                     4,508 -
 68 Sat, Jul 13     BSN @CHC  W   5-0       27-41    7    19.0       M Salvo                     5,760 +
 69 Sun, Jul 14     BSN @STL  L   7-8       27-42    7    21.0       I Hutchinson                      -
 70                 BSN @STL  L   1-3       27-43    7    21.0       B McGee                     6,760 --
 71 Mon, Jul 15     BSN @STL  L   2-12      27-44    7    22.0       L Warneke                     711 ---
 72 Tue, Jul 16     BSN @STL  L   3-4       27-45    7    22.5       C Shoun                     9,819 ----
 73 Wed, Jul 17     BSN @CIN  L   3-4       27-46    7    23.5       P Derringer                21,361 -----
 74 Fri, Jul 19     BSN @CIN  W   8-7       28-46    7    22.5       J Sullivan                  4,802 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul 20     BSN @PIT  L   6-17      28-47    7    23.5       M Brown                     2,661 -
 76 Sun, Jul 21     BSN @PIT  L   3-5       28-48    7    25.5       D Lanahan                         --
 77                 BSN @PIT  L   2-16      28-49    7    25.5       J Bowman                   11,071 ---
 78 Tue, Jul 23     BSN  CHC  L   1-6       28-50    7    27.0       K Raffensber                1,499 ----
 79 Wed, Jul 24     BSN  CHC  W   4-3       29-50    7    27.0       D Errickson                 7,419 +
 80 Thu, Jul 25     BSN  CHC  L   4-8       29-51    7    27.5       B Lee                       1,440 -
 81 Fri, Jul 26     BSN  PIT  L   0-9       29-52    7    28.5       K Heintzelma                1,093 --
 82 Sat, Jul 27     BSN  PIT  L   4-10      29-53    7    28.5       D MacFayden                 1,509 ---
 83 Sun, Jul 28     BSN  PIT  L   2-5       29-54    8    29.5       D Lanahan                         ----
 84                 BSN  PIT  L   3-7       29-55    8    29.5       M Butcher                   5,471 -----
 85 Mon, Jul 29     BSN  STL  L   3-8       29-56    8    29.5       B Bowman                      747 ------
 86 Tue, Jul 30     BSN  STL  L   5-13      29-57    8    30.5       L Warneke                     753 -------
 87 Wed, Jul 31     BSN  STL  L   1-3       29-58    8    31.0       C Shoun                           --------
 88                 BSN  STL  L   8-17      29-59    8    31.0       B McGee                     2,010 ---------
 89 Fri, Aug  2     BSN  CIN  W  10-3       30-59    8    29.0       N Strincevic                      +
 90                 BSN  CIN  W   4-3       31-59    8    29.0       M Salvo                     4,069 ++
 91 Sat, Aug  3     BSN  CIN  L   1-3       31-60    8    29.0       P Derringer                       -
 92                 BSN  CIN  W   5-2       32-60    8    29.0       J Sullivan                  7,895 +
 93 Sun, Aug  4     BSN  CIN  W   5-3       33-60    7    29.0       D Errickson                       ++
 94                 BSN  CIN  L   9-12      33-61    7    29.0       J Turner                   14,911 -
 95 Tue, Aug  6     BSN @PHI  W   3-0       34-61    7    28.0       M Salvo                           +
 96                 BSN @PHI  W  12-2       35-61    7    28.0       J Sullivan                  5,280 ++
 97 Wed, Aug  7     BSN @PHI  W   6-3       36-61    7    27.0       B Posedel                   4,929 +++
 98 Thu, Aug  8     BSN @PHI  W   6-2       37-61    7    27.0       J Tobin                     1,000 ++++
 99 Fri, Aug  9     BSN  BRO  L   0-1       37-62    7    28.0       W Wyatt                     2,648 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Aug 10     BSN  BRO  W   4-3       38-62    7    28.0       M Salvo                     4,688 +
101 Sun, Aug 11     BSN  BRO  W   3-2       39-62    7    27.0       B Posedel                         ++
102                 BSN  BRO  L   0-3       39-63    7    27.0       V Tamulis                  24,021 -
103 Tue, Aug 13     BSN  NYG  W   4-1       40-63    7    26.5       J Tobin                     2,434 +
104 Wed, Aug 14     BSN  NYG  L   0-1       40-64    7    26.5       C Hubbell                         -
105                 BSN  NYG  W   6-0       41-64    7    26.5       M Salvo                     8,014 +
106 Thu, Aug 15     BSN  NYG  W  12-1       42-64    7    25.5       J Sullivan                  2,506 ++
107 Fri, Aug 16     BSN @BRO  W   2-1       43-64    7    26.0       N Strincevic               33,590 +++
108 Sun, Aug 18     BSN @BRO  L   2-7       43-65    7    26.0       W Wyatt                           -
109                 BSN @BRO  L   1-3       43-66    7    26.0       L Hamlin                   21,178 --
110 Mon, Aug 19     BSN @PIT  W   3-0       44-66    7    25.0       D Errickson                 1,803 +
111 Tue, Aug 20     BSN @PIT  L   3-6       44-67    7    26.0       D Lanahan                   1,050 -
112 Wed, Aug 21     BSN @PIT  L   2-3       44-68    7    26.0       K Heintzelma                2,281 --
113 Thu, Aug 22     BSN @CIN  L   2-3       44-69    7    27.0       B Walters                   5,179 ---
114 Fri, Aug 23     BSN @CIN  W   7-2       45-69    7    26.0       J Tobin                     4,510 +
115 Sat, Aug 24     BSN @CIN  L   0-5       45-70    7    27.0       J Thompson                  7,246 -
116 Sun, Aug 25     BSN @STL  W   4-1       46-70    7    28.0       B Posedel                         +
117                 BSN @STL  L   5-8       46-71    7    28.0       M Lanier                   12,591 -
118 Mon, Aug 26     BSN @STL  W   3-1       47-71    7    27.5       N Strincevic                8,472 +
119 Tue, Aug 27     BSN @STL  L   3-4       47-72    7    28.0       B Bowman                      734 -
120 Wed, Aug 28     BSN @CHC  W   8-3       48-72    7    27.5       D Errickson                 6,147 +
121 Thu, Aug 29     BSN @CHC  W   3-1       49-72    7    27.5       B Posedel                   7,083 ++
122 Sat, Aug 31     BSN  PHI  W   9-4       50-72    7    27.0       J Sullivan                  3,024 +++
123 Sun, Sep  1     BSN  PHI  W   2-1       51-72    7    27.0       J Tobin                           ++++
124                 BSN  PHI  W  10-0       52-72    7    27.0       M Salvo                    10,986 +++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Sep  2     BSN  BRO  W   7-6       53-72    7    27.0       A Javery                          ++++++
126                 BSN  BRO  L   2-6       53-73    7    27.0       C Davis                    23,719 -
127 Wed, Sep  4     BSN @NYG  W   2-0       54-73    7    27.5       D Errickson                 3,185 +
128 Thu, Sep  5     BSN @NYG  L   7-8       54-74    7    29.0       R Lynn                            -
129                 BSN @NYG  L   1-4       54-75    7    29.0       H Schumacher                8,111 --
130 Sat, Sep  7     BSN @PHI  W   3-2       55-75    7    28.5       B Posedel                         +
131                 BSN @PHI  W   3-1       56-75    7    28.5       A Javery                    1,500 ++
132 Sun, Sep  8     BSN @PHI  L   1-2       56-76    7    29.0       K Higbe                           -
133                 BSN @PHI  L   1-3       56-77    7    29.0       S Johnson                   5,000 --
134 Wed, Sep 11     BSN  CIN  L   0-8       56-78    7    31.0       B Walters                         ---
135                 BSN  CIN  L   1-3       56-79    7    31.0       P Derringer                 4,042 ----
136 Thu, Sep 12     BSN  STL  W  17-7       57-79    7    30.5       J Tobin                           +
137                 BSN  STL  W   6-1       58-79    7    30.5       B Posedel                   2,711 ++
138 Fri, Sep 13     BSN  STL  L   3-9       58-80    7    31.5       L Warneke                   1,166 -
139 Sat, Sep 14     BSN  STL  L   5-6       58-81    7    32.5       C Shoun                     1,307 --
140 Sun, Sep 15     BSN  CHC  W   7-3       59-81    7    33.0       M Salvo                           +
141                 BSN  CHC  L   4-7       59-82    7    33.0       D Dean                     11,375 -
142 Tue, Sep 17     BSN  PIT  W  10-5       60-82    7    33.5       D Errickson                 1,077 +
143 Wed, Sep 18     BSN  PIT  W   4-1       61-82    7    33.5       J Tobin                     2,013 ++
144 Sat, Sep 21     BSN  NYG  L   1-3       61-83    7    34.5       H Gumbert                   2,226 -
145 Sun, Sep 22     BSN  NYG  W   4-3       62-83    7    34.5       J Tobin                           +
146                 BSN  NYG  L   3-7       62-84    7    34.5       B Carpenter                11,330 -
147 Mon, Sep 23     BSN  PHI  L   2-6       62-85    7    34.0       J Podgajny                        --
148                 BSN  PHI  W   8-0       63-85    7    34.0       T Earley                    1,650 +
149 Thu, Sep 26     BSN @BRO  W   5-2       64-85    7    33.0       G Barnicle                        ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150                 BSN @BRO  W   5-4       65-85    7    33.0       F LaManna                   6,086 +++
151 Sat, Sep 28     BSN @NYG  L   1-11      65-86    7    33.5       H Schumacher                1,582 -
152 Sun, Sep 29     BSN @NYG  L   0-14      65-87    7    34.5       B Lohrman                         --

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